The Wardrobe Theatre’s brand new May–Aug 2025 brochure is out now, featuring bold, folkloric cover artwork by Pirrip Press! Inside, you’ll find a wild and eclectic season bursting with theatre, comedy, drag, family shows, music and more. Some of the gems in store include:
- The return of cult comedy Closer Each Day: The Improvised Soap Opera
- Send In The Clowns: C*ck Of Ages – a raucous drag takedown of rock musicals
- Ridiculous comedy chaos from Freddie Hayes: The Magic Lady
- A glorious new lo-fi musical from Lamphouse Theatre, Frankenstein (On A Budget)
- Laugh-out-loud drag cabaret in The Shade Pullers & Lash Stackers Social Club
- Musical, magical puppetry adventures with Breathe and The Zoo That Comes To You (ages 5+)
- FailFailFailFailWin! – circus chaos for ages 3–10 that celebrates glorious failure!
- Mind-blowing musical comedy from Chris Turner and Caitlin Cook
- Ridiculous clown chaos with Lil Wenker: BANGTAIL and Rocky Stallone
- 50 Ways To Kill A Slug – a radical, slime-soaked celebration of rest and resistance
- Horatio Gould returns with a much-anticipated new show
- Storytelling sorcery with Helios by Wright & Grainger
- Don’t miss the hilarity of Trygve Wakenshaw: Silly Little Things – Top 5 at Edinburgh 2024
- A spectacular return for queer cabaret and comedy nights with FutureQueer, Out Of The Wardrobe, and Why God Created Lesbians
- Monthly live music fun for little ones with Rock The Tots
- New family theatre from Tiny & Tall Productions (bringing A Tale Of Us) and Scratchworks (performing The Mushroom Show)
- Barleycorn – a folk horror pub musical from Riddlestick Theatre
- The return of Aftermirth, our daytime stand-up show for new parents
- Bristol’s beloved Milk Poetry returns with nourishing spoken word introducing, Great Minds Don’t Think Alike and John Berkavitch & AFLO. the poet
- Watch early previews of the UK’s best comics in The Mayor & His Daughter: A Genuine Appreciation of Comedy
- More National Theatre Live: Dr. Strangelove has also launched at our venue!
- Quirky clowning meets satire in Wild Thing! from Mechanimal
- A new solo show Let’s Unpack That brings 00s nostalgia and teenage angst
- Don’t miss Boogaloo Stu presents Big Quiffy Bingo – smutty, sparkly, and utterly stupid!
Grab your tickets now at thewardrobetheatre.com, order a pizza and a pint next door, and get stuck into another unforgettable season at your favourite fringe theatre!