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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:20260610
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260621
DTSTAMP:20260619T032748
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SUMMARY:An Ideal Husband - Bristol Old Vic
DESCRIPTION:Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband comes to Bristol Old Vic this June. The show is a Lyric Hammersmith production in association with Bristol Old Vic. \nThe contemporary production of the classic comedy uncovers the love\, betrayal and scandal that prevails in the rarefied world of modern\, affluent London. \nFeatured Image: Courtney Nathan Phillip
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/an-ideal-husband-bristol-old-vic/
LOCATION:Bristol Old Vic\, BS1 4ED
CATEGORIES:Bristol Old Vic
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260615
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260823
DTSTAMP:20260619T032748
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260418T144017Z
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SUMMARY:Million Dollar Quartet - Barn Theatre Cirencester
DESCRIPTION:Darren Day stars in Million Dollar Quartet\nThe Barn Theatre in Cirencester has announced that Darren Day will be starring as Sam Phillips in Million Dollar Quartet this summer. \nThe show was inspired by Elvis Presley\, Johnny Cash\, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins. \nIt first played at Barn Theatre in 2022 and is returning to the stage due to overwhelming public demand. \nThe show has a book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux. This production will be directed by Jonathan O’Boyle. \nFurther casting and creatives will be announced shortly. \nIt’s set on the night of 04 December 1956. The four men who walked into a recording studio in Memphis that night went on to shape rock’n’roll music\, changing the direction of popular music forever. \nMillion Dollar Quartet includes the classic songs Blue Suede Shoes\, Fever\, Walk The Line\, Hound Dog. \n \nDarren Day’s musical theatre resume is extensive\, following after winning Opportunity Knocks back in the 80s. \n“I genuinely couldn’t think of more perfect casting\, ” Barn Theatre’s CEO and Artistic Director Iwan Lewis says. \n“Sam Phillips is an iconic figure who played such a pivotal role in shaping the music industry\, and to have this role played by Darren Day\, who has himself taken on some of the most defining roles in musical theatre\, feels incredibly fitting. Our audiences at the Barn are in for a real treat.” \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/million-dollar-quartet-barn-theatre-cirencester/
LOCATION:Barn Theatre\, GL7 1BN
CATEGORIES:Barn Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260619
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260621
DTSTAMP:20260619T032748
CREATED:20260423T092828Z
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SUMMARY:End of Year Show Presented by Circomedia’s First-Year Degree Students
DESCRIPTION:Join Circomedia for an evening of energy\, elegance\, and playful sophistication by their first year degree students. Taking inspiration from the vibrant performance culture of the 1930s\, when vaudeville ruled the stage\, this show reimagines the past through the lens of contemporary circus. We invite you to glimpse the mischievous charm and graceful spectacle that came before us and that continues to inspire performers today. \nFeatured Image: Circomedia \n 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/end-of-year-show-presented-by-circomedias-first-year-degree-students/
LOCATION:Circomedia\, BS2 8SJ
CATEGORIES:Circomedia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260620
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260621
DTSTAMP:20260619T032748
CREATED:20260612T083525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T083525Z
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SUMMARY:Drifting Sound: Dungi Sapor at The Jam Jar Bristol
DESCRIPTION:流聲漂泊：潮間回響——Dungi Sapor 英國巡演\nDrifting Sound: Echoes Across Tides: Dungi Sapir UK Tour: \nKakilang and Wildtune present Drifting Sound: Echoes Across Tides\, a UK tour by Indigenous artist\, DJ and producer Dungi Sapor\, supported by Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture. \n \nDungi Sapor fuses traditional Amis vocal practices and culture with experimental electronic sound. She turns voice into rhythm\, texture and immersive sonic environments. \nThe event brings together a line-up of artists at each stop on the tour whose practices engage with sound\, cultural memory and transnational connection. \nBristol Line-Up \nTIRTA\nTIRTA blends ambient\, house\, trance and electro with the SE Asian dance floor gems. She is currently the Programme Director of Half East Records\, an international music collective that celebrates ESEA diaspora. \nIzzi\nThe London-based DJ and radio host draws connections between ancestral percussion and club futurism. Her work spotlights Burmese artists on UK radio. \nDungi Sapor\nThe Amis (Pangcah) artist\, DJ and producer from Hualien\, Taiwan\, fuses Indigenous vocal traditions and contemporary electronic music. \nHer work moves between experimental club culture and cultural storytelling. \nKanatal Dance\nAmis Kanatal Dance combines music\, dance and contemporary performance. The work is rooted in Taiwanese culture. Expect DJ composition\, Indigenous vocals and embodied movement as they explore Indigenous culture through a contemporary lens. \nThe event is described as a “collective experience of listening\, movement and encounter. Through sound that travels across borders and generations\, the project invites audiences to consider how stories are carried\, memories sustained and new connections created.”
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/drifting-sound-dungi-sapor-at-the-jam-jar-bristol/
LOCATION:The Jam Jar\, BS2 9EB
CATEGORIES:The Jam Jar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260621
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260622
DTSTAMP:20260619T032748
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SUMMARY:Milo Edwards: Catamaran (Preview) - The Gaffe Comedy Club
DESCRIPTION:Should you know about your dad’s seduction techniques? In 2025 Milo Edwards found a box of old letters in the back of his late Mother’s wardrobe. Catamaran is a show about his parents and the letters they wrote and the 1980s — what remains of a human life\, what’s torn out\, what happens if that life was surprisingly horny… and whatever happened to Jim Lock’s catamaran?
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/milo-edwards-catamaran-preview-the-gaffe-comedy-club/
LOCATION:The Gaffe Comedy Club\, BS1 2BD
CATEGORIES:The Gaffe Comedy Club
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260621
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260622
DTSTAMP:20260619T032748
CREATED:20260529T153534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T155343Z
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SUMMARY:Amelia Hamilton: Moral Support (Preview) - The Gaffe Comedy Club
DESCRIPTION:This show is held at The Robin Hood \nAmelia’s got your coat but she hasn’t pulled. She’s turned\, comedy outlaw. Each one of her new rap lines is a deadly bullet in her lyrical revolver. It’s 2026 and we are living in a new wild west where the old rules don’t apply. \nAmelia Hamilton\, ‘the rapping comic you instantly adore’ ***** (One4Review.co.uk) and 2025 ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer winner\, returns with Moral Support – a show that is unpredictable\, sharp and surprising at every turn. \nFeatured on BBC Radio 4 and BBC iPlayer\, Hamilton skewers modern morality\, joyfully dismantling everything from bad men with excellent manners to competitive happiness\, gravedigging’s inevitable rebrand and why we should absolutely re-stigmatise mental health. Smart\, subversive and gloriously off-beat. ‘You do not want to miss the talent that is Amelia Hamilton’ ***** (EdFestMag.com). \nSaddle up and bring your whisky. Hamilton is gonna show us that perhaps the good guys were actually the bad girls all along. \n 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/amelia-hamilton-moral-support-preview-the-gaffe-comedy-club/
LOCATION:The Robin Hood\, BS2 8DX
CATEGORIES:The Robin Hood
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260624
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260625
DTSTAMP:20260619T032748
CREATED:20260603T133153Z
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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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260624
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260628
DTSTAMP:20260619T032748
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SUMMARY:The Fit Prince - Tobacco Factory Theatres
DESCRIPTION:The Fit Prince (who gets switched on the square in the frosty castle the night before (insert public holiday here))\nAwkward Productions returns to Tobacco Factory Theatres this June with their brand new show: The Fit Prince (who gets switched on the square in the frosty castle the night before (insert public holiday here)). \nThe show sees Linus Karp and Joseph Martin return to Bristol with their latest hit show – this time sending up Christmas and Hallmark holiday movies. \nPanic! In Swedonia. The King is dead and the prince next in line to the throne is unmarried – if he doesn’t find someone soon\, he must forfeit the crown! \nIn New York City\, baker Aaron Butcher is butchering his career as a family baker. Maybe a commission in the non-location-specific country of Swedonia will fix his problems… \nThe show features original music by Leland and a large digital cast including Geri Allen. \nExpect it to have all the usual features we know and love – ‘queer\, chaotic\, comedic and heartfelt’. \n  \n 
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/the-fit-prince-tobacco-factory-theatres/
LOCATION:Tobacco Factory Theatres\, BS3 1TF
CATEGORIES:Tobacco Factory Theatres
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260625
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260626
DTSTAMP:20260619T032748
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SUMMARY:Fire and Dice - Bristol Improv Theatre
DESCRIPTION:In Fire & Dice\, you are invited to join a live-play Dungeons & Dragons show\, featuring a cast of improv comedians\, voice actors\, and special guests from distant worlds\, such as Baldur’s Gate\, Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared and Doctor Who \nRuns on 28 May\, 25 June\, 30 July and 27 August 2026
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/fire-and-dice-bristol-improv-theatre-2/
LOCATION:Bristol Improv Theatre\, BS8 1LP
CATEGORIES:Bristol Improv Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260625
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260627
DTSTAMP:20260619T032748
CREATED:20260418T113134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T074124Z
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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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260626
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260627
DTSTAMP:20260619T032748
CREATED:20260423T083217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T083217Z
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SUMMARY:The Saboteur - Bristol Improve Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Fresh from hit seasons in Australia and New Zealand\, The Saboteur is a high-stakes\, interactive evening of subterfuge\, treachery\, backstabbing and laughs for fans of the whodunnit genre. \nDates: 22 May\, 26 June\, 24 July and 29 August
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/the-saboteur-bristol-improve-theatre-2/
LOCATION:Bristol Improv Theatre\, BS8 1LP
CATEGORIES:Bristol Improv Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260627
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260628
DTSTAMP:20260619T032748
CREATED:20260602T114640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T114640Z
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SUMMARY:Circomedia Summer Spectacular!
DESCRIPTION:This June\, audiences are invited to experience an uplifting evening of extraordinary live performance as Circomedia\, Bristol’s acclaimed circus school\, host their Summer Spectacular fundraiser in their home venue – the beautiful St. Paul’s Church. \nThis feel-good fundraising cabaret promises breathtaking aerial artistry\, jaw-dropping acrobatics\, exhilarating juggling\, physical theatre\, and joyful entertainment from some of the South West’s most exciting circus talent.  \nThe evening will be compèred by internationally renowned performer Rod Laver\, who will also be taking to the stage to attempt to break the Guinness World Record he originally set in Beijing in 2013.  \nThe line-up for this summer celebration will include:  \nDynamic acrobatics from Welsh duo and Circomedia graduates Emba Wimbush and Ieuan Waller \nAscension\, an emotionally charged aerial hoop performance by Emba in Motion \nAerial rope artistry from Circomedia diploma student Paddy Riddle \nA spectacular large-scale club juggling act choreographed by Gandini Juggling performer and Circomedia Head of Juggling Owen Reynolds \nA silent-movie-inspired slapstick performance created by Circomedia’s degree students for Slapstick Festival 2026 \nPerformances and walk-about entertainment from Circomedia’s talented student cohort \nMore acts are still to be announced. \nFeatured Image: Emba Wimbush
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/circomedia-summer-spectacular/
LOCATION:Circomedia\, BS2 8SJ
CATEGORIES:Circomedia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260628
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260629
DTSTAMP:20260619T032748
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SUMMARY:Little Folk Music - The Garden Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Tidal Tales Collective presents Little Folk Music. Gently interactive folk-fusion concerts for young people and their families\, with beautifully crafted traditional songs from around the world. \n\n\n\n\nA nature themed musical adventure to spark the imagination! A wonderful gig for all the family to enjoy. \nAges 0+ \nBring your picnic blankets to sit on. \nWindmill Hill City Farm Cafe will be open for refreshments!
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/little-folk-music-the-garden-theatre/
LOCATION:The Garden Theatre – Windmill Hill City Farm\, BS3 4EA
CATEGORIES:The Garden Theatre & Windmill Hill City Farm
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260628
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260629
DTSTAMP:20260619T032748
CREATED:20260529T152943Z
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SUMMARY:Raj Poojara & Roger O'Sullivan (Double Previews) - The Gaffe Comedy Club
DESCRIPTION:Raj Poojara grew up in a Ugandan-Indian household where career advice was less ‘follow your dreams’ and more ‘don’t embarrass the family’. In DICE\, he explores what happens when life feels pre-rolled. \nFrom identity confusion and hyper-competitive cousins to navigating respectable career paths and cultural expectation\, Raj examines the pressure to land on the ‘right’ number. Sharp\, personal and packed with punchlines. \n  \nAmbition is a mortal sin — or so Roger O’Sullivan was taught growing up in rural Ireland. But with the Irish identity trending and authenticity all the rage\, in 2026\, perhaps the real nepotism is being a peasant boy who can tell a few funny stories. \nNominee: Best Newcomer Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2025. Winner: Best Newcomer Comedian’s Choice Award 2025. ‘No shortcuts: just craft\, timing and a deep love of the game’ (One4Review.co.uk). ‘Talents like O’Sullivan don’t come around very often’ (Rolling Stone).
URL:https://backstagebristol.com/event/raj-poojara-roger-osullivan-double-previews-the-gaffe-comedy-club/
LOCATION:The Gaffe Comedy Club\, BS1 2BD
CATEGORIES:The Gaffe Comedy Club
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