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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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The Deep Sea Seekers

Sunday 13th October – 11am & 2pm

Alph, Betty and Gammo are back for another adventure!

An exhilarating, warm, audience driven children’s show that journeys through our oceans meeting incredible creatures, exploring unmapped shores and tackling unwelcome plastic.

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.

Little Red Riding Could

Sunday 20th October – 2.30pm

Nothing’s quite what you’d expect in the deep, dark woods.

A playful and mischievous retelling of the familiar fairy tale, with original songs and signature Roustabout silliness, that dares you to step off the path and write your own story.

Contemporary Dance Workshop – adult

Tue 22 Oct  – 6.30pm & Wed 13 Nov – 7pm

Come and join an open level Contemporary dance class with RISE.

We’ll be dancing across the floor using fluid and creative movement mixed in with some contemporary technique.

Joyful Embodied Singing – adults

Wednesday 23rd October – 10am

Learn fun simple vocal strengthening techniques and songs with Natural Voice practitioner and local organic farmer Ted Waters

All taught by ear through repetition and encouragement, so you don’t need to read music.

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.

Done to Death, By Jove!

Friday 25th October – 8pm

The British Detective Genre – gone wrong!

Holmes and Watson, Poirot and Miss Marple join forces in a whirlwind of fast costume changes and misdirected acting hiccups. Warning: Contains hats!

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!

Spooky Dance Day With RISE!

Wednesday 30th October – 9am to 3pm

Come and dance with us!

We’ll be doing the monster mash, making halloween crafts, doing dance games all based on pumpkins, witches and skeletons!

Beat box and Loopstation Workshop – kids

Wednesday 30th October – 10am to 11.30am

Come get on the mic & record some loops with all the noises you can conjur with your mouth!

Learn basic beatboxing techniques and create your own unique piece of music.

Bridgerton in Concert by Candlelight – Bristol Ensemble

Saturday 2nd November – 7.30pm

Music featured in the Netflix hit series Bridgerton.

Music by Mozart, Handel, Haydn, Bach plus classic pop covers (including Taylor Swift and Harry Styles) all delivered with that wonderful string quartet sound!

Learn to Play the Spoons workshops

Tuesday 5th November – 2.30pm adults & 4pm kids

Don’t cause a “stir”… play the spoons!”

You’ll be the star performer at your next family get-together!

Beat box and Loopstation Workshop – adult

Thursday 11th November – 7pm to 8.30pm

Come get on the mic & record some loops with all the noises you can conjur with your mouth!

Learn basic beatboxing techniques and create your own unique piece of music.

Minny Stynker FREE workshops

Saturday 9th November – 10.30 & 11.30am

Create your own ‘Imaginary Friend’!

Create your own illustrated characters and bring them to life with Augmented Reality!

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.

Jazz Jam

First Thursday of the month

Next event – Thursday 14 November 2024 – 8pm

Come and jam with our Valley Arts House Band

All instrumentalists welcome. Play solo or with a friend or two, the trio will get behind you. Free to enter, but donations will be very welcomed to pay the band!

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.

Mohand & Peter

Saturday 16th November – 7.30pm

A glorious celebration of Sudan & friendship across cultures.

A backflip in time, a quick hop back home, with humour and visual poetry Mohand & Peter take you on a road trip through Sudan.

The Zoo That Comes To You

Sunday 17th November – 3pm

A celebration of puppetry, humour and unforgettable characters.

This group of charming (and sometimes cheeky!) animals want to inspire people of all ages to take action, because they know small actions can make a big difference in the world.

Baby Boppers – Magic with Rock the Tots

Wednesday 20th November – 11am

Rock The Tots – gigs for little ones… and their grown-ups!

With classics from Queen, The Police, Bruno Mars and many more, Craig & Steph will be bringing you and your little ones the best tunes about magic.

The Awkward Guide to Friendship

Saturday 30th November – 7.30pm

Does the cat get your tongue when you’re meeting new people?

Join poet Beth Calverley and musician Beth Roberts on a voyage through deep friendship feelings, safely afloat in an otherworldly choir of spoken and sung voices.
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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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Valley Arts Youth Theatre

Every Wednesday

Chew Magna Baptist Church

Led by  Laura Davies and Casey Lloyd for children in school years 3 – 8.

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.

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