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8th December 2025
We’re thrilled to present an exceptional programme of plays at The Station in Bristol for our Spring Season 2026 – featuring two Shakespeare double bills, along with powerful new productions of Days of Significance and Paradise.
These productions will showcase the creativity, dedication, and collaborative spirit of our students, and stand as a testament to the professionalism the School nurtures.
So what are you waiting for? Book your tickets now and join us for an unforgettable spring season. You won’t be disappointed, and you’ll be hard-pressed to find theatre of this calibre at such accessible prices, with tickets starting from just £5 (+fees).
All of our shows will be held at The Station, Silver Street BS1 2AG
Double Bill Shakespeare 1: Macbeth and Twelfth Night
📆 Thursday 12th Feb – Sat 14th Feb
📢 “If music be the food of love, play on!” / “By the prickling of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.”
👍 Suitable for ages 12+
🖋 Directed by Rachael Walsh, Designed by Mima Jupp & Michaela Dimitrova
Macbeth
Encouraged by a prophecy from three Witches and the ruthless ambition of his wife, Lady Macbeth, the Scottish general Macbeth murders King Duncan to seize the throne. This initial act of treachery spirals into a bloody tyranny as the paranoid new king kills anyone he sees as a threat, including his friend Banquo. Driven by guilt and fear, the Macbeths descend into madness — Lady Macbeth through sleepwalking and hallucinatory visions, and Macbeth through an unstoppable rampage of slaughter. The play is a psychological thriller and tragedy that follows the disastrous consequences of unchecked ambition and the ultimate downfall of a power-hungry couple.
Key themes: Ambition and Guilt; Fate vs. Free Will; Appearance and Reality; the Corrupting Nature of Power.
Twelfth Night
After a shipwreck separates her from her twin brother, Viola washes ashore in Illyria and disguises herself as a young man named ‘Cesario’. She enters the service of Duke Orsino, whom she promptly falls in love with. Orsino, however, is in love with the Countess Olivia and sends ‘Cesario’ to woo her on his behalf. This arrangement hilariously backfires when Olivia instantly falls for the disguised messenger, creating a complex love triangle. Meanwhile, Olivia’s household is plagued by mischievous servants who plot a cruel prank on the puritanical steward, Malvolio. The play is a joyful, fast-paced comedy filled with music, mistaken identity, gender confusion, and eventual, surprising happy endings.
Key themes: Gender and Disguise; the Madness of Love; Social Order vs. Chaos; Appearance vs. Reality.
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Double Bill Shakespeare 2: Othello and The Tempest
📆 Thursday 19th Feb – Sat 21st Feb
📢 “Beware, my lord, of jealousy; it is the green-eyed monster” / “We are such stuff as dreams are made on”
👍 Suitable for ages 14+
🖋 Directed by Nikhil Vyas, Designed by Fiona McKeon & Mima Jupp
Othello
Othello, a celebrated Moorish general in the Venetian army, secretly marries the beautiful and virtuous Desdemona. This infuriates his disgruntled Ensign, Iago, who has been passed over for promotion. Consumed by destructive jealousy and a desire for revenge, the villainous Iago manipulates Othello with subtle, venomous lies, suggesting that Desdemona is having an affair with the promoted Lieutenant Cassio. Iago’s carefully constructed web of deceit, based on circumstantial evidence like a lost handkerchief, drives Othello into a spiral of agonising suspicion and madness. The tragedy culminates in Othello’s violent murder of his innocent wife and his subsequent realisation of Iago’s terrible treachery.
Key themes: Jealousy and Envy; Racism and The Outsider; Appearance vs. Reality (Deception); Love and Betrayal.
Tempest
Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, was betrayed by his brother Antonio and cast adrift to a remote, magical island with his young daughter, Miranda. Using his powerful books of magic, Prospero has ruled the island for twelve years, commanding the spirit Ariel and the savage native Caliban. When a ship carrying his treacherous brother and other nobles sails near the island, Prospero conjures a fierce storm—a ‘tempest’—to shipwreck them. As the nobles wander the island, Prospero uses his magic to orchestrate their reconciliation, Miranda’s marriage to the King of Naples’ son, and, ultimately, his return to power and the renunciation of his magic. The play is a blend of romance, revenge, and the power of theatre itself.
Key themes: Magic and Illusion; Betrayal and Revenge; Forgiveness and Reconciliation; Colonialism and Power.
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📆 Sat 28th Feb – Sat 7 March
📢 “The War is Out There. The War is Here”
👍 Suitable for ages 16+
🖋 Directed by Natalie Simone, Written by Roy Williams, Designed by Andrea Kilgour & Alex Hall
Roy Williams’s hard-hitting play, “Days of Significance,” is a powerful modern drama that uses a classic three-act structure to explore the volatile lives of young British people caught between two different battlegrounds. The narrative follows two young soldiers, Ben and Jamie, and their partners, as they prepare for and endure active service in the Iraq conflict.
Key themes: Including the cost of war on young, often ill-prepared individuals, the erosion of moral authority, and the contrast between domestic and military violence, exploring issues of prejudice, nationalism, and revenge.
📆 Sat 28th Feb – Sat 7 March
📢 “The War is Out There. The War is Here”
👍 Suitable for ages 14+
🖋 Directed by Iqbal Khan, Written by Kae Tempest, Designed by Olivia Jackson & Rosa Nasr-Butler
Kae Tempest’s “Paradise” is an epic and uncompromising modern reimagining of Sophocles’ ancient Greek tragedy, Philoctetes. The play relocates the classical tale of war, honour, and betrayal to a desolate, contemporary setting—an island ravaged by conflict and potentially climate change, which functions as a modern-day refugee camp or dumping ground. The central story revolves around Philoctetes, a once-celebrated soldier and master archer, who was left stranded on the island ten years earlier by his commander, Odysseus, after suffering a foul-smelling wound. Now, as the war rages on, Odysseus returns with the young soldier Neoptolemus to manipulate and trick Philoctetes into returning to the fight with his legendary, life-winning bow, forcing a moral confrontation about pride, truth, and revenge.
Key themes: The cost of endless war, the nature of heroism and masculinity, moral compromise, and the search for authentic community.