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Bristol Students' Union, The Winston Theatre

Location pin

University of Bristol Students' Union, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1LN - 

  • Users

    Up to
    206 standing

  • Table with chairs

    Offers
    catering

  • Delivery truck

    External Catering
    allowed

Situated in one of the most vibrant cities and best-known universities in the UK, Bristol SU offers a wide range of spaces for a variety of event needs. Whether you would like to host a conference, live performance or meeting, we have the space for you.

The Richmond Building is the home of Bristol SU and our spaces. Situated on Queens Road in Clifton, the Richmond Building is easily accessible to the city centre and other areas of the city via car, foot, and bus.

In 2015, the Richmond building opened after a £30 million revamp and now offers a large event space in the Anson Rooms, two theatres, two bars and a variety of multi-purpose activity rooms. It is a unique facility within the city that offers a wide range of spaces to meet the needs of any event.

Find out more about our spaces and enquire at https://www.bristolsu.org.uk/


Named after former University of Bristol Chancellor Winston Churchill, the theatre is one of our finest performance spaces.

A traditional proscenium arch theatre with dressing rooms, flexible orchestra pit and apron stage, permanent cyclorama, winched lighting bars and versatile hemp bars. Hire includes use of the two dressing rooms, box office and house rig.

As well as performances the Winston is an ideal space for conferences, talks and film screenings. It is equipped with a cinema quality projector and screen.

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Days can be booked on a full day or half day rate. Please note that we are only able to hire out this venue outside of term time when students are on their holidays, please see our key dates here: http://www.bris.ac.uk/university/dates/#academic

No catering available, cannot be booked for music gigs/concerts or weddings.

Capacity & layout

Theatre

Theatre

up to 206

Catering & drinks

Catering arrangements

Catering arrangements

Catering facilities

Catering facilities

Refreshments

Refreshments

Alcohol

Alcohol

Amenities

Stage

Stage

Disabled access

Disabled access

Lectern

Lectern

Premises parking

Premises parking

Audio & visual

Sound system

Sound system

Microphone

Microphone

Projector & screen

Projector & screen

WiFi

WiFi

Other

Tech is subject to availability and a meeting with our Technical Manager to confirm your requirements. Some tech hire may incur a fee.

Location

Reviews

  • Jesse

    October 2018

    Went to see Space trip, and was amazed at the layout of the building and how helpful staff were when I was trying to find my way, I was incredibly impressed with the whole experience.

  • Mamunur Rashid

    October 2018

    Nice Theater

  • Hannah Nott

    June 2018

    Great place for student theatre.

  • paul thomas

    March 2017

    Fabulous space in the UoB SU. Great space tucked away in the corner of the building. Good sized stage with good sound and lighting setup. Saw a lovely performance there. Seats were comfortable too.

  • Rachel Taylor

    February 2019

    Lovely theatre. We went to watch daughter in dancing competition