NO ONE is Listening (a ghost story)
Saturday 12th October – 8.00pm
A thrilling tale of Ghosts, Memory loss, and feeling the fear.
In this thrilling venture into the unknown, master storyteller, Vic Llewellyn takes us on a joyful, funny, and heartbreaking ride through the landscape of forgetfulness, Ghosts and lost memories.
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Open Mic Evenings
Third Tuesday of the month
Next event – Tuesday 15 October 2024 – 7.45pm
Calling all Chew Valley musicians!
Dust off that guitar, banjo or whatever you play – or sing, and share your talents in front of a really supportive audience; solos, duos, small groups – all genres, instruments and voices welcome, learners or pros.
Baby Boppers with Music for Miniatures
Wednesday 16th October – 10.30am
Live music concerts for preschoolers – Perfect for Babies and Toddlers!
Our professional musicians perform 45 minutes of enchanting live music in a relaxed atmosphere. Find your own perfect mix of bonding, dancing, cuddling, jiggling, or even napping—whatever feels right!
Gertrude Lollipop’s Magic Flip Flops
Friday 18th October – 10.30am
Gertrude Lollipop is no ordinary book-loving 8 year old.
With the help of her magical flip flops, Gertie has the most amazing adventures! Travelling through space, transforming into a butterfly, and coming face to face with Boa Constrictor!
There’s Something About Typhoid Mary by Living Spit
Friday 18th October – 7.30pm
Irish immigrant. Cook. Amiable host. Killer?
There’s Something about Typhoid Mary is a contagiously entertaining journey through the dark and sinister world of the killer cook, Typhoid Mary, told with Living Spit’s trademark wit, song and silliness.
The New Blur Album – John Osborne
Saturday 19th October – 8pm
It’s a story of remembering where you were the first time you heard the new Blur album
‘A sweet reminiscence about youth, music and friends, full of heart and soul’ Miranda Sawyer in The Observer on the Radio 4 broadcast of The New Blur Album.
Rising Waters Film & Documentry
Thursday 24th October & Friday 8th November – 7.30pm
A magical fish, a mysterious girl and a message for the world…
For those of you who were not able to see a live performance of this incredible play, we are delighted to screen the film premier from local filmmaker Phil Golston.
A Terrifying Theatre Day
Sunday 27th October – 10 am to 4pm
Calling all witches, monsters, ghouls, and werewolves!
Join Rohan Gotobed for a new acting workshop inspired by the spookiest season of them all. You’ll discover plenty of thrilling acting games, then create and perform short mystery plays to be performed at the end of the day.
The Land Of Imagination Story & Story Pick and Mix
Tuesday 29th October – 4pm to 6.30pm
Join storyteller Michael Loader to explore, discover and share the enjoyment of telling and making stories through games and playfulness, with a partner or a group, props and simple puppetry
Pluck an object from the bag and a never heard story shall be told, a tale that’s new, bright and bold!
Minny Stynker show
Saturday 9th November – 2pm
An unmissable Theatre experience for the whole family.
Join Soap Soup Theatre on their most riotous, colourful adventure of all – where a bedroom becomes a forest, a school turns into a solar system and the drawings in your bag have a life of their own!
Looking for Me Friend: The Music of Victoria Wood
Saturday 9 October 2024 – 7.30pm
Dust off your stilettos and your oven glove, and don’t forget the custard creams!
This show is for those who loved Vic; those who speak her language; those who perhaps don’t quite “fit” life’s traditional boxes and for those who simply want to relish her breathtaking wizardry with words.
Tunes from the Trenches – John Kirkpatrick
Sunday 10th November – 3pm
Songs from the First and Second World Wars
John opens a kit bag of songs from the two World Wars – designed to keep the spirits high, to raise a smile, share a chorus, and provide a moment’s respite from the horrors on every side, and find the heart to keep going.
Old Baby Mackerel
Friday 15th November – 7.30pm
Old Baby Mackerel play high-energy, foot-stomping Bluegrass
Be prepared to be transported back in time to the early 20th century and across the Atlantic to North America where songs dramatized the small town fascination with locomotion, religion and bootleg liquor.
A Winter’s Tail
Sunday 15th December – 11.30am & 2pm
A play-along theatre adventure with The Last Baguette
The snow is falling and the solstice is approaching. Ratty is getting ready. She wants everything to be really rat-tastic! But will her friends make it through the snow to the winter woodland revels?
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Watch our Fringe Festival 2023 wrap film
It was an absloute blast, and we’re so proud to have brought the Fringe Festival back to the Chew Valley, bigger and better than ever!
Thanks if you joined us, thanks if you performed, and special heartfelt thanks to our hard working team of volunteers, as non of it could happen without you.