Opportunities to visit

If you’re a prospective student considering applying to the Theatre School, one of the best ways to find our more about conservatoire training is to meet us, either in person or online. 

If you can’t make the below event(s) then another way to get a feel for how we work is to come along to a performance. The Theatre School produces two to three productions each term, which are staged for public audiences in theatres and arts venues around Bristol. Students from all departments work collaboratively on these productions. You can see a full list of our upcoming shows on our events calendar. You can also find out more about training at BOVTS on our YouTube channel.

Upcoming Open Days

dance studio by night
Postgraduate Training Open Event
Graduate Sahir Mehta
As soon as I visited the School, I fell in love with the place. Perhaps it sounds a bit irrational, but sometimes you get a vibe - and you just know! BOVTS gave me all the tools I needed to prepare for a career as an actor. Sahir Mehta, MA Professional Acting, 2018
Thu 20 Feb 2025 - Sat 22 Feb 2025
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The Comedy of Errors / The Merry Wives of Windsor
Marta Sitarz Performance Design MA
Evie Akerman BA Costume for Theatre, TV & Film
Why The Arts Matter The crumpled picture book our toddler has read a thousand times. Stories are where we come together. They bring us joy in moments of celebration and meaning in moments of pain. We all play. We are Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, an arts and education charity who’ve been working in the UK for nearly 80 years. You will have seen our graduates in the movies, on tv, and in the theatre (and many other places too) – Olivia Colman, Daniel Day Lewis, Naomie Harris, Patrick Stewart, Theo James, Pearl Mackie – but did you know that there are also thousands of others – writers, directors, set designers, stage managers, dialect coaches, costume fitters – working behind the scenes helping make all of that happen across theatre, TV, film, radio, gaming?