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10 things to do this week, January 18-24
Monday: Closer Each Day, Wardrobe Theatre
The home-grown, live fortnightly soap opera returns for its eleventh season in its new home.
www.bristol247.com/channel/whats-on/theatre-01/comedy/closer-each-day-wardrobe-theatre-bristol?time=1453075200
is needed now More than ever
Tuesday: Even Dwarfs Started Small, The Arts House
Werner Herzog’s brutal allegory about the consequences of imprisonment and rebellion.
www.theartshousecafe.org/tues-nights–seventy-seven-film-club.html
Wednesday-January 25: Slapstick Festival
The twelfth annual festival is now more engorged with mirth than ever, with 25 events in four venues.
www.slapstick.org.uk
Wednesday-January 29: Ferment Fortnight
A biannual festival of scratch and work in progress performances in an informal and lively atmosphere.
www.bristololdvic.org.uk/janfortnight.html
Thursday: Three Cane Whale, St George’s
Join the multi-instrumental trio at a special launch concert for their third album, Palimpsest.
www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk/event/three-cane-whale-plus-maarja-nuut/
Thursday: Babaa Maal, Colston Hall
The legendary Senegalese singer is one of Africa’s best known musicians with a career spanning 25 years.
www.colstonhall.org/shows/baaba-maal/
Thursday-February 6: Jane Eyre, Bristol Old Vic
Sally Cookson’s lauded adaptation returns to where it started, now in one part.
www.bristololdvic.org.uk/janeeyre.html
Friday: Kid Carpet, Louisiana
The St Werburgh’s musician’s new EP, Dogmeat, is being released next month.
www.thelouisiana.net/events/22-jan-16-kid-carpet-the-louisiana/
Saturday: Roger Monkhouse, Comedy Box
A consummate stand-up with a trademark stage-prowling style.
www.thecomedybox.co.uk/site/301.asp?catID=1385&ct=date
Sunday: Bellyfull presents The Breakfast Club, Phoenix Cafe
A five-course breakfast from the people who previously hosted a Peruvian feast in the Bearpit.
@BellyfulBristol
