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Make Sleeping Beauty the pantomime of your dreams with fab-u-lous TV judge and musical theatre star Craig Revel Horwood as the wicked Carabosse and Bristol panto favourite Andy Ford as Muddles! Fri 4 Dec 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027

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Groups Best offer – £6 off per ticket for groups of 10+ (Selected performances)

Audio Described Wed 16 Dec 7pm | BSL Interpreted Wed 16 Dec 7pm Relaxed Thu 17 Dec 2pm | Captioned Wed 30 Dec 7pm

Matilda The Musical

The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Matilda The Musical, the multiaward-winning musical inspired by the beloved book by Roald Dahl, returns to Bristol this June.

Matilda The Musical bursts into life on-stage telling the story of one extraordinary girl, with one extraordinary mind.

Meet Matilda Wormwood. This brave little bookworm uses her intelligence, wit and magical powers to outsmart her uncaring parents and bullying headteacher Miss Trunchbull. Armed with a vivid imagination, Matilda dares to take a stand and change her own destiny and those around her.

With a book by Dennis Kelly and featuring much-loved original songs penned by Tim Minchin, including When I Grow Up and Revolting Children, Matilda is a joyous story of bravery and rebellion.

Ages 6+

‘The best British musical of the 21st century.’

– The Daily Telegraph

TIME TO BE REVOLTING

Legally Blonde The Musical

The iconic international West End and Broadway smash hit musical comedy Legally Blonde The Musical is back in fashion with a huge new production.

Starring Amber Davies (Strictly Come Dancing, Pretty Woman) this ultimate feel-good rom-com follows Elle Woods on her transformation from It Girl fashionista to legal ace at Harvard Law School, all in the name of love.

Elle must prove she is more than blonde ambition, swap the changing rooms for the courtroom and learn that ‘being true to yourself never goes out of style.’ This must-see show is from the creative team behind Director Nikolai Foster’s phenomenally successful Kinky Boots. Bend and snap up your tickets today. Ages 8+

Please note that Amber Davies will not be performing on Thu – Sat when the role of Elle Woods will be played by Hannah Lowther

Jersey Boys

The boys are back as the original Tony® Award-winning sensation returns for its 20th Anniversary Tour!

Go behind the music and inside the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons in the true-life musical phenomenon, Jersey Boys. From the streets of New Jersey to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, this is the musical that’s too good to be true.

They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their very first note. They had a sound nobody had ever heard… and the radio just couldn’t get enough of. But while their harmonies were perfect on-stage, off-stage it was a very different story – a story that has made them an international sensation all over again. The show features all their hits including Sherry, Big Girls Don’t Cry, Beggin’, December 1963 (Oh What a Night) and more.

Jersey Boys may be inappropriate for children ages 12 and under. Flashing strobe lights, loud gunfire, theatrical haze, herbal cigarette smoke and authentic, profane New Jersey vocabulary and special effects are used in this production.

The Rocky Horror Show

Australian superstar Jason Donovan comes to Bristol in Richard O’Brien’s legendary rock‘n’roll musical, The Rocky Horror Show, as part of a new world tour.

The legendary performer reprises his iconic role as the captivating Frank-n-Furter across the UK, following a sold-out Australian tour in 2024.

Having been seen by over 35 million theatregoers, The Rocky Horror Show is the story of two squeaky clean college kids – Brad and his fiancée Janet. When by a twist of fate, their car breaks down outside a creepy mansion whilst on their way to visit their former college professor, they meet the charismatic Dr Frank-n-Furter. It is an adventure they’ll never forget, filled with fun, frolics, frocks and frivolity.

Directed by Christopher Luscombe, The Rocky Horror Show is the biggest party and features timeless classics, including Sweet Transvestite, Dammit Janet, and of course, the pelvic-thrusting, show-stopping Time Warp. Ages 12+

‘Jason

Donovan is astounding!’ – Sydney Scoop

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Waitress

‘Treat yourself to a slice of five-star musical pie’ (The Times) with Les Dennis as Old Joe

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one week only!

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Meet Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker who dreams of some happiness in her life. When a hot new doctor arrives in town, life gets complicated. With the support of her workmates Becky and Dawn, Jenna overcomes the challenges she faces and finds that laughter, love and friendship can provide the perfect recipe for happiness.

Brought to life by a groundbreaking, female-led creative team, this ‘warm, witty, wise and hilarious’ (Express) hit features ‘one of the best scores in years’ (The Stage) by the Grammy Award-winning Sara Bareilles (Love Song, Brave), a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson (I Am Sam) and direction by Tony® Award-winner Diane Paulus (Pippin, Finding Neverland). Ages 13+

Waitress contains some strong language, themes of domestic abuse and sexual innuendos. Discretion is advised for parents bringing children under age 13. The producers may make alterations to the published cast for any reason, at any time, and therefore cannot guarantee the appearance of any named artist.

Miss Saigon

A spectacular new production of Miss Saigon is embarking on a major UK & Ireland tour, this legendary musical arrives in Bristol this July.

The soaring score features hit songs, including The Heat is On, The Movie in My Mind, Last Night of the World and The American Dream.

In the last days of the Vietnam War, 17-year-old Kim is forced to work in a Saigon bar run by a notorious character known as The Engineer. There she meets and falls in love with an American GI named Chris but they are torn apart by the fall of Saigon. For three years Kim goes on an epic journey of survival to find her way back to Chris, who has no idea he’s fathered a son.

Ages 14+

‘A superb new Saigon for our times.’ – The Telegraph

The Bodyguard

The international, awardwinning smash hit musical The Bodyguard is back!

Starring international leading actor Sidonie Smith (Sister Act, Chicago, Jesus Christ Superstar) as Rachel Marron, Olivier Award-nominated Adam Garcia (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Wicked, Coyote Ugly) as Frank Farmer, and Matt Milburn (Coronation Street, Hollyoaks) as Sy Spector

Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge –what they don’t expect is to fall in love.

A ‘BRILLIANT!’ (The Times), breathtakingly romantic thriller, The Bodyguard features a whole host of irresistible classics including One Moment in Time, I Wanna Dance With Somebody and one of the greatest hit songs of all time –I Will Always Love You. Ages 10+

The role of Rachel Marron will be played by Mireia Mambo at selected performances. Cast and performance schedule subject to change without notice.

CLAIRE SWEENEY

AS MISS HANNIGAN

The smash hit West End production of Annie, the world’s favourite family musical, returns with a new UK and Ireland tour, starring Claire Sweeney as the tyrannical Miss Hannigan!

Set in 1930s New York, brave young Annie is forced to live a life of misery at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage. Her luck soon changes when she’s chosen to spend a fairytale Christmas with famous billionaire, Oliver Warbucks. Meanwhile, spiteful Miss Hannigan has other ideas and hatches a plan to spoil Annie’s search for her true family.

With its Tony® Award-winning book and score, including the unforgettable songs It’s The Hard-Knock Life, Easy Street, I Don’t Need Anything But You and Tomorrow, you can bet your bottom dollar that you’ll love it!

★★★★ – The Times, The Daily Telegraph, OK! Magazine, Radio Times

‘Lavish escapism.’ – The Daily Telegraph

‘An all-singing, all-dancing triumph.’ – OK! Magazine

Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man

Matthew Bourne’s award-winning The Car Man is back! Loosely based on Bizet’s ever-popular opera, The Car Man has one of the most thrilling and instantly recognisable scores in New Adventures’ repertoire.

The familiar 19th century Spanish cigarette factory becomes a greasy 1950’s garage-diner in the American Midwest, where the dreams and passions of a small town are shattered by the arrival of a handsome and enigmatic stranger. Fuelled by heat and desire, the inhabitants are driven into an unstoppable spiral of greed, lust, betrayal and revenge.

Matthew Bourne’s vivid storytelling combines with one of the most passionately dramatic scores ever written, with music by Terry Davies featuring Rodion Shchedrin’s Carmen Suite (after Bizet’s Carmen), to create a dance thriller like no other. The Car Man will ignite your senses and leave you breathless. Ages 12+

‘Buckle up for the ride of your life. Gripping, gasp-making, edge of your seat stuff.’ – Daily Mail

THE BROADWAY AND WEST END OBSESSION

Mean Girls

Get in loser, we’re going to Bristol!

Mean Girls is the hilarious smash hit musical comedy from an award-winning creative team, including writer Tina Fey (30 Rock), composer Jeff Richmond (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde) and director and choreographer Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon)

Meet The Plastics – Regina, Gretchen and Karen. They rule North Shore High and will burn anyone who gets in their way. Home-schooled Cady Heron soon realises high school is a whole new level of savage.

Expect iconic characters, razor-sharp wit and killer songs. Grab your friends, this is going to be fetch – and YES Bristol, we’re making it happen! Ages 10+

★★★★★ ‘The most fun you can have in the West End.’ – Metro

‘You simply. Must. Go.’ – Glamour

Back To The Future The Musical

Great Scott! The DeLorean is coming your way! Strap in for the smash hit Back To The Future The Musical, landing as part of its first ever UK tour.

Winner of Best New Musical at the Olivier Awards, WhatsOnStage Awards and Broadway World Awards, this ‘Perfect musical escapism’ (Metro) is ready to take you on an electrifying journey through time.

Based on the iconic 1985 movie and brought to the stage by the film’s original creators Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis, this multi award-winning production is dazzling critics and thrilling audiences across the globe – and now it’s Bristol’s turn to experience the ride of a lifetime.

When teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back to 1955 in a time machine built by the eccentric Doc Brown, he disrupts the space-time continuum and must race against the clock to put things right – and get back to the future.

Ages 6+

CATS

A spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s multi award-winning musical CATS is coming to Bristol.

From Euston station to Victoria Grove, the strays and rebels of London gather under the Jellicle Moon in the hope they’ll be the chosen one. And each of them asks, because each of them dares, who will it be?

Based on T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, and with a legendary score which inspired generations featuring Old Deuteronomy, Macavity: The Mystery Cat, Jellicle Ball and the chart-topping hit Memory, this brand new production of CATS, directed and choreographed by Drew McOnie (Brigadoon, Jesus Christ Superstar) arrives in November for one week only.

Michael Harrison for Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals presents this Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production. By arrangement with LW Entertainment

November CATS

Sun 15 Mar – Sun 10 May 7.30pm, 2.30pm (Wed, Sat & Sun) (SOLD OUT)

Wed 29 Apr 7.30pm, Thu 30 Apr 7.30pm, Wed 6 May 7.30pm

Thu 28 – Sat 30 May 7.30pm (SOLD OUT)

Tue 2 – Sat 27 Jun 7.30pm, 2.30pm (Wed, Sat & Sun)

Thu 11 Jun 7.30pm, Sat 13 Jun 2.30pm, Sun 21 Jun 2.30pm, Sat 27 Jun 7.30pm

Tue 30 Jun – Sat 4 Jul 7.30pm, 2.30pm (Wed, Thu & Sun)

Thu 2 Jul 2.30pm

Mon 6 – Sat 11 Jul 7.30pm, 2.30pm (Wed & Sat)

Mon 13 – Sat 18 Jul 8pm (Mon – Thu), 5pm & 8.30pm (Fri & Sat)

Thu 16 Jul 8pm

Tue 21 Jul – Sat 1 Aug 7.30pm, 2.30pm (Wed, Thu & Sat)

Wed 29 Jul 7.30pm, Thu 30 Jul 7.30pm

Tue 4 – Sat 8 Aug 7.30pm, 2.30pm (Wed & Sat)

Thu 6 Aug 7.30pm

Tue 11 – Sat 15 Aug 7.30pm, 2.30pm (Wed, Thu & Sat)

Fri 14 Aug 7.30pm

Tue 18 – Sun 23 Aug 7.30pm, 2.30pm (Wed & Sat), 2pm (Sun)

Tue 25 – Sat 29 Aug 7.30pm, 2.30pm (Wed & Sat)

Wed 26 Aug 7.30pm, Fri 28 Aug 7.30pm

Tue 1 – Sat 5 Sep 7.30pm, 2.30pm (Thu & Sat)

Tue 8 – Sat 12 Sep 7.30pm, 2.30pm (Wed & Sat)

Thu 10 Sep 7.30pm

Tue 15 – Sat 19 Sep 8pm

Thu 8 Oct – Sat 21 Nov 7.30pm (Mon – Sat), 2.30pm (Wed, Sat & Sun)

Wed 28 Oct 2.30pm, Thu 29 Oct 7.30pm, Sat 7 Nov 2.30pm

Tue 24 – Sat 28 Nov 7.30pm, 2.30pm (Wed, Thu & Sat)

Thu 26 Nov 7.30pm

December Sleeping Beauty (Pantomime) Fri 4 Dec 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 See website for times.

Wed 16 Dec 7pm, Thu 17 Dec 2pm, Wed 30 Dec 7pm

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