Ian McKellen and John Bishop have a special message for Bristol.
Who puts a panto on in April? Ian McKellen and John Bishop do!
Enjoy the end of the Easter Holidays with Mother Goose, the ultimate family-friendly panto - full of fun, farce and surprises that will make you honk out loud.
Get ready for fairies with hefty vocal chords, puppets with tap dance qualifications and impeckably constructed mayhem that will have the whole family quacking up!
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St Augustine’s Parade Bristol BS1 4UZ
2 hours 35 minutes incl. interval
Wed - Fri at 19:00
Wed, Thu and Sun at 14:00
Sat at 13:00 and 18:00
Age guidance: 3+
Ian McKellen and John Bishop are coming to the Bristol Hippodrome – with a hilarious comedy for all ages that critics have described as “a total hoot” (★★★★★, Broadway World), “a solid gold hit” (★★★★★, The Stage) and absolutely “glorious” (★★★★★, Daily Telegraph).
Mother Goose is a live entertainment spectacle not to be missed – full of fun, musical comedy, star power and surprises that will make you honk out loud. This cheeky fairytale is exactly “the kind of knockabout entertainment that we all need” (The Times) and “infectious fun” (Time Out) from start to finish.
So scramble for tickets to see two legends of acting & comedy “work beautifully as if they have been a double act for years” Get ready for fairies with hefty vocal chords, puppets with tap dance qualifications and impeckably constructed mayhem that will quack up those aged between 3 to 103!
Don’t be a goose – book your tickets now.
We regret to announce that John Bishop is unable to appear in Mother Goose on Wednesday 12th April and Thursday 13th April at the Bristol Hippodrome. Mr Bishop has taken compassionate leave across those shows. Gabriel Fleary, the Holby City and RSC actor and Mr. Bishop’s standby will play the role of Vic Goose alongside Ian McKellen as Mother Goose.
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Join todayCast and Creatives
Bear
Gabriel Fleary
Puss
Genevieve Nicole
Mother Goose
Ian McKellen
Vic
John Bishop
Malignia
Karen Mavundukure
Cricket
Laura Tyrer
Monkey
Mairi Barclay
Jack
Oscar Conlon-Morrey
Bat
Richard Leeming
Tortoise
Shailan Gohil
Encanta
Sharon Ballard
Jill
Simbi Akande
Goat
Adam Brown
Cilla The Goose
Anna-Jane Casey
Penguin
Becca Francis
What the critics say
A solid gold hit- The Stage
The genius is the pairing of Ian McKellen with John Bishop- Metro
A hilarious comedy for all ages that critics have described as “a total hoot”- Broadway World
Stats and facts
6
The Number of Laurence Olivier Awards Held By Ian McKellen.
1902
The original Mother Goose rags-to-riches panto was written.
2011
The year John Bishop won a British Comedy Award.
Bristol Hippodrome
St Augustine’s Parade Bristol BS1 4UZ
Bristol Temple Meads
The Box Office is open for 90 minutes prior to the performance commencing. See 'What's On' section for performance times. Please note this is a cashless venue.
Bar - Pre-show & interval drinks and snacks
Private Hospitality - Spaces available to hire
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The Bristol Hippodrome, the city’s very own West End theatre, opened its doors on 16 December 1912 when the curtain rose for the first time on what was generally agreed to be Oswald Stoll’s most magnificent provincial theatre.
It is a superb example of the grand architecture of the late Victorian era and is one of the masterpieces of design by Frank Matcham, the most eminent theatre architect of his time.
Towards the beginning of the century, the theatre staged a variety of acts as a Music Hall. Since then, and due to the fact that it has one of the largest theatre stages in Britain, The Bristol Hippodrome has established itself on the touring circuit for all major musical productions, thus becoming known as Bristol’s West End Theatre.
St Augustine’s Parade Bristol BS1 4UZ
2 hours 35 minutes incl. interval
Wed - Fri at 19:00
Wed, Thu and Sun at 14:00
Sat at 13:00 and 18:00
Age guidance: 3+
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