"Playhouse Creatures", by April de Angelis, will be SPP's first 2019 production directed by Martin Walsh The year is about 1670, a bawdy and troublesome time. Theatres have just reopened after seventeen years of Puritan suppression. There is a surge in dramatic writing and the first English actresses appear on stage. "With delicious, absurd extracts...
Emily Breeze "Ego Death" Single Launch with support from Modulus III Longtime cult heroine of Bristol’s underground music scene, Emily Breeze, former front woman of Psychedelic Post-Punk outfit Candy Darling, scales new heights with her remarkable new band and batch of songs. Fresh from recording as yet unreleased solo album Rituals, produced by Bristol luminary Stew...
Aussie firebrand Damian Clark tells rapid-fire jokes with a delivery resembling a Gatling gun. He has an acclaimed international reputation and is in high demand. He has become one of the hottest tickets in comedy clubs and festivals. Based in Ireland/UK the majority of the year, his latest show at the Edinburgh Fringe just won the Amused...
What is like to be called into some of the most infamous cases in the world? How was Jimmy Savile finally exposed? Was Oscar Pistorius in-fact innocent? Join us for a gripping talk from one of the most sought after criminologists & investigative reporters, Mark Williams-Thomas, and get under the skin of some of the most...
Darren Springer invites Sanae Orchi, dutch TV presenter, speaker and Kundalini student, for a magical talk exploring the Chakras, the most important energy points in our bodies and how you can activate your Kundalini. This talk includes: • The history and esoteric practices • What & where are the chakras? • How to change your...
THE SILVER UBERGLEE The Comedy Box 25th Anniversary Show with MARK WATSON and JOHN ROBINS plus GUESTS The Comedy Box is a Bristol institution, or that's what we like to think. We tentatively launched at the Mauretania pub on Park Street in Bristol city centre on March 9, 1994 and ran a twelve week trial season on Wednesday nights. It was an...
Darren Harriott, Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee returns with a brand new show, following recent appearances on Live at the Apollo (BBC Two), Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central (Comedy Central), The Now Show (BBC Radio 4), and Fighting Talk (BBC Radio 5 Live). Originally from Birmingham, now living in London, Darren is one of...
PIERRE NOVELLIE featuring MICKY OVERMAN and MATT REES plus compere SALLY-ANNE HAYWARD Following on from a critically acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, award-winning comedian Pierre Novellie brings his unique brand of comedy to the Hen & Chicken. Born in South Africa and raised on the Isle of Man, Pierre has most recently appeared in a brand new...
Asylum, written & directed by Mark Grey The broken the damaged and the wounded have gathered at The Haven. They have come for healing. They have come for restitution. But the warden is waiting, and she too is damaged, she cannot forgive, and she seeks revenge. Asylum is a journey of discovery for three women...
As a Brit incarcerated in Arizona’s highest-security prisons including supermax, Shaun Attwood lived for 6 years in the company of killers, ranging from Mafia mass murderers to Aryan Brotherhood prison gang members. Join Shaun to hear his most gruesome stories, ranging from neo-Nazi psychos who killed just to earn gang tattoos, to Mafia hit men...
PAUL McCAFFREY I THOUGHT I'D HAVE GROWN OUT OF THIS BY NOW - UK Tour Star of BBC3’s Impractical Jokers and Russell Howard’s Good News, Comedy Central’s Stand Up Central. Paul McCaffrey is an award-winning comedian (Latitude New Act of the Year, London Paper New Act of the Year) and headlines at the biggest comedy clubs...
STEPHEN BAILEY OUR KID - UK Tour “Working class guilt to blue humour at breakneck speed” Attitude Everyone’s favourite ‘guilty pleasure’ (Daily Record), stand-up comedy star and host of Five's 'Celebs On The Farm', Stephen Bailey is embarking on a brand new tour in spring 2019 with his incredible show ‘Our Kid’ – a story full of...
