Various showings between Friday 1st and Saturday 16th May 2009 @ Various venues across Bristol

Bristol’s showpiece festival of contemporary theatre returns for a 6th year, bringing with it its usual exciting mix of local, national and international companies performing some fantastic physical, visual and experimental theatre.


Particular highlights this year include:

Mayfest 2009 Launch Party
1st May @ BOV – A huge party full of theatre and music to welcome in the festivities!

The Invisible Circus
2nd – 3rd May @ The Island – Bristol favourites Carny-Ville return to set the city centre ablaze again with their anarchic pantomime of degradation and delight.

Mayfest Market
3rd – 4th May @ BOV - A space where every theatre company involved in the festival has been encouraged to have a stall to promote and show off their work in an open environment to the public.

The Smile Off Your Face
6th - 7th May @ BOV - You’re blindfolded, tied up and put in a wheelchair for an intensely personal performance for your senses.

Hard Hearted Hannah and Other Stories
7th – 9th May @ Tobacco Factory – A hilarious show where a new story is improvised on-the-spot, in front of the audience making each performance unique!

Kellerman
11th – 13th May @ BOV – A dark gothic tale that will look absolutely spectacular in the glorious auditorium of the Bristol Old Vic.

My World Is Empty Without You
14th – 16th May @ Secret Location – As you walk across Bristol wearing headphones, an immersive soundtrack fills your ears, turning the world into a poignant and personal cinema and it becomes hard to separate the staged from the real.

The Weepers
15th – 16th May @ BOV – A show by a Czech company who use a thrilling blend of music, dance and physical theatre.

For full details visit:
www.mayfestbristol.co.uk