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National Theatre Live: The Misanthrope

Sat 3rd Oct 2026

7pm £15 (£12 conc.)

Award-winner Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) plays the title role in this razor-sharp reimagining of Molière’s classic dark comedy by Martin Crimp, directed by Indhu Rubasingham – filmed lived on stage at the National Theatre and screened at The Wardrobe Theatre as part of National Theatre Live

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Aftermirth: Daytime Comedy Club for New Parents

Thu 8th Oct 2026 & Monthly Thursdays

10.45am £15 (babies go free)

Bristol’s adult comedy club that you can bring your baby to, lovingly curated and compered by Angie Belcher

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Closer Each Day: The Improvised Soap Opera

Mon 28th Sept 2026 & Every Other Monday

7.30pm £14 (£8 for Closer Each Day Patreon members – free to join)

Bristol’s record-breaking comedy hit – every other Monday at the Wardrobe Theatre Since 2011!

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Caitlin Cook: The Hero We (Sort Of) Need

Fri 2nd Oct 2026

7.30pm £18

Best known for her hit bathroom graffiti musical The Writing On The Stall, Caitlin Cook returns with The Hero We (Sort Of) Need, a brand-new comedy hour jam-packed with new songs, hilarious stories and projected visuals – presented by Chuckle Busters

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Rabbit & Rey and The Lost Things

Tues 27th - Thurs 29th Oct 2026

11am & 2pm £12 or £40 for 4 (ages 2 and under go free)

A brand new funny, heart-tugging and brilliantly bonkers adventure show from Stuff & Nonsense Theatre, makers of smash hits The Gingerbread Man and The Enormous Turnip and other family theatre triumphs – for ages 3-8 and their families this October Half Term

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