Charity Theatre Trips offering Bristol outings to Somerset residents
A charity is inviting people from Somerset to enjoy theatre shows to help raise money.
Charity Theatre Trips has arranged for people to travel from Somerset to Bristol to enjoy an outing at the theatre.
The organisation has reserved tickets for The Bristol Light Opera Company's amateur premiere of Les Misérables and Fiddler on the Roof, both set to be performed at the Bristol Hippodrome in July.
It has also secured tickets for the Welsh National Opera's performance of Tosca in October.
To find out more about the trips and to reserve tickets, visit charitytheatretrips.com.
Tickets can be reserved without obligation, with payment due two months before the performance date.
A spokesperson for the charity said: "There is a lot to choose from, with coach travel included in the price."
"We start at Curry Rivel, pick-up in Langport and Somerton, then either Keinton Mandeville and Shepton Mallet, or Street, Glastonbury and Wells."
"Any profit is donated to British Red Cross."
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