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The Olympic Gene
30-31 Jul
At The Brewery Theatre
Part of Edinburgh or Bust Becky Brunning and her great-grandfather William LeBeau were born exactly 100 years apart. He won a medal for gymnastics in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics; she can see* the London 2012 stadium from her bedroom window. more info...
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Now I know my BBC
31 Jul
At The Tobacco Factory Theatre
Part of Edinburgh or Bust Manchester comedian Toby Hadoke knows a lot about TV, having grown up glued to the gogglebox he was somewhat unlucky in love and never fitted in with the cool kids. In this heart warming, witty, well-informed and satirical show Toby takes us through the TV that has moulded many of us. more info...
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Firing Blanks
31 Jul
At The Brewery Theatre
Part of Edinburgh or Bust Having a baby is complicated. It’s even tougher when you need another man’s sperm. A truly touching, and often funny, new play by Tom Spencer with atmospheric live music. more info...
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At The Tobacco Factory Theatre
Popular comedian and poet John Hegley returns to Bristol with a new show. The Adventures of Monsieur Robinet is a series of tales about a Frenchman with some unusual (but clean) habits, which include burying his dog’s kennel and his own luggage pieces. The stories appear alongside other new works, including an address to aliens on the subject of transport,… more info...
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Beanfield
24 Aug - 04 Sep
At The Brewery Theatre
A new play by Bristol playwright Shaun McCarthy Beanfield has been written to highlight an often-forgotten event that occurred twenty-five years ago in the South West. On the 1st June 1985, a convoy of several hundred new-age travellers was attacked by riot police as they made their way to Stonehenge for the 14th annual Stonehenge free festival. Vehicles were destroyed,… more info...
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Michael McIntyre
25-26 Aug
At The Tobacco Factory Theatre
Michael McIntyre has become Britain’s biggest comedy star. His debut stand-up DVD was the fastest selling of all time, only to be eclipsed by his second that sold over 1.4 million copies and was the 2009 Christmas number one. He hosts his own BAFTA nominated BBC1 series, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, and won the British Comedy Award for Best Live… more info...
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Peter’s Friends
29 Aug
At The Tobacco Factory Theatre
After last year’s sell-out season of shows, Peter Clifford returns, bringing more friends from the magical elite to the intimate setting of the Tobacco Factory Theatre. Each evening Peter will present two acts to amaze you from some of the best magicians there are. Mentalism, street magic, gambling cons or outright trickery, whoever you see and whatever you witness you… more info...
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Hit Me! The Life and Rhymes of Ian Dury
01-04 Sep
At The Tobacco Factory Theatre
by Jeff Merrifield This warts-and-all portrait of the Blockheads’ lead singer tours direct from its second West End season, exploring the highs and lows of Ian Dury’s extraordinary career and inspirational life story. Featuring many of his best songs performed live, including Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick and Reasons To Be Cheerful. Publicly, Ian Dury was a cheeky chappie… more info...
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The Nearly Naked Chef
05 Sep
At The Tobacco Factory Theatre
Grab a seat and tuck in, as a guest of Hardeep Singh Kohli. This celebrated broadcaster, raconteur, writer and cook combines comedy with inventive cuisine in a wonderfully funny, laid back evening's entertainment. Just think Ready Steady Cook but with great cooking (Hardeep was runner-up on the first series of Celebrity Masterchef) and funny anecdotes, all delivered by Glaswegian Hardeep… more info...
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Nursing Lives
09-11 Sep
At The Tobacco Factory Theatre
Vamos Theatre brings together a number of ex-Trestle Theatre members to create Nursing Lives, a full-mask theatre production alive with visual inventiveness, evocative music and song, physical theatre and 1940s dance sequences. The work originates from the true stories of nurses at the former Worcester Royal Infirmary. At its heart, Nursing Lives is a human story that celebrates nurses at… more info...
