Event start date: 21/05/2026
Location: Bristol Old Vic
Dates
Thu 21 May 2026 – Sat 23 May 2026
Location
The Weston Studio, Bristol Old Vic, King Street, Bristol, BS1 4ED
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School are proud to present their Summer Festival at Bristol Old Vic’s Weston Studio again, returning for another four-week run of fantastic theatrical performances featuring graduating 3rd year Professional Acting students.
Week 1 of the Festival is Four Play and Meat.
Each play is directed by one of the School’s MA Drama Directing students and designed by one of the School’s MA Performance Design students.
With costumes made by the BA Costume students and the stage management, lighting, sound, scenic construction and prop-making is all delivered by the School’s BA Production Arts students.
This cross-course collaboration is at the heart of training at the World-famous Theatre school which is about to celebrate its 80th anniversary.
The eight plays in the Summer Festival have been carefully selected by Emma Callander, the Artistic Director of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, to help showcase the creative excellence of all students involved.
Join us – you are sure to be entertained and enthralled by the talent on display.
Four Play
Four Play by Jake Brunger
Directed by Isabella Forshaw
Designed by Mette Rutter
A sharp, millennial “rom-com” that explores the messiness of modern monogamy as a long-term couple considers inviting a third person into their bed to “fix” their sex life, only to find their relationship and their friendships spiraling into comic chaos.
“A smart comedy of gay manners which gradually digs a bit deeper to explore the ethics of deceit and concealment… The clash between the bright jokes and the exposed vulnerabilities of the characters is beautifully imagined.” The Guardian
Four Play Cast:
Rafe Osian Davies
Michael Charlie Oswin
Pete Elis Owen
Andy Callum Anthony
MEAT
Meat by Gillian Greer
Directed by Alys MacGregor
Designed by Lydia Durnall
A provocative and intensely claustrophobic drama that reunites two former lovers in a restaurant kitchen to confront their conflicting memories of a single, life-altering night, questioning the murky boundaries of consent and the stories we tell ourselves to survive.
“Greer’s play is a gripping, uncomfortable sit that refuses to offer easy answers… it captures the agonizing ‘grey area’ of a past encounter where one person remembers a romance and the other remembers a crime.” The Guardian
MEAT Cast:
Max Elysia Showan
Jo Amé Emore
Ronan Odhrán Grimes