Casting Call: Switzerland

Casting now closed. Switzerland by Joanna Murray-Smith The Alma Tavern and Theatre, Bristol 8 – 12 April 2025 The Mission Theatre, Bath 15 – 17 April 2025 “I like murders. I’ve committed hundreds of them.” Switzerland is a taut, psychological thriller, re-imagining the final days in the life of Patricia Highsmith, the renowned master crime… Continue reading Casting Call: Switzerland

Inferna: A rehearsed reading

Misplaced assembles to bring Madison Cole’s remarkable new writing to life on the Alma Tavern stage on Wednesday 11 September 2024. Inferna: Inspired by true events. Sydney, Australia, 1962. 15-year old Calynn Turner is pregnant. Sent to a church-run maternity asylum by her hyper-religious mother Harriet, Calynn must carry out a pregnancy she has no… Continue reading Inferna: A rehearsed reading

Doubt, a parable

We are beyond excited to have secured John Patrick Shanley’s mesmerising Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play, made world famous by the movie starring Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Viola Davis. Sister Aloysius, the severely conservative and fear-inspiring Principal of Saint Nicholas Church School suffers from an extreme loathing of the progressive… Continue reading Doubt, a parable

A Life in the Theatre returns

Back by popular demand, David Mamet’s A Life in the Theatre returned in autumn 2023 for a limited South West mini-tour after the successful run The Alma Tavern Theatre in November 2022. We performed at the Front Room Weston-super-Mare, the Rondo theatre at Bath, and the Tobacco Factory Spielman Theatre. Backstage Bristol review: https://backstagebristol.com/review-a-life-in-the-theatre-at-the-spielman-theatre/ “…fused… Continue reading A Life in the Theatre returns

Tender Napalm

Our next show is now cast with the wonderful Jack Bannell and Nina Bright taking the stage. Ben Jenkins will be Directing with Esther Warren stepping up once again as our fabulous Lighting and Sound Designer. Running from 7th – 11th march at The Alma Tavern and Theatre Tickets available now for this remarkable play… Continue reading Tender Napalm

A Life in the Theatre by Mamet

This month saw us once again take over the intimate space at The Alma Tavern Theatre with David Mamet’s ‘love letter’ to the Theatre. This bittersweet comedy following the backstage life of Robert, an ageing actor strict in tradition and rule, and his young and energetic new colleague, John, showcases the world of the Theatre… Continue reading A Life in the Theatre by Mamet

To begin at the beginning

It’s been a long time, for many reasons, for so many of us. But now we’re coming together again, getting back on our horses and reclaiming our kingdoms. The future holds new and classic theatre productions, monologue workshops and regular networking.