Event start date: 04/06/2026
Location: Bristol Old Vic
Dates
Thu 04 Jun 2026 – Sat 06 Jun 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 3 of the Festival is King Troll and The Crocodile.
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.
King Troll by Sonali Bhattacharyya
Directed by Cleo Nester
Designed by Andrea Kilgour
A folkloric thriller examining the complex narratives and emotions surrounding the asylum system.
“Nerves jangle from the first moment, and never get a chance to calm during this cracking show that nudges activist drama into atavistic horror.” The Guardian
King Troll cast:
Nikita Nia Johal
Riya Diya Vencatasawmy
Shashi/Mrs B Olivia Carville
Tayir Orphin Kousseba Bakala
The Fawn Albi Dawkins
The Crocodile by Tom Basden
Directed by Inge-Vera Lipsius
Designed by Mima Jupp
A play exploring the crossovers in human and animalistic behaviour – based on a short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky and written for the Manchester International Festival 2015.
“Tom Basden turns Dostoevsky’s allegory of capitalist inhumanity into a sharp satire on political celebrity in the Twitter age… by turns absurd, charming, and subtly sinister.” The Times
The Crocodile cast:
Anya Dannielle Stevenson
Zack Tom Miller-Marshall
Ivan Oliver Croft
Mr Popov/Zlobin/Sasha Ivkin/Andrew Frampton/Mr Poborsky/Dimitri/Waiter/Protester/Baron Boris Bogolepov/Tsar Alexander II Dylan McLane