The Wardrobe Theatre - Bristol’s leading fringe theatre

Coming Soon to The Wardrobe Theatre

Lil Wenker: BOYKING

Mon 27th Apr 2026

7.30pm £10

New clowning work-in-progress from Lil Wenker and Cecily Nash, creators of hit cowboy drag show, Bangtail

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A Noise Annoys

Sun 3rd May 2026

2pm £12 (£10 conc.)

An uplifting hour of witty wordplay, silly songs and joyful nonsense from 3-time national poetry slam champion, Jude Simpson, for ages 5+ and their families

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Attenborough & His Animals

Tue 9th - Sat 20th June 2026

7.30pm (plus 2pm on Saturdays) £14

Join us in celebrating David Attenborough’s 100th birthday with this award-winning, five star display of clowning, physical theatre and the largest range of animals you will ever see on stage!

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Closer Each Day: The Improvised Soap Opera

Mon 4th May 2026 & Every Other Monday

7.30pm £12 (£7 for members of 'Neighbourhood Watch' - free to join)

Hilarious, heartfelt and entirely unscripted, Closer Each Day is Bristol’s unconventional and uplifting comedy hit, and the UK’s only live improv soap opera – every other Monday

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One Foot In The Dark

Tue 5th & Weds 6th May 2026

7.30pm £14

An exciting new dance-theatre-spoken word collaboration from Divija Melally and Saili Katebe – showing as part of Diaspora 2026

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