Tobacco Factory Theatres

    At Tobacco Factory Theatres, we provide a home of welcome and wonder for creative adventures and human connection, for incredible theatre and opportunities to learn and exchange ideas.

    Summer 2025

    Female-Led Shows at TFT

    We're thrilled to spotlight some incredible, unapologetically bold, and brilliantly funny female-led shows hitting the stage at TFT this May and June.
    Spot's Birthday Party

    show / TOBACCO FACTORY THEATRES

    Spot’s Birthday Party

    28 May - 31 May 2025

    Boudica

    show / Bristol School of Acting

    Boudica

    22 May - 24 May 2025

    Tristan Bernays’ Boudica tells the story of one of Britain's most iconic women: a queen, a warrior and a...
    Cutting Out 1

    show / Viv Gordon Company

    Cutting Out

    05 Jun - 07 Jun 2025

    In a tipi in the middle of Somerset, when she was a new mum and there were only the...
    Buff

    show / Emmerson & Ward Productions

    Buff

    07 Jun

    Balm in Gilead 1

    show / Bristol School of Acting

    Balm in Gilead

    12 Jun - 14 Jun 2025

    In a shabby, barebones, all-night café-diner, the city’s flotsam and jetsam forlornly wash in. Prostitutes, bums, dealers, addicts, dreamers,...
    Track 96 Improvised Hip Hop

    show / Track96

    Track 96 Improvised Hip Hop

    14 Jun

    Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story

    show / Awkward Productions

    Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story

    18 Jun - 21 Jun 2025

    After the success of Gwyneth Goes Skiing at Tobacco Factory Theatres, Awkward Productions are BACK with their multi award winning,...
    Aftermirth; Day time comedy club for new parents

    show / Angie Belcher

    Aftermirth – June 2025

    20 Jun

    The journey of parenthood is a magical and maddening one so what better way to cope with it than...
    Close Enough

    show / Everything but Theatre

    Close Enough

    21 Jun

    Close Enough is an autobiographical solo performance about belonging that challenges stereotypes about immigrant women from Easter Europe. 
    Manbo 1

    show / Sam Dugmore

    Manbo

    29 Jun

    BAA Showcase

    show / Bristol School of Acting

    The Crucib*tch

    03 Jul - 05 Jul 2025

    In the small, puritanical community of Salem, Massachusetts, cracks are beginning to show. The teenage girls keep vanishing into...
    Remythed

    show / Bet'n Lev

    Remythed

    06 Jul

    Remythed takes the myths and legends from the backgrounds of its performers and reshapes, reforms, and retells them.

    Get Involved

    DISCOVER. LEARN. IGNITE. Get Involved invites you to dive deeper, to ask questions, to take some time for yourself, to…

    BSA

    We are thrilled to announce a new season of theatre productions from Bristol School of Acting.

    News & BlogMore

    Why Classical Stories Still Matter – And Why We Champion Them at TFT 6

    Post / 21 May 2025

    Why Classical Stories Still Matter – And Why We Champion Them at TFT

    At Tobacco Factory Theatres, we believe that stories shape us. They teach us who we are, challenge our perspectives,...
    Bristol School Of Acting: 4

    Post / 21 May 2025

    Bristol School Of Acting: End of another successful academic year

    At TFT we are proud of our continual work with the arts community, whether that’s via our Get Involved...
    Backstage Stories - Awkward Productions

    Post / 21 May 2025

    Backstage Stories – Awkward Productions

    Awkward Productions are coming back to the Factory Theatre this summer with their unforgettable production of ‘Diana; The Untold...

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    Tobacco Factory Theatres has forged an inspirational path to becoming one of the country’s most respected venues in little over 10 years. Find out more about our history and who we are today.

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