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What's on in May
Gene Pitney, Andy Bell, Joan Armatrading, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Melanie C, Dandy WarholsTHIS STORY LAST UPDATED:
13 May 2003 1104 BST


Welcome to our What's On section, giving you full details of productions taking place in the city over the coming weeks.

A huge and diverse array of stars are appearing in Bristol this May
If you have a free evening and are wondering what to do, our pages will give you a taste of what's on offer.

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Theatre Royal - Old Vic
New Vic Studio
Bristol Hippodrome
QEH Theatre
Colston Hall
St Geo
rge's Concert Hall
Academy
Tobacco Factory
Bierkeller

Tobacco FactoryTobacco Factory
Raleigh Road, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 1TF
Tel: 0117 902 0344 Website
Wed 7th - Sat 24th May
Woyzeck, by Georg Buchner (read review)

Thu 29th May - Sat 7th June
The Onion Bar (read preview)

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Theatre Royal / New Vic / Hippodrome / QEH / Colston Hall / St George's /Academy/Tobacco Factory / Bierkeller

Theatre RoyalBristol Old Vic - Main House
King Street, Bristol BS1 4ED
Tel: 0117 987 7877 Website
Read about the spring/summer season
Thursday 10 April - Saturday May 3
Great Expectations - read review

Thu 8th May - Sat 7th June
A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Theatre Royal / New Vic / Hippodrome / QEH / Colston Hall / St George's /Academy/Tobacco Factory / Bierkeller


New VicOld Vic Studio
King Street, Bristol BS1 4ED
Tel: 0117 987 7877 Website
Monday April 28 - Saturday May 31
Mayfest - a month-long celebration of new visual theatre.
Read preview: Nothing to Declare / Greed / Drip

Sat 10 May
The Great Big Story Mix-up - a show for young children made up by the kids themselves.

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Theatre Royal / New Vic / Hippodrome / QEH / Colston Hall / St George's /Academy/Tobacco Factory / Bierkeller

HippodromeBristol Hippodrome
St Augustine's Parade, Bristol BS1
Tel: 08706 077500

Friday 7th Feb - Saturday 10th May
Miss Saigon (read preview and review)

Wed 14 May

Jethro

Thu 15 May
Stephen Trifitt - celebration of Sinatra

Fri 16 May
Masters of the Musicals

Sat 17 May
That'll Be the Day

Sun 18 May

Glitz, Blitz & 70s Hits - Showaddywaddy, Sweet and The Rubettes

Tues 20 - Sat 24 May
Carmen (read preview)

Tues 27 - Sat 31 May
Calamity Jane - starring Toyah Wilcox


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Theatre Royal / New Vic / Hippodrome / QEH / Colston Hall / St George's /Academy/Tobacco Factory/ Bierkeller

QEH theatre logoQEH Theatre
Jacob's Wells Road, Bristol BS8 1JX
Tel: 0117 925 0551 Website
30 April - 3 May
Paradise Lost Book 2

Thu 8 - Sat 10 May

Whose Life is it Anyway?

Wed 14 to Sat 17 May
Seven Go Mad in Thebes!

Wed 21 May
A Billion Seconds

Fri 23 May
An Evening with Big Bill Broonzy

Sat 24 May
The Good Doctor

Sat 31 May
We Have Eaten Like Birds

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Theatre Royal / New Vic / Hippodrome / QEH / Colston Hall / St George's /Academy/Tobacco Factory/ Bierkeller

Colston HallColston Hall
Colston Street, BristolBS1
Tel: 0117 922 3686 Website

Thu 1 May
Joan Armatrading

Fri 2 May
Gotan Project (read preview)

Sat 3 May
Big Band Crazy

Tue 6 May - Wed 7 May
Blazin' Squad

Thu 8 May
Budapest Symphony Orchestra

Fri 9 May

'Wicked Bitches'

Mon 12 May
Jalikunda

Tue 13 May
Darius

Fri 16 May
Dominic Kirwan

Sat 17 May
Russian Spectacular

Sun 18 May
Philharmonia Orchestra

Mon 19 May
Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers (see Bulletin Board)

Wed 21 May
Cinematic Orchestra

Fri 23 May
Goldfrapp (win tickets)

Sat 24 May
Erasure

Sun 25 May
Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Wed 28 May
Gene Pitney

Thu 29 May
Blues Brothers Soul R'n'B Review

Fri 30 May
Dru-Hill featuring Sisquo

Sat 31 May
Busted


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St George'sSt George's Concert Hall
Off Park Street, Bristol BS1 5RR
Tel: 0117 923 0359Website
Thu 1 May
HEM

Fri 2 May
European Union Chamber Orchestra

Sun 4 May 2003
The Burning Bush

Wed 7 - Fri 9 May
Bristol Opera - Rameau, Les Indes Galantes

Thu 15 May
Paul Barritt, violin & James Lisney, piano

Thu 15 May
Bob Brozman, guitar

Fri 16 May
Anoushka Shankar, sitar (read preview)

Sat 17 May
Brandon Hill Chamber Orchestra

Thu 22 May
Linda Nicholson, harpsichord

Fri 23 May
Nikolai Demidenko, piano

Sun 25 May
The Trumpet Shall Sound

Thu 29 May
Paul Barritt, violin & James Lisney, piano

Thu 29 May
Yat-Kha

Fri 30 May
English Chamber Orchestra

Sat 31 May
Prokofiev Marathon

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Bierkeller logoBierkeller
All Saints Street, Bristol
Tel:0117 9268514
Website
Sun 4 May
Katatonia

Mon 5 May
Misty in Roots

Tue 6 May
Jeff Scott Soto

Sun 11 May
Limehouse Lizzy

Tue 13 May
Laura Cantrell

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Bristol AcademyBristol Academy
Frogmore Street, Bristol BS1 5NA
Tel: 0870 771 2000 Website

Fri 2 May
Melanie C

Sun 11 May
Lamb

Tues 13 May
Common

Fri 9 May
Fools Gold - Stone Roses tribute band. Special guest appearance from Bez.

Mon 19 May
Dandy Warhols (win tickets)

Mon 26 May
Hawkwind

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