We are thrilled for Abraham Popoola who has won 'Best actor in a play' in The Stage Debut Awards for Othello, our 2017 co-production. Photo by: The Other Richard. Abraham, who graduated from RADA in 2016, joined stf in January 2017 as Othello in our acclaimed co-production directed by...
The sudden death of Benjamin Whitrow last week came as a great shock and sadness to all of us. His long career as a supporting actor of the first rank – he was probably best known for his definitive Mr Bennet in the BBC’s 1995...
After 18 years of producing in the Spring, Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory (stf) looks forward to a seasonal change next year, when it moves to an autumn season. As one of the UK's most admired ensemble theatre companies, stf's Bristol productions regularly attract capacity audiences - over 20,000...
Tartuffe our co-production with Tobacco Factory Theatres has received brilliant reviews and audience feedback: ★★★★ Stage Talk Magazine 'An adaptation that treats Molière’s 17th century comedy with great respect, yet which seems as fresh and immediate as today’s news.' Mike Whitton ★★★★ The Reviews Hub 'a rip-roaring night of comedy...
The cast and crew of TARTUFFE, offer an insight into behind the scenes. 13th April: Philip Buck Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory's TARTUFFE co-production with Tobacco Factory Theatres - Conmen and Imposters It is often said that in Tartuffe, Cleante, on whom the role of Clem in Dominic and Andrew’s version...
The cast and crew of TARTUFFE, offer an insight into behind the scenes. 6th April: Saskia Portway and Mark Meadows Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory's TARTUFFE co-production with Tobacco Factory Theatres - Conmen and Imposters For someone unfamiliar with Molière and his work, how would you describe what happens in Tartuffe? Saskia:...
The cast and crew of OTHELLO, offer an insight into behind the scenes. 22th March: Hayat Kamille Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory's OTHELLO co-production with Tobacco Factory Theatres is my first proper stage job! 'Bianca' Blog - Baghdad to Bristol As I write this blog (which our fabulous Company Manager Kevin...
Othello our co-production with Tobacco Factory Theatres has received some wonderful audience feedback which you can find below: "I thoroughly enjoyed the performance and thought the talent was incredible. I would highly recommend." Audience Member “We came to see Othello last night with a large group of 6th...
We are very proud to be involved with the Bridge Foundation annual conference for OTHELLO on Saturday 25 March 2017 at 10:00am at the Tobacco Factory Theatres. Here we will explore Shakespeare's Othello with David Bell, training analyst of the British Psychoanalytical Society and Richard Twyman,...
"This is what Richard Twyman's production has captured, that theres something different thats going on about the questions of ethnicity and religion." Jerry Brotton. Historian Jerry Brotton has written a very interesting article in our theatre programme examining the role of religion in Othello. Here you can...