An informal platform event in various spaces across Bristol Old Vic. This is designed to celebrate and share a broad range of fresh new work from over twenty of Bristol’s most exciting theatre artists.

An interactive, site-specific performance in the bedrooms and corridors of Holland House Hotel, Bristol. Here for its South West debut.

A lyrical piece with engaging physicality, aerial elements and a pulsating original soundtrack. This performance aims to reveal the conflict and harmony within all of us.

John Moran’s work as a composer is an intricate blend of music, sound, choreography and theatre. Performed with his collaborator and dancer, Saori Tsukada, this assemblage of disarming, theatrical and multi-layered self-portraits are expertly crafted.

An enchanting story about two men on an Antarctic pilgrimage, inspired by adventure novels and the desire to discover unknown territories. Mixing imagination and reality, this piece is brought to you by performers, Vojta Švejda and Jan Beneš-McGadie.

A disorientating and extraordinary performance about experiencing, not viewing. As a spectator, you are tied to a wheelchair and blindfolded, and invited to imagine your surroundings. Developed in association with Richard Jordan Productions Ltd.

An improvised show, where every performance will be entirely unique. You are invited to choose from a selection of playlists, then yarns are spun using only your imagination and thin air.

An absurd story of two men trapped in mindless office jobs, blending surreal comedy, visual poetry and arresting storytelling to present a bold and uncompromising theatrical experience.

A mini epic of longing, envy, disappointment and psychobabble. This performance takes a funny and unflinching look at our obsession with finding happiness.

This charming event brings to life ink sketches through a bewitching fusion of live music and puppetry. We invite you into the private spaces of Bristol Old Vic.

An engaging fairytale that weaves intricate shadow puppetry and quirky mask characters, with a strange and beautiful soundtrack. Performed in the Bristol Old Vic Studio.

A moving and magical piece fusing puppetry, music and live performance. This is the second show to be performed in the Bristol Old Vic Studio.

A special blend of amicable chaos and hilarious physical theatre. Fourteen musical instruments, four clowns and one wedding - their journey may not quite go according to plan...

A devised work inspired by the quest of scientific discovery and the conflicts and connections between science and religion. Orbita are an emerging company, performing in their Mayfest debut.

An experimental piece that invites you to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birth, and question how we interact with ‘the wild’. An exploration of evolution, extinction and survival by the Bristol-based company.

An improvised clown show, performed by John McGrellis and Jim Rastell, which is different every time. Developed in collaboration with Toby Hulse.

A gothic and visually arresting performance about obsessive desire, demonic doctors and monstrous nurses. A piece that combines film, animation and live action, and draws on graphic novels.

A new solo performance that combines intimate storytelling, animation and music to create a comic-book, super-hero story about growing up and getting braver.

A unique performance where the actors utilise a range of ageing technologies live on stage. This piece examines how our fates are intertwined in a volatile global economy, linking to climate change.

A politically-engaged and moving installation performance that explores a vast array of human statistics. Over the course of four days, 989kg of rice - a grain for everyone in the country - is weighed.

An immersive performance where the audience wear headphones and travel across the city, combining an engaging soundtrack, turning the surrounding world into a personal cinema. Commissioned by Mayfest, this piece explores social disconnection.

A thrilling blend of music, dance and physical theatre. This second Czech performance company featured in Mayfest 2009 analyses the worlds of their great-grandfathers and the clash with contemporary central European life, exploring territories of childhood games, courtships and age-old hopes.

A reflexive performance that explores a loss of meaning and sight of your dreams. Developed in association with Mayfest, this is the second part of a trilogy that begins with 10 Ways to Die On Stage.

This new work explores political apathy and the struggles of being made redundant in an age of financial crises. This critically acclaimed company were inspired by a certain “audacity of hope” and the help of strangers.

A gaudy, anarchic pantomime of degradation and delight, this performance combines elements of carnival and funfair, inviting you to embrace the fool.

An exciting arts event that features Empress Stah, one of the world’s greatest cabaret performers. This platform showcases outstanding performers from a multitude of genres.