Events on Thursday 2nd August
“In honour of this historic milestone,
Bristol Old Vic Young Company present their love letter to the women and girls who fought and campaigned to get us to where we are today.”
From:
Make More Noise
“‘Three Acres And A Cow’ connects the Norman Conquest and Peasants’ Revolt with current issues like fracking, the housing crisis and transition town and food sovereignty movements via the Enclosures, English Civil War, Irish Land League and Industrial Revolution, drawing a compelling narrative through the radical people’s history of England in folk song, stories and poems.”
From:
Three Acres and a Cow
“A blind man walks into a village pub and tells anyone who’ll listen that he was once the king of darts. An adaptation of the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex reimagined in the world of pub darts and disco featuring live music, flying arrows and a portable dartboard. Rex The King is the story of a Somerset darts champion who ruled the world, but lost it all. It’s a theatrical tale that’s witty, uplifting and ludicrously tragic: expect blood and sweat, tears and beers, not to mention plenty of songs and silliness.”
From:
Rex the King
“The only slightly clandestine 'house duo' (brilliant pianist Jon Baggott, + Pete Judge on flugelhorn) returns for the 2nd of two summer evening specials. Unexpected jazz standards, some tunes associated with the great Bill Evans, and JB's classy originals.”
From:
Los Clandestinos
“New Zealand singer/songwriter and producer Jonathan Bree gained cult status as one half of baroque pop duo, The Brunettes. As a solo artist, the poppy melodies are still there, but with “deep, unadorned vocals…and shark-sized hooks” (AlMusic). Bringing his “small-scale bedroom-recording style” (Noted) to
Rough Trade Bristol, expect intricate, but perfectly weighted” (Under The Radar), Gainsbourg-inspired sweetness with a uniquely cool edge.”
From:
Jonathan Bree