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As part of Sharing Stories, a new cross high-street project between Filwood Broadway and East Street, Bedminster – we are delighted to present free creative workshops throughout autumn 2024. Sharing Stories has received £89,357 from the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life …
Produced by Sudafest, Nouggara is a unique cultural event showcasing the rich musical traditions of Sudan through an exhibition of handcrafted Sudanese instruments, accompanied by workshops, a panel discussion, and live musical performances. Nouggara is the first event of its kind in the UK, designed to celebrate Sudan’s diverse musical heritage and foster cross-cultural understanding. Visitors will …
An unexpected group of strangers come together one evening, to discuss the thing they all have in common. Through sharing their own experiences and hearing each others’, they begin to question the perception they’ve always held about self-injury and ask themselves “Am I Worthy?” On the 15th and 16th July 2024, join the participants of …
Head back with us to 1923, to a town rattled by a string of disappearances, all leads have gone cold and the police are at a stalemate. Every room is booked up at The Farmbrook Inn for the county chess tournament, but by the morning there will be a new vacancy. Everyone is a suspect. …
acta & DreamArts Presents Call & Response: a community arts festival Acta and DreamArts are coming together to present an evening of new work from a combination of community and youth arts groups from Refugee backgrounds based across Bristol and London. Expect an evening of new writing, dance, music and celebration as three companies take …
The neighbourhood is changing and the residents are beginning to feel unease. Tensions rise, curtains twitch, and crime feels inescapable. Each resident’s background has an impact on their own view of things: one tries to approach with compassion, one gives the benefit of the doubt, whilst another chooses to fight back. How can one street …
BBC Upload is the home of new comedy, poetry and spoken word on the BBC! They’re bringing together some of the best emerging poets they’ve featured on air as part of a very special BBC Upload showcase at Lyra Festival. Plus a first half open mic led by Bristol Tonic. Want to get your poetry …
Under the shadows of the cranes and ever-rising breeze blocks, sits an emporium of the old, unwanted and discarded. But within beats the heart of an endangered community. This is Connie’s place and she’ll fight tooth and nail to preserve what she has collected. But change, they say, is inevitable… After taking part in acting …
Matinee 2pmEvening performance 6pm Two groups from Lockleaze Youth Theatre will each present a performance on this special double bill evening – one group has looked to the future for their inspiration, the other revisits the past. School years 7-9 imagine a future Bristol plagued by climate change and plunged under the depths of a …
Our Forge theatre makers present ‘Toilet Story: a conversation behind closed doors’. A drop-in artistic installation will be open from 6pm with last entry at 8.30pm, with performances taking place throughout the evening. If you’d like to watch a performance, please ensure you book ahead. Step past the gendered icons to enter into the public …
acta’s Young Carers Youth Theatre has been meeting online for a few months to lay the foundations for this show. In the three days prior to the show, they will devise it and rehearse it ready to present to an audience. In Trapped we meet two people who are intent on overhauling the education system. …
The Wish is now sold out! Sorry if you missed out on tickets. You are welcome to come to the Theatre on the days of performances in case we have no-shows but we are unable to offer any guaranteed spots. Find yourself in an enchanted realm of wonder this Christmas with The Wish – a …
acta is a registered charity and relies on the generous support of donors to continue our work making theatre each year. We are currently seeking additional donations for our wide ranging community theatre programme over the year ahead.
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