Bristol Old Vic

View of the theater building classified as grade II *

The Bristol Old Vic is a theater center in downtown Bristol , England , which includes the Theater Royal , founded in 1766 . A studio theater was also established in the 1970s.

Bristol Old Vic Theater School

The theater school of the Bristol Old Vic is known far beyond the city limits. The Bristol Old Vic Theater School is considered to be the first actor forge in Great Britain, which trained its students not only for the stage, but also for radio drama, cinema and television. In addition, directors, outfitters, costume designers, lighting masters and theater producers are trained.

The school's best-known graduates include:

Helen Baxendale Samantha Bond Kathleen Byron Simon Cadell Stephanie Cole OBE Annette Crosbie Daniel Day-Lewis - Oscar winner Stephen Dillane Naomie Harris Billy Howle Jeremy Irons - Oscar winner Sean Pertwee Tim Pigott-Smith OBE

Pete Postlethwaite OBE Miranda Richardson Patricia Routledge CBE Matt Ryan Greta Scacchi Patrick Stewart OBE Mark Strong Trudie Styler Sophie Thompson Gene Wilder Ben Mansfield Charlie Cox Daniel Ings

literature

• B. Little &, P. Moro, The Story of the Theater Royal Bristol , Trustees of the Theater Royal, 1981 (English)
• K. Barker, The Theater Royal Bristol: The First Seventy Years , Bristol Branch of the Historical Association, 1961 (English)
• A. Gomme, M. Jenner & B. Little, Bristol: an Architectural History , Lund Humphries, 1979
• Shirley Brown, Bristol Old Vic Theater School: the first 50 years , BOVTS Productions Ltd, 1996 ISBN 1-85459-395-1 (English)

Web links

Commons : Bristol Old Vic  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Bristol Old Vic (English)
• Bristol Old Vic Theater School (English)
• University of Bristol Theater Collection. (English). 
• The Theater Royal (English)

Coordinates: 51 ° 27 ′ 7 "  N , 2 ° 35 ′ 41"  W.