Housing: No college accommodation but accommodation officer helps.
Eats: Cheap snacks and sandwiches on premises.
Drink: Beaufort Arms, Renatos, King's Arms, Channings. Bristol packed with bars, restaurants etc.
Nightlife: Theatre Royal and New Vic, Watershed, Arnolfini. 5 cinemas including multiplex, ice skating, go-karting, bowling, quasar, etc.
Sports: Both universities have large sporting facilities; city packed with health clubs and gyms.
Financial help: Some government support; number of school funds and trusts. Many students fundraise extensively prior to joining BOVTS.
Jobs: Front of house work at the Bristol Old Vic, bar/restaurant work, hotel security, supermarket staff. Very difficult with long working day - weekends best. Almost impossible in final year.
Informal name: BOVTS. More info? Email students@oldvic.ac.uk
Past students: Brian Blessed, Samantha Bond, Simon Cadell, Annette Crosbie, Daniel Day-Lewis, Jeremy Irons, Jane Lapotaire, Tim Pigott-Smith, Miranda Richardson, Patricia Routledge, Gene Wilder. Aled Jones, Helen Baxendale, Sean Pertwee, Pete Postlethwaite, Richard Coyle, Oded Fehr, Olivia Williams.
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