Colour photograph showing the auditorium of the Theatre Royal, also know as the Old Vic, in Bristol. Taken from the back of the rear circle, slightly to stage left, it shows the stalls, rear circle, dress circle and two stage right boxes framed between giant Corinthian pilasters to the left of the stage. Some scenery depicting a fairytale setting is visible on stage. The balcony fronts, supported by slender fluted columns, are decorated in delicate gilded filigree