One of the world’s most historic theatres – Bristol Old Vic – has launched an ambitious new heritage project intended to both explain its astonishing 252-year history and entice in people who may not think theatre is relevant for them.
Tom Morris, the theatre’s artistic director, said: “We have an extraordinary piece of history that is still in working order.
The heritage project is the final stage of a multimillion-pound reinvention and redevelopment.
A poster from 1844 advertises a performance of A Christmas Carol “sanctioned by Charles Dickens esq”.