Event start date: 11/06/2026
Location: Bristol Old Vic
Dates
Thu 11 Jun 2026 – Sat 13 Jun 2026
Location
The Weston Studio, Bristol Old Vic, King Street, Bristol, BS1 4ED
Island Town by Simon Longman
Directed by Cara Crozier-Cole
Designed by Rosa Nasr-Butler
A funny life-affirming coming of age story which follows teenagers Kate, Sam and Pete drink, chat, and dream of leaving their unnamed, dead-end British town.
“A moving three-hander about the claustrophobia and hopelessness of broken small-town life… Longman takes a potentially bleak subject and fills it with unexpected shards of humour.” The Stage
Island Town Cast:
Kate Daisy Graceson
Pete/Dave/Will Benjamin Cain
Blackthorn by Charley Miles
Directed by Bradley Lomond
Designed by Mickey Dimitrova
Blackthorn is a lyrical, decade-spanning drama that explores the shifting relationship between the only two children born into a small North Yorkshire village as they struggle to reconcile their shared past with a rapidly changing rural landscape.
“A heartbreakingly honest look at the cost of progress… It asks what happens to a community when its heart is ripped out to make way for commuters and ‘second-homers’.” The Yorkshire Post
Blackthorn Cast:
Him Alfie Morton
Her Honor Wiggins