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  Old Vic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Old Vic is a theatre in the Waterloo area of London.
The Old Vic was damaged badly during the Blitz, and the war-depleted company spent all its time touring, based in Burnley, Lancashire at the Victoria Theatre during the years 1940 to 1943.
After the departure of the NT, the Old Vic continued as a home for classic and new drama, and was significantly restored under the ownership of Toronto department-store entrepreneur 'Honest Ed' Mirvish during the 1980s.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Old_Vic   (451 words)

  
 Bristol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1373 Edward III of England proclaimed "that the said town of Bristol withall be a County by itself and called the county of Bristol for ever", but maps usually show it as part of Gloucestershire, and as the city spilled south of the river, it took the county with it.
Bristol's fiercely independent, pioneering spirit continues and in the early 21st Century is home to one of the largest and most diverse DIY music communities in the UK.
Bristol is home to two major institutions of higher education: the University of Bristol, a "redbrick" chartered in 1909, and the University of the West of England, formerly Bristol Polytechnic, which gained university status in 1992.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bristol   (3247 words)

  
 Bristol Old Vic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The company briefly branded itself as the "new bristol old vic" and its two theatres are now called the "main house" and the "studio", and house audiences of 400 and 150 respectively.
Former students from around the world gathered in Bristol for his funeral at which the eulogy was delivered by former student Stephanie Cole.
The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, as its name suggests, is not simply a school for actors.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bristol_Old_Vic   (1923 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Bristol Old Vic
Bristol is an English city and county and one of the two administrative centres of South West England (the other being Plymouth).
The Bristol Hippodrome is a theatre in the city centre of Bristol with a capacity of nearly 2000.
The University of Bristol is a university in Bristol in the United Kingdom.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Bristol-Old-Vic   (3852 words)

  
 Bristol Old Vic -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Bristol Old Vic is a (A building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented) theatre complex and theatrical company in the centre of (An industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon) Bristol, (A division of the United Kingdom) England.
At this time the theatre also started opening for the winter season, and a joint company was established to perform at both the Bath Theatre Royal and in Bristol, featuring famous names including (English actress noted for her performances in Shakespearean roles (1755-1831)) Sarah Siddons.
The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School now operates under Principal Christopher Denys as an affiliate of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama with some courses validated by the (Click link for more info and facts about University of the West of England) University of the West of England.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/br/bristol_old_vic.htm   (1147 words)

  
 The Observer | Review | Do the shake and Vic
The Bristol Old Vic is the oldest working theatre in Britain, its main house, originally the Theatre Royal, built in 1766 by William Halfpenny.
Now the Old Vic, along with a number of other regional theatres, is (rather like a school on 'special measures') in 'recovery', the Arts Council term which means that at last its purse is plumper.
Bristol has a theatrical history and has launched many names: Daniel Day-Lewis, Jeremy Irons, Peter O' Toole and Jane Lapotaire (some of whom trained at the famous theatre school nominally associated with the Old Vic).
observer.guardian.co.uk /review/story/0,6903,910175,00.html   (1925 words)

  
 Theatre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It was with Bristol Old Vic that stars such as Peter O’Toole, Jeremy Irons, Daniel Day-Lewis, Miranda Richardson, Gene Wilder and Pete Postlethwaite made their names prior to establishing international reputations for their work on stage and screen.
Today, Bristol Old Vic continues to work with high profile actors and the company’s reputation stretches far beyond its home city.
Their work has brought audiences and national newspaper critics flocking to their home base which as its name suggests, is a disused tobacco warehouse in the south of the city.
www.bristol2008.com /85.asp   (311 words)

  
 Old Vic in Bristol
In 1963, Bristol Old Vic became independent from its sister company in London, as the original Old Vic company was dissolved and reconstituted as the National Theatre.
Bristol Old Vic's productions are often seen on national tour, and many transfer to the West End.
Bristol Old Vic's most recent success, however, came not in the Theatre Royal, but at Princes Wharf in the heart of the City Docks.
www.mybristol.net /bristol/arts-oldvic.htm   (1318 words)

  
 BRISTOL OLD VIC FACTS AND INFORMATION
The Bristol Old Vic had its greatest triumph when its 1954 production ''Salad_Days'' transferred to the West_End and became the longest-running musical on the London stage.
The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School now operates under Principal Christopher_Denys as an affiliate of the Conservatoire_for_Dance_and_Drama with some courses validated by the University_of_the_West_of_England.
Former students from around the world gathered in Bristol for his funeral at which the eulogy was delivered by former student Stephanie_Cole.
www.palfacts.com /Bristol_Old_Vic   (1815 words)

  
 Bristol University - Old Vic exhibition
Stars who made their debut on the stage of the Bristol Old Vic are the subject of this year’s summer exhibition at the University of Bristol Theatre Collection which opens to the public free of charge on Monday, June 9.
They are all unique items drawn from the Bristol Old Vic Archive held at the University of Bristol Theatre Collection, a fully registered museum based in the Department of Drama.
The University of Bristol Theatre Collection is a fully registered museum and research centre dedicated to the study of British Theatre History, holding a vast collection of original documents, photographs and artefacts from theatres, actors, designers and much more.
www.bris.ac.uk /news/2003/194   (420 words)

  
 MAGIC - Bristol Old Vic Theatre Child Protection Policy
A major part of Bristol Old Vic's responsibility for young people in our care is to ensure their safety and wellbeing at all times.
The Bristol Old Vic is committed to creating and maintaining the safest possible environment for children and young people in order for them to benefit from and enjoy all the opportunities the Youth Theatre has to offer.
The Bristol Old Vic is committed to providing and maintaining a safe and healthy working environment for all its staff, guests, visitors, members of Youth Theatre and Summer School while in or working at its premises.
www.unicef.org /magic/users/media_guide1.html   (794 words)

  
 BBC - Going Out in Bristol - Old Vic 2004
In February the Old Vic's relationship with the Eclipse Theatre initiative continues with Mother Courage and her Children.
This Easter, Bristol Old Vic collaborates with the National Theatre of Bergen, Norway, on a major new family theatre commission.
Bristol Old Vic's acclaimed Youth Theatre is also presenting two classic European plays: Fuente Ovejuna by Lope de Vega, adapted by Adrian Mitchell and The Visit by Friedrich Durrenmatt, adapted by Maurice Valency.
www.bbc.co.uk /bristol/content/goingout/2003/12/08/oldvic.shtml   (600 words)

  
 Bristol Old Vic Theatre - Visit Bristol
Bristol Old Vic is enjoying a renaissance in its fortunes.
Since 2003, Bristol Old Vic's award-winning productions have included A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Comedy of Errors, Paradise Lost, Private Peaceful and Beasts and Beauties - "The first night audience did not exit from the theatre, they hover-crafted out of it on a balloon of bliss." (The Independent on Beasts and Beauties).
Bristol Old Vic's home is a gorgeous Georgian auditorium in the city's harbourside.
visitbristol.co.uk /site/things_to_do/a-z/b/p_24321   (290 words)

  
 Film Review: Russians join Battle of Waterloo -- Napoleon still loses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Bristol Old Vic boasts of such former members as Peter O'Toole, Paul Rogers, Dorothy Tutin, Rosemary Harris, John Neville and Eric Porter.
The Bristol Old Vic came into being in 1946 as a branch company of London's Old Vic, this offshoot being located in the city of Bristol.
The London Old Vic was absorbed in 1963 into the new British National Theater.
web.ulib.csuohio.edu /mastroianni/tm633.shtml   (456 words)

  
 Bristol Old Vic Drama School
Bristol Old Vic's artistic director Andrew Hay celebrates fifty years of both the theatre and its attached drama school by staging a play with a cast...
The Bristol Old Vic is a theatre complex and theatrical company in...
...a professional environment at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, learning from current.....mix of practical experience in a leading drama school, with management education at a.....and...
www.fpschools.com /directory/bristol-old-vic-drama-school.html   (929 words)

  
 BBC - Going Out in Bristol - Bristol Old Vic
The latest offering from the Bristol Old Vic is also the last from artistic director Gareth Machin.
Machin's final work with the Old Vic is a fitting one for the city, which has a long association with Harold Pinter.
His first work was premiered by students at Bristol University and he directed Twelve Angry Men for the Bristol Old Vic in 1996.
www.bbc.co.uk /bristol/content/goingout/2003/01/09/pinter.shtml   (413 words)

  
 The British Theatre Guide : Reviews - Loot (Bristol Old Vic)
In one of those ironies which Orton would have relished, Bristol Old Vic is staging the playwright's most celebrated work, Loot, 54 years(!) after rejecting his services as an actor - Orton failed an audition for the company in 1950.
As the programme for the Bristol production notes, the experience shattered Orton's confidence and made him swear never to write again.
One of the main problems was the overly-mannered production and caricatured performances not least by Kenneth Williams, a close friend of Orton's, as Inspector Truscott.
www.britishtheatreguide.info /reviews/lootbristol-rev.htm   (577 words)

  
 White Light and Strand Help The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
As part of this commitment, White Light, in conjunction with Strand Lighting, recently donated a Strand 550 lighting console to the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
"We have worked with the Bristol Old Vic School on a number of projects, and have been continually impressed by the standard of their students and the quality of their work," comments Jason Larcombe, White Light's training coordinator.
The console was presented to the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School by Bill Richards of Strand Lighting and Roger Hennigan of White Light, and is now installed in the school's new lighting and performance studio.
lightingdimensions.com /news/lighting_white_light_strand_2/index.html   (406 words)

  
 The Society of British Theatre Designers (Training)
The last weeks of the course are spent composing portfolios and mounting the end of year exhibitions at the Bristol Old Vic and in London.
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School recreates the disciplines of a working theatre company staging twelve productions each year at local Bristol theatres.
In production weeks the days extends until the job is completed! BOVTS enjoys close links with the Bristol Old Vic Company and wardrobe students have placements for work experience with them.
www.theatredesign.org.uk /edu/sch/bov.htm   (636 words)

  
 Bristol Old Vic Theatre School - About BOVTS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School was opened by Laurence Olivier in 1946.
It is an industry-led vocational training establishment preparing Actors, Actresses, Stage Managers, Carpenters, Electricians, Sound Technicians, Costumiers, Designers, Property Makers and Directors for careers in Theatre, Radio, Television, Film, Trade Presentations, Recording Studios and the many and ever-increasing areas of employment open to a trained work-force in an industry which is also, occasionally, an art.
It is an integral part of The Bristol Old Vic, and
www.oldvic.ac.uk /about.htm   (117 words)

  
 Weston Mercury   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Bristol Old Vic and Forkbeard Fantasy @ the Theatre Royal
Showing in Bristol before its run at the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, Forkbeard Fantasy have teamed up with the Old Vic to conjure up a memorable and dramatical dream - or nightmare.
This truly monstrous experiment is concept beyond any form of realism, employing the cross-over between stage and screen with stunning effectiveness.
www.thewestonmercury.co.uk /archived_material/2001/WhatsOnReviews/asp/01-10-09Frankenstein.asp   (395 words)

  
 She Stoops To Conquer - Bristol Old Vic - March 1995   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This 18th century comedy was produced on a wonderful set designed by Louise Belson, with 18th century style flats and a trio of bewigged musicians in the pit.
The play was performed at the Theatre Royal, King Street, Bristol, England form March 9th to April 8th 1995.
It was directed by Ian Hastings for the Bristol Old Vic Company.
www.hotwells.freeserve.co.uk /stoops.html   (183 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | Arts critics | Loot, Old Vic, Bristol
The trouble is that the truth changes with the times, and while Orton's ebullient exposé of bent coppers, murderous nurses and amoral young men might have said things that nobody else was prepared to mouth in 1966, those truths now seem obvious and old hat.
If Bristol wanted to revive an Orton play, it seems odd that they didn't choose What the Butler Saw, Orton's real masterpiece, and still a bit of a shocker.
But, while David Farr's production can't make Loot richer than it is, it does treat it as the period piece it is and has the great knack of re-creating all the hypocrisy and contradictions that seethed beneath the genteel surface of 1960s British life.
www.guardian.co.uk /arts/critic/review/0,1169,1167159,00.html   (308 words)

  
 art + power
Portway Players are art + power’s theatre company, who have worked in association with Bristol Old Vic since 1990.
They meet weekly at Kuumba Centre, Bristol, and perform regularly in Bristol and around the country.
Singing Voices meet weekly in Shirehampton, near Bristol, to compose and rehearse songs, and they perform regularly in public.
www.dshed.net /digitised/art_and_power/content/groups.html   (301 words)

  
 icWales - Bowman's Odyssey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
One of the classics of Greek mythology is brought up to date in a new production at the Bristol Old Vic.
In case you didn't know, Odysseus is the military mastermind who captured Troy after its inhabitants assumed that the wooden horse waiting outside their city walls was a lucky omen.
Directed by one of the Old Vic's artistic directors, David Farr, the play is given a very modern treatment with the plight of Odysseus given a relevance that should be fully appreciated by today's audiences.
icwales.icnetwork.co.uk /0900entertainment/0050artsnews/tm_objectid=15182674&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=bowman-s-odyssey-name_page.html   (432 words)

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