Bristol Old Vic
Guiding a 250-year-old theatre and heritage venue into the digital age- Website
- Spektrix
One of the oldest theatres in the UK, we started work on Bristol Old Vic's website at a milestone point in the organisation's history. They were part-way through both a major Heritage Lottery Fund-supported front of house redevelopment, and a rebrand.
Busy times for the in-house team – but the project ran like clockwork and launched bang-on schedule. Clear, intuitive navigation, bold typographic hierarchy, and
'layering' effects combine to create distinction and personality across
the site.
![Bristol Old Vic homepage desktop Bristol Old Vic homepage – a large image for a production of Twelfth Night](https://d1mdce1aauxocd.cloudfront.net/_imager/files/Work/Bristol-Old-Vic/274/bov-homepage-desktop_6dceb55a80b91089edbc676ca8e666b0.jpg)
“The What's On calendar search is amazing. I’ve never seen anything like it.”
Matt Lister – Production Assistant
“LOVE the assisted performance listings page – this should be on every booking site ever!”
Audience member – via Twitter
![Bristol Old Vic website views Bristol Old Vic website views on desktop and tablet](https://d1mdce1aauxocd.cloudfront.net/_imager/files/Work/Bristol-Old-Vic/284/bristol-old-vic-website-views_6dceb55a80b91089edbc676ca8e666b0.jpg)
Revealing elements of the theatre and its work that were previously hidden, the website's structure also enables Bristol Old Vic to promote themselves as an event space and heritage destination – as well as a working theatre.
Other features of this Spektrix-integrated beauty include: clever ‘sticky’ calendar navigation – perfect for productions with long runs; and a super-helpful Access section, complete with filterable assisted performance listings.
7% increase in online donations
71% tickets are sold online
It has been a pleasure to work with Supercool from start to finish. We now have a site that is not only bang up-to-date but hugely adaptable for our future business needs.
Alice Wheeler – Head of Marketing
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