Guest Event: 'Balmoral' Film Screening + Q&A

Part of Theatreship's guest nights - where contemporary artists take over the ship to highlight the stories they want to tell.

Here's some more info from the creators of the film:

The Balmoral was given the nickname of the 'peoples liner' - built in 1949 and launched from the historic Southampton docks shortly after she now sits dormant in Bristol harbour unable to sail the UK coastlines. In this short film we will meet the dedicated volunteers and team working hard to bring Balmoral back to her former glory and return her to the people.

"As historic ships vanish from British waters, a group of passionate volunteers fights to save the Balmoral—a 1949 passenger vessel moored in Bristol’s iconic harbour—battling time, bureaucracy, and financial struggles to preserve a piece of maritime history before it’s lost forever."

After the film screening, we will be joined by members of Theatreship, Balmoral and filmmaker Harry Knight to discuss the importance of the ship, why so many others are being scrapped and what the future holds for the turbulent waters of historic vessels.

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Doors open at 4pm for drinks in the bar.

Theatreship is committed to broadening access to the arts - we know that ticket price is a huge barrier for some. If the regular ticket price is beyond what you feel able to afford for whatever reason, please don't hesitate to email us at tickets@theatreship.co.uk and we will send over a ticket at whatever price works for you, no questions asked. This is a sincere policy so do please take us up on it! We dont want anyone to be unable to come to an event at Theatreship for financial reasons so if you like the look of the event but don't like the look of the ticket price, do please get in touch!

We also offer arts supporter tickets, for those that can, to pay a higher price to support the venue, the artists who perform here and subsidised tickets for others.

Due to the historic nature of the ship, we’re sorry to say there is not currently step-free access into the theatre space. We have dedicated staff on hand to help with stairs, and an onsite wheelchair once you’re inside the venue. If you have any access needs, please do e-mail us at access@theatreship.co.uk.