Sit Down, Shut Up, Get On Your Knees at St Michael's Parish Hall
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"Now this is the kinda Sunday service we can get behind: expel your religious trauma via uncanny celestial puppetry, a poetic journey of communal biblical reimaginings, and Scouse scran accompanied by choral ambient selections."

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£8 £10 £12

A event on Sunday 7th December. The event starts at 19:00.


Sit Down, Shut Up, Get On Your Knees
Ode to a Christian upbringing

You're warmly welcomed to this multidisciplinary performance bringing battles of angels and demons through the prophecy of puppetry, tales of tyranny and haunted heritage from Scandinavians to Scousers, with a chance to rewrite religion from the crowd up, ending in the gentle eb of one of Bristol's finest ambient DJs.

- Angels vs Demons puppet performance from Morbid Merriments
- A spoken word journey with an opportunity for the audience to write their own religion, lead by ordained Universal Life Church Minister, Liam Callaghan
- An Avante Garde interpretation of spacial choral sonics from two8Nine
- A bowl of Scouse at the end of the show (meat and vegan options)

Sunday 7th December 2025
7/12/25
6:30pm-10:30pm

Tickets:
https://hdfst.uk/e138888

Liam Callaghan:
@imaginate.if

Morbid Merriments:
@morbid.merriments

Entry requirements: 16+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio

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