FESTIVAL MAP

Below is all the contact and location information you need to find the venues and places in Bristol Festival of Puppetry.

If you are coming to the festival by public transport, we recommend checking out Travel West  to help you plan your journey.

Click the map above for directions to the venues or you can download a printable map here.

The main festival venues include:

ARNOLFINI

16 Narrow Quay Bristol

BS1 4QA

Arnolfini is one of Europe’s leading centres for the contemporary arts, presenting innovative, experimental work in the visual arts, performance, dance, film, music and events, accompanied by a programme of learning and participation activities. Five exhibition spaces, a theatre/cinema auditorium, Reading Room and Light/Dark Studios are housed in the Grade II listed, fully accessible building. 

Tel: 0117 917 2300

www.arnolfini.org.uk

There may be a small charge for online bookings.

BRUNEL’S ss GREAT BRITAIN

Great Western Dockyard Gas Ferry Rd
Bristol
BS1 6TY

Step back in time on board a magnificent Victorian ship for a grand family day out; whatever the weather. Voted Bristol’s no.1 attraction and top 10 in the UK (Trip Advisor 2014/15).

Tel: 0117 926 0680

www.ssgreatbritain.org

M SHED

Princes Wharf
Wapping Rd
Bristol

BS1 4RN

Housed within a 1950s dockside transit shed, M Shed is an exciting and innovative museum for Bristol telling the story of the city through the stories of people who helped shape it. Rich collections of objects, art and archives bring these stories to life in three galleries: Bristol Places, Bristol People and Bristol Life.

Tel: 0117 352 6600

www.bristolmuseums.org.uk

PUPPET PLACE

Albion Dockside Estate,
Hanover Place,
Bristol BS1 6UT

Puppet Place is the UK hub for puppetry and animation. The building, on Bristol’s harbourside, houses a lively community of artists and companies working with puppetry and animation. We offer year round support to the wider puppetry and animation community through residencies, training and networking events. We are now developing our year round programme of workshops and events for the public. Please check out the rest of our website to find out more about what we offer.

www.puppetplace.org

TOBACCO FACTORY THEATRES
Raleigh Road, Bristol
BS3 1TF

Tobacco Factory Theatres produces and presents a jam-packed programme of diverse and exciting shows, workshops and events in unique, intimate spaces in Bristol and across the country.

Tel: 0117 902 0344

www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com

WATERSHED

Raleigh Road,
Bristol
BS3 1TF

Watershed is the leading film culture and digital media centre in the South West, we advance education, skills, appreciation and understanding of the arts with a particular focus on film, media and digital technologies.

Tel: 0117 927 5100‎

www.watershed.co.uk

BRISTOL FESTIVAL OF PUPPETRY TEAM

Producers – Rachel McNally & Chris Pirie
Associate Producer – Victoria Hole
Film Curator – Joseph Wallace
BFP+ Curator – Emma Williams
SPC Manager – Anna Scott
Production Manager – Nicolas Prior
Production Assistant – Jemma Price

Accommodation Host – Kate McStraw

Puppet Place would like to thank all its funders and supporters for making Bristol Festival of Puppetry possible.

Arts Council England

Foyle Foundation

Bristol City Council

BFI Film Audience Network

Fonds Podium Kunsten – Performing Arts Fund NL

Figurteatret – Nordland Visual Theatre

Ernest Cook Trust

Kingdom of The Netherlands

SWWM Film Hub

Our BFP Touring Partners

Curzon Cinema and Arts Clevedon

The Theatre Shop Clevedon

The Poly Falmouth