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SUMMARY:Alas! Poor Yorick - Tobacco Factory Theatres
DESCRIPTION:If the Two Ronnies were cast as the Gravediggers in Shakespeare’s Hamlet re-written by Samuel Beckett you might have something like Ridiculusmus’s “Alas! Poor Yorick”. Mixing the mundane with the magical; moments of banal idiocy are interspersed with ones of cinematic elegance to an underscore of groans\, grunts and the odd Shakespearean aside. The legendary independent theatre double act of Jon Haynes and David Woods pull out every trick in their theatrical playbook to create a fresh take on Shakespeare’s much–loved clowns\, re-enacting all the preceding acts of the original and meticulously staging the famous graveyard scene in all its 420 year-old glory. Flipping the Shakespearean original tragedy into an existential clown piece\, Ridiculusmus cast aside chaos and mistaken murders to unearth a beautiful and oddly movingmeditation on work\, faith and existence\, with the prevaricating protagonist offered in a refreshingly contemporary light. 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/alas-poor-yorick-tobacco-factory-theatres/
LOCATION:Tobacco Factory Theatres\, BS3 1TF
CATEGORIES:Tobacco Factory Theatres
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SUMMARY:We Are Fox - Tobacco Factory Theatres
DESCRIPTION:Not all folk tales are about forests full of princesses. You knew that\, right?   \nWe got to thinking about how we live in the high rises and terraces\, suburbs and estates. And then we went skip-diving for old stories about people – human and otherwise – with pasts\, with secrets\, with experiences to share if you only stop and chat.   \nWe’ve hauled up folktales of strangers with milky eyes\, pockets full of rubbish\, hands that are not their own\, questions that they ask to everyone they meet… Give it up surviving and thriving\, for sharp wits\, courage and curiosity\, and singing your song in the dark.   \nGet this…  \nThe Leberou walks fast through the night. Legend says he must pass under seven bell towers in seven parishes before dawn breaks. He has walked so many streets\, so many nights\, with no bed of his own. If you are out as the dusk\, be warned! He may jump up on your back. But in return for the ride\, what stories he will tell you with his whiskery snout in your ear\, and his hairy legs wrapped around your waist.   \nForget fear\, get curious!   \nCome be bell ringers and fox choir. Get your ears full of stories. We’ll also be featuring a special guest from your manor\, because we are nosey and we want to know everyone and everything.   \nWe Are Fox
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/we-are-fox-tobacco-factory-theatres/
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SUMMARY:Krapp’s Last Tape - Tobacco Factory Theatres
DESCRIPTION:Krapp’s Last Tape is a journey through an old man’s life\, filled with hilarious memories and hopes for the future\, coupled with the mourning of lost love and unfulfilled ambition.  This production\, directed by Academy Award nominee Stockard Channing and starring David Westhead\, tours globally throughout 2025 and 2026. Revel in Samuel Beckett’s classic play\, as audiences are invited into Krapp’s world of solitude\, memories\, dreams\, elation\, and despair.  This touring production has been brought to life in disused function rooms\, underground vaults\, former jails\, and dusty factories. We are transported to a land of joy\, sadness\, lost ambition\, love\, madness\, and hope. 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/krapps-last-tape-tobacco-factory-theatres/
LOCATION:Tobacco Factory Theatres\, BS3 1TF
CATEGORIES:Tobacco Factory Theatres
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SUMMARY:Coulrophobia - Tobacco Factory Theatres
DESCRIPTION:TWO CLOWNS TRAPPED IN A CARDBOARD WORLD… \nTake your seat\, relax but don’t get too comfortable. Coulrophobia (fear of clowns) is 80 minutes of brilliant slapstick\, mime\, puppetry\, existential angst and big shoes.   \nDik and Adam are Clowns! They couldn’t fight their way out of a paper bag\, let alone a surreal cardboard world. Why are they there and what are they supposed to be doing? They know something sinister is afoot and they need to get out before it’s too late. Join them on a hysterical and sometimes terrifying quest for a more meaningful existence.  \nWith enough subversive humour to please the most hardened cynic\, Coulrophobia glides seamlessly from sinister to touching\, from ridiculous to outright hilarious. A high energy\, anarchic\, roller coaster of a clown / puppet show that has been a sell-out hit at festivals in Portugal\, Holland\, Norway\, Czech Republic\, Germany\, Spain\, Switzerland\, Sweden\, Belgium\, Romania\, Finland and the UK. 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/coulrophobia-tobacco-factory-theatres/
LOCATION:Tobacco Factory Theatres\, BS3 1TF
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