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SUMMARY:A Noise Annoys - The Wardrobe Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Jude Simpson brings an hour of uplifting playful poetry\, witty wordplay and silly songs to children in Bristol this May. \nA Noise Annoys was recently nominated for Best Kids Show at Leicester Comedy Festival early this year. \nIt’s been described by audiences as “fantastically funny”. \nShe’s performed with the much-loved Michael Rosen in the past\, who called her work “funny” and “sharp” as well as her being a “terrific performer”. \nYoungsters can expect songs celebrating peanut butter sandwiches\, tongue twisters about naming a pet badger\, alongside a lot of joy and nonsense. \n“I just want people to enjoy themselves and have a laugh together\, but if they go away feeling inspired to play with words\, then my mission is complete\,” Jude says. \nThe show\, which comes to The Wardrobe Theatre\, is aimed at children aged 5 years upwards with their families. \n 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/a-noise-annoys-the-wardrobe-theatre/
LOCATION:The Wardrobe Theatre\, BS2 0DF
CATEGORIES:The Wardrobe Theatre
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SUMMARY:Bristol Pride presents: SMOKE - The Wardrobe Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Theatre-maker Alexis Gregory is out on tour this spring with SMOKE. It’s a daring piece of theatre written by Gregory which he will also be performing. The show confronts the hardest issues facing the queer community head on. \nAlex receives an Instagram message from his boyfriend. But his boyfriend has been dead for two years. \nThe two-part show is a fast-paced thriller which follows Alex’s desperate search for the truth in the digital era. It takes him through grief\, psychosis and drug use. \nThe show is performed with the house lights up\, dispensing with theatre’s traditional ‘theatrical frame’. \nFolloing the performance\, organisation You Are Loved\, will host a curated 45 minute panel discussion. This will be unique to each city and create a safe space for collective reflection. \nFeatured Image: Tyler Kelly
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/bristol-pride-presents-smoke-the-wardrobe-theatre/
LOCATION:The Wardrobe Theatre\, BS2 0DF
CATEGORIES:The Wardrobe Theatre
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260621
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SUMMARY:Attenborough and His Animals - The Wardrobe Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Come along to The Wardrobe Theatre this June to celebrate a century of wildlife and wisdom with Attenborough and His Animals. \nThe show returns to Bristol in honour of Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday. \nThe family friendly show brings to life his natural history documentaries through clowning and physical theatre. \nWhen the great man himself doesn’t show up for a live appearance with real animal guests\, two\nhapless fools decide to save the day by recreating wonderful scenes of the natural world. \nA blue whale swims through the depths and racer snakes pursue an iguana across the desert. The largest\nrange of animals you will ever see onstage. \nThe show has been created by Clough-MacRae and Jonathan Tilley of Bristol based Clownfish. \nThe pair met through training at physical theatre school École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq and discovered their shared love of David Attenborough’s documentaries. \nFeatured Image: Jacinta Oaten \n 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/attenborough-and-his-animals-the-wardrobe-theatre/
LOCATION:The Wardrobe Theatre\, BS2 0DF
CATEGORIES:The Wardrobe Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260615
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260616
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SUMMARY:Neil Haigh’s Comedy Masterclass Ruined By Stewart Wright - The Wardrobe Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Neil Haigh’s Comedy Masterclass Ruined By Stewart Wright Comes to The Wardrobe Theatre in Bristol this June. \nThe comedy-theatre Show has been created by long-time collaborators Neil Haigh and Stewart Wright. \nIt brings together over a decade of shared creative experimentation into a fresh\, unpredictable and laugh-out-loud theatrical experience. \nBlending improvisation\, character comedy and spontaneous storytelling\, the production offers audiences something entirely unique each night. \n  \n  \n\n 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/neil-haighs-comedy-masterclass-ruined-by-stewart-wright-the-wardrobe-theatre/
LOCATION:The Wardrobe Theatre\, BS2 0DF
CATEGORIES:The Wardrobe Theatre
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260625
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SUMMARY:Princess Sparkles - The Wardrobe Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Alt comedy scene\, writer and performer Lily Maryon\, brings her debut solo show Princess Sparkles to the Wardrobe Theatre. \nPrincess Sparkles invites audiences to step into the role of children at a birthday party whether they’re ready for it or not. Structured around familiar party favourites such as pass the parcel\, musical statues\, and improvised storytelling\, the show recreates the unpredictable energy of a children’s party while revealing a more complex story beneath the surface. \nAt its centre is Princess Sparkles\, a chaotic entertainer barely holding it together. What starts as nostalgic fun becomes a sharp character study revealing the emotional strain behind the act. \nThe show blends character comedy\, clowning\, and audience interaction. \nIt draws from Lily Maryon’s real experiences as a children’s entertainer. \nThe show uses verbatim moments from parties ranging from surreal to brutal highlighting the challenge of performing for children\, with cutting remarks like “paid to entertain me” and “out of work actor”. \n  \n 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/princess-sparkles-the-wardrobe-theatre/
LOCATION:The Wardrobe Theatre\, BS2 0DF
CATEGORIES:The Wardrobe Theatre
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SUMMARY:Basic Self Care - The Wardrobe Theatre
DESCRIPTION:‘In these troubling times\, are you doing enough to take care of yourself? Probably not. No need to worry\, we will do it for you. Join some of Bristol’s top comedic minds for an evening of top notch scripted silliness.’ \nA cast of Bristol’s top improvisers have come together to create sketch show Basic Self Care. \nThe city’s improv community worked together in a series of workshops with a seperate team of sketch writers. Self Care is the result\, a refined series of sketches for what promises to be a hilarious and outrageous performance. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/basic-self-care-the-wardrobe-theatre/
LOCATION:The Wardrobe Theatre\, BS2 0DF
CATEGORIES:The Wardrobe Theatre
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260709
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SUMMARY:The BLANK Who BLANKED Me - The Wardrobe Theatre Bristol
DESCRIPTION:Degrees of Error\, creators of hit show Murder\, She Didn’t Write\, will be at The Wardrobe Theatre this July with a brand new show as part of Bristol Pride. \nThe Bristol-based company produce original comedic and dramatic improvised work. \nThis new show is one of many they have staged for the city’s Pride events over the years. \nThe “unabashedly queer torrid romance” is an  improvised romance from which you can expect high drama and a lot of laughs. \nLove stories are with us from a very young age\, beginning with those idyllic fairy tale romances with princes and princesses\, knights\, dragons\, and love that is pure and sweet and true. This is not that kind of love story. \nThis is the kind of love story where passion strikes like a wrecking ball\, leaving you dazed\, confused\, and madly in love with an unaccountable asshole who does admittedly look really good climbing out of a lake in a thin white shirt… Think of dark romances that ruin your life\, forbidden loves that refuse to be denied (no matter how messy it gets)!
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/the-blank-who-blanked-me-the-wardrobe-theatre-bristol/
LOCATION:The Wardrobe Theatre\, BS2 0DF
CATEGORIES:The Wardrobe Theatre
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SUMMARY:Notting Hell: The Greatest Love Story in the Underworld - The Wardrobe Theatre
DESCRIPTION:The Wardrobe Theatre’s rom-com parody Notting Hell: The Greatest Love Story in the Underworld\, will be returning to the Old Market theatre for a four-week run this summer. \nThe hit show has had audiences asking for its return ever since its debut as the theatre’s Christmas show in 2024. \nThe original production\, a fast paced and smart alternative comedy from The Wardrobe Theatre was written and devised by the company. \nThe comedy promises audiences a “riotous” night of comedy which is “surreal\, but nice”. \nEternal pain and suffering\, never-ending torment\, ceaseless misery – falling in love isn’t always easy. When a foppishly handsome owner of a quaint bookshop falls for a jaw-droppingly gorgeous international mega-celeb\, little does he know he’ll soon find himself deep in the fiery pits of the underworld. Surrounded by horses\, hounds and facing off against the cursed spawn of Satan himself\, finding true love this summer is going to take a lot of sacrifice… human sacrifice. \nGeneral sale opens at 10am on Friday 27 February 2026
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/notting-hell-the-greatest-love-story-in-the-underworld-the-wardrobe-theatre/
LOCATION:The Wardrobe Theatre\, BS2 0DF
CATEGORIES:The Wardrobe Theatre
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SUMMARY:Goldilock\, Stock & Three Smoking Bears - The Wardrobe Theatre
DESCRIPTION:This Christmas\, The Wardrobe Theatre is giddy to bring back one of our all-time favourite productions. As we celebrate 10 years of The Wardrobe Theatre in Old Market\, we’re going back to where it all began with the first show ever to be performed here. Get ready for an ill-fated fusion of the classic porridge-thieving fairy tale with 1998’s cult cockney caper to create something new\, exciting\, smart and very\, very funny. \nThe silver-tongued Goldilock can see that her days of selling moody goods on the cobbled streets of East End London are numbered. But when circumstances leave her on the run from a pack of bears and badly indebted to a notorious gangster\, will our young heroine be able to raise the needed ‘bees and honey’ in time and avoid doing porridge?
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/goldilock-stock-three-smoking-bears-the-wardrobe-theatre/
LOCATION:The Wardrobe Theatre\, BS2 0DF
CATEGORIES:Christmas,The Wardrobe Theatre
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