Culture Flash Sale Wed 15 January 2020

    From 10am on Wed 15 January, for 24 hours only, arts organisations in Bristol and Bath are joining forces once again for a Culture Flash Sale – #CultureFlashSale

    With special sale prices created just for the day, you can grab a bargain on events and performances from theatre and music, art and museum exhibitions to Planetarium shows and children’s events, as well as money off shop items.

    To find out more information about what other venues have on offer visit Destination Bristol or view the links at the bottom of this page.

    HOW TO BOOK

    The full list of offers available at Tobacco Factory Theatres is listed below. All offers on shows can be booked online anytime during the #CultureFlashSale period: 10am on Wed 15 January – 10am on Thu 16 January 2020. Shows can also be booked via the Box Office on 0117 902 0344 or in person, during the Box Office opening hours (extended to open at 10am on Wed).

    Please note offers are strictly limited, are subject to availability and, where applicable, apply to the stated ticket price bands only. Flash Sale offers only apply to full price tickets (no concessions).

    You must be logged into your account to purchase tickets and a maximum of four tickets per event can be booked per person. Offers cannot be booked retrospectively and only one offer applies per ticket.

    Each show will be in the sale for just one day and tickets will be strictly limited – once they’re gone, they’re gone and all prices will return to normal at 10am on Thu 16 January (or sooner if available tickets sell out).

    Offers available at each of the other venues will be announced on individual websites and social media channels in the lead up to the sale. You can also keep tabs on the sale on Twitter via #CultureFlashSale.

    OFFERS INCLUDE:

    SNOW WHITE [25% OFF]

    Age recommendation 5+

    Don’t miss the chance to catch these final few performances before the end of the run! An original take on much-loved fairy tale Snow White, created with the fabulous New International Encounter (Beauty and the BeastHansel and Gretel). Full of music, magic and fun, this joyful, laughter-filled adventure in the forest will enthral the whole family.

    Wed 15 January 7pm Band A and B Flash Sale tickets  £20.50/ £13.50
    Thu 16 January 7pm Bands A and B Flash Sale tickets  £20.50/ £13.50
    Fri 17 January 7pm Band A Flash Sale tickets  £20.50
    Sun 19 January 7pm Bands A and B Flash Sale tickets  £20.50/ £13.50

    LIVING SPIT’s swan lake [15% off]

    Age recommendation 6+

    The most famous water-based avian ballet ever performed reaches unimaginable heights with Living Spit and two real-life ballet dancers. Swan Lake. Normally pretty long, high-brow and expensive. Well not any more! Theatre Orchard and Living Spit have teamed up to make the smallest, snappiest ballet ever performed (probably).

    Thu 30 January 8pm Band A Flash Sale tickets  £19.55

    RETURN TO HEAVEN [20% off]

    Multi award-winning Mark Bruce Company bring their flair for vivid story-telling (DraculaThe OdysseyMacbeth) to a dark new captivating tale drawn from popular culture and ancient Egyptian myth.

    Wed 05 February 7.30pm Band A and B Flash Sale tickets  £18.40/ £13.60
    Thu 06 February 7.30pm Band A and B Flash Sale tickets  £18.40/ £13.60

    REVELATIONS [20% off]

    From one of the UK’s most acclaimed storytellers, James Rowland’s Revelations combines story, comedy and song, accompanied by James’s own music live on stage. This is the follow-up to his multi award-winning shows Team Viking and A Hundred Different Words for Love. 

    Thu 13 February 8pm Band B Flash Sale tickets  £12
    Fri 14 February
    8pm Band B Flash Sale tickets  £12
    Sat 15 February
    8pm Band B Flash Sale tickets  £12
    Sun 16 February
    8pm Band B Flash Sale tickets  £12

    Arthur’s Dream Boat [15% off]

    Age recommendation 2+

    A magical playful children’s show about a little boy who has a dream. With breathtaking puppets so enchanting, that everyone will want to sail away with Arthur in his dream boat! 

    Thu 20 February 11am or 2pm Flash Sale tickets  £6.80
    Fri 21 February 11am or 2pm Flash Sale tickets  £6.80


    Edward Albee’s who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf?
    [25%off]

    This spring Tobacco Factory Theatres is proud to present Edward Albee’s landmark black comedy, directed by David Mercatali (Blue Heart, Dark Vanilla Jungle, Radiant Vermin). By turns brilliantly funny and utterly devastating, you won’t want to look away.

    Preview Wed 19 February 7.30pm Band B Flash Sale tickets  £13.50
    Preview Thu 20 February 7.30pm Band B Flash Sale tickets  £13.50
    Preview Fri 21 February 7.30pm Band B Flash Sale tickets  £13.50
    Preview Sat 22 February 2pm and 7.30pm Band B Flash Sale tickets £13.50

    Mon 24 February 7.30pm Band A and B Flash Sale tickets £20.25/ £13.50
    Tue 25 February
    7.30pm Band A Flash Sale tickets  £20.25
    Tue 03 March
    7.30pm Band A and B Flash Sale tickets  £20.25/ £13.50
    Wed 04 March
    7.30pm Bands A and B Flash Sale tickets  £20.25/ £13.50

    BOAR [20% off]

    Lewis Doherty presents BOAR, a one-man fantasy adventure tale. Prepare for arrows to roll and heads to fly in this action-packed comedy of swords, sorcery and swill! Armed with himself and a chair, Lewis presents a highly physical fantasy adventure tale with over 40 characters.

    Thu 05 March 8pm Band B Flash Sale tickets  £12
    Sat 07 March 8pm Band B Flash Sale tickets  £12

    PEOPLE SHOW 137: GOD KNows how many
    [20% ofF]

    Forty years ago, People Show Cabaret toured the world and its four protagonists were dubbed ‘the Beatles of performance art’. With the British Library now archiving the first 50 years of this radical company, it surges onwards into another decade.

    Thu 12 March 8pm Band B Flash Sale tickets  £12
    Fri 13 March
    8pm Band B Flash Sale tickets  £12
    Sat 14 March
    2.30pm and 8pm Band B Flash Sale tickets  £12

    BADASS BE THY NAME [20% off]

    Award-winning comedy trio Police Cops bring you their brand new 90s inspired comedy blockbuster. In a gritty northern town in 1999, complete with a 90s rave soundtrack, a kitchen sink drama turns into a vampire-slaying horror epic. Supercharged physical comedy with more vampires than you can shake a stake at.

    Fri 27 March 7.30pm Band B Flash Sale tickets  £13.60
    Sat 28 March
    7.30pm Band B Flash Sale tickets  £13.60

    I believe in unicorns [15% off]

    Age recommendation 6+

    I Believe in Unicorns is a spellbinding and moving story by one of our greatest storytellers. Tomas doesn’t like books or stories. Stories are just for “Little Snotties”.  He is happier clambering in the mountains like a goat or tobogganing with his Dad. That is until the Unicorn Lady comes to town and reels him in with her irresistible magic tales…

    Sat 18 April 11am and 2pm Flash Sale tickets  £6.80
    Sun 19 April 11am and 2pm Flash Sale tickets  £6.80

    An evening without kate bush [20% off]

    Join the chaotic cabaret cult! Howl with the Hounds of Love and dance on the moors with Wuthering Heights. Performer Sarah-Louise Young reunites with director Russell Lucas to explore the fans and music of one of the most influential voices in British pop culture.

    Thu 30 April 8pm Band B Flash Sale tickets  £12
    Sun 03 May 8pm Band B Flash Sale tickets  £12

    Jeeves and wooster in perfect nonsense [20% off]

    For all ages 

    This joyous, Olivier award-winning reimagining of the classic P.G. Wodehouse characters will leave you breathless from laughing! Three actors hurl themselves from role to role as they race to tell the story of Bertie’s own farcical adventures.

    Tue 12 May 7.30pm Band A and B Flash Sale tickets  £18.40/ £13.60
    Wed 13 May 7.30pm Band A and B Flash Sale tickets  £18.40/ £13.60
    Thu 14 May 7.30pm Band A and B Flash Sale tickets  £18.40/ £13.60
    Sat 16 May 2.30pm Band A and B Flash Sale tickets  £18.40/ £13.60

    H.p. Lovecraft Gallery of screams [20% off]

    Robert Lloyd Parry returns to Tobacco Factory Theatres with two tales of terror by H.P. Lovecraft, the American master of ‘the Weird tale.’ In these two tales, an art critic and a philosopher get pushed to the very edge of sanity by the images and sounds they confront.

    Thu 14 May 8pm Flash Sale tickets  £9.60

    oh mother [20% off]

    Having a baby is the Most Important Thing you can do. If you have one. If you don’t, something else can be the Most Important Thing. Following the award-winning Three Sisters, RashDash and their mums explore having and becoming mothers. 

     Tue 19 May 8.30pm Band A and B Flash Sale tickets  £18.40/ £13.60
    Wed 20 May 8.30pm Band A and B Flash Sale tickets  £18.40/ £13.60
    Thu 21 May 8.30pm Band A and B Flash Sale tickets  £18.40/ £13.60

    sex education [20% off]

    Age recommendation 18+

    Sex Education by Harry Clayton-Wright explores how we learn about sex and how it shapes our lives. It blends a no-holds-barred interview with Harry’s mum, startling performance, moving storytelling and some good old-fashioned gay porn that Harry’s dad bought for him when he was 14. 

    Wed 20 May 7pm Band B Flash Sale tickets  £12
    Thu 21 May
    7pm Band B Flash Sale tickets  £12

    The canary and the crow [20% off]

    Grime and hip hop-inspired gig theatre about the journey of a working class black kid who’s accepted to a prestigious grammar school. Bouncing beats, classical cello and spoken word combine to tell a story of the struggle between a new environment that doesn’t accept you and an old one that has no opportunity.

    Fri 29 May 7.30pm Band A and B Flash Sale tickets  £18.40/ £13.60

    Facilitator training: setting up as a freelance facilitator [15% off]

    Age recommendation 18+

    It is incredibly exciting to begin working as a facilitator but can also be quite daunting. It can be complicated to set up as a freelancer – becoming self-employed, managing your time and your money, getting the message out there about the work you do.

    Tue 11 February 6pm – 9pm Flash Sale tickets  £17

    Facilitator training: how to teach playwriting [15% off]

    Age recommendation 18+

    Working with an established playwright, this session is an opportunity to learn about activities to engage people in writing. You will be taken through different approaches to writing convincing characters, excellent dialogue and well-structured scenes along with practical ideas for how to teach this yourself.

    Tue 10 March 6pm – 9pm Flash Sale tickets  £17


    ROOM HIRES

    As part of the Flash Sale we are delighted to be offering 20% off meeting room hire during February.

    Four hours hire – was £75, now only £60
    One day hire – was £125, now only £100
    £25 for additional hours – now only £20
    (All prices excl VAT)

    For a full description of the room included in the offer, please see below.

    If you are interested in taking advantage of this discounted hire rate please contact Morgan & Poppy on 0117 902 0345 or theatre@tobaccofactorytheatres.com.

    Offers are subject to availability and discounts only apply if the booking is made between 10am Wed 15 January – 10am 16 January. Bookings will be made on a first come, first served basis and will be confirmed by email.

    Nisbet Meeting Room

    This light-filled room has multiple layout options meaning it is booked for presentations, away days, meetings and workshops. It has a capacity of 12 Boardroom Style or 20 Presentation Style and features a widescreen tv, whiteboard and access to tea & coffee. Catering can be arranged at extra cost (discount only applies to room hire).

    Flash sale reductions are included for weekday bookings of four or more hours during February, subject to availability of dates. 


    Check out the great offers from many arts organisations across Bristol and Bath…

    From our friends at We The Curious, there’s 20% off tickets available for their February After Hours – an alternative Valentine’s evening with some intriguing activities around the science of sex.

    After Hours: Sex

    Go to Destination Bristol website for a full list of all the discounts available on shows, events, exhibitions, workshops, gigs, talks and theatre!


    AND DONT FORGET

    Take advantage of this brilliant Early booking offer for Beauty and the Beast, our mischievous and music-filled marvel of a show created with New International Encounter set to return this summer 2020! Simply book a Family Ticket *by Wed 22 January 2020 and get 25% off the original ticket prices.

    *4 tickets including at least one child ticket (excludes Price Band C). Tickets and prices subject to availability.

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