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10 things to do this week, January 19-25
Monday: 20th Century Film Quiz, Christmas Steps pub
“A multimedia extravaganza of film nerdery” is promised at this 20th Century Flicks quiz, with free rentals for the winning team.
www.20thcenturyflicks.wordpress.com
Monday-Saturday: Orca, Alma Tavern Theatre
A surreal dark comedy featuring an odd-couple pairing who find themselves stranded in the back of a lorry with a kidnapped killer whale.
www.almataverntheatre.co.uk/theatre/what-s-on
Tuesday: Wunder der Schöpfung, The Arts House
The seventyseven film club presents this German science-fiction film from 1925 with a space craft travelling through the Milky Way.
www.facebook.com/events/309334559227366/
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Tuesday-February 7: Fleabag, Brewery Theatre
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Olivier-nominated one-hander, following one woman’s frenzied 48-hour quest of rediscovery.
www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com/shows/detail/fleabag/
Wednesday: Homemade Film Festival, Grain Barge
Film, animation and experimental video with work from both established and fledgling filmmakers.
www.facebook.com/events/761814247246956/
Thursday: Alex Garnett’s Bunch of Five, Coronation Tap
The all-star band aims to bring the duelling saxophone line-up of yesteryear into the new territory of contemporary jazz and improv.
www.thecoronationtap.com/calendar.php
Thursday-Sunday: Slapstick Festival
A two-part tribute to the comic genius of former Bristol resident Viv Stanshall with guest Stephen Fry is just one of this year’s highlights.
www.slapstick.org.uk
Friday & Saturday: Who Is Dory Previn?, Tobacco Factory Theatre
Kate Dimbleby and Naadia Sheriff explore the songbook and life of the cult 1970s songwriter and queen of the confessional genre.
www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com/shows/detail/who_is_dory_previn/
Saturday: Mik Artistik, Southbank Club
Photobook Bristol presents a double-bill of live music from Leeds-based Mik Artistik and Bristol band The Ravons.
www.photobookbristol.com/index.php/forthcoming-events
Saturday: Bristol Green Capital launch event
Featuring a 120-metre long high wire on which a cyclist will cross with an acrobat suspended beneath him.
www.bristol2015.co.uk/news/bridging-gap/