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SUMMARY:Stuart Laws Has To Be Joking? at the Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Comedian Stuart Laws is taking his comedy show on a tour which will be coming to the Alma Tavern Theatre this May. \nLaws is a performer and writer-director as well as a comedian. His Has To Be Joking show takes the audience on a journey after receiving an autism diagnosis in recent years. \n  \n\nPhotography – Ed moore \n  \nThe show will cover relationships\, feature big pigs\, out of place horses\, a comparison between British and American toilets\, and why Colombian conveniences are a different ball game altogether. \nLaws received 9 four star reviews at last year’s Edinburgh Festival and a British Comedy Guide Recommendation. \nHome: https://backstagebristol.com/\nBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/chopsybristol.bsky.social\nTikTok: www.tiktok.com/@chopsybristoltt\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/backstagebristol\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/chopsybaby
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/stuart-laws-has-to-be-joking-at-the-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
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SUMMARY:Marshmallow Me by Rosie Pepper at Alma Tavern Theatre Bristol
DESCRIPTION:New writing from Rosie Pepper\, brings to the stage a heartfelt and uplifting piece of theatre. It delves into the difficulties young people can experience in pursuit of their dream of becoming an actor. \nRuby is a young girl who grew up in Scarborough. In order to further her acting career\, she made the move to London\, hopeful of bright lights and living the dream. \nThe move was challenging. Opportunities were there\, but\, so was culture shock\, unstable housing and financial struggles – which resulted in an eating disorder taking her down a dark path. \n  \n \nThough therapy sessions\, true love and work\, she came back stronger than before. \nMarshmallow Me\, is described as ‘heartfelt’ and ‘hilarious’. \nThe theatre company has partnered with charity SEED (Support and Empathy for people with Eating Disorders). \nThey will be raising awareness as well as funds for the charity. \nMarshmallow Me will be at the Alma Tavern Theatre on 20 May 2025 \nCast and Creatives\nWritten by Rosie Pepper\nPerformed by Rosie Pepper\nDirected by Scott Le Crass\nLighting Design by Rachel E Cleary\nSound Design by Raffaela Pancucci\nProduced by Joe Brown\nStage Management by Meghan Bartual Smyth \n  \n 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/marshmallow-me-by-rosie-pepper-at-alma-tavern-theatre-bristol/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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SUMMARY:The W.I.G. of Life: A Conference at the Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Witty and thought-provoking theatre – The W.I.G. of Life: A Conference – will be coming to the Alma Tavern Theatre in Bristol this May. \nThe show takes a look at human history and our collective responsibility towards both nature and ourselves through three AI Bots. \nIt’s told through dance\, comedy\, puppetry and TV and also utilises audience interaction through their personal internet enabled smart phones. \nThe show comes from Psychonaut Theatre. It’s both created and performed by Francesca Fatichenti\, Christof Hofer and Arielle Zilkha. \nThe theatre company will also be running a bookable\, free workshop about incorporating interactive and technological elements into shows for performance makers. \nBoth show and workshop are bookable through the Alma Tavern Theatre website. \nYou can find out more about Psychonaut Theatre here: https://www.psychonauttheatre.com/
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/the-w-i-g-of-life-a-conference-at-the-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre
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SUMMARY:Loop - The Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Dark comedy Loop\, is coming to the Alma Tavern Theatre this April. \nIt’s described as a dark comedy with a “timey-wimey” twist. \nAlice and Alfie’s relationship is in the rut to end all ruts. The same hellos. The same wild suspicions. The same Angel Slices. Night after night after night. After night. \nIf only they could turn the page. \nReeling from a tortuous night of sci-fi cosplay and armed with a vague memory of something really quite bad\, Alice and Alfie peer into the darkness. There’s something there. Could be a way out. Could be an end to a life of endless bickering\, bad poetry\, and shoddy home improvements. \nCould be\, couldn’t it? Or it could be their worst nightmare. \nThe show is performed by Bristol-based theatre company Soul Cake Theatre. \n\nYou can find out more about the company here: https://www.facebook.com/soulcaketheatre \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/loop-the-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre,Bristol Theatre
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SUMMARY:Switzerland by Joanna Murray-Smith
DESCRIPTION:“I like murders. I’ve committed hundreds of them” \nA taut\, psychological thriller\, re-imagining the final days in the life of the renowned master crime novelist of The Talented Mr. Ripley\, Strangers on a Train and Carol. \nPatricia Highsmith\, queen of the thriller\, aging and ailing hides away in her study in the Swiss Alps\, surrounded by her books and an arsenal of antique weaponry\, finding solace in her seclusion\, her cats and her cigarettes. \nSent by her New York publisher\, Edward Ridgeway appears in an attempt to persuade Highsmith to write one final instalment of her best-selling series featuring the master manipulator\, Tom Ripley. \nAs day breaks on the snow covered mountains\, it becomes clear that the charming young stranger in her home is set on a far more sinister mission. \nMisplaced Theatre return with Joanna Murray Smith’s high-stakes game that teeters dangerously on the cliff of reality.
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/switzerland-by-joanna-murray-smith/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre,Bristol Theatre
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SUMMARY:Broken Glass by Arthur Miller - Axbridge Community Theatre - Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Axbridge Community Theatre will be at the Alma Tavern Theatre this April with Arthur Miller’s Broken Glass. \nThe ingrained antisemitism faced by the Gellburgs daily is bearable. But what happens when racist violence flares up on the other side of the globe? Can the rise of the Nazis really affect a Jewish couple in Brooklyn? Will their marriage survive the threat to their livelihoods and their health? \n \nSylvia is obsessed by disturbing images from Nazi Germany\, reproduced in the local press. Her husband Phillip downplays his Jewishness in order to fit in. When Sylvia loses the use of her legs\, they engage a Doctor from their own community. But is he competent enough to tackle the root causes of her physical – and perhaps mental – illness? \nFirst published in 1994\, when debates about the holocaust still raged in the USA\, the play’s action is set in late 1938. By examining Jewish identity -through world events\, local attitudes and personal feelings – its themes remain strikingly relevant today. \nFor more information about Axbridge Community Theatre: https://www.facebook.com/AxbridgeACT
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/broken-glass-by-arthur-miller-axbridge-community-theatre-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre,Bristol Theatre
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SUMMARY:Jarman by Mark Farrelly at the Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Jarman\, by Mark Farrelly\, will be coming to the Alma Tavern Theatre in Bristol this month. \nIt’s is a solo play written by Farelly written about Derek Jarman\, a creative who spanned art\, film making\, design industries as well as being a gay rights activist. \nFarrelly’s play explores the life of Jarman from Dungeness to Soho. It’s also performed by Farrelly and directed by Sarah-Louise Young.
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/jarman-by-mark-farrelly-at-the-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre,Bristol Theatre
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SUMMARY:Three Kings - Alma Tavern Theatre Bristol
DESCRIPTION:When Patrick is just eight years old\, his absent father returns unexpectedly for a brief but memorable encounter. Years later- recalling that meeting and the revelations that followed\, Patrick traces the events of his father’s life. Three Kings by Stephen Beresford is a heartbreaking and hilarious solo play about fathers and sons\, the gifts and burdens of inheritance\, and the unfathomable puzzle of human relationships. \nStaged by Madam Renards \nThree Kings will be at the Alma Tavern Theatre on Tuesday 11 February 2025 \nFor more information or to book: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/almatheatrecompany/1477553?
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/three-kings-alma-tavern-theatre-bristol/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre,Bristol Theatre
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SUMMARY:Alexander Bennett: Emotional Daredevil - Alma Tavern Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Alexander Bennett brings his brand new show – Emotional Daredevil – to the Alma Tavern Theatre this January. \nBennett describes his show as a comedy about risk\, for people who are unsatisfied with how things are going. \nThe show is best watched with as little prior information as possible. Previous audience members say it would create spoilers for what is a ‘unique comedy experience’.
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/alexander-bennett-emotional-daredevil-alma-tavern-theatre/
LOCATION:Alma Tavern Theatre\, BS8 2HY
CATEGORIES:Alma Tavern Theatre,Comedy
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