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Action Hero: A Song & Dance

Weds 9th - Sat 12th Sept 2026

7.30pm £14

Bristol’s legendary, bold, endlessly inventive and genre-defying theatre company, Action Hero (The Talent, Oh Europa, Watch Me Fall) return with something brand new: Lost inside a recurring nightmare, a reluctant actor returns to the stage after 8 years to conquer his stage fright and banish his ghosts, but he’s not gonna make a big song and dance about it…

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The Antics Joke Show ft. Not A Cult Improv

Sat 5th September 2026 & Quarterly

7.30pm £14

Up The Antics bring their hit format of comedy variety – featuring an improv from We Are Not A Cult, stand-up from darling of the West Midlands stand-up scene, Gareth Williams, and award-winning sketch comedy from the Antics themselves

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Aftermirth: Daytime Comedy Club for New Parents

Thu 17th Sept 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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Clare Murphy: We All Came By Boat

Tues 15th - Sat 19th Sept 2026

7.30pm £14

Myths. Mischief. Migration. The new show from storyteller and guest on The Blindboy Podcast, Clare Murphy (The Spanking Goddess & Other Discarded Tales, The Liar King)

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Scout Boxall: God’s Favourite

Sun 13th Sept 2026

7pm £14

Stranded in regional Victoria without medication for the first time in 12 years, Scout pulls out all the psychological stops to survive the worst night of their life – presented by Chuckle Busters

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