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  • Coldharbour Lane

    Coldharbour Lane

    Beyond the Elephant, a new Bristol based theatre company, is here with its first show, 'Coldharbour Lane' by Ella Alalade. Set in 1981, a local resident has just been killed in the Brixton Riots. Three teenagers: Sam, Nadia and Daniel are thrown together as they struggle to find their place in an uncertain world, which […]

  • Freak by Anna Jordan Bullet theatre PRSC the space performance

    Freak by Anna Jordan

    Freak by Anna Jordan

    ‘They think I am the most beautiful thing in the world. And I don’t mind being a thing. I don’t want their respect. I want only their animal desire.’ FREAK explores female sexuality, self-image and sexual exploitation, in a comedic, relatable and sometimes shocking manner. It follows the sex lives of two women at very […]

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  • Bristol University's Spotlights Theatre Society are back with their annual New Writing festival. Every year we put on an array of the best New Writing that Bristol University has to offer, with each week providing a new selection of plays of varying lengths and genres. For three weeks starting on March 7th, every Wednesday night will provide an assortment of New Student Writing. theatre event stokes croft

    Spotlights New Writing Festival

    Bristol University's Spotlights Theatre Society are back with their annual New Writing festival. Every year we put on an array of the best New Writing that Bristol University has to offer, with each week providing a new selection of plays of varying lengths and genres. For three weeks starting on March 7th, every Wednesday night […]

  • Not That Easy

    'Not That Easy' - Bristol DramSoc ‘Not That Easy’ is an hour-long piece telling two stories from refugees who have come to the UK, and their experiences here. They are given to us by Dave Smith from his book ‘Refugee Stories; It’s Not Easy’, and are based on his interviews with refugees he knew working […]

  • SAVE BEARPIT presents a special evening LIKE IT BENT Feat: The Documentary 'DON’T BUY IT and REBEL HOP': With DJ FAT PAUL - AND OTHER HEROES also: A BIT OF TALK ABOUT THE ERASURE OF LOCAL CULTURE - Wed 27 June // 19:30 Tickets: Free Entry Synopsis: “Don’t Buy It” is a hastily made Freedom vs Fear mash-up from artist activist Katy Bauer. Using everything she could lay her hands on from William Blake to William Burroughs, it’s an attempt to raise awareness and stop Bristol City Council siding with commerce and erasing a ragged, vibrant, independent way of life as starkly displayed in The Bearpit. “Ironing out the edges in favour of so-called safety is the beginning of the end for liberty. Always has been. The Greedheads want ALL the space. Always have done. I don’t think the Council has ever considered where the interesting stuff in life comes from. They think you can manufacture it in some squared away office, but you can’t. It’s a wild thing that grows out of shit. Just like Roses. And what’s this Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) rubbish about? Dispersing people if more than three are gathered in a public space. They’re not doing that in Clifton Village.” Bauer 2018

    LIKE IT BENT

    Cube Microplex Dove Street South, Bristol, United Kingdom

    SAVE BEARPIT presents a special evening LIKE IT BENT Feat: The Documentary 'DON’T BUY IT and REBEL HOP': With DJ FAT PAUL - AND OTHER HEROES also: A BIT OF TALK ABOUT THE ERASURE OF LOCAL CULTURE - Wed 27 June // 19:30 Tickets: Free Entry Synopsis: “Don’t Buy It” is a hastily made Freedom […]

  • She Who Dares – A Fierce Circus Cabaret

    She Who Dares – A Fierce Circus Cabaret
    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    1. whisper! don’t shout 2. sit like a lady, legs crossed, shoulders back, chest out. 3. know how to appropriately dress 4. Listen and do not protest 5. Be cute, be pretty and not too much of a success Blah blah blah...boring! We say scrap alll that rubbish!! Join Lavark Circus as they rock the […]

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  • Hexed – Lavrak Circus

    Hexed – Lavrak Circus
    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Bristol based, circus collective, LAVRAK, present their sell out show 'Hexed' Hexed is a narrative circus show filled with tales of lustful lovers, drunken alliances, poison and power! A spine-chilling yet moving experience told through circus, theatre, dance and live blues and folk music! Tickets are £10 in advance, £12 on the door  Circus Buy […]

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  • Play – Things We Do Not Know

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Things We Do Not Know is an exploration of female street sex workers in Bristol. Using verbatim theatre and music, the play looks at how these women turn to sex work to survive. The piece began development two years ago in collaboration with Bristol-based charity One25. The charity works to help women get off the […]

  • Things We Do Not Know Performance

    Things We Do Not Know Performance
    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Things We Do Not Know is an exploration of female street sex workers in Bristol. Using verbatim theatre and music, the play looks at how these women turn to sex work to survive. The piece began development two years ago in collaboration with Bristol-based charity One25. The charity works to help women get off the […]

  • The Constant Drone

    The Constant Drone
    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    TICKETS FOR THURSDAY 22nd: https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/#date=2018-11-22&event_id=49376 TICKETS FOR FRIDAY 23rd: https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/#date=2018-11-23&event_id=49421 TICKETS FOR SATURDAY 24th: https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/#date=2018-11-24&event_id=49422 Set in the kitchen of a house in the suburbs of a city built around a large generator, The Constant Drone examines our relationship to silence, time, apocalypse and waiting. The Drone, an ever present hum created by The Generator, […]

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  • The Birds

    BIRD – play

    BIRD – play
    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    BIRD is the debut production from Bristol theatre company Bedlam Chorus, Soon to turn sixteen, Ava and Tash must leave the care home they’ve always known. Ava confronts her mother she left behind. Tash looks for a home. And both girls live dangerously with the men who surround them. Raw, delicate, and bold, this is […]

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  • THE FEMININE MYSTIQUE: VOTE PARTY

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Wonderbox Present THE FEMININE MYSTIQUE: VOTE PARTY A variety night of talented women performers celebrating 100 years since women first voted in the UK. Comedy, song, dance, performance art. At the end of the night we'll vote for our favourite act! Cheap bar, great vibes, fab perfomance. £5 entry. All welcome to this fun fundraiser […]

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  • Home – by Nadia Fall

    Home – by Nadia Fall

    The boomsatsuma Professional Acting diploma course presents its final year students in Home by Nadia Fall. Bullet doesn't want to call a hostel home. Eritrean Girl was smuggled here in a lorry. Singing Boy dreams of seeing his name in lights and Garden Boy just wants to feel safe. Homelessness amongst young people in the […]

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  • I am an Emotional Creature

    I am an Emotional Creature
    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    "Emotional Creature" by Eve Ensler. A play about girls' voices from around the world. Medics Drama and BOGS are once again collaborating to bring you the new and improved Vagina Monologues 2019: I am an emotional creature!  We are performing a series of monologues exploring, appreciating, and celebrating what it is to be a woman […]

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  • I Am Echoborg

    It's back! After selling out the Cube in June and being nominated for an Innovation in Storytelling Award, the show that you create in conversation with an artificial intelligence is back. The content and tone of this funny and thought-provoking show, as well as the ending are different each time depending on the nature of […]

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  • Reboot the Roots – Theatre for Collective Liberation

    “In truth the Theatre of the Oppressed has no end, because everything which happens in it must extend into life….The Theatre of the Oppressed is located precisely on the frontier between fiction and reality – and this border must be crossed. If the show starts in fiction, its objective is to become integrated into reality, […]

  • An immersive cinema experience: Rocky Horror Picture Show

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Are you ready for a night that will thrill you, chill you and fulfil you? Then you are cordially invited to the Annual Transylvanian Convention, hosted at none other than Frank’n’Furter’s mansion. Make sure to practice your Time Warp (it’s just a jump to the left…), bring your party hats, and come with us on a strange journey.

    12-13.50

  • Professional Directing Scheme Showcase

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Since mid-November eight directors have been developing a short piece of their choice with Julia through a series of sessions and workshops. Tonight sees the months of hard work culminating a showcase of short plays directed and performed by students at the University of Bristol.

    TBC

  • YardArts presents: Stuff & Nonsense

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    This is a cabaret of Stuff & Nonsense, anything goes! From music to circus, spoken word to traditional Chinese jar throwing, expect the unexpected, at this consortium of performance. With a raffle and fully stocked bar, you have everything you need for an evening of entertainment!

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  • LOOKED AFTER R&D Sharing

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    LIGHTBOX THEATRE presents a short scratch work of their new show, which voices the experiences of unaccompanied asylum seeking children and their carers.

    Free

  • Spotlights New Writing Festival 2022

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Three nights of experimental student written/devised, directed and produced theatre from Bristol Spotlights.

  • BRAINTOWN PRESENTS: MULTIVERSE

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    The first in the CIRCUS FUTURE triple bill of !UK PREMIERE! performances: a poetic gesture of hope for new forms and movements of thought to rise up at the horizon.

    £8

  • BRAINTOWN PRESENTS: ONLY BONES 1.9

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    The second in the CIRCUS FUTURE triple bill of !UK PREMIERE! performances: "Taking you on a journey of evolution, an exploration of the many rooms that a mere 1 square metre can bring, oh and there’s Kung Fu!"

    £8

  • BRAINTOWN PRESENTS: FENÒMEN

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    The third in the CIRCUS FUTURE triple bill of !UK PREMIERE! performances: "A duo that dialogues with temperature and ice as the main element, that they use to form different universes."

    £8

  • CANCELLED: Wulf & Eadwacer Theatre

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Wulf & Eadwacer are bringing their latest theatrical offering to the People's Art Fair.

    £4 / £6 / £8

  • Morally Grey [matinee]

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Lightbox Theatre is proud to present Morally Grey, an original production devised and performed by their incredibly created and talented Acting Workshops participants.

    £5/7

  • Morally Grey

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Lightbox Theatre is proud to present Morally Grey, an original production devised and performed by their incredibly created and talented Acting Workshops participants.

    £5/7

  • Jack and The Beanstalk – A Pissed Panto!

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Join us for a tipsy take on the traditional Christmas pantomime - Jack and the Beanstalk! Event is 18+.

    £6 - £10

  • Blue Stories: Sunday Stories & Soup

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    A night of exceptional storytelling, beautiful traditional music, and immersive theatre experience energised by a harmonious improvised transcendental musical medley.

    PWYC from £10

  • To Build a Bigger Table – Rehearsed Reading

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Join us for a rehearsed reading of a new play exploring the lived experience of foster carers of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children!

    £3

  • Radical Love: Clowning In Conflict

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Explore the role of art, humour and radical love as a form of resistance

    £40 - £75

  • The Whisper Club’s Universe 2: Electric YuGi-Boo

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Bristol's favourite moustached drag duo BooHoo Mann (Bath Drag Performer of the Year) and YuGiHoe (Jessica Jungle's IGBAS Winner) have only gone and done it and started their own show. Scrap that, their own universe!

    £10/13

  • Jazz Police Improv Presents: Name Our Show

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    A completely improvised comedy show where YOU decide the evening's entertainment.

    £8

  • My Date with Pierce Brosnan

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    An interactive clown show unlike anything you've ever seen before! Join in with your phone and control the action - your secret messages become part of the show!

    £10

  • Jazz Police Improv presents: You Name It

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    A completely improvised comedy show where YOU decide the evening's entertainment.

    £8

  • The Netherhole Martyr Book Launch + Performance

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    The Netherhole Martyr is a lyrical and gruesome exploration of idealised femininity, toilet accessibility, chronic pain, religious idolatry, and the dark interior of the bowel. Good Friends for a Lifetime will perform an extract from the play, followed by a Q&A with publisher Joe Vaughan.

    Pay-what-you-can

  • Improv Double Feature: Storm Compass & Video Store

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Lights, camera… improv! Get ready for a night of unscripted cinematic magic as two of Bristol's best improv groups peform a double feature of entirely improvised stories inspired by the world of cinema - no second takes.

    Pay-what-you-can from £5

  • Behind The Curtain

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    The Show: 45 mins of the description of metaphysical idealism + non-duality thought. In a concise light-hearted and digestible way. Plus some of the greatest artists in Bristol, contributing music video and voice, and a surprise mystery band!

    PWYC/Free

  • UWE Drama Society: Messiah

    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Pre-show for upcoming Edinburgh Fringe show, Messiah! Produced by UWE Drama Society.

    £8

  • Red Room Presents… Improvised Lynchian Intrigue

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Double bill Improv Show from Red Room! Immerse yourself in a David Lynch inspired show depicting a quaint American community torn apart by tragedy.

    £10

  • “A slut is a slut, all this bullshit about choice.” Things We Do Not Know is an exploration of female street sex workers in Bristol. Come and celebrate the first performance in the Bearpit Open Air Theatre! Using verbatim theatre and music, this hour-long production asks how these women end up having to sell themselves for sex. It explores how society views them, and how they can get help. The piece began development last year in collaboration with Bristol-based charity One25 and with help from Spotlights we have been able to revive the show. This revival has been edited and updated. The charity works to help get the women clean, safe and off the streets.

    EVENT – Things We Do Not Know – 7 June 2017

    EVENT – Things We Do Not Know – 7 June 2017
    PRSC Outdoor Theatre Bearpit, St Lawrence Weston Roundabout, Bristol, United Kingdom

    BEAR PIT OPEN AIR THEATRE – Back for one day only! “A slut is a slut, all this bullshit about choice.” Things We Do Not Know is an exploration of female street sex workers in Bristol. Come and celebrate the first performance in the Bearpit Open Air Theatre! Using verbatim theatre and music, this hour-long […]

  • Bristol Experimental Puppet Festival: Dinner & Open Stage

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    SPACE at PRSC 17-25 Jamaica St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    We invite you to share a tasty feast with us where you can ask questions, collaborate and team up with other artists, talk about puppets and perform at the open stage!

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