The Wardrobe Theatre
Independent theatre venue now part of the Old Market Assembly.
For five years, The Wardrobe was a little-known, miniature theatre above The White Bear pub in St Michael's Hill. With an expanding following and reputation for bold, imaginative performances The Wardrobe Theatre upgraded to a purpose-built new premises in Old Market. Sharing the building with the Old Market Assembly (from the team behind The Canteen), the Wardrobe Theatre are part of a new movement in the formerly neglected part of Bristol.
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New queer classic in the making: in Cowboys and Lesbians, two teenagers escape the real life inertia of secondary school for the dream world of a sweeping South Western ranch romance - we’ve all been there. A comic coming-of-age charmer exploring desire, gender and fantasy.
Queer coming of age rom-com play
Sell out warning! Acclaimed experimental performance duo Emergency Chorus transport the Wardrobe Theatre to the wilds of Oregon National Park with Fringe-approved, fungi-inspired piece Landscape (1989). A surreal and meditative take on apocalyptic fiction for the climate collapse era.
Theatre show exploring the secret life of mushrooms
Sell out warning! Mesmerising cross-cultural conversations between harp and oud as UK folk traditions meld with the melodies of the Middle East. The dreamlike interplay between Tamsin Elliott & Tarek Elazhary needs to be witnessed.
Exploring the parallels and celebrating the idiosyncrasies of both Egyptian and English folk traditions.
Kiota presents a LGBTQ+ BPOC performance bonanza with spoken word from performance poet Malaika Kegode, dandified debauchery from Ernest the Drag King and mesmerising live belly dancing from Rahim EL Habachi.
Showcase of Black and People of Colour Excellence in the Arts in Bristol and The South West
Exquisite folk from a Scots national treasure; with traditional tales steeped in the deep majesty of the past, and original compositions imbued with the madness of modern times. There’s nothing quite like Alasdair Roberts and his guitar FFO: Shirley Collins, Martin Carthy, Bert Jansch, Anne Briggs.
"One of our most talented, important and relevant songwriters and song-adapters"