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It’s day 14 of the stakeout, and the crew are getting restless. Lead by experienced police officer DCI Thomas Cooper, a man who is galvanised by his own ego and the strutting figures of The Manosphere who he watches online, nerves are getting frayed and personalities are beginning to clash. With a host of intriguing …
Poking-fun at the foibles of the internet, Cornerstone Theatre group bring you a satirical comedy for the Information Age. With AI, Deep fakes, spammers and scammers, it’s easy to get all tangled up in the World Wide Web. Log off for the night and join us for this brand-new play. See two Data Scientists discover …
Celebrate unity and community through Art, Connection, & Creativity Join us for a celebration of art, creativity and connection where people of all backgrounds come together to share art works inspired by themes of Togetherness, Unity, and Acceptance in times of rising prejudice and social division. This event is a space to reflect, respond and …
The residents of Creaking Oak Residential Home are not growing old gracefully. Their bodies may be ageing, but their minds are as young as ever. Come along for a year in the life at Bristol’s most chaotic Nursing Home: selected highlights will include bingo night, a daytrip to Weston-Super-Mud, and the Summer fete. Peppered among …
Built in collaboration with Tewkesbury FuturesLabWeds 4th March, 6-7pmBower Ashton Theatre, UWE, BS3 2JT Join us for a ‘scratch performance’ of this brand new play before it travels to Tewkesbury We’ve been working with UWE Bristol and The Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury on a brand-new play, River Stories: A town called to speak. We used our …
Join us for a thought-provoking evening of theatre created by two of our young people’s groups: Phoenix and Griffin Theatre. Through a series of original scenes exploring themes of isolation and connection, these performances look at what separates us, but ultimately also what might bring us together. Expect a provocative and engaging production with physical …
Have you ever dreamt of time travel? Would you delve into the past to change your fortunes? Or would you head into the future to find out what will really happen? Would you use your powers to help others, or just try and advance your own position? acta’s Young Carers have grappled with all these …
Hiding inside Quill’s Quintessential Bookshop, concealed among the shelves bustling with books, are mystical lands. Swash-buckling adventures are imagined through the words on the pages, brave warriors fight fire-breathing dragons, hidden within encyclopaedias, and elfin-like fairies from folk tales of yesteryear are challenged by images of millennial magic. Trapped in a world where stories come …
The 19.12 to London has a curious array of passengers. As the classes mix, they get to know their fellow travellers and enjoy the reliable and punctual service of the golden age of railway – that is, until the shock discovery of the murdered body of one of the riders. A Detective who happens to …
Three’s a Coven by Calamity Wild Three women adopt two more in this hilarious, heightened and slightly witchy play. As they navigate passing the Bechdel Test, they find their path blocked time and time again by loud voices, and they decide to do something about it. Their aim? To conquer the world. The result…? Oops. …
Tales From The Wasteland is an improvised post-apocalyptic adventure comedy. This twisted and talented cast of wastelanders will take a single suggestion from you and craft an entire narrative show with no pre-prepared characters, story or dialogue. If the world was ending, what would be the one thing you’d want to survive? Join us as …
A shopping centre murder mystery It’s been ten years since the shopping centre closed following an as yet, still unsolved, string of disappearances. As the missing persons’ cases grow cold, two plucky youngsters decide enough is enough. They gather together a motley crew of researchers, journalists, content creators, and anyone else who they think could …
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