Pianist, composer, arranger, educator and collaborator Rebecca Nash defies categorisation. Established as one of the brightest and boldest jazz talents in the UK, she is just beginning to garner international recognition for her wide-ranging music which draws on influences from electronica, rock, drum and bass, soul-jazz, and singer-songwriters to create a distinctive personal sound full...
Learn what creativity is, how it functions in your brain and how to improve it from neuroscientist and NHS doctor Jonathan Iliff...
Stand Up For The Weekend with Josh Jones featuring Jack Campbell and compere Matt Green Born and bred in Manchester, Josh Jones is one of the most refreshing and original voices to emerge from the North-West in recent years. In just five years Josh has gone from open spot to a TV regular, with his breakthrough year...
The Sam Baker Tour has been cancelled. Sam Baker makes people happy. The characters in his songs face many challenges— alcoholism, car wrecks, racism, drug addiction, a mother's abandonment—but they persevere. Much like Sam himself..In 1986 Sam got in the middle of someone else's war. When a terrorist bomb exploded in his train compartment,...
This special project has been formed by drummer Jack Yardley to interpret the music of sax great Wayne Shorter and includes some of London's heaviest hitters. The programme will include some of Shorter's most famous tunes from albums such as Speak No Evil, plus some lesser-known gems from the archives. Saxophonist Duncan Eagles is well known for...
Fresh from his BBC Radio 4 series Rob Newman On Air, the award-winning comedian’s new show is a stand-up epic that goes from cave paintings to car-free cities to ask: Who are we? Where are we going? And how do spiders fly? Rob Newman tells a story of how dancing in step saved prehistoric humans and how...
One of the UK's most charismatic comedians, Aurie Styla invites another posse of comedy mates to join him on a fantastic voyage of Comedy Mania. Some of the acts will be announced, and others will be special guests & surprise performances. What is guaranteed is a belly full of laughs, and a happy audience! Do Not Miss...
Stand Up For The Weekend with Jarred Christmas featuring Eleanor Tiernan and compere Meryl O'Rourke New Zealander Jarred Christmas has a unique style that deftly mixes gags with storytelling. He has a dynamic onstage persona and the ability to improvise and roll with anything that's thrown his way, making his comedy sizzle with originality. Full of passion...
Comedian Francis Foster from TRIGGERnometry, the hit political and cultural YouTube show with over 3 million downloads a month is performing his first solo stand-up show. Francis talks about the important things in life, like failure and how to deal with having a psychopath for a mother. He’s half English and half Latino, whilst hailing from south...
Circuit Breakers with Andrew White & Guests THE BEST UP-AND-COMING COMEDY TALENT Monday 17 October - 8pm (doors 7.30pm) - Tickets only £6 each Join us for a fantastic night of comedy in the Chicken Shed at The Hen and Chicken! Circuit Breakers is a monthly night which showcases the best up-and-coming talent on the...
You’re invited to join us for a thought-provoking conversation on the fashion industry and fashion consumption, and their impact on people, other species and the environment. Come along and share your ideas and experiences on these topics; find out more about research at the University of Bristol that is developing Sust, a digital platform aimed...
North Street Games 101: There Are Three Ways to Play... 1) Show up with some mates and/or family members, grab a game from the 20+ games in the corner and play! 2) Bring a game you own and do a shout-out for players either on the night or before the event on our social media...
