Joy Ride 1
    • SHOWING
    • 08 Apr -
      09 Apr 2026
      08 Apr - 09 Apr 2026
    About

    Presented by : LIGHTS! LIGHTS! LIGHTS! CIC / Megan Clark-Bagnall, Claudia Collins & their South Bristol neighbours

    Tickets, please! Hop aboard our eco-bus where artists Meg and Claud are waiting to give you the warmest welcome and settle you into your seat. Make yourself comfy, put on a pair of our headphones, and get ready to be lit up with some sincerely feel-good art.

    Join LIGHTS! LIGHTS! LIGHTS! CIC for their second immersive mobile production! This bright new audio & light installation is on a fully electric bus ride, celebrating the ways we find light & joy in the darker times of the year. 

    Following on from the success of NOEL WEST (2023), which was a sell out 5-star theatrical bus tour that flew audiences on a festive light-filled journey around the streets of South Bristol, team LIGHTS are returning to Tobacco Factory Theatres with JOY RIDE!

    Expect sensational small stories, neighbourly gossip galore and a celebratory scoop of the tiny things that can bring us together. 

    JOY RIDE takes audiences of all ages (5+) on a bus ride they’ll never forget. Please bring your child car seat/booster if you wish.

    NOEL WEST (2023) Reviews :

    “The playfulness of the cast is immediate and you feel relaxed and ready. NOEL WEST is full of surprises and whatever you think will happen, it won’t. I found myself so surprised at the course of the show, it is something I have never seen before” – Bristol Post 

    “Excellent concept! A real one of a kind immersive journey. Very friendly & comforting. A sense of community warmth that is often lost in our busy lives. Lovely snapshots inside residents’ lives.” – Sunetra Sarker, Actress & Loose Women Presenter

    • RUNNING TIME1 hour
    • AGE RECOMMENDATIONSuitable for ages 5+
    • TICKETS£18 | £16
    • VENUE

    Time: 8.00pm

    Tickets: Standard £18 | Concession £16 | £60 Family ticket (must include at least 1 standard and 1 concession ticket)

    Content Warnings: The audio piece lightly touches on illness, mental health/low mood and grief during winter.

    Health Warnings: The performance will involve travelling on a bus for up to 1 hour – there are no toilets on the bus.

    Important Information :

    Please go to Tobacco Factory Cafe Bar upon arrival to “check in”. This performance is on a bus and not inside a theatre. Please read access info below & contact us with any outstanding queries knowlelights@gmail.com.

    Access Information: Please call/email to book provision, wheelchair seats and ask Access questions – Claire 07952 982255 or email talktoclaireteasdale@gmail.com

    BSL performance: Please contact us so we can reserve your seats for the journey. We will have live BSL on 8th.

    Audio Description/Sighted Guide: The light artworks on the bus will be audio described as part of the audio content. We will provide Sighted Guide support on request.

    Wheelchair users: there is 1 wheelchair space on the bus, please ring us to book your space in advance. There is a complimentary ticket available for one person accompanying a wheelchair user.

    Blue badge holders can park in marked bays on Raleigh Road.

    General Show and Access Info:

    • Duration – The performance will involve travelling on a bus for up to 1 hour – there are no toilets on the bus.
    • Toilets – we will be meeting in the ground floor Tobacco Factory Café to sign people in and give out tickets. There are accessible toilets at the Tobacco Factory that can be used before and after the show.
    • All performances are relaxed performances.
    • The show will involve wearing headphones for up to an hour.
    • All ticket holders will need to wear seat belts on the bus.
    • Lights – there are some low level UV lights on the bus and the show includes 7 bright lights that will flash occasionally (not fast and not for long)
    Audio Trailer

    • RUNNING TIME1 hour
    • AGE RECOMMENDATIONSuitable for ages 5+
    • TICKETS£18 | £16
    • VENUE

    Time: 8.00pm

    Tickets: Standard £18 | Concession £16 | £60 Family ticket (must include at least 1 standard and 1 concession ticket)

    Content Warnings: The audio piece lightly touches on illness, mental health/low mood and grief during winter.

    Health Warnings: The performance will involve travelling on a bus for up to 1 hour – there are no toilets on the bus.

    Important Information :

    Please go to Tobacco Factory Cafe Bar upon arrival to “check in”. This performance is on a bus and not inside a theatre. Please read access info below & contact us with any outstanding queries knowlelights@gmail.com.

    Access Information: Please call/email to book provision, wheelchair seats and ask Access questions – Claire 07952 982255 or email talktoclaireteasdale@gmail.com

    BSL performance: Please contact us so we can reserve your seats for the journey. We will have live BSL on 8th.

    Audio Description/Sighted Guide: The light artworks on the bus will be audio described as part of the audio content. We will provide Sighted Guide support on request.

    Wheelchair users: there is 1 wheelchair space on the bus, please ring us to book your space in advance. There is a complimentary ticket available for one person accompanying a wheelchair user.

    Blue badge holders can park in marked bays on Raleigh Road.

    General Show and Access Info:

    • Duration – The performance will involve travelling on a bus for up to 1 hour – there are no toilets on the bus.
    • Toilets – we will be meeting in the ground floor Tobacco Factory Café to sign people in and give out tickets. There are accessible toilets at the Tobacco Factory that can be used before and after the show.
    • All performances are relaxed performances.
    • The show will involve wearing headphones for up to an hour.
    • All ticket holders will need to wear seat belts on the bus.
    • Lights – there are some low level UV lights on the bus and the show includes 7 bright lights that will flash occasionally (not fast and not for long)
    BSL Video

    • RUNNING TIME1 hour
    • AGE RECOMMENDATIONSuitable for ages 5+
    • TICKETS£18 | £16
    • VENUE

    Time: 8.00pm

    Tickets: Standard £18 | Concession £16 | £60 Family ticket (must include at least 1 standard and 1 concession ticket)

    Content Warnings: The audio piece lightly touches on illness, mental health/low mood and grief during winter.

    Health Warnings: The performance will involve travelling on a bus for up to 1 hour – there are no toilets on the bus.

    Important Information :

    Please go to Tobacco Factory Cafe Bar upon arrival to “check in”. This performance is on a bus and not inside a theatre. Please read access info below & contact us with any outstanding queries knowlelights@gmail.com.

    Access Information: Please call/email to book provision, wheelchair seats and ask Access questions – Claire 07952 982255 or email talktoclaireteasdale@gmail.com

    BSL performance: Please contact us so we can reserve your seats for the journey. We will have live BSL on 8th.

    Audio Description/Sighted Guide: The light artworks on the bus will be audio described as part of the audio content. We will provide Sighted Guide support on request.

    Wheelchair users: there is 1 wheelchair space on the bus, please ring us to book your space in advance. There is a complimentary ticket available for one person accompanying a wheelchair user.

    Blue badge holders can park in marked bays on Raleigh Road.

    General Show and Access Info:

    • Duration – The performance will involve travelling on a bus for up to 1 hour – there are no toilets on the bus.
    • Toilets – we will be meeting in the ground floor Tobacco Factory Café to sign people in and give out tickets. There are accessible toilets at the Tobacco Factory that can be used before and after the show.
    • All performances are relaxed performances.
    • The show will involve wearing headphones for up to an hour.
    • All ticket holders will need to wear seat belts on the bus.
    • Lights – there are some low level UV lights on the bus and the show includes 7 bright lights that will flash occasionally (not fast and not for long)

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