JUNKYARD: at BRISTOL OLD VIC

JUNKYARD

It’s 1979, rubbish is on the streets of Lockleaze, and growing up is tricky for Fiz, Higgy and Ginger. Rick remembers what it’s like to be a teenager. So when he decides to build a junk playground, he’s pretty sure he has the charisma to get a bunch of reluctant kids involved. He’s wrong.

Who’d want to join in building a f***ing playground?

Inspired by the true story behind the Lockleaze playground known as ‘The Vench’, established over 30 years ago and still operating today, Junkyard is a story about Bristol, for Bristol, from BAFTA award-winning writer and Bristolian Jack Thorne (This Is England, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) and Evening Standard award-winning director Jeremy Herrin (People, Places and Things, Wolf Hall).

Tickets £9.50 – £30, ages 14+

Featuring a score by Academy award-winning composer Stephen Warbeck (Shakespeare in Love), this brilliantly honest and witty new musical is a coming-of-age story about friendship and standing up for what matters.