Glorious new dawn for an old gold stage: Bristol Old Vic reopens after a sumptuous refit
Britain's oldest continuously working theatre, the Bristol Old Vic, has re-opened after an 18-month refurbishment inspired by its original 18th-century design. It has olive-green velvet seats, a chocolate-box-pretty horseshoe-shaped auditorium and new dressing rooms, named after figures from the Old Vic's past. The seats have been designed by French seating specialists Quinette Gallay, whose also did seats for Opera …