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10 things to do this week, April 27 – May 3
Monday-Saturday: The Producers, Bristol Hippodrome
A farcical musical comedy based on the Mel Brooks film, starring Jason Manford and Phill Jupitus.
www.atgtickets.com/shows/the-producers/bristol-hippodrome/
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Tuesday: Dan Mangan + Blacksmith, Thekla
Vancouver’s superb folkish troubadour is musically compelling and lyrically adventurous.
www.theklabristol.co.uk/live/448/dan-mangan-blacksmith
Wednesday: Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD, Bierkeller
Bristol Bad Film Club return as David Hasselhoff hams it up as an utterly unconvincing secret agent.
www.bristolbadfilmclub.co.uk/2015/02/04/nick-fury-agent-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-1998-29th-april-bristol-bierkeller/
Wednesday-May 10, Eat Drink Bristol Fashion, Queen Square
The fourth year of Bristol’s pop-up festival of food, drink and music set in a tipi village.
www.eatdrinkbristolfashion.co.uk/queen-square/the-event
Thursday-Sunday: Blah’s Big Weekend
Poetry and spoken wordery as Tangent Books, Bristol Old Vic and the Thunderbolt pub join forces.
www.bristololdvic.org.uk/blahbigweekend.html
Friday-May 6: A Scribble of Illustrators, Centrespace Gallery
Children’s authors and illustrators showcase their skills; with events, readings and workshops.
www.centrespacegallery.com/exhibitions/a-scribble-of-illustrators/
Friday-May 9: Food Connections
Bristol’s second annual unique city-wide event designed to bring people and good food together.
www.bristolfoodconnections.com
Saturday: Nursing Lives, Circomedia
A love story performed in full masks set in the early 1980s of Thatcher’s Britain.
www.circomedia.com/events-at-st-pauls-church.html
Saturday & Sunday: Sausage and Cider Festival, Trinity
More than 50 varieties of cider, plus music, a barbecue and even a hunt to find Bristol’s best sausage.
www.bristolcidershop.co.uk/events.php
Sunday: Dream Garden, RWA
Cocktails, dancing and immersive entertainment at Bristol’s grandest gallery.
www.rwa.org.uk/whats-on/events/2015/3/dream-garden-/