What's On
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At The Brewery Theatre
A new season of cutting-edge performance storytelling at The Brewery. THE GIRL WHO BECAME A BOY Sun 05 FebruaryRenowned storyteller Jo Blake Cave has teamed up with much-admired Bristol musical duo ‘Glowglobes’ (John Holmes & Laura Pocket) to present an Albanian wonder tale, ingeniously transposed into a post-apocalyptic landscape. more info...
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16
07-11 Feb
At The Brewery Theatre
A new play by R. Scott Fraser that explores notions of courage, gender, love and faith that resonate throughout an unnamed English village in the autumn of 1916. more info...
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KID CARPET & THE NOISY ANIMALS
14-18 Feb
At The Brewery Theatre
Follow the adventures of the charismatic singer and his animal band as they make friends, play games, contemplate the world and rock out at a grand dance contest. This lively and enchanting performance contains a unique mix of theatre, comedy, animation and original live music including the addictive A Bear on a Boat in the Bath, Doing a Poo in… more info...
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Blown
17-18 Feb
At The Brewery Theatre
Blown is a darkly hilarious and touching exploration of the attraction between the sexes – from first love to serene old age. Presented as a series of sketches involving different characters, the performance takes a sideways look at relationships: a suicidal man is stopped in his tracks by an apparently abandoned baby; an arctic romance goes cold; a teenage bully… more info...
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THE TABLE
21-25 Feb
At The Brewery Theatre
Following a sell-out run at the Bristol Festival of Puppetry, puppet innovators Blind Summit Theatre return with their award-winning, brand new adult puppetry show. Join them on a visual journey that takes in a ballet of disembodied heads, a story told entirely by pictures emerging from a briefcase and a tiny Moses with a cardboard head full of lonely wisdom. more info...
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Improv
26 Feb
At The Brewery Theatre
Instant Wit; the quick-fire comedy improvisation show. Fresh and inventive, the perfect pick-me-up tonic! Welcome to an evening of sketches, songs, gags, games and general silliness – and all of it based around audience suggestions. And if you’re too shy to shout anything out? Don’t worry; you’ll have the chance to write things down (anonymously) in the interval. We’ll look… more info...
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JOHN PEEL’S SHED
02-03 Mar
At The Brewery Theatre
Direct from a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Festival 2011, comes John Osborne’s debut storytelling hour. As broadcast on BBC Radio 4 last December. In 2002, John Osborne won a competition on John Peel’s Radio 1 show. His prize was a box of records that took 8 years to listen to. This is an ode to radio, those records and… more info...
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MASTERCLASS: Punchdrunk
03-04 Mar
At The Brewery Theatre This is a TF+ event
With Associate Choreographer/Director Maxine Doyle A fantastic opportunity to work with the expert makers of acclaimed site-specific immersive theatre experiences including Masque of the Red Death. Designed specifically for performers (dancers, actors and movement practitioners), this workshop and will delve into the hidden corners of the Tobacco Factory Theatre’s spaces to explore Punchdrunk’s choreographic response to space and classic texts.… more info...
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At The Brewery Theatre
Bristol storyteller Martin Maudsley collaborates with cellist Ailsa Mair Hughes to bring this stirring Norse tale to life. A carefully crafted performance of words and images forged in the flames of music and song. more info...
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WHAT I HEARD ABOUT THE WORLD
09-10 Mar
At The Brewery Theatre
There’s a place where, if the army send your Dad overseas, they give you a life-size cut-out version to keep you company. Join Third Angel and mala voadora as they attempt to describe the world. As they try to hold an accurate picture of the whole world in their heads. A world that seems to get bigger by the day.… more info...
