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The Italian Job (1969)

“You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off.” 
Michael Caine stars in this classic 1960s heist movie. Noel Coward masterminds the operation from his prison cell and the film features a spectacular Mini car chase through Turin. 

Cert: PG

Hexagon Theatre Company presents 

Terry Pratchett’s Mort,
adapted for the stage by Stephen Briggs 

Death comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he offered him a job. 

When Death takes a break, his apprentice Mort gets into trouble when he interferes with 
destiny to rescue a princess. His attempts to save the Discworld from disaster involve 
Death’s daughter, a bunch of rubbish wizards, a flying horse, and an ancient mage, as well 
as the disgruntled dead (or maybe not dead) princess. Can Death himself save the day or 
is he too busy learning the conga and making fry-ups? 

Expect magic, mayhem and some strobe lighting.

This is a performance by an amateur company
"Terry Pratchett" and "Discworld" are registered trademarks. 

Join the great Victorian novelist Charles Dickens as he brings to life one of the most famous ghost stories of all time. A tale of revenants and redemption, hauntings and humbug, seasonal spooks and sentiment.

Award-winning actor and writer Jonathan Goodwin performs as Dickens in this one-man performance, co-directed by Goodwin and Gary Archer.

It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

In this Christmastime feel-good favourite James Stewart plays a man beset with many personal problems and on the verge of suicide. An angel intercedes and shows him what his hometown would be like without him.

Cert: U

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? is a camp classic, much parodied over the years but still with some bite. Part psychological thriller, part black comedy (and with one outrageous musical number) the film is brilliantly acted by Bette Davis as an aging child star who torments her paraplegic former film star sister (Joan Crawford) in their dilapidated Hollywood mansion.

The alleged bitter rivalry between the two actresses on set brought an extra dimension to their performances and provided a backdrop to the 2017 TV series “Feud”. 

‘What do you know of the west of England?’
‘But surely that's a myth!’
‘I assure you, Mr Winchester, it is very real.’

Embark on this hilarious Victorian ghost story of a witless young man and a cast of eerie locals, with curses, skulls and Shin kicking. 

An old man languishing in his stately home awaits the arrival of his solicitor to share a tale of golden days... Oh, and the Butler is on fire. Journalist Thomas Carstairs is absolutely hopeless. He's foppish, foolish and above all totally unqualified to be a writer. Looking for inspiration, Thomas travels to a remote seaside town and immediately has an unceremonious welcome from the locals who see him for the pathetic, talentless toff he undoubtedly is. 

What starts as an innocent writing retreat leads to the discovery of a wizened and mysterious skull of terrifying origins. One that has the power to bring Thomas’ wildest fortunes into being and awaken a formidable foe… An armoured one.

Created by Bonnet Dog, ‘A Knight of Terror’ is a Victorian Gothic Ghost Story that mixes the uncanny tales of M. R. James with the silliness of classic British humour. Join us as we recite this ripping yarn that promises laughs as well as chilling spooks.

Bonnet Dog are Will Jones, Joe Brooks and George Jacobs, based in Weston-super-Mare. Frequent performers of weird in ‘From the Mud Cabaret’. Their other shows have included ‘Bad Things’, ' Making Plans for Hugo’ and ‘Fishing in Puddles’
 
Devised by Will Jones & Joe Brooks
Directed by George Jacobs
Photos by Adam Leppard
Knight Design by Erin Williamson 

Brief Encounter, a Noel Coward masterpiece directed by David Lean.  
Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard play two married people caught up in an illicit romance in 1940s England.  Cut glass accents conceal a deep passion which is contrasted with the comedy antics of the staff of a railway refreshment room and accompanied by a lush Rachmaninov score.
A special licence has had to be acquired in order to screen this treasure of British cinema, so don't miss this rare chance to catch it on a big screen. 

After decades in the spotlight Charlotte Palmer is now invisible. 
For years, all eyes were on her as she appeared in everything from Eastenders, Coronation Street, Prime suspect 1973, Ab Fab, The Vicar of Dibley, Extras and more. 
But one day she noticed that she was no longer noticed. As far as the world was concerned, it seemed that Charlotte had disappeared. 
What had Charlotte done to bring this about? Had she committed a crime? Misused a pronoun on social media? Flouted a social convention making her a persona non grata? NO. 
She had the nerve to turn 50! 
600000 women turn 50 worldwide every day, surely Charlotte can't be the only one that feels invisible? 
This show is a hilarious and moving exploration of woman over 50 who find themselves overlooked, ignored, disregarded and, in short, invisible in all areas of life. 
The show is a comic exploration of how it feels to turn 50 and become ‘invisible’. It’s a one woman show that uses humour, audience participation, video, pie charts (!), music and slapstick to illustrate how turning 50 has personally affected Charlotte and other 50 something women and what she intends to do about it. She wrote this show in 2022 as a way of fighting back in an industry that has traditionally not looked kingly on older woman. They are often overlooked and ignored, as are older woman everywhere, and many people aren't aware of this but the facts speak for themselves. The box for older woman needs to be ticked! 

Nicholas Bottom has always dreamt of being a performer. At Nick’s insistence, when just eleven years old, his father grudgingly bought Nicholas an old keyboard, and he taught himself the fundamentals before attending lessons with a purple-haired grandmother down the lane (you know, the one with the Afghan hound called Baboushka). Always in the background and spurned by his peers, who considered him rather ridiculous and certainly no scholar, Nick put his desire to take to the stage on hold for many years…until now. But, just as a peascod will expand and finally burst when exposed to the sun, so has Bottom at last come forth into the light of day (and moonlight) to share his story with you. With more than generous help from a very famous playwright, Nicholas also explores the nature and environment that surround us all, using several of said playwright’s most beloved characters and moments to highlight what we town-dwellers see, yet do not see, in a passionate invocation of the need to save our planet.
Much of this is a story you may know. Join Bottom on his journey as he narrates how it all began, muses upon the environment, falls into a daydream, and finally brings his masterpiece, hidden for all these years in the bole of an oak tree in the forest, to fruition at last.
Throughout, Bottom will play you his favourite pieces of live piano music, some of which he must admit to having written himself, then hidden from public view. Though, as we all know, the fairies at the bottom of the garden know all, and might just have the last say…

Following Bonzo Productions acclaimed Educating Rita and award-winning smash production of The Sound of Music Grace Hawker returns in the lead role in this iconic ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER musical.

TELL ME ON A SUNDAY is a one woman one act musical that follows a young English woman from Muswell hill,named Emma,as she travels to the United States in search of love. Over the course of the show she navigates a series of romantic misadventures in New York Los Angeles and Hollywood ultimately leading her to question if she has been looking for love in all the wrong places .The brilliant musical score and lyrics by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black make this show unmissable

A new piece of contemporary oral storytelling exploring endangered freshwater worlds through river legend, folklore and myth by Corinne Harragin

With over 4,000 miles of polluted waterways, Britain and Ireland’s rivers are in ruin. 
This vibrant new tapestry of transporting tales winds through stories that have shaped our relationship with rivers, the lifeblood of our landscape. 
Leaping salmon, fishtail women, mythical raves and sacred springs… These enchanting and surprising tales present characters who question what is set in stone and find their own flow.
With each meandering stream and rushing river, we dip our toes into vital waters and ask what new connections are found when we look with fresh eyes beneath the surface?

Running time 1 hour - no interval.
Created & performed by Corinne Harragin

“Delicious, captivating, funny, sexy, and brilliant!”
“Beautifully told tales – none of which I’d heard before”
“Mesmerising and sensual – the stories came to life”
Audience Feedback

‘Genuinely very funny’, ‘A masterful storyteller’ - Backstage Bristol