In this guide I share family-friendly Bristol theatre events, along with booking information and links to reviews with age suitability guides.
Looking for the Bristol Hippodrome box office opening times? Or the theatre’s phone number? You’ll find that info in here too!
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DIARY LISTING:
BRISTOL HIPPODROME SHOWS
IN A HURRY?
Go straight to the Hippodrome’s Booking Page!
FORTHCOMING BRISTOL HIPPODROME SHOWS
(Newest dates first)
The Demon Dentist
Thurs 6th Apr – Sat 8th Apr 2023
Family favourite, The Demon Dentist is coming to the Hippodrome this April.
Click here to book tickets to David Walliams’ The Demon Dentist.
The King and I
Tues 28th Mar – Sat 1st Apr 2023
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s, The King and I, is coming to Bristol Hippodrome as part of its 2023 UK tour. The multi award-winning Broadway production boasts one of the finest scores ever written. Songs include Whistle a Happy Tune and Shall We Dance.
Click here to book tickets to The King and I.
The Commitments
Mon 20th Mar – Sat 25th Mar 2023
Commitments The Musical is based on the award-winning film.
Click here to book tickets to The Commitments.
BOX OFFICE OPENING TIMES AND BRISTOL HIPPODROME PHONE NUMBER
You can book in person at The Bristol Hippodrome Box Office which is now open 90 minutes prior to performances. To check performance times to see when it will be open, please visit their website.
Bristol Hippodrome Phone Number: 0844 871 3012
PAST SHOWS AND REVIEWS
Six
Tue 20 Sep – Sat 24 Sep 2022
School of Rock
Tues 10th May – Sat 14th May
First ever School of Rock UK and Ireland Tour
Billionaire Boy
Wed 8 Jun – Sat 11 Jun 2022
Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls will commence its first ever tour of the UK from December 2021
Wednesday 5 January – Saturday 22 January 2022
Hairspray
22nd Nov – 27th Nov 2021
White Christmas
Mon 1 Nov – Sat 6 Nov 2021
Heathers
Tue 9 Nov – Sat 13 Nov 2021
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Tue 19 Oct – Sat 23 Oct 2021
Jimmy Carr – Terribly Funny
SUN 17 OCT 2021
9 til 5
Tue 12 Oct – Sat 16 Oct 2021
Grease
Tue 21 Sep – Sat 25 Sep 2021
Beauty and The Beast
Wed 25 Aug – Sat 18 Sep 2021
Read my Beauty and the Beast Muscial 2021 Review
Jimmy Carr – Terribly Funny
SUN 1 AUG
School of Rock
MON 19 JUL – SAT 24 JUL 2021
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Snow White and The Seven Dwarves Panto
Sat 5th Dec – Sun 3rd Jan 2021
Buy tickets from £13
Slava’s Snow Show
Tue 24th – Sat 28th Nov 2020
Buy tickets from £13
Akram Khan’s Creature
English National Ballet
Wed 18th – Sat 21 Nov 2020
Buy tickets from £13
Billionnaire Boy
Wed 21st – Sat 24th Oct 2020
Buy tickets from £13
The Addams Family
Tue 6th – Sat 10th Oct 2020
Buy tickets from £13
Heathers The Musical
Tues 28th Jul – Sat 1st Aug 2020
Buy tickets from £13
Peppa Pig’s Best Day Ever
Wed 15th – Thu 16th Jul 2020
Buy tickets from £18.15
Six
Tues 7th Jul – Sat 11 Jul 2020
Buy tickets from £13
Mamma Mia
Tue 2nd Jun – Sat 20th Jun 2020
Buy tickets from £13
Wallace & Grommet : In Concert
Sun 31st May 2020
Buy tickets from £10
Everybody’s Talking about Jamie
Tues 26th May – Sat 30th May 2020
Tickets from £13
Riverdance – The new 25th Anniversary Show
Fri 22nd May – Sun 24th May 2020
Tickets from £42.65
Les Misérables
Tue 7th Mar – Sat 9th Apr 2020
Tickets from £30
The King and I
Tue 24th Mar – Sat 4th Apr 2020
Tickets from £18
We Will Rock You
Mon 16th Mar – Sat 21 Mar
Tickets from £38.90
Les Vepres Sicilienne –
Welsh National Opera
Sat 14th Mar 2020
Tickets from £13
The Marriage of Figaro –
Welsh National Opera
Thu 12th Mar 2020
Tickets from £13
Carmen –
Welsh National Opera
Wed 11th Mar – Fri 13th Mar 2020
Tickets from £13
Matthew Bourne’s – The Red Shoes
Tues 3rd Mar – Sat 7th Mar 2020
Tickets from £13
Beautiful – The Carol King Musical
Tues 25th Feb – Sat 29th Feb 2020
Tickets from £13
Multi-award-winning, BEAUTIFUL THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL, is now touring the UK and is currently showing at the Bristol Hippodrome. But does the show live up to its name? Is it suitable for children? What’s the plot? Is it worth a visit? Find out more in our full BEAUTIFUL THE MUSICAL REVIEW, complete with story synopsis, show highlights, age suitability guide and our verdict!
The Book of Morman
Tues 11th Feb – Sat 22nd Feb 2020
At 8.00pm
Tickets from £13
Dylan Moran
Sat 20 Oct 2018
At 8.00pm
Tickets £29.15
Level 42 Eternity
Sun 21 Oct 2018
Evening at 19.30pm
Tickets from £33.65
Van Morrison
Mon 22 Oct 2018
At 8pm
Tickets from £54.15
Kacey Musgraves
Tue 23 Oct 2018
7pm
Tickets from £31.65
WNO – La traviata
Thu 25 & Sat 27 Oct 2018
At 7.15pm
Tickets from £15.00
Concessions available
Audio-LOGO-ONLY AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE
SAT 27 OCT AT 7.15PM
WNO – La Cenerentola
Fri 26 Oct 2018 at 7.15pm
Tickets from £15.00
Concessions available
Jersey Boys
Tue 30 Oct – Sat 17 Nov 2018
Evenings at 7.30pm
Matinees Wed and Sat at 2.30pm
Tickets from £18.00
Concessions available at certain performances
Benidorm
Mon 19 – Sat 24 Nov 2018
Evenings at 7.30pm
Matinees on Wed and Sat at 2.30pm
Tickets from £16.00
Concessions available at certain performances
The Glenn Miller Orchestra
Sun 25 Nov at 3pm
Tickets from £22.90
Concessions available
English National Ballet
Derek Deane’s Swan Lake
Tue 27 Nov – Sat 01 Dec 2018
Evenings 7.30pm
Matinees on Thu and Sat, Thu 2pm and Sat 2.30pm
Tickets from £13.90
Concessions available at certain performances
BRISTOL HIPPODROME PANTO 2018
Cinderella
Sat 08 Dec – Sun 06 Jan
Times vary, please check here Cinderella Bristol Hippodrome
Tickets from £13.90
Concessions available at certain performances
REVIEWS OF PREVIOUS BRISTOL HIPPODROME PANTOMIMES
Cinderella Bristol Hippodrome Panto
Snow White Bristol Hippodrome Panto
Cinderella Bristol Hippodrome Panto with Torvill & Dean
Aladdin Bristol Hippodrome Panto
Signed-LOGO-ONLY SIGN LANGUAGE PERFORMANCE
TUE 18 DEC AT 7PM
INT: ANDY HIGGINS
POSITION: STAGE LEFT
Captioned-LOGO-ONLY CAPTIONED PERFORMANCE
WED 12 DEC AT 7PM
CAP: STAGETEXT
Audio-LOGO-ONLY AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE
13 DEC AT 7PM
DESC: MINDSEYE
RELAXED PERFORMANCE
FRI 4TH JAN 2019 AT 2PM
Motown The Musical
Thu 10 Jan – Sat 02 Feb
Evenings 7.30pm
Matinees on Wed & Sat at 2.30pm
Tickets from £17.90
Concessions available at certain performances
Dave Gorman
With Great PowerPoint Comes Great ResponsibilityPoint
Tues 5 Feb at 8pm
Tickets: £31.65
Sing-A-Long-A Greatest Showman
Wed 6 Feb at 7.30pm
Tickets: £17.25
Russian State Ballet Of Siberia
Giselle
Thu 7 Feb at 7.30pm
Nutcracker
Fri 8 Feb at 7.30pm
Swan Lake
Sat 9 Feb at 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Tickets from: £13.00
Silent Comedy Gala: Modern Times
Sun 10 Feb at 7.30pm
Tickets from: £24.40
The Comedy About A Bank Robbery
Tue 12 – Sat 16 Feb
Evenings at 7.30pm
Matinees on Wed, Thu & Sat at 2.30pm
Tickets from £13.00
Anton & Erin: Dance Those Magical Musicals
Mon 18 Feb at 7.30pm
Tickets from: £27.40
Tom Gates Live on Stage!
Wed 20 – Sat 23
Evenings at 7pm
Matinees Thu at 1pm and Sat 2pm
Mornings Fri at 10.30am
Tickets from £14.40
Concessions available at certain performances
Kinky Boots
Mon 25 Feb – Sat 09 Mar 2019
Fri evenings at 8.30pm
Fri afternoons at 5pm
Matinees at 2.30pm Sat
Evenings at 7.30pm
Tickets from £19.50
Concessions available at certain performances
Signed-LOGO-ONLY SIGN LANGUAGE PERFORMANCE
MON 4 MAR 2019 AT 7.30PM
SIGNER: THEATRESIGN
POSITION: STAGE LEFT/ AUDITORIUM
Captioned-LOGO-ONLY CAPTIONED PERFORMANCE
THUE 5TH MAR AT 7.30PM
CAP: STAGETEXT
Audio-LOGO-ONLY AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE
WED 6TH MAR 2019 AT 7.15PM
DESC: MINDSEYE
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake
(Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake Review 2014)
Tue 12 – Sat 16 Mar 2019
Evenings at 7.30pm
Matinees on Thu & Sat at 2.30pm
Tickets from £19.40
Concessions available at certain performances
10cc
Sun 17 Mar at 7.30pm
Tickets from: £38.65
Annie
(Annie Review 2015)
Mon 18 – Sat 23 Mar
Evenings at 7.30pm
Matinees at 2.30pm on Wed & Sat
Tickets from £19.50
Concessions available at certain performances
The Bodyguard
(The Bodyguard Review 2016)
Tue 26 Mar – Sat 06 Apr
Evenings at 7.30pm
Matinee performances at 2.30pm on Wed&Sat
Tickets from £15
Concessions available at certain performances
Mike and the Mechanics
Mon 08 Apr
7.30pm
Tickets from £40.15
Welsh National Opera
Un Ballo In Maschera
Wed 10 Apr at 7.30pm
The Magic Flute
Thu 11 at 7.15pm & Sat 13 Apr at 3pm
Roberto Devereux
Fri 12 Apr at 7.30pm
Tickets from £15.00
Concessions available
Audio-LOGO-ONLY AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE
THE MAGIC FLUTE
THU 11 APR at 7.15PM
Rumours Of Fleetwood Mac
Sun 14 Apr at 8pm
Tickets from: £28.65
Rock of Ages
(REVIEW Rock of Ages Musical 2014)
Tue 16 – Sat 20 Apr 2019
Evenings at 7.30pm
Matinees Wed and Sat at 2.30pm
Tickets from £15
Concessions available at certain performances
All You Need Is Love
Sun 21 Apr at 7.30pm
Tickets from: £31.65
The Carpenter’s Story
Tue 23 Apr at 7.30pm
Tickets from: £27.40
Concessions available
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial: In Concert
Wed 24 Apr at 7.30pm
Tickets from: £31.65
A Vision Of Elvis
Thu 25 Apr at 7.30pm
Tickets from: £13.00
Concessions available
Dreamboys
Fri 26 Apr at 7.30pm
Tickets from: £24.50
Birmingham Royal Ballet: Beauty and The Beast
Wed 1 – Sat 4 May
Evenings at 7.30pm
Matinees on Thu & Sat at 7.30pm
Tickets from: £13.90
Concessions available
Matilda the Musical
Tue 07 May – Sat 08 Jun
Evenings at 7.30pm
Matinees Wed & Sat at 2.30pm
Tickets from £15.00
Concessions available at certain performances
Signed-LOGO-ONLY SIGN LANGUAGE PERFORMANCE
Tue 14 May 2019 at 7.30pm
Captioned-LOGO-ONLY CAPTIONED PERFORMANCE
Thu 23 May 2019 at 7.30pm
CAP: STAGETEXT
Audio-LOGO-ONLY AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE
Thu 16 May 2019 at 7.30pm
Fame the Musical
(REVIEW Fame the Musical 2014)
Mon 10 – Sat 15 Jun 2019
Evenings at 7.30pm
Matinees at 2.30 on Wed and Sat
Tickets from £16.90
Concessions available at certain performances
The Rocky Horror Show
Mon 17 – Sat 22 Jun
Mon – Thu at 8pm
Fri at 6pm & 9pm
Sat at 5.30pm & 8.30pm
Tickets from: £13.00
Concessions available
The Mousetrap
Mon 24 – Wed 26 Jun
Evenings at 7.30pm
Matinee on Wed at 2.30pm
Tickets from £13.00
Concessions available
General on sale: 15/10/2018
Rhod Gilbert – The Book Of John
Thu 27 Jun at 8pm
Tickets: £31.65
Age guidance: 16+
Fastlove – A Tribute to George Michael
Fri 28 Jun at 7.30pm
Tickets from: £26.40
Illegal Eagles
Sat 29 Jun at 7.30pm
Tickets from: £27.90
Dirty Dancing
Mon 1 – Sat 6 Jul
Mon – Thu at 7.30pm
Fri at 5pm & 8.30pm
Sat at 3pm & 7.30pm
Tickets from: £13.00
Concessions available
That’ll Be The Day
Sun 21 Jul at 7pm
Tickets from: £28.90
Concessions available
An Evening with Sir Ranulph Fiennes
Mon 22 Jul at 7.30pm
Tickets from: £26.90
Horrible Histories
Wed 24 – Sat 27 Jul
Terrible Tudors – Wed at 2pm, Thu at 11am, Fri & Sat at 7pm
Awful Egyptians – Thu at 2pm, Fri at 11am & Sat at 2.30pm
Tickets from: £13.00
Concessions available
Please note prices and performance dates listed are subject to change.
SHOW REVIEWS
Check out all our current and past Bristol show reviews on Practically Perfect Mums. Not sure if a show will be suitable for your child? Many reviews include age-suitability guides.
Always check with the venue before travelling as times, dates and prices may be subject to change.
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