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SUMMARY:Black Mountain by Brad Birch - Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:In a cabin in a forest by a mountain\, Paul and Rebecca find time\, space and truth to try saving their fractured relationship. Yet in the shadow of the mountain\, paranoia grows as someone from their past has followed them here. \nBeware of what lurks in the darkness and what hides in plain sight. \nA psychological thriller that dives into betrayal and the price of trust\, forgiveness and revenge. With razor-sharp dialogue and an atmosphere thick with dread\, this is modern theatre that creeps under your skin and lingers long after the lights fade. Who can you trust in the dark\, who can you trust atop the mountain? \nDark. Twisted. Funny. Sexy. Unmissable. \nWritten by Welsh writer Brad Birch\, winner of the Harold Pinter commission. \nProduced by Orange Raven Productions\, a group of theatre makers committed to the radical new Gonsalves Method approach to creating compelling drama by authentic connection.
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/black-mountain-by-brad-birch-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260819
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260821
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SUMMARY:Queer Eyes on Queer Lives - Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Queer Eyes on Queer Lives from Watson’s House Productions\, is an hour-long anthology show combining three original short plays. \nSpanning genres from slapstick comedy to science-fiction drama to black comedy mystery\, each show highlights an under-discussed part of queer history. \nThe show comes to the Alma Tavern Theatre this August\, with the following three stories: \nThe Last Ride of Julie d’Aubigny – a slapstick comedy that explores the life of trouser-wearing duellist and pioneering opera 16th century singer Julie d’Aubigny and how she balances her busy love life as her relationships come to an explosive conclusion. \nGladiators – a science-fiction romance featuring two characters\, Balacrus and Francis\, who are whisked from their respective time periods of an unknown purpose. As they come to learn what connects them\, they are pushed ever closer by their mysterious abductors. \nWho Killed Karl Heinrich Ulrichs – an absurdist murder mystery comedy that follows three doctors who investigate the history of a recent murder victim\, Karl Heinrich Ulrichs. All is not as it seems\, as the corpse has more to say than the doctors let on. \n 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/queer-eyes-on-queer-lives-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260730
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260731
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SUMMARY:Touched - Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Pilots Thumb Theatre Company comes to the Alma Tavern Theatre this summer with their new production of Touched. \nThe Devon based theatre company are performing in Bristol for the first time as part of a new tour. \nTouched was originally written by Danny Strike inspired by a short play by Laura Quigley. It’s been adapted and rewritten by Beth Scott-Hewlett. \nBritain didn’t collapse overnight—it slowly came apart. Jobs disappeared\, trust eroded\, and people stopped looking each other in the eye. Then the Urban Regeneration Programme arrived. Not a revolution. Just a system that slipped quietly into people’s lives and called itself order. \nSome welcome it. Some fear it. Most are simply trying to survive it. \nIn a world designed to keep everyone apart\, they find something rare: connection. Not quite love or friendship. More like the quiet ache of being altered by another person. \nThe Programme claims it can fix society. But to fix something\, you often must strip it down—remove the messy\, human parts first: fear\, pain\, hope\, longing. The need for one another. And if we lose those things\, what’s left of us?
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/touched-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260718
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260719
DTSTAMP:20260713T213057Z
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SUMMARY:Behemoth: StarStruck (WIP) - Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Behemoth is off to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe this year with their show StarStruck. The cast describe it as their “most ambitious” show to date. Ahead of its run\, the show will be having a work in progress performance at the Alma Tavern Theatre this weekend. \nStarStruck is a subversive sketch comedy show which explores the relationship between art\, fame and commerce. It’s done through a dreamlike and immersive style and what the performers call clowning\, “multimedia chaos\, grand theatrics\, boybands and an ancient parasitic CEO made entirely of Velcro”. \nBehemoth is a queer\, multinational and multidisciplinary comedy group with four writers and performers: Maddie Ragless\, Heidi Parsons\, Munro Gascoigne\, Tim Carlier with Laura Franklin as producer.
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/behemoth-starstruck-wip-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260710
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260712
DTSTAMP:20260613T132556Z
CREATED:20260613T132556Z
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SUMMARY:Glove Fulla Vaseline - Alma Tavern Theatre Bristol
DESCRIPTION:Andrew Brooke brings his comedy show Glove Fulla Vaseline\, to the Alma Tavern Theatre this July. \nThe show is currently out on tour with all previous dates selling out. \nThe former teacher’s show is based upon his thirty years of teaching John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men to disengaged secondary school students. \nGlove Fulla Vaseline turns his experiences into a funny\, musical and painfully recognisable look at the realities of life in the classroom. \nAudiences can experience the triumphs and tribulations – and chaos – of teaching the GCSE text to so many reluctant GCSE students. \n 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/glove-fulla-vaseline-alma-tavern-theatre-bristol/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260708
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260710
DTSTAMP:20260608T135201Z
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SUMMARY:Starshore - Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Marcus Sahir brings his brand new show\, Starshore\, to the Alma Tavern Theatre this summer. \nIt’s a one-man comedy drama\, written and performed by Sahir\, exploring themes around eating disorders and mortality. It focuses on recovery\, queer friendship and the forces of nature that can both destroy and heal us in turn. \nYears after forging friendship in an eating disorder ward\, Aadhi and Kara re-unite on a hiking trip to the sea\, determined to be new people and put the past behind them. Aadhi has never seen the ocean before. Kara sees it every summer\, and can’t wait to show him. \nBut old demons die hard\, and deep waters reflect ugly secrets. As the days go by\, the fears they’ve hoped to bury are brought to the surface\, and their bond is tested in ways neither could have imagined. \nCan starlight be kept? Or do we always fall back to darkness? \nBristol-based Sahir is known for his work locally\, including Today I fought A Tiger\, Cardboard Village\, The Courts and Morally Grey for Lightbox Theatre. \nThe show is produced by Marcus Hadley.
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/starshore-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260617
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260619
DTSTAMP:20260505T171628Z
CREATED:20260505T171628Z
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SUMMARY:Superfan - Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Iris\, Molly\, Suzy and Dorothy are four thirteen girls who have formed an obsessive fan club around heartthrob movie star Paul Chamalordi. They’d rather spend their time running top fanpage @chamalordiupdates or bidding on a strand of his hair on Ebay than go talk to gross boys their age. \nWhen they win a fan competition to go to Los Angeles and meet their idol\, it seems like a miraculous bid for their dreams to come true. But ugly cracks come to the surface – in their idol\, in their relationship to one another and in the stories they have built around love\, admiration and girlhood. \nThe sharp comedy explores the obsessive nature of girlhood\, fandom culture and the painful experience of growing up.
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/superfan-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260613
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260614
DTSTAMP:20260526T083325Z
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SUMMARY:Glitch: A New Scratch Night from Uncaged Theatre - Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Uncaged Theatre is hosting a new scratch night at the Alma Tavern Theatre this June. \nA comedy showcase of four plays by early-career playwrights in the South West region is on the line-up. \nIt includes: \nThe Authors’ by Jamillah Knowles\nAs Benja struggles to seduce a muse through alcohol and isolation\, their flatmates Dex and Rikki have different ideas about how they craft the narratives of their lives. Is art really pain? Does anyone care if the scripts on a foot fetishist’s subscription site are generated using AI? \nEnd of the World’ by Geraint Hughes\nA hilarious and thought-provoking Kubrick / Stoppard / Tarantino mash-up on our relationship with Artificial Intelligence. Are we all complicit in letting AI shape our cultural\, political\, and environmental landscape? Will we continue to let it displace human creativity and original thought\, or does the fight back start here? It’s a rollercoaster ride! \nThe Bus Stop’ by Patrick Large\nIt is mid-morning at a bus stop\, and two young men in their twenties from very different backgrounds find themselves sitting next to each other: one with a trust fund haircut\, and one with a love for winding up the poshos. Will they connect? Will they debate? No chance. \nGod Is Dead’ by Joe Brooks\nGod is dead\, washed up on the beach at Weston-super-Mare. It soon becomes clear that this is murder: murder most metaphysical. Detective Inspector Taylor and PC Blake are drawing up the list of suspects. They come to their prime suspect\, but can they bring the fallen angel in for questioning?
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/glitch-a-new-scratch-night-from-uncaged-theatre-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260608
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260611
DTSTAMP:20260505T174637Z
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SUMMARY:You’ve Gone Quiet by Cerys Duffy - Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:You’ve Gone Quiet is a hilarious & immersive new play that places you – the audience – directly inside the life of a trans woman. Told in second person\, it is the only show this year that doesn’t ask you to watch a trans story\, but live one. \nFeaturing Shane Convery (BBC’s Privileged & Blue Lights) and Gennifer Becouarn (BBC’s The Gold). \nThe story follows Beth\, a journalist whose best friend asks her to help conceive a baby. As Beth pursues this\, and the media begins to share her words\, we see how an innocent story can be turned into a sinister cultural theme.
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/youve-gone-quiet-by-cerys-duffy-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260513
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260517
DTSTAMP:20260407T174147Z
CREATED:20260407T174147Z
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SUMMARY:One Breath Before The End - Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:“Can’t Wait To Leave”. \n“It’s always been the end.” The sky’s on fire and everything’s falling apart. Out of options\, inseparable trio Ash\, Oliver\, and Kieron have retreated to their old childhood hangout to figure out what the plan is – or whether there’s even one at all. That’s until Phoebe turns up. Wanting to talk. Wanting connection. Wanting forgiveness. As the hours tick down\, old grudges are unearthed and tempers flare as the group struggle to come to terms with the decade-long fallout of an event that drove them apart. If all you had was one night\, do you think you could make things right again?
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/one-breath-before-the-end-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260428
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260503
DTSTAMP:20260407T171454Z
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SUMMARY:As Good As God Loves Them - Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:1655. England is under the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell\, but the scars of civil war remain. A remote village\, desperate to curtail the spread of the plague\, has cut itself off from its neighbours in a self-imposed isolation. As supplies dwindle and tensions fray\, the community struggles to hold itself together. Until a stranger arrives at the village gates\, begging to be let in. \n  \n 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/as-good-as-god-loves-them-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260426
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260427
DTSTAMP:20260317T090729Z
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SUMMARY:Love and Tantra: A Conversation with Jan Day & Marianne Power -Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Writer Marianne Power will be sitting down with tantra teacher Jan Day in A Special Conversation Event taking place at the Alma Tavern Theatre. \nModern Love and Tantra will see an exploration of where tantra fits into modern intimacy. \nMarianne and Jan will be exploring: \n• How Jan discovered tantra as a divorced virgin — and how that shaped her understanding of sex and relationships\n• Sexual shame — where it comes from and how we begin to release it\n• Why slowing down might be the most radical sexual act\n• Why conflict — handled well — can deepen intimacy\n• What tantra offers people navigating modern love \nThe event will finish with an extended Q&A. \n 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/love-and-tantra-a-conversation-with-jan-day-marianne-power-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260424
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260425
DTSTAMP:20260303T190330Z
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SUMMARY:Jessie Nixon: Don’t Make Me Regret This - Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Bristolian comedian Jessie Nixon\, comes to the Alma Tavern Theatre this April. \nHer show – Don’t Make Me Regret This – is directed by Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner Lauren Pattison. \nJessie Nixon is putting her life on the line for this show. Or at least her livelihood/self-esteem. She’s ripped out her heart\, covered it in glitter and squirty cream\, and offered it to you\, still beating. Don’t make her regret it. If you’re mentally ill\, a lapsed catholic\, queer\, occasionally distraught\, too smart for your own good or have ever cried in a changing room: this is for you. \n 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/jessie-nixon-dont-make-me-regret-this-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260421
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260423
DTSTAMP:20260418T122428Z
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SUMMARY:This Never Happened - Alma Tavern Theatre Bristol
DESCRIPTION:New Bristol based theatre company Pink Glass Productions\, is staging their debut play at the Alma Tavern Theatre this month. \nThis Never Happened is a darkly satirical new play exploring truth\, belief\, and responsibility in an age of relentless media noise. \nDonovan’s world is shaped by ‘The Station’; a political media sphere that offers certainty\, outrage\, and a clear version of reality. Built from the verbatim language of contemporary news commentary\, ‘The Station’ repeats its narratives until they feel unquestionable. But when that certainty begins to fracture\, the foundations of Donovan’s worldview start to shift. \nPink Glass Productions aims to create politically engaged shows about the worlds and communities in which queer\, young people exist. \n  \n 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/this-never-happened-alma-tavern-theatre-bristol/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260414
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260419
DTSTAMP:20260221T153942Z
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SUMMARY:A Bright New Boise - Misplaced Theatre - Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Misplaced Theatre returns to the Alma Tavern Theatre this spring with A Bright New Boise by Samuel D. Hunter. \nThe play explores themes of family\, faith and fundamentalism. \n\n\n\n\nIn a bleak break room of a craft store in Boise\, Idaho someone is summoning the Rapture. \nWill Cronin is determined to make a fresh start for himself after being implicated in a scandalous tragedy at his church in Rathdrum. His new employer\, the Hobby Lobby\, could provide the stability he is lacking; but the grandiosity of his troubled beliefs and his hunger to connect threatens to throw the hobby lobby eco system into chaos. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/a-bright-new-boise-misplaced-theatre-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260331
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260402
DTSTAMP:20260310T182541Z
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SUMMARY:I Have Been Here Before - Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Axbridge Community Theare brings J.B. Priestley’s play I Have Been Here Before to the Alma Tavern Theatre. \nA woman\, her husband and a young headmaster meet a mysterious professor at an isolated pub. \nHis probing enquiries reveal that all three are unhappy and confused. They’ve been repeating the same old scenes\, with catastrophic consequences. \nNow\, finally\, is there a chance to break out of the loop? \nLike Priestley’s famous An Inspector Calls\, this 1937 “time play” was influenced by contemporary ideas in science and philosophy. How does Dr Gortler know which characters are headed for disaster? Do we really have the free will to change the course of events? Or are our lives essentially pre-determined? \nAn imperturbable landlord and his spiky daughter add observations on social class into the mix. The whole cast react differently to the arrival of an eccentric foreigner. This all adds up to much more than the average “spooky pub” mystery. We may be watching in 2026\, but somehow\, disturbingly\, we sense we’ve been here before. \n 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/i-have-been-here-before-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260327
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260328
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SUMMARY:Kathryn Haywood – Yoga\, Sex & Magic (Or Something Like That)  - Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:An Edinburgh Preview double bill comedy show is taking place at the Alma Tavern Theatre this month.\nKathryn Haywood brings Yoga & Sex & Magic (or something like that). The voice of LoveHoney Australia\, ex-Hong Kong weather anchor and the woman behind the hit fringe show\, YOGA & SEX…for women (over 40). Expect a little bit of yoga\, a touch of magic\, and a whole lot of laughs.\n\nMark Daniels brings That’s Terrifying: Can We Brunch Now? The So You Think You’re Funny finalist brings a witty\, satirical eye to his mid-life crisis with jokes about very\, very important topics from AI to Henry VIII to the Sugababes in a show for anyone who’s ever spent £12 on avocado on toast and thought…what in the hell am I doing with my life?
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/kathryn-haywood-yoga-sex-magic-or-something-like-that-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260322
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260325
DTSTAMP:20260302T121332Z
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SUMMARY:Wearing The Trousers: the true story of Vesta Tilley - Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Vesta Tilley was one of the most successful cross-dressing music hall stars that most of the world has never heard of. \nSpanning Vesta’s life from childhood to her mid-seventies\, Vesta Tilley has been written for Seizing The Day Company’s diva performer\, Alexandra Pickford. Alex is also in her mid-seventies and will bring the show to life in a series of flashbacks supported by a multi-role cast of three additional actors. \nUsing original music and songs from Vesta Tilley’s playbook and some reworked pieces\, the story leads us from her dotage in Monaco back to her theatre debut aged five\, to the extraordinary People’s Tribute book\, presented to her by Ellen Terry and signed by admirers Charlie Chaplin\, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\, Harry Houdini and two million members of the public\, to celebrate her career and retirement from the stage. \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/wearing-the-trousers-the-true-story-of-vesta-tilley-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260314
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260316
DTSTAMP:20260225T091556Z
CREATED:20260225T091556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T091556Z
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SUMMARY:Troubled Waters by Corinne Harragin - Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Ancient folklore meets ecological urgency in a bold spoken-word storytelling show touring the UK \nAt a time of ecological crisis and cultural reckoning\, what do rivers remember — and what might they teach us now? \nIn Troubled Waters\, storyteller Corinne Harragin draws ancient river lore into conversation with the urgent issues shaping our lives today. Blending myth\, humour and environmental imagination\, this contemporary spoken-word performance explores our connection to waterways\, wetlands and their inhabitants — human and more-than-human. \n 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/troubled-waters-by-corinne-harragin-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260313
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260314
DTSTAMP:20251117T140146Z
CREATED:20251117T140004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T140146Z
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SUMMARY:Joz Norris: You Wait. Time Passes. - Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Joz Norris will be at the Alma Tavern Theatre in Bristol as part of a new UK tour. \nThe award-winning comedian\, was a hit at the Edinburgh Fringe. His sell-out run was one of just two shows to be awarded 5 stars by Chortle. \nJoz Norris has finally completed his life’s work and he’s ready to unveil it to the world in all its glory for the first time EVER – no matter what the consequences may be.  \nBut what exactly is it? What has it cost him? And now that he’s done it\, what will he do next? \nYou can find out in March 2026\, when Joz pops into the Clifton venue for one night only\,
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/joz-norris-you-wait-time-passes-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260308
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260310
DTSTAMP:20260205T173450Z
CREATED:20260205T173450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T173450Z
UID:53606-1772928000-1773100799@backstagebristol.com
SUMMARY:Scenes With Girls by Miriam Battye - Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Eightball Productions return to the Bristol stage with Miriam Battye’s Scenes With Girls. \nTosh. Lou. Fran. 22 scenes. Other friends have come\, got boyfriends\, and gone. So what? These girls have each other. Between them\, there is love. And that’s enough. That is enough. \nThe play was first staged at The Royal Court in 2020. It follows Lou as she revels in her newfound freedom whilst Tosh grapples with jealousy and unspoken feelings. \nThe arrival of their old friend Fran\, loved up and seemingly content with conventional romance\, complicates their dynamic. Battye’s play delves into the complexities of female sexual empowerment\, the pressure to perform happiness\, and the fear of being left behind in a rapidly changing world. \nTosh played by Phoebe Taylor\nLou played by Hattie Millard\nFran played by Iola King-Alleyne\nDirected by Emma Morgan
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/scenes-with-girls-by-miriam-battye-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260118
DTSTAMP:20251206T111714Z
CREATED:20251206T111714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T111714Z
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SUMMARY:EXPÖSED by Baby Lamb Productions - Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Fashion designer extraordinaire “Ze Emperor” is on a ruthless rise to the top of Berlin’s fashion scene\, but when his latest collection falls flat\, he is in desperate need of something new. \nRumours of a cutting-edge fabric\, spearheaded by an innovative Parisian duo\, may be just what Ze Emperor needs to save his reputation and claw his way back to global fashion domination! \nFeaturing larger-than-life characters\, a feel-good soundtrack and lots of silly jokes\, Baby Lamb Productions brings you a tongue-in-cheek adaptation of The Emperor’s New Clothes\, transplanted to the dog-eat-dog world of 21st century high fashion. \nFollowing sell-out runs at the Bread & Roses Theatre and The Canal Cafe Theatre\, and after becoming OFFIE-finalists for the latter\, Baby Lamb Productions is thrilled to bring this “highly charged razzmatazz production” (Broadway Baby) to a new audience.
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/exposed-by-baby-lamb-productions-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251123
DTSTAMP:20251023T162335Z
CREATED:20251023T162335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251023T162335Z
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SUMMARY:The River by Jez Butterworth at the Alma Tavern Theatre Bristol
DESCRIPTION:The River by Tony and Olivier Award winning playwright Jez Butterworth comes to the Alma Theatre for a limited run in a brand new production 18-22 November 2025. \nDirected by JanineWunsche with a luminous cast of some of Bristol’s finest actors this is a show not to be missed. \n“Neither from nor towards\, at the still point\, there the dance is.” \n  \nCast and Creatives\nStarring Claire Bowman\, Ciaran Corsar\, Susie Kimnell and Ren Sinclair\nDirected by Janine Wunsche\nDesign Collaboration with Fay Saxty\nLighting Design by Alex Latham
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/the-river-by-jez-butterworth-at-the-alma-tavern-theatre-bristol/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251116
DTSTAMP:20251028T110803Z
CREATED:20251028T110803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T110803Z
UID:52298-1763164800-1763251199@backstagebristol.com
SUMMARY:Leaving is Hard by Siri Bolin - Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Swedish girl Thea is excited to be graduating and starting her own life. Dancing\, partying\, occupied with cute dresses & cute boys. She’s also dealing with family and social expectations. When she starts a new relationship her life feels perfect. But what begins as a dream soon turns to a nightmare. How do you fix something that is broken? \nA one-woman feminist play\, dealing with domestic abuse. Drawing inspiration from a real tragedy in Sweden\, where the play is set. \nThe play invites a space for conversation about domestic abuse. We need to address it\, with our sons\, our daughters\, our friends\, our parents\, with everyone. \n 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/leaving-is-hard-by-siri-bolin-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251115
DTSTAMP:20251020T181014Z
CREATED:20251020T180204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T181014Z
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SUMMARY:Terrys: An American Tragedy About Cars\, Customers\, and Selling Cars to Customers - Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:It’s Memorial Day weekend in the US-of-A. The sales team at Terry’s Cars and Automobiles is preparing to honour the fallen by slashing prices on some gently used\, (mostly) American-made cars. But the pressure’s on. If Terry’s team doesn’t shift 66 cars by Monday\, there’ll be hell to pay. \nTerry’s: An American Tragedy About Cars\, Customers\, And Selling Cars To Customers is the debut show of Lecoq-trained company Brillig\, who are based in Gloucestershire. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIt was initially inspired by This American Life’s podcast episode 129 Cars. \nBrillig have combined clowning\, physical theatre and original music to turn marketing jargon into a hilarious poetry of its own. \nThe show will take the audience on a ride through the silly and disturbing side of American car dealerships\, exposing the madness of the American Dream. \nAudiences are promised a show that fans of tongue-in-cheek musicals like The Book of Mormon will enjoy as well as TV and pop culture like The Simpsons\, David Lynch and Dr Strangelove. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe show premiered this year at Brighton Fringe\, shortlisted for Best New Show. It also hit the Edinburgh Fringe back in the summer. \nThe theatre company are currently out on tour\, playing their final performance at the Clifton theatre on 14 November 2025. \nFor more on Brillig: https://linktr.ee/brilligtheatre
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/terrys-an-american-tragedy-about-cars-customers-and-selling-cars-to-customers-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251114
DTSTAMP:20251022T111839Z
CREATED:20251022T111839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T111839Z
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SUMMARY:Paul F Taylor: Off The Paul at the Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Paul F Taylor comes to Clifton venue the Alma Tavern Theatre next month with his show Off The Paul. \nThe Harry Hill Nite Club comedian brings us a new show where he dips his dirty fingers into the subjects of Diabetes\,\nADHD\, how he always forgets his keys and how ‘piece of cake’ and ‘piece of piss’ sound like they have totally different meanings but actually they’re the same thing. \nBooking Info Below
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/paul-f-taylor-off-the-paul-at-the-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251024
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251026
DTSTAMP:20250910T163307Z
CREATED:20250910T163241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T163307Z
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SUMMARY:Haunted Shadows: The Gothic Tales of Edith Nesbit - Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Coming to the Alma Tavern Theatre just in time for the dark October nights is Haunted Shadows: The Gothic Tales of Edith Nesbit. \nFrom A Monkey with Cymbals theatre company\, audiences are in for a treat with three chilling Gothic tales. \nIn The Shadow\, a repressed housekeeper encounters an abominable entity\, while in The Pavilion the shadow of a long-dead necromancer envelops a social gathering. Finally\, a deranged young woman harbours a deadly secret in a rediscovered story called A Strange Experience. \nClaire Louise Amias is Edith Nesbit\, the well-known author of The Railway Children and Five Children and It. But many people don’t realise that Nesbit also wrote ghost stories for adults. \n  \n \n  \nThe show will also be at the Ustinov Studio in Bath on 10 January 2026 \nPerformed by Claire Louise Amias\nDirected by Jonathan Rigby \nFor more information about the show\, visit: https://www.amonkeywithcymbals.co.uk/haunted-shadow \nBooking details below \n  \n 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/haunted-shadows-the-gothic-tales-of-edith-nesbit-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251020
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251022
DTSTAMP:20250807T130308Z
CREATED:20250807T130308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250807T130308Z
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SUMMARY:Take Care by Edie Doherty at the Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:New theatre company stages brand new play at Clifton theatre\n\n\n\nBristol based Late Shift Theatre is bringing their first play – Take Care – to the Alma Tavern Theatre this October. \nIt’s written by Edie Doherty – in the style of a sitcom – and tells the story of staff working in a care home for adults with learning disabilities. \nThe action takes place on New Years Day\, with surprise setbacks and heartfelt humour. It’s described as a ‘comedy with a conscience’ aiming to portray a nuanced experience of working in a care home. \nLate Shift Theatre say their production is “a raw\, heart-wrenching\, and hopeful journey through a day of duty\, connection\, and survival.”
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/take-care-by-edie-doherty-at-the-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251012
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251013
DTSTAMP:20250904T114318Z
CREATED:20250904T114318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T114318Z
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SUMMARY:Junkies by Nick Bamford at Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Cornwall-based theatre company What Now Productions\, are bringing their new piece of writing Junkies\, to the Alma Tavern Theatre. \nThe company is run by writer and director Nick Bamford and writer and actor Richard Curnow. \nIt’s Bamford’s new play Junkies\, which will be touring to Coventry\, Bristol\, Cheltenham and Liskeard. \nAdam and Mike meet on a dating site. Adam is 25 and Mike is in his 50s. Adam\, has an opiod addiction and appears to be looking for a ‘sugar daddy’. \nMike\, a rich financier invites him to stay and get clean. \nAs their relationship develops\, Adam wonders if Mike’s need to make money for the sake of it is not so different to his own addiction after all. \nFor more information about What Now Productions\, visit: https://www.whatnowproductions.co.uk/ \nBooking details below
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/junkies-by-nick-bamford-at-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251002
DTSTAMP:20250925T082312Z
CREATED:20250925T082312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250925T082312Z
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SUMMARY:Maybe I Should Stop by Oscar Brudenall-Jones - Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:To The Tooth Theatre\, brings a brand new show to the Alma Tavern Theatre this month. \nMaybe I Should Stop by Oscar Brudenall-Jones\, is the company’s very first production. It’s already currently nominated for Two Fringe Theatre Awards. \nOscar Brudenall-Jones is co-Artistic Director of the company. He’s a working class actor aiming to bring to the stage ‘sharp\, socially aware’ theatre which will entertain and provoke audiences. \nIt’s directed by co-Artistic Director of To The Tooth Theatre\, Esalan Gates. \n\n\n\n\nMaybe I Should Stop\, explores themes of grief in a post-pandemic world. It also includes ‘sperm bank strikes’ and ‘why you shouldn’t lose your rag at an old person’. \nOscar Brudenall-Jones calls it “comedy with a bite”. \n\n\n\n\nAaron\, an out-of-work entertainer\, has nicked his dad’s ashes and hidden them in a tub of chocolates. Now he’s on his way to Cornwall with no money\, a half-baked plan and the police in hot pursuit. Catch him while you can! \nFor more information about To The Tooth Theatre: https://www.tothetooththeatre.org/ \nBooking details below
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/maybe-i-should-stop-by-oscar-brudenall-jones-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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