Talk: The History of Witchcraft and Feminism with Dr Jennifer Farrell

Hen & Chicken Studio

The image of a female witch, with broom and black cat serving the devil, is ingrained in pop culture. But where did this stereotype come from? The concept of witchcraft emerged slowly over the course of several centuries as a result of theological, intellectual, and cultural changes in ideas about demons and heresy. Magical practices were...

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Jazz: Ray D’Inverno’s Quintessential Groove

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We're pleased to welcome back veteran pianist Ray D’Inverno who last visited in March 2023. 2023 was a milestone year for Ray as he reached 80 years of age, and celebrated his birthday with a sell-out gala concert at Southampton's Turner Sims concert hall featuring Quintessential Groove with special guests including his son Mark D'Inverno and...

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Comedy: Finlay Christie – I DESERVE THIS

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Money, followers, religiously forbidden relationships. Does Finlay Christie deserve everything he gets? At 19, he became the youngest-ever winner of the prestigious So You Think You’re Funny competition. His online sketches and stand-up have been viewed over 300 million times and his debut Edinburgh show 'OK Zoomer' was nominated for NextUp’s Best Show award.   TV includes...

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Comedy: Stand Up For The Weekend with Jarred Christmas & Guests

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Stand Up For The Weekend with Jarred Christmas featuring Micky Overman plus compere Tom Glover Stand Up For The Weekend is our flagship weekly comedy show featuring top circuit headliners and guest acts plus incredibly funny and engaging comperes who host the show. A choice of table seats, reserved row seats and unreserved row seats...

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Music: Demi Marriner (And Band)

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Demi Marriner is a songwriter you will most definitely want to keep track of. Whether she is kicking down the doors with her backing band or playing an emotive intimate solo show, she will always impress! Expect a night of old-school Nashville meets SoCal Americana.    

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Comedy: Alfie Brown – OPEN HEARTED HUMAN ENQUIRY

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The award-winning comedian Alfie Brown is back with his first show since the fabric of his reality disintegrated. In this show, Alfie separates his failures from his misfortunes and arrives at the conclusion that ‘life is beautiful’. Captivating and subversive stand-up from one of the very best in the country.

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Magic: THE GREAT BALDINI’S FAMILY MAGIC SHOW

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Legendary magician the Great Baldini tells the story of his (and Baldwin the magical dog’s) life from his first trick to the height of their career – attempting Houdini’s greatest escape. The show is packed with hilarious magic, puppetry, escapology, and the hunt for a child with Royal heritage. Hilariously silly. The Great Baldini is...

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Magic: HALLOWEEN MAGIC

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This Halloween, join us at the Hen and Chicken for some flesh-creeping, spine-tingling Magic. On Halloween Night we're presenting two of the UKs most acclaimed story-yelling Magicians in their award-winning, sell-out Edinburgh shows: ILLUSIONATI - A Dark Magic Conspiracy by The Great Baldini In 1930s Britain, the Great Baldini (Music Hall Magician), discovers the diary...

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Jazz: Joe Bradford – Tribute to JJ Johnson

Chicken Shed

Joe Bradford assembles a quintet of some of Bristol's finest players to pay homage to JJ Johnson, the most influential jazz trombonist in history. Expect high tempo bebop, weaving melodies, and learn about the role of the trombone in the bebop lineage. The group will play a selection of JJ's works, hoping to bring to...

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Comedy: Simon Evans – HAVE WE MET? (Tour Extension)

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Completing the Trilogy begun with Genius 2.0 and The Work of the Devil, Have We Met? finds Simon Evans standing, like Ulysses in Tennyson’s famous verse, gazing out over the moaning deep and the twinkling rocks and wondering whether to seek a newer world? To smite the sounding furrows? To strive, to seek, and to find? Or...

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Comedy: Stand Up For The Weekend with Carl Donnelly & Guests

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Stand Up For The Weekend with Carl Donnelly featuring Andy Field plus compere Jeremy Flynn Stand Up For The Weekend is our flagship weekly comedy show featuring top circuit headliners and guest acts plus incredibly funny and engaging comperes who host the show. A choice of table seats, reserved row seats and unreserved row seats...

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Comedy: George Lewis THE BEST THING YOU’LL EVER DO

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Described as ‘the funniest dad on Instagram’, stand-up comedian George Lewis has racked up hundreds of millions of views for his hilarious online sketches about the big things in life, like owning an air fryer, watching a David Beckham documentary, and the excruciating experience of trying to do a jigsaw with your kid. Now he’s bringing his...

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