Tom Morris introduces the newly renovated Bristol Old Vic
in 18th-Century Drama, Directors, Regional Theatre, Theatre Buildings
15th September 2012
INTERVIEW: TOM MORRIS
The artistic director of the Bristol Old Vic talks to Heather Neill about the £12m refurbishment and renovation of the oldest working theatre in the country, on the eve of its reopening production of John O’Keeffe’s Wild Oats. Recorded at the Bristol Old Vic, 11 September 2012.
Georgian theatres were beautifully modelled architecturally and this one was held in the 18th century to be a perfect theatre and was copied in Edinburgh and elsewhere. But the average life span of a theatre was 17 years, so this, as the oldest survivor of any working theatre in the country, is a sort of freak.
