#22 JAN 2017

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Calligraphy Photography Course Explore Palette Knife Zoo Lab Classes Painting in Acrylics Thu 16 Feb – Thu 16 Mar Fri 17 Feb With Graham Light 11am-12pm £7 (£5 for Wed 18 Jan – Wed 22 Mar Fri 10 Feb T H E V A U L T N A I L S W O R T H With Tina Pentney 10am-12.30pm £50 With Max Hale additional siblings) I N V I T E S Y O U F O R S O M E 7pm-9pm £80 Try a taster session first: 10am-4pm £60 SINCE 2016 Thu 19 Jan 10am-12.30pm - P O S T C H R I S T M A S £10.00 BLACK JACK F U N A N D G A M E S Roulette CCocktails and GAlamour SINO H A P P Y ROYALE Paint Portrait From Experimental Calligraphy Introduction to Rag 2017 Life: In Oils or Decorative Hand Workshop Rugging Acrylics Stitching Sat 25 Mar Tues 28 Mar N E W Y E A R Le Swing - Sat 25 Feb Wed 22 Mar With Pam Harmer With Sue Green F E A T U R I N G C L A S S I C B I G B E N playing With Max Hale With Susan Sutton 10am-4pm £60 10am-4pm £60 A N D O L D S C H O O L B R I T I S H chanson 10am-4pm £60 10am-1pm £30 M U S I C O N T H E B I G S C R E E N sessions from DECEMBER 27, 2016 The Vault Nailsworth 7.45pm www.thevaultnailsworth.co.uk FROM 7PM - 11 PM 01453 833666 Please contact box office for details of public availability 01453 760900 DRESS FOR LAS VEGAS RESERVE YOUR PLACE 01453 833666 [email protected] twitter.com/SubRoomsStroud facebook.com/Subrooms 4 GOP PARTY VOL. 2 #22 | JAN 2017 #22 | JAN 2017 GOP PARTY VOL. 2 5

7 JAN 2017 Spoken Word/Comedy Tent GOOD AT THE PRINCE ALBERT Following on from our 2016 ‘post launch/ ELVIS MCGONAGALL we are still here!’ party we return to the ON Prince Albert for ‘we are still here! Vol. 2’ 10:30-11pm with a line-up across two stages consisting Stand-up poet, armchair revolutionary and recumbent rocker, Elvis of musicians, poets, comedians, a record McGonagall is the sole resident of The Graceland Caravan Park somewhere in the middle of nowhere where he scribbles verse whilst stall, food, two bars and more... drinking malt whisky and listening to Johnny Cash. Elvis is the 2006 PAPER World Slam Champion, the compere of the notorious Blue Suede Sporran The event also acts as an official fundraiser asking Club and appears regularly on BBC Radio 4 and occasionally on the telly. for a minimum £5 donation entry fee on the night His sitcom, “Elvis McGonagall Takes A Look On The Bright Side” was in aid of local charities Stroud Womens Refuge recently broadcast on BBC Radio 4. (stroudwomensrefuge.org) and Rodborough Vol.2 Playgroup (rodboroughplaygroup.co.uk) elvismcgonagall.co.uk

Music ANGIE BELCHER CLARE MISERABLE JONNY 9:30-10pm FERGUSON- MALCOLM FLUFFYPUNK WALKER 7:30-8pm 6:30-7pm Bristol based stand-up comedian, performance poet and actor. She 8:30-9pm Poet, writer, illustrator and An economic refugee from the can be found on stage dishing TEZETA comedian Bill Jones brings forth home counties, Jonny began naughty stanzas and awkward Since winning her first international his alter ego; the harbinger of his ‘career’ spitting vicious observations. An accomplished poetry competition at the age gloom Miserable Malcolm. In his political verse between bands 10-11pm comedy actor and writer she has of 19 Claire’s career path has one-man show, Malcolm attempts at punk gigs until cured by a performed and written for stage, encompassed fine art sculpture, to entertain the audience with West Country shaman. Now he An eight piece instrumental group combining elements of experimental screen and radio with her energetic singing, page and performance poems about death and despair, ‘does’ poetry that deafly fuses jazz, afrobeat, soundtrack composition and collective improvisation. The style. Her live work has been poetry as well as stand-up comedy. appalling chit-chat and excerpts bittersweet autobiography, political musicians are part of Bristol based collective ‘Bloom’ and between them described as fruity and not for the Clare writes about life’s issues, from the world’s worst adventure disillusionment and surreal whimsy play with bands Yama Warashi, Count Bobo, The Evil Usses, Spindle feint hearted… skilfully cutting to the heart of story. Basically half an hour of in an act which has established him Ensemble, Cloudshoes, Run Logan Run, Rae, Dubi Dolczek and many universal human experiences, uncomfortable melancholy. as a firm favourite at festivals, arts more… angiebelcher.wordpress.com evoking tears and laugh out loud centres and housing benefit offices humour in deft strokes of word craft. facebook.com/tezetamusic hawkerspot.com up and down the country. clareferguson-walker.com jonnyfluffypunk.co.uk

Food Records EMILY BARKER EMILY WOOD DAVE AYRE’S STROUD CALLING 9-9:30pm 8-8:30pm NANOSCOPIC 11pm-12am Over 300(ish) An award-winning songwriter and A rare and eagerly awaited ENSEMBLE Neighbourhood DJ’s Will Mendoza performer of the theme to BBC performance of delicate melodies second hand 12” 7-7:30pm and Tom Monobrow; self-confessed TV’s Wallander and the title song in and insightful lyrics from acoustic D S music obsessives with a passion OR TA C L records spanning E L last year’s thought provoking film folk and British blues songstress. Local double-bass wielding wizard for sharing music from the past, R

Hector starring Peter Mullan and Her soulful tones have raised RD ST O A multiple genres and (who has worked with the likes present and future finding a O C L S V E L E D Keith Allen.Finding a brief gap in R R R comparisons to Laura Marling and of Damon Albarn, Jarvis Cocker, common thread through Soul, 4 O 0 0 R E C RD ST eras at absurdly O A C L a non-stop touring schedule (both Joni Mitchell and she has previously O Joni Mitchell and Grace Jones) Reggae, Hip Hop, Funk, Latin, Afro, VÉLO BAKERY SALT BAKEHOUSE E L V S R E D R R O as a solo performer and member lent her vocal talents to the likes 4 0 E C returns with a small ensemble of Disco, Electronica and more… 0 R cheap prices.

5-11pm 5-11pm O V S of highly regarded country/folk of Bombay Bicycle Club and Lucy exceptional classical musicians E D R R 3 O trio Applewood Road) Emily is one Rose not to mention her former mixcloud.com/Stroudcalling 0 0 R E C for another unique performance. Bringing their mobile wood fired Artisan bread and pastries from FULL LIST COMING SOON... of Stroud’s most cherished artists guise fronting the much missed Expect the unexpected… oven up the hill to the Prince award winning baker Dom Salter whose music is a blend of roots Emily and the Woods. Albert for the evening to offer influences from country to English some delicious pizzas... saltbakehouse.co.uk folk via 60s pop. emilyandthewoods.co.uk velobakery.co.uk emilybarker.com 6 STROUD WASSAIL - BOSS MORRIS #22 | JAN 2017 #22 | JAN 2017 STROUD WASSAIL - BOSS MORRIS 7

BY LARA SHINGLES

MORRIS DANCING HAS LONG BEEN REGARDED BOSS AS THE PRESERVE OF ELDERLY BEARDED MEN LOUDLY BANGING STICKS OUTSIDE COUNTRY PUBS. BUT THE IMAGE OF MORRIS DANCING IS UNDERGOING A RADICAL CHANGE, WITH AN INFLUX OF FEMALE SIDES TRANSFORMING ITS TRADITIONALLY MALE MEMBERSHIP. MORRIS AMONG THEM IS BOSS MORRIS, AN ALL- FEMALE CONTEMPORARY MORRIS DANCING SIDE BASED IN STROUD.

Boss Morris sprung out of the five valleys of “They supported us from really early on in Billed as a ‘celebration of winter folk Stroud in September 2015. Its members all met the development of our side. Performing with traditions’, this year’s festival boasts a fun- through their day jobs as artists and crafters. them, particularly making up our own dance filled line-up featuring games, plays and Their feisty attitude and playful choreography specifically designed to work with one of performances by local Morris dancers and sheds a new light on the wonderful world of mummers as well as two family-friendly Morris. The group dances Cotswold Morris, an workshops on the art of rag coats and wassail age-old regional version of the Morris, but its songs. repertoire also includes a local broom dance and a 16th century fighting dance. The festivities will begin with mummers and wassailing at the Prince Albert on Friday “The possibilities of what we can do with 13th. On Saturday 14th, a great gathering Morris and where we can take it are endless,” of mummers and Morris dancers, including says Boss Morris member Rhia Davenport. “The Boss Morris, Clocs Canton, Fox’s Morris and thing we enjoy the most is the variation, the Chippenham Morris Men, will be singing adding our own twists and participating in and dancing in the streets of Stroud from different events.” 10am. There will also be a procession at 12pm, followed by traditional wassailing at The group’s creativity shines through not only their songs, was ace.” Boss Morris has made a Museum in the Park and 12th Night revels in in its choreography but also in its costumes. handful of appearances at local events over the the evening. Gold two pieces with embroidered logos, last year-and-a-bit too, including the Stroud tennis ball cloth ponchos, bright blue socks, A medieval cabaret party of sorts, the Summer Solstice and Stroud Goodwill Evening. flower crowns (and the list goes on) – Boss Mid-Winter Revels will be presided over by “We really enjoy the local gigs in and around Morris’ dazzling attire compliments its The Chancellor and the Lord of Misrule. The Stroud just as much as the higher profile gigs,” members’ vibrant personalities and adds yet evening will include the election of King Bean says Rhia. In fact, in 2017, Stroudies could be another twist on the tradition. Rhia says the and Queen Pea, the Wassail Bowl, The Boars seeing a lot more of the troupe as it wants group’s costumes are definitely a collaboration: Head Carol and ceilidh dancing for all, among to do more community based performances. “We have a very skilled seamstress who has other entertainment. Guests are encouraged They are also hoping to expand in the year- been generous enough with her time to knock to come in costume, disguise and masks. ahead by recruiting new female members up our wonderful kit. Everyone else pitches There will be prizes for the best dressed so if with a similarly feisty attitude, creative flare in when they can to embellish and slap a you have a suitable party piece, bring it! and passion for Morris, and to continue giving bit of glitz about.” With their signature gold Morris men a run for their money! Rhia says the costumes, Rhia reveals the group drew on For further info or to get in touch with group have plans to start playing around with Stroud’s cloth making and dying history by Boss Morris go to facebook.com/ its music and to design some new hopping using a simple printed symbol of the red sheets bossmorrisdancers and visit stroudwassail. tracks. It would also like to start up some of its that were laid out to dry on the hills of the com for the full programme and news about own modern traditions. valleys. this year’s Stroud Wassail Festival. If you’d like to watch Boss Morris in action, Since the group’s inception, it has continued their next performance will be at Stroud to jingle up and down the country. Last year, Wassail Festival, which will return on Friday Lara Shingles is a freelance writer with a they charmed audiences at Port Eliot Festival 13th and Saturday 14th of this month. “We’re keen interest in art, lifestyle and culture. in Cornwall and Christie’s Lates Festival of all really excited about the Wassail. It’ll be Since graduating with a BA Hons in Magazine Folk in London. They also performed on stage the first dance out for some of our new girls Journalism, she has written for SoGlos, James Kriszyk at the Royal Albert Hall alongside the likes of and it’s great to see so many other sides Inkygoodness and a collection of popular critically acclaimed Glaswegian band Belle performing together,” says Rhia. “It’s also blogs. She also works part-time as an editorial and Sebastian and psych folk phenomenon exciting due to our new kit ideas currently assistant for Stroud-based creative solutions Trembling Bells. Working with Trembling Bells taking shape….” company Carmar Media @larashingles was especially fun for Boss Morris, adds Rhia: Image by Adam Hinks and Adam Image by 8 MUSIC - THE BRISTOL ENSEMBLE #22 | JAN 2017 #22 | JAN 2017 MUSIC - LISTINGS 9

Think Shellac playing The Shadows THE MALTHOUSE turn up and expect to sit and watch, with a dose of Kyuss…Angrily angular this is a fully immersive show…8:30pm BAR & KITCHEN MUSIC tunes with surreal lyrics intertwined Free with quirkily timed instrumentals! SUN 1ST LISTINGS Valentina: Left-of-centre, post-prog, FRI 13TH wide-eyed trio squall and purr through JB2 Wassail Warm Up life, love and finding things out...Also For the perfect hangover cure, look As Mummers and Wassailers descend includes a raffle with prizes kindly no further than the Malthouse! JB2 on Stroud for the now annual Wassail donated by local businesses. Come are two incredibly talented musicians, Festival the Prince Albert enjoy a ALE HOUSE and celebrate James’ last birthday in who will be providing some laid-back, warm up in the pub, with singing, his thirties and help raise funds for a sophisticated jazz that pairs perfectly merriment and maybe a bit of dancing SAT 7TH wonderful cause... 7:30pm with the Malthouse’ New Year’s Day too…7:30pm Free The Bad Dads bottomless brunch. Expect some FRI 20TH The Bad Dads’ sound has an acoustic smooth and dreamy love songs SAT 14TH The Nancyboys alongside some serious toe tappers THE BRISTOL vibe, heavily influenced by the blues, Huckleberry but with elements of folk, bluegrass, The Nancyboys ride again! A to help soothe away any sore heads. A night of music from Artist Nick jazz and rock and roll in there too. combination of eclectic covers from 1pm Free Cudworth and friends, playing some 8:30pm Free the fabulous Nancy Trotter and her FRI 6TH fantastic piano and honky tonk blues. band. 8:30pm Free ENSEMBLE THURS 12TH Watson and Broomers Welcome back to Stroud Nick – the artist who painted the huge pictures of SAT 21ST The Dave Ayre Jazz Trio The Malthouse resident duo is back past and present important Stroudies World class jazz session from Dave Flamenco Loco for their first gig of the year. Both that hangs in the Museum in the Ayre and comrades. 8:30pm Free An evening of music and dance incredibly accomplished musicians, Park…8:30pm Free BY PAUL MCLAUGHLIN the Andalusian way. Beat the the guitar and piano pair will be SAT 14TH January blues with some red hot playing their usual blend of smooth SUN 15TH jazz, gospel and funk. Combined with Lewis Clark & The Essentials Flamenco.8:30pm Free Moscow Drug Club THE AWARD WINNING BRISTOL ENSEMBLE IS LIKE SO MANY CONCERTS, THE DEMOGRAPHIC allowing it to react to any movement to produce some tasty food and delicious wines, WAS PRETTY PREDICTABLE (“GREY HAIRS AND NAY Combining diverse and shared Watson and Broomers are an excellent A curious musical place where certain THE CITY’S ONLY PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA different sounds. We wanted to turn the tree into FRI 27TH HAIRS” AS WE SAY AT HOME!). HOW DOES YOUR interests in blues, folk and soul to remedy for any January blues. 7pm elements of 1930’s Berlin Cabaret, Hot a musical instrument, or busker if you like, then The Blueshounds (RIGHTLY PROUD OF THAT THEY ARE TOO!) EDUCATION WORK, E.G. THE PRELUDES PROJECT create a dynamic and distinctive Free Club de France, New Orleans Funeral TO GET CLASSICAL MUSIC TO THE HEART OF EVERY take this random music as an inspiration for a live sound. Their musical style draws A vintage juke joint blues band with Parade & Gypsy Campfire meet, have AND EACH MONTH A SMALLER SECTION OF CHILD’S EDUCATION, HELP WITH WIDENING THAT new composition to be performed in the concert on their love of rhythm and blues a history that spans 25 years of stroudmalthouse.com a few to drink and then stagger arm in THE ENSEMBLE TRAVELS TO CHRIST CHURCH DEMOGRAPHIC? hall. and explores an eclectic range of collaboration, fighting and friendship arm into the darkness to find the bar influences including traditional British trying to capture and bottle the where Django Reinhardt & Tom Waits IN NAILSWORTH AS PART OF THEIR LONG NO 23 Classical concert goers tend to be 50 -80yrs I NOTICE THAT YOUR NEXT NAILSWORTH OUTING folk, American roots music and wider essence of good time blues. The kind are having an afterhours jam with STANDING POPULAR SERIES OF INTIMATE TEA European traditions. 8:30pm Free of blues that makes your core vibrate, the local Tziganes. Combining their which has been the same for many years. Our INVOLVES TCHAIKOVSKY AND PHILIP GLASS. AN SUN 15TH TIME CONCERTS. education work is about introducing young INTERESTING COMBINATION! DO YOU TRY TO MIX makes you tap your feet and shake original material with songs by the YOUR PROGRAMMES UP A BIT TO INTRODUCE THURS 19TH your head…8:30pm Free Johns and Nowak likes of Jaques Brel, Leonard Cohen, people to music, teaching them to read music, PEOPLE TO MUSIC THEY MAY NOT ORDINARILY COME The Human Jukebox Tom Waits, Mario Lanza, Bertolt Brecht The larger orchestra’s repertoire ranges from Acoustic duo who like to have fun with listen to music, play instruments and perform. TO HEAR? crownandsceptrestroud.com & Duke Ellington, Moscow Drug Club Regular night of Popular and obscure American music; weaving together mediaeval Christmas music, through the classical Hopefully this will one day transfer into an provide an intoxicating & intimate (but still good!) covers from Aron mandolin and guitar ad singing songs canon, to new work such as the inspirational musical experience. 8:30pm Free audience but it’s not an easy thing to do. The Yes. I think it’s important to hear different Attwood and The Velvet Duke.8:30pm THE GOLDEN FLEECE of heartache and longing. 7pm Free (and slightly surreal), TreeSong which took Arts Council have been pouring money into composers and styles. Our programmes always Free WEDS 16TH electronic recordings of the sounds a tree made school workshops and education projects for 30 have something well known in them, so a little bit SAT 14TH THE PRINCE ALBERT King Schascha and turned them into an instrumental work. years and it doesn’t appear to have made any of something unfamiliar can be quite refreshing SAT 21ST The Achievers Not to mention their impressive and diverse Kid Calico & The Astral Ponies Lately, it seems as though King difference. There is a social element at play here to the ear. One half of Stroud Rhythm and Blues THURS 5TH Schascha is everywhere and with CV which includes working with the likes of and the UK isn’t very good and getting people of Returning by popular demand outfit The Achievers. Steve (Guitar) Peoples String Foundation (duo) everyone. He’s been touring with Freddy Kempf, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Gabriel WHAT’S THE NEXT BIG PROJECT FOR THE ENSEMBLE? following an impressive Ale House and Rufus (Harmonica) strip back the all ages to mix socially… The two main men from the PSF will the legendary English Beat and MORE TREES OR ARE YOU STAYING INDOORS FOR debut in 2016 - they stalk in the sound for a night of Blues, gospel, Prokofiev and performing the music for David lighten the spirits and get you in a performing with Sister Nancy, NOW? shadows of the E street band, jazzy things, and the odd modern Attenborough’s BBC series Life In Cold Blood. GOOD POINT BUT YOU ALSO HAVE THE BE MORE great mood for the exciting weekend Squeeze, Soul Asylum, UB40, B52’s, stumbling sideways into a drunken Dr cover intended to make Rufus panic. MUSICAL EVENTS ENCOURAGING ADULTS TO ahead, Ben on virtuoso violin and Zaid The Interrupters, Culture Club, and It’s winter, so we’re staying indoors for the John shuffle whilst copying Jonathan 8:30pm Free With this in mind, I toddled along to Nailsworth RETHINK THEIR MUSICAL TALENT; GET THE OLD play classical, trip-hop urban beats. Berlin. His recordings include guest Richman meeting Tom Waits. 8:30pm on a dreich Sunday in December eager to INSTRUMENT OUT OF THE CUPBOARD; OR START moment! Next year sees the 300th anniversary 8:30pm Free stars such as Sister Nancy, Sizzla, SOMETHING NEW AND EXCITING. HOW DID THEY Free SAT 28TH of the first performance of Handel’s Water Music, Neville Staple, SkaFace, and The witness their performance. The atmosphere was START AND ARE THERE ANY PLANS FOR THEM Lewis Clark Duo FRI 6TH Transmitters. King Schascha is now an relaxed and informal and the music was sublime OUTSIDE BRISTOL, E.G. IN STROUD PERHAPS! which took place on a barge on the Thames THURS 26TH Bristol songwriter Lewis Clark’s Baby Queens integral part of San Diego’s Reggae as the four members of the Ensemble on duty on in July 1717. We’re planning this for the Bristol Steve Ferbrache growing popularity in Stroud means scene who brings with him a fusion of We had an idea of providing music opportunities Harbour Festival, with the whole orchestra Described as sounding like TLC this particular day (plus Chris, the “volunteer” 6’ Guitarist and singer swinging through he’s back in town with his soul, blues dancehall, reggae, soul, country, jazz, performing from a boat sailing around the produced by Portishead, to be honest 6” page turner!) took us through a programme to the very young all the way to the very old blues, soul, jazz standards, popular and folk influenced tunes. Playing in and calypso. 8:30pm £10adv this female five piece from Cardiff are when we took over the Extra Mural Music harbour. classics and whatever the night calls support of his new album ‘Vinyl Love’. of Debussy, Ravel and Faure. pretty uncomparable. Criss-crossing Department at Bristol University when it closed for. 8:30pm Free 8:30pm Free THURS 19TH So there we have it. Community projects, a the narrow divide between rock, Unable to stay for the tea and cakes in the because of cut backs. We mainly put on courses hip-hop, soul and reggae each band Open Mic floating concert and more great music from the SAT 28TH facebook.com/goldenfleecebar church hall that are an integral part of these for singers but also have workshops and lectures member has their own solo projects First Open Mic of the year and have a Bristol Ensemble coming your way. Love Vultures concerts, I later conversed electronically with in the pipeline, along with our famous and very bringing forth a genre breaking few guest hosts lined up- all welcome. Lively covers band specialising in LANSDOWN HALL melting pot. Fantastic. 8:30pm Free Roger Huckle, founder and Artistic Director popular Scratch Orchestra days. We would Poetry, comedy, magic and sweet The Bristol Ensemble’s next performance at audience participation, dressing up, music. 8:30pm Free about the music, the audiences and the future certainly be happy to bring these sorts of events the Christ Church in Nailsworth takes place on dressing down and bringing hope to a SAT 21ST SAT 7TH for the ensemble… to Stroud if the demand is there. Saturday 15th at 3pm featuring Philip Glass’ messed up world. 8:30pm Free Rotary Club of Stroud Presents: Good On Paper @ the Prince FRI 20TH String Sextet and Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Elvis Albert vol. 2 Black Cat Bone I WAS HEARTENED TO HEAR YOU INTRODUCE THE TREESONG LOOKED LIKE AN AMAZING PROJECT Florence. Visit bristolensemble.com for further Ft Tezeta, Emily Barker, Emily Wood, MUSIC ON SUNDAY. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT THE AND THE FEEDBACK YOU GOT FROM THE PUBLIC THE CROWN AND SCEPTRE A tribute to Elvis starring Keith An alchemy of blues and gypsy swing MORE INFORMAL ATMOSPHERE OF THE NAILSWORTH WAS GREAT (“TURN NATURE UP MORE” AND “THIS IS info and news of forthcoming local concerts. Davies and his own Mafia. Living in Dave Ayre’s Nanoscopic Ensemble, featuring Vocal, Guitar, Accordion, GIG LENDS ITSELF TO OR IS IT STANDARD AT ALL EXACTLY HOW PUBLIC MONEY SHOULD BE SPENT” SAT 7TH Abergevenny , Keith is a Wales top Stroud Calling and much more…See Fiddle and Double Bass. 8:30pm Free BRISTOL ENSEMBLE CONCERTS? p4-5! 5pm £5 minimum donation WERE JUST TWO OF THE MANY COMMENTS). HOW Tappaeda Elvis Tribute Star. Keith as recently DID YOU GET INVOLVED WITH MUSICAL TREES AND, toured Europe and America with his (Stroud Women’s Refuge and SAT 21ST Melodic modern folk. 8:30 Free We make a point of saying hello to the audience PERHAPS MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHY? Paul McLaughlin has spent most of his life act, now bringing to Stroud two hours Rodborough Playgroup) Spontaneous Confunktion of Elvis songs from the early days and introducing the music in an accessible way playing, singing or conducting music of one type SAT 14TH Albert Open Micer and regular Steve through to his most recent. 7pm £12 THURS 12TH to help break down the barriers between the Ah yes, the TreeSong project! This was part of of another. Day jobs in the theatre around the Roberts celebrates his 60th year with Dartfest from Trading Post Aranka’s Cackle musicians, the music and the audience. This is the Bristol Green Capital year. I have to say that country over 20 odd years have given him a love his band The Virtual Kevins. There will 12th annual Dartfest in aid of The Cackle play sounds to lose your something we take with us to all concerts, small this concept is not original but combining it with of all things creative and he’s never happier than lansdownhall.org be a performance and then a funk jam Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Four inhibitions - a blend of ska, reggae session, various vocalists and popular or large. It creates a warmer atmosphere for a full scale orchestral concert I think is. The job of when he’s in an orchestra pit with a band playing bands including The Forgetting Curve: and dancehall mixed with a nice bit of Stroud Musicians - all welcome… music making. interpreting the sound from the Tree fell to Jony and a cast onstage in full voice... Surf/Stoner/Post- Rock Power Trio! colloquial stamp of ‘ere and ‘ar. Do not 8:30pm Free Easterby. He set the Tree up like an Aeolian Harp 10 MUSIC - LISTINGS #22 | JAN 2017

THURS 26TH SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS and informative curiosities...7pm £1 to salsa. The band features a new Wild Ponies membership on the door generation of Cuban musicians who SAT 7TH are all passionate about maintaining Telisha and Doug performed at the SAT 7TH the traditions of the genre, continuing Stroud Ceilidhs: The Ironmasters Albert with Emily Barker earlier this the Buena Vista legacy that put H The Uplifter year and are now on a short tour All Blacked up, now rebranded as Cuban music back on the map in promoting their record Radiant. These Ironmasters have been at the top of After unknowingly saying yes to 1997. They give this irresistible music two live, breathe and play music from the English Ceilidh scene for the last performing at an open record decks a contemporary edge, bringing their hearts, telling the stories of their PRINCE ALBERT 25 plus years. They play traditional event in Southampton at the age of their audiences a truly sensational, daily lives, those they meet on the music and original compositions 19, Tom ‘Uplifter’ Earwaker brought authentic Latin music experience. STROUD way and love. And heartbreak. But in their own distinctive style, with along some percussion, a small box of 7:30pm rarely will you find two such conjoined throbbing rhythm, pulsating beat and Reggae, Dub and Ska LP’s and a pair www.theprincealbertstroud.co.uk musicians, Country blues doesn’t quite melodeons galore. Led by saxophone of Walkman headphones. That night airing.co.uk do them justice, please come and be and melodeon with guitar, bass and ignited a spark and a decade later, The blown away. 8:30pm Free drums, and spicing it with harmonica, Uplifter has become a well-respected Ironmasters provide a varied sound THE VAULT NAILSWORTH part of the UK’s Reggae and Dub FRI 27TH that is great for dancing. Caller scene…£6adv/£8otd 18+ only! (John Baz Parkes. 8pm £11adv/£10concs/ SUN 8TH The True Strays Street) £12otd/££11concs/£5children Delta Rock & Roll Revivalists. Cosmic Lewis & Dav bandito brethren born for rum-fueled, sva.org.uk SAT 14TH College friends Lewis and Dav had foot-stompin, bar-brawlin hoedowns. been playing together on and off for Whether leading festival line-dances Stroud Wassail: Mid-Winter Revels two years before they decided to start CHRIST CHURCH NAILSWORTH or sparking late night revelry, the True A Celebration of mid-winter folk regularly gigging their unique blend Strays bring 21st Century Rhythm and traditions. Masked ball based on the of acoustic funk/jazz. After some Blues with anthemic choruses and 12th night revels of medieval times, SUN 15TH excellent reviews and much interest in a healthy measure of the southern when the world is turned upside- The Bristol Ensemble their music, they are now working on swamp.8:30pm Free their debut album. 2:30pm Free down. Includes: Ceilidh dancing, Bristol Ensemble’s January tea-time Mummers, Morris, Wassailers, concert featuring Philip Glass’ String SAT 28TH Storytelling, Folk Chill Lounge and SUN 15TH Sextet and Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir much more. Prizes for the best masked Patsy Gamble and Hipkiss de Florence. Written following a Lewis Clark duo costume. 7pm £10adv/£12otd Party night for a host of birthdays visit to Italy, Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir Bringing his excellent blues and folk at the Albert tonight with Hipkiss THURS 19TH deFlorence exhibits plenty of Russian influenced songs to Nailsworth for a knocking out the classics and a few passion and fervour, combined with laid-back Sunday session. 2:30pm Free “9Bach’s music is ripped through with originals. It’s a Blues party...8:30pm Your Musical Memories Italian lyricism and brilliance. In transcendence; a brooding melancholy as Free Relive your musical memories at these contrast, Glass’ String Sextet explores SUN 22ND much as a gossamer dreaminess.” monthly afternoon concerts; enjoy the soundworld of minimalism which Steve Ferbrache theprincealbertstroud.co.uk The Line Of Best Fit classical pieces that have always despite its conciseness of material, lived in your heart, hear songs from Blues, soul, folk and some jazzy is rich and compelling. (see page 8!) standards from one of the regions STROUD BREWERY musicals and arias from operas that 3pm £10otd facebook.com/ThePrinceAlbertStroud have always been yours to cherish. busiest musicians. 2:30pm Free Trevor presides over a feast of talent bristolensemble.com SAT 7TH from local performers and gifted SUN 29TH Luke Philbrick young artists. 2pm £6 (includes tea Bob Bowles Original roots music drawing on and biscuits!) THE CONVENT WOODCHESTER Versatile and eclectic blues guitarist traditional blues and folk influences. and singer.2:30pm Free Startlingly powerful vocals, raw delta SAT 28TH FRI 20TH blues styled guitar and an almost tribal From the Jam with Bruce Foxton Ana Popovic thevaultnailsworth.co.uk foot-stomping beat combine to create From The Jam, featuring former L.A. based, guitar-player and singer a special atmosphere. 7:30pm free bristol Jam bassist Bruce Foxton, legendary Ana is back on the road promoting THE VILLAGE INN NAILSWORTH vocalist & guitarist Russell Hastings her new triple album Trilogy - Her ensemble SAT 14TH and drummer Mike Randon return most ambitious project yet. Twenty- SAT 28TH Dead Dog Cider to the Subs by popular demand as three funk, rock/blues and jazz tunes Ken Wood and the Mixers The third weekend in January would part of their 40th Year Anniversary produced by Grammy Award winner not be the same if we didn’t drink Tour! From The Jam have gained a Warren Riker (Lauryn Hill, Carlos A six-piece band specializing in mulled cider and leave the brewery to reputation for the kind of incendiary Santana), Grammy Award winner Tom red-hot Rhythm & Blues, Soul and serenade the apple trees in Thrupp. ‘live’ performances that sealed the Hambridge (Buddy Guy) and Delfeayo irresistible dance music. Covers and Return for more beverages and music reputation of The Jam all those years Marsalis, one of the top trombonists, originals ranging from ska to soul from the ever lively Dead Dog Cider. ago. Those attending this gig can composers and producers in jazz via Stax and Atlantic era R’n’B all expect to hear masses of classic Jam 7:30pm Free today. Guest appearances include Joe delivered in the high-energy Ken hits such as Down In The Tube Station Bonamassa, Robert Randolph and Wood style. 8:30pm Free SAT 21ST At Midnight, Going Underground, many others. 8pm £15 Town Called Malice and The Modern Tea-time kenwoodandthemixers.com Steve Page World. Support from Stroud SAT 28TH Steve Page is best known as front dwelling punkers Chinese Burn. 8pm Amanda Rheaume man for Americana band the Open £20adv/£23otd UNDER THE EDGE ARTS concerts Rheaume has delivered her unique Join the professional musicians of Bristol Ensemble for Secrets, he is also a fine performer WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE and songwriter in his own right. As subscriptionrooms.org.uk and soulful blend of folk-country- our Spring series of chamber music concerts a consummate guitarist and claw pop twinged tracks to audiences hammer banjo, Steve’s songs bring around the world. Her increasing SAT 14TH SVA Sundays at 3pm 15 January • 12 February • 12 March a contemporary edge to the musical success stems from her soulful ability South Cotswolds Jazz Club traditions that Americana draws on. to translate personal stories into Presents… WEDS 4TH/11TH/18TH/25TH messages, evoke a feeling of positivity, 7:30pm Free The launch night of UTEA’s new Jazz communicate the strength of those Funk-In Sessions Club, with performances from local Sunday 15 January at 3pm before her, and connect with her SAT 28TH talent including Katie Elliott, Terri Live funk jam with Will Vick and Alf listeners…8pm £15 Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence Jan and Ian Vaisey Tramontin...FUNK Only...Nothing but Kinnison and John Cook. 8pm £8 G.O.P Philip Glass String Sextet Jan and Ian perform a variety of songs the Funk!!! All are welcome to listen or theconvent.net perform. 8pm Free (John Street) SAT 21ST from contemporary and traditional YOUTUBE Written following a visit to Italy, Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de to easy listening with Ian sensitively Ceilidh in the Town Hall accompanying Jan’s vocals on guitar. FRI 6TH/13TH/20TH/27TH FRANCE LYNCH CHURCH Florence exhibits plenty of Russian passion and fervour, A ‘Burns Night’ ceilidh in Wotton Town Their songs are often interspersed PLAYLIST John Street Social Club ROOMS Hall, with the Molecatchers and caller combined with Italian lyricism and brilliance. In contrast, Glass’ with a variety of tunes with Ian playing mandolin accompanied by Jan on A series of weekly Friday night club Vicky Cooper. Kilt-wearers get a free String Sextet explores the soundworld of minimalism which socials hosted by different artists SAT 21ST guitar. 7:30pm Free drink! 7pm £13/£11concs despite its conciseness of material, is rich and compelling. each week with visuals and audio Son Yambu VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT FOR THE to share. The format: decks, laptop, utea.org.uk GOODONPAPER.INFO/MUSIC stroudbrewery.co.uk Son Yambu play authentic Cuban and a limited number of selected LATEST COMPILATION OF THIS MONTH’S BEST MUSIC... son, the intoxicating fusion of Spanish YouTube clips of archive footage and African rhythms that gave rise IN OUR OPINION. TICKETS £10 on the door For programme details visit www.bristolensemble.com 12 ARTS - MARK LEVY #22 | JAN 2017 #22 | JAN 2017 ARTS - MARK LEVY 13 Image by Marc Palmer Marc Image by

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THIS COMING JANUARY GOOD ON PAPER WILL years later, I’m still working for him……” Mark that fan-art will evolve into the main-stream in BE HOSTING THE SECOND OF ITS PREEMINENT laughs. The programmes Mark uses are a world much the same way as fan-fiction has. away from the oil on canvas he was trained to WINTER PARTIES AT THE PRINCE ALBERT PUB IN do. Will you go full circle and go back to oil on Mark’s movies posters aren’t just a re-hash of RODBOROUGH, STROUD. THE PREFECT TONIC canvas? I ask him. “I very much doubt it” he the original pieces however. He puts a different FOR THE WINTER BLUES. THE IMAGE USED TO explains with a smile “I’m a little too messy as it spin on things, usually through the use of subtle humour. Something which is clear in the poster EPITOMISE THE GOOD ON PAPER PARTY VIBE is. I love the fact I can undo anything I don’t like. I use a Cintiq® which is like a massive ipad which he designed for Good On Paper which depicts WAS DESIGNED BY ONE OF STROUD’S BEST I draw onto directly. My whole process is the Prince Albert calmly giving us a peace gesture KEPT SECRETS; ILLUSTRATOR MARK LEVY. same as it used to be when I was painting in a which can also be used as the number two. The traditional way, but it’s completely digitised now fact it’s the second Good On Paper party rounds Relishing all movie posters from a really early and I just love it.” the whole thing off perfectly. A wry neatness age, especially Indiana Jones. The great Drew which is appealing and effortlessly cool, with a Struzen was a big influence. “I had it all, comics, Mark has had a varied career so far. He has nod to current world events as well as a wink to annuals, movie posters,” Mark was completely illustrated children’s educational texts, designed something a little bit punk. inspired by it all and devoured each new science some flash games, undertaken some animation Of course, no conversation with someone fiction film which graced the silver screens for children’s hospitals and created illustrations who designs movie inspired posters would be during his childhood. Mark also credits composer for the BBC and Cartoon Network. However, it complete without a full and frank discussion on John Williams (Star Wars, Harry Potter, Indiana was the commercial work which took over and the best (and worst) movies of all time. It was Jones to name a tiny selection), with inspiring Mark found himself overseeing contracts and Jaws that came in first due to the fact both of us his formative artistic years. “Designing movie licencing with big Hollywood Studios as part of had first seen it at impressionable young ages posters full time is my dream job,” he tells me. his fulltime job, something which can take its toll but also due to the composition of the shots, the “I love it.” creatively. “The call of your own work is always there. I always want to get back to creating dolly zoom technique used by director Steven Brought up in Kent, Mark went to Falmouth Art again. When we moved here I wanted to work Spielberg and of course the music. I could have College and ended up staying for twenty years. away from home. Now working in a creative chatted to Mark all day about movies and what Wrenched from the sea air three years ago, Mark studio environment (Cluster), it’s given me more makes them excellent or awful but time was and his family moved to Gloucestershire where time, more confidence to concentrate again on against us. I am left with a sense that Mark’s he was surprised not to miss the sea as much my own creative pursuits. It’s always an evolving obsession with movies will steer him further as he had feared. “Because we live near the process.” towards his dream, with his clear, bold and common I think the expanse of air and sky has decisive images floating around my mind. filled the space for me. I don’t miss the sea as Using the online forum Tumblr and his own See a selection of Mark’s work (including links to much as I thought I would. And I have developed website to showcase all his work, Mark soon his movie posters) at traffikcone.info a new found, and fondness for cows.” got noticed for the alternative movie posters he produced by behemoth gift website firebox.com. Mark’s love for art led him to a college These ‘inspired by’ movie posters came from a course where he learned to paint in the most trend born in the 60s and 70s predominantly Kate Montgomery is a writer, artist and blogger. conventional ways. “I was taught oil on canvas in the Science Fiction genre. In recent years She lives in Stroud with her husband and two which was very traditional and great for a they have been somewhat legitimised by James daughters. She hosts creative writing groups and while, but my dad (who owns Harry Levy Gunn, Director of the film Guardians of the wastes far too much time instagramming her Amusements) said ‘if you do three artworks for Galaxy, as he began posting fan-art on social food @clevermonty me, I’ll give you a computer outright’. Twenty media accounts. This may be a clear indication 14 ARTS - LINE GALLERY #22 | JAN 2017 #22 | JAN 2017 ARTS - LINE GALLERY 15

Hannah Sunny - 3rd-14th July 2016

‘Jelly Exhibition’ Joe Magee ‘Jelly 2016 Festival Site Zig & Zag - 20th-28th of May 2016 Zig & Zag - 20th-28th of May Hannah Sunny - 3rd-14th July 2016 - 3rd-14th Hannah Sunny Alexander James Wood - 9th James Wood Alexander 2016 October - 1st September very beginning and she was from Denmark…she Jessie is clearly passionate about the gallery. ordered a bag of plaster and a bundle of foam Fitting in the extra hours around her day job and and made work with it for just over a week and still finding, curating and promoting exhibitions then exhibited what she’d made.” that are visually challenging and artistically engaging is evidence of just how much she Promoting and nurturing good artists is really enjoys what she does. And yet, I wonder how what the Line Gallery and the SVA are all about often she’s thanked for her efforts? With and as an artist herself (creating wool-based platforms like the Line Gallery offering artists the installations as well as video work and, more opportunity to showcase their work for free in a recently, print-making), Jessie understands how professional environment, we can feel confident LINE difficult it can be for those at the beginning of of the longevity of Stroud’s artistic heritage their careers to find a suitable outlet for their The New Year certainly looks to be an interesting and for her hard work in supporting this worthy work: “…when me and Dave first started it we one for the gallery. From January 6th-29th artist cause, Jessie certainly deserves our thanks. were fairly new out of university and we knew

Image by James Kriszyk Image by Dan Rawlings will be taking over the space for For more information about the Line Gallery, so many people who had really great work, but an exciting exhibition that’s sure to brighten including further details of upcoming exhibitions, GALLERY probably wouldn’t ever get the chance to show it the post-Christmas gloom and encourage new visit linegallery.co.uk in such a clean white space…” visitors to the gallery: “Dan makes laser cut sculptures; because it’s in January and it’s so In addition to the Line Gallery’s regular schedule dark all the time, there’s going to be an emphasis BY LEAH GRANT of exhibitions, Jessie also holds a variety of on light and shade…” Dan’s work is well suited to Leah Grant is a writer and photographer with workshops at the gallery giving attendees the a gallery willing to showcase art in all its forms. a keen interest in art and literature. On her chance to learn new skills and meet new people The space, though small, is an ideal canvas for blog, Bellyful of Art, you can find reviews of (past events include a lesson in pompom-making sculpture, and many artists find unique and exhibitions, installations, dance performances and a mono-printing workshop with local artist interesting ways of utilising its limited size: and literary events as well as her own lovingly Joe Magee). Despite organising fewer workshops “It’s perfect solo exhibition size and it’s really created pieces of short fiction artbellyful. in recent months, Jessie still hopes to continue hard not to be able to fill it…you can have one wordpress.com using the space for this purpose in 2017 with a piece on one wall and it highlights it. It doesn’t I’VE ALWAYS THOUGHT OF THE LINE GALLERY AS the Line Gallery really is a one-woman project; properly promote it rather than already thinking potential drawing workshop in the pipeline for necessarily need to be completely full…” ONE OF THOSE PLACES THAT TYPIFIES STROUD. Jessie doesn’t just find and curate exhibitions, what the next exhibition will be.” late January/early February. she’s responsible for almost every aspect of NESTLED IN THE HEART OF THE TOWN, ITS WIDE the gallery’s promotion including its Instagram, “…when me and Dave first started WINDOW REVEALS A SPACE THAT BECKONS Facebook and Twitter feeds as well as keeping it we were fairly new out of EVEN THE MOST ARTISTICALLY-TREPIDATIOUS the website up-to-date and marketing each of university and we knew so many VISITOR INSIDE, ITS EXHIBITIONS SURPRISINGLY its shows. Back in 2015, when Jessie first took people who had really great work, NEXT EXHIBITION: over the space with her friend and fellow artist CHALLENGING AND CUTTING EDGE TO THOSE but probably wouldn’t ever get the Dave Evans, there was a regular turnover of new chance to show it in such a clean UNFAMILIAR WITH STROUD’S UNIQUE ARTISTIC exhibitions; now that she runs the gallery on her white space…” DAN HERITAGE. own (following several months of curatorial help from illustrator and artist, Rosalie Darien-Jones) As the Line Gallery is part of Stroud Valley RAWLINGS Having taken over the gallery from Robins and the duration of each show has been lengthened, Artspace (a non-profit organisation), artists are GOPTV Roberts in the summer of 2015, curator Jessie giving prospective visitors more time to visit not expected to pay to use the gallery, making it James handpicks each exhibiting artist herself, the gallery during its limited opening hours: JANUARY 6TH-29TH an invaluable resource for emerging and early- searching amongst the hordes of aspiring artists “When we first started we crammed them all WHYART? career artists. As well as showcasing the artwork online to find the ones most suitable to hold a in – all of these people that we knew – and then of those working locally (including SVA’s studio group or solo exhibition: “I enjoy finding and we realised that it’s really hard work running ft Dan Rawlings artists who take over the space for two months selecting artists, then curating the shows, I place a gallery especially with such a high turnover, of the year), Jessie has invited artists from A series of ‘interview shorts’ with local and hang all the work. I find it really satisfying you’re forever cleaning the walls and sanding, artists in their studios filmed and edited London, Bristol, Cardiff and even overseas to once all the hard work of organising and hanging so we slowed them down a bit so that people by Katie Jane Watson. exhibit their work: “…one of my old friends from is done, just before the private view, seeing the could actually have a chance to go and see the uni, she came and did a week’s residency at the exhibition come together.” exhibitions and, if it’s on a bit longer, you can visit: goodonpaper.info/film 16 ART - LISTINGS #22 | JAN 2017

Thomas, University of Exeter and the growing up on an organic herb CORINIUM MUSEUM Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen farm and helping her parents at all CIRENCESTER the exhibition is supported by the Arts the major RHS flower shows. Her New Year, New Art ART and Humanities Research Council and upbringing around plants and her THURS 1ST DEC – SUN 8TH JAN the Arts Council and features works passion for drawing became naturally Colourful, exciting sculpture & works on paper Tony Meeuwissen: Christmas by Bella Peralta, Jenny Bicât, Matthew entwined. Hannah has developed her LISTINGS Exhibition to welcome the New Year Tradgett, Sarah Pearson Cooke, Valerie style through years of practicing the Michael, Tim Blades, Karen Hansen, technique of screenprinting. An eclectic exhibition by an artist with an illustrious career. Tony Rowan McOnegal, Susan Early, Sarah 12th January - 3rd March Meeuwissen’s award winning, magical ART OF CLAY Cant, Derek Elliott, Faith Ristic, Trevor WEDS 4TH JAN – SUN 12TH FEB illustrations have adorned Penguin Lillistone, Su Trindle, Stephanie Kemp, Emily Ketteringham books, Royal Mail stamps, playing MON 2ND – TUES 31ST Alison Dupernex, Nicholas Ozanne, In recent years Emily Ketteringham’s cards, children’s books and even Clay Sinclair Gemma Sangwine, Tessa Wakeling work has strayed away from her appears on a Rolling Stones LP. His Provocative post-pop paintings on and Kristian Pettifor. Two Make will be trademark landscapes to include laser- most recent accolade is Title of Royal Perspex by local/international artist accompanied by film screenings and cut flowers and trees – all reminiscent of Designer for Industry conferred by the Clay Sinclair situated at 48 High Street. ‘Meet the Maker’ events, see website her 70’s childhood and a development RSA in 2013. Plus prints for those on a budget and for further info. Tues-Fri 10am-4pm/ of the ideas conceived when working People’s Republic of Stroud tat for Sat-Sun 11am-4pm on “Groovy Baby” as part of the Shaun SUN 15TH JAN – SUN 5TH FEB those joining the revolution. Open in the City celebrations in partnership Art Inspired By the Cotswolds Mon – Sat museuminthepark.org.uk with Aardman. This year sees the Cotswolds celebrate claysinclair.com 50 years of being designated an SVA prema.org.uk Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The anniversary will GALLERY PANGOLIN SUN 1ST – TUES 31ST RUSKIN MILL HORSLEY culminate in a public art exhibition Sally Hampson: The Weaving Shed open to amateur and professional THURS 12TH JAN – FRI 3RD MAR artists from within and beyond Sally Hampson, an artist and weaver SAT 3RD DEC- SUN 8TH JAN New Year, New Art the Cotswolds. The exhibition will at 29 High Street bringing weaving Fiona Owen and Nathaniel Hughes: showcase art work in a variety of Colourful, exciting sculpture and works workshops and events. Drop in or by Weeds in the Heart III mediums and genres inspired by the on paper to welcome the New Year. appointment. Workshops in Jan: Sat This exhibition follows the evolution Cotswolds landscape. Artists include Anthony Abrahams, 14th Beginners Saturday Weaving of a three year collaboration Nick Bibby, Petur Bjarnason, Don Workshop 10am-4pm £45/Weds 18th between artist Fiona Owen and coriniummuseum.org Brown, Ralph Brown, Jon Buck, + 25th/Thurs 19th + 26th/Fri 20th + herbalist Nathaniel Hughes which has Michael Cooper, Terence Coventry, 27th 10am-12pm/1-3pm or 6-8pm for 3 Geoffrey Dashwood, Steve Dilworth, weeks £45 (including yarns) culminated in the publication of their NEW BREWERY ARTS CENTRE Sue Freeborough, Jonathan Kingdon, seminal work, Weeds in the Heart.

CIRENCESTER Blue Loop Merete Rasmussen Anita Mandl, Charlotte Mayer, Merete FRI 30TH DEC– SAT 28TH JAN Presented here are sketches, prints Rasmussen, Lorraine Robbins, Almuth and texts which reveal the spirit of this GALLERY PANGOLIN UP This Way SAT 14TH JAN – SUN MAR 19TH Tebbenhoff and Deborah van der Beek. beautiful and important book and the CHALFORD - GLOS - GL6 8NT 01453 889765 UP This Way is an outlet within Mon-Fri 10am – 6pm/Sat 10am – 1pm insight it offers into the healing life of Sign Me Up [email protected] www.gallery-pangolin.com Merrywalks highlighting the work of plants. 10am-5pm Showcasing the Best of Contemporary furniture and accessory makers within gallery-pangolin.com Sign Writing. Mon – Sat 9am-5pm/Sun the broader Stroud area. Open Fri-Sat rmt.org 9:30am-4pm 9am-6pm or by appointment 01453 THE LINE GALLERY 297260 newbreweryarts.org.uk FRI 6TH – SUN 29TH SAT 7TH/14TH/21ST/28TH Dan Rawlings Fungusloci Dan effortlessly and ingeniously Artist and permaculture practitioner transforms everyday objects into Dominic Thomas has designed and FOR ARTS AND CRAFTS artworks. Dan’s sculptures use light built a sustainable urban micro-farm and shadow to project into the spaces in which oyster mushrooms are WORKSHOPS AND COURSES VISIT: they inhabit, creating fantastical cultivated on spent coffee grounds scenes (see page 14-15!). Open Fridays from local cafes. Fungusloci is a THE SCULPTURE STUDIO and Saturdays 11am-4pm/Private view project of Sustainable Creativity CIC with the help of Stroud District Fri 6th 7-9pm ATELIER THE SCULPTURE STUDIO Halliday’s Mill London Rd Chalford GL6 8NR Food Grants taking place at Unit 23, ATELIERSTROUD.CO.UK THESCULPTURESTUDIO.CO.UK linegallery.co.uk Merrywalks. Open for sales Saturdays 10:30am -1.30pm or by appointment CENTRE FOR SCIENCE AND ART SIT SELECT [email protected] MUSEUM IN THE PARK ROOMHIRESTROUD.CO.UK SITSELECT.ORG COMMISSIONS sva.org.uk SUN 1ST JAN – SUN 19TH FEB CREATIVE NETWORK SOUTH WEST ART WORKSHOPS CREATIVENETWORK.ORG.UK SWARTWORKSHOPS.CO.UK Two Make: Collaborative Project PREMA ARTS CENTRE ULEY By Contemporary Makers CLASSES GLOUCESTERSHIRE STROUD COLLEGE ‘Two Make’ plots the shared output of WEDS 4TH JAN – SUN 12TH FEB PRINTMAKING COOPERATIVE SGSCOL.AC.UK ten pairs of established makers who Sam Branton GPCHQ.CO.UK have created new work together. The & KITS Working in softly applied coloured STROUD VALLEY ARTSPACE partnerships are diverse, ranging from pencil and drawing influence from HAWKWOOD COLLEGE SVA.ORG.UK life-long friends who live in different HAWKWOODCOLLEGE.CO.UK the landscapes of Claude Lorrain and parts of the country, makers working Poussin, Sam Branton depicts neo- SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS together for the first time, makers KENDRICK STREET GALLERY SUBSCRIPTIONROOMS.ORG.UK classical landscapes filled with unlikely 2017 Spring Classes who wanted to learn new skills, and KENDRICKSTGALLERY.CO.UK animal friendships. His latest series a couple working together over the VICTORIA WORKS STUDIO of drawings, Deluge, imagines the Life Size Figurative Head Sculpts pregnancy and birth of their daughter. LET’S TRY ARTS VICTORIAWORKSSTUDIOS.CO.UK comical and confused moments that The exhibition is part of a wider LETSTRYARTS.COM could happen during the aftermath of 1/3 Life Size Figure Sculpts project that explores cooperation NEW BREWERY ARTS a great downpour. within craft communities of practice, PEGASUS ART NEWBREWERYARTS.ORG.UK Sculpture Development Classes particularly drawing on the role of WEDS 4TH JAN – SUN 12TH FEB PEGASUSART.CO.UK regional craft guilds and associations PREMA ARTS CENTRE with Val Adamson Hannah McVicar in supporting crafts practitioners RUSKIN MILL PREMA.ORG.UK Hannah McVicar’s floral illustrations livelihoods. Curated by Miranda RMT.ORG For further details please go to: Leonard in partnership with Dr. Nicola are influenced by her childhood, www.thesculpturestudio.co.uk 18 ART - EXHIBITION SPACE #22 | JAN 2017 #22 | JAN 2017 THEATRE AND DANCE - LISTINGS 19

THEATRE & DANCE LISTINGS

COTSWOLD PLAYHOUSE knowledge and techniques to apply in THE ARKELL CENTRE mayhem in the lives of all around your own acting, directing or teaching. NAILSWORTH her. (Cert U) Bar opens at 7:30pm/ FRI 20TH – SUN 22ND/FRI 27TH 10am-4pm £35 film starts at 8pm See website for – SAT 28TH FRI 6TH membership details. subscriptionrooms.org.uk The Cotswold Players: The Witches Nailsworth Film Club: Macbeth nailsworthfilmclub.co.uk In fairy-tales, witches always wear silly This searing retelling of the Scottish PAINSWICK CENTRE black hats and cloaks, and they all ride play is powerfully cinematic, shot on on broomsticks. But this is not a fairy THE PAINSWICK CENTRE FRI 13TH location in winter on the Isle of Skye, tale. This is about REAL WITCHES. with stunning and bloody battlefield FRI 6TH Come and visit the Cotswold Spaniel in the Works Theatre Company: Grim Tales of the scenes, it is not a tale for the Playhouse and join Roald Dahl’s Wick Flix: Florence Foster Jenkins Brothers Grimm squeamish. Fassbender and Cotillard Witches for their Annual Convention… both give powerful performances in A comedy/drama set in the 20’s and Forget about happy endings as 20th and 27th 7:30pm/21st 3pm the lead roles and we are invited to 30’s and based on the incredibly Spaniel in the Works tell the original and 6pm/22nd 3pm/28th 3pm and consider that their actions are driven true story of Florence Foster Jenkins stories collected by the Jakob and 7:30pm Tickets from £5 by grief at the loss of their child rather (Meryl Streep), a New York heiress and Wilhelm Grimm, using rhyme, puppets, than simple lust for power. (Cert 15) socialite who dreamed of becoming cotswoldplayhouse.co.uk music and dance! Hear the horrible Bar opens at 7:30pm/film starts at an opera singer, despite having the happenings of Hansel and Gretel, 8pm See website for membership most terrible singing voice! Her discover the sinister side of Cinderella LANSDOWN HALL details. husband (Hugh Grant) supports her and the terrible tales of Tom Thumb in her journey to stardom at New SAT 7TH – SUN 8TH in this lively funny family show. 8pm FRI 27TH York’s Carnegie Hall – an achievement £10/£7concs Pericles Theatre Company and Nailsworth Film Club: Love and that eventually allowed her to count Atelier Community Theatre: The Friendship Cole Porter and Sir Thomas Beecham Tailor of Gloucester painswickcentre.com Kate Beckinsale turns in perhaps the among her many fans. (Cert PG) Award winning theatre company best performance of her career in a 7:45pm £6 (includes one free drink!) comes to the Lansdown Hall and film based on the novel Lady Susan painswickcentre.com Gallery with its own hilarious and by Jane Austen, in which the beautiful, heart-warming adaptation of the FILM amoral and penniless widow causes Beatrix Potter tale about a poor tailor who falls foul of his cat when he LISTINGS rescues the mice. This company are much loved for producing work for children which simultaneously tickles OPEN HOUSE the funny bone of the grown-ups, and this merry adventure draws every THURS 5TH age, from babies to octogenarians. Stroud Film Society: Room Winners of the award for Best Family 5-year-old Jack (Jacob Tremblay) Show 2015. With live music by David and his mother Ma (Brie Larson) are Brett and directed by Vasile Nedelcu. trapped in a windowless room. This is Sat 7th 5pm/Sun 8th 11am and 3pm all the child has ever known. Ma tries £7£5concs/£20 for family of four to create a safe universe for him. At available from eventbrite.co.uk and on last, they escape to the bewilderment the door. Residency (The Magic Shoe Shop) with Dominic Editions, realising the creative briefs of other of the real world. A brilliant film of a Thomas and Jo and Neil from the SVA; a (high profile!) artists. All the places, and the lansdownhall.org well-read novel by Emma Donohue. LORRAINE residency in Sweden; curating the exhibition people I’ve worked with in Stroud have been (Cert 15) 7:30pm £40 for full year Strange Beasts: Lynn Chadwick and the New incredibly supportive of my own individual membership/£22 from Jan 2017. SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS Generation, with Gallery Pangolin; exhibiting in practice. Rungwe, the director at Pangolin, has a Contact Beth Cheyne on 01453 823551 the Jerwood Prize anniversary, award winners great depth of experience and understanding of for membership details and guest ROBBINS FRI 13TH exhibition; and working with artist Soozy form, and is very generous with this knowledge. tickets, which cost £6 and must be Jive Dance “Born and raised in Stroud, I studied Roberts on the Perky and Pinky exhibition at the Having a reliable, regular income means that I booked in advance. Hardwick Gallery in Cheltenham. I’ve also had can rent a studio and take on the projects that A great atmosphere and great dance in Brighton, Bristol, Wolverhampton the invaluable experience of running a gallery, interest and engage me. Recently this has been floor. Dance the night away to top THURS 26TH and Wimbledon, at a time when Higher Robbins and Roberts, with good friend and art projects in Wales and London with Soozy swing and jive music. 8pm £8 Stroud Film Society: Dheepan Education was still affordable, and collaborator, Soozy Roberts. It was great to be Roberts, the incredibly fun Crazy Golf at the Sri Lanka and Paris, the recent past. SAT 28TH part-time jobs easy to come by. After able to help out other artists, working with them Goods Shed, a solo performance at the Line Dheepan (Jesuthasan Anthonythasan) Berkoff Physical Theatre with to produce their solo exhibitions in the lovely Gallery, and exhibiting with the new Donnelly an initial wrong turn studying Biology, Cheryl Parmenter is a Tamil Tiger engaged in the Civil I discovered my creative fire and space at the SVA. Putting yourself out-there Sisters Art Agency. War. As the Tamil’s face defeat, he for public scrutiny (sometimes quite literally!) Explore Steven Berkoff’s approach flees to France, taking a woman Yalini haven’t looked back since. My formal I’m really excited about new exhibitions and can make you feel quite vulnerable but also it to physical theatre through an (Kalieasawri Srinivasan) and a little girl education was in Sculpture, and then Fine projects happening in 2017; starting this month means having new conversations and constantly entirely practical day. Renowned for to pose as a family and seek asylum. with a group exhibition New Year, New Art at Art:Drawing but my practice has always meeting lots of engaging people. his powerfully expressive, physical (Cert 15) 7:30pm (see ticket details Gallery Pangolin, In/Expression at the Studio involved an element of performance and character pieces, that reject notions and contact info in listing above). participation. I’m lucky that since leaving art school I have 1.1 gallery, Shoreditch in February; and an of naturalism, in favour of blatant been able to keep learning and maintaining an exhibition, with Soozy, at The Museum in the theatricality, Berkoff’s distinctive style stroudfilmsociety.org.uk experimental approach to art. My employment Park later in the year. It’s great to be living and is both popular and controversial. My art career has been varied, with periods of has been within practical, creative environments; working in such a creative town!” By the end of this day, you will have struggle interspersed with, rarer, exhilarating teaching art and design at Stroud College, to experienced character, chorus, voice profitable and critical highs. Definite creative young adults full of raw emotion and creative lorrainerobbins.com gallery-pangolin.com and script work, equipping you with high points have been: a Year of the Artist energy: and working in a busy foundry, Pangolin donnellysisters.co.uk 20 LITERATURE - CHARLOTTE ABRAHAMS #22 | JAN 2017 #22 | JAN 2017 LITERATURE - LISTINGS 21

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ALE HOUSE free speech with this entertaining Malcolm, Jonny Fluffypunk and much aiming to produce a small finished bardic circle for all. Whatever your more…See p4-5! 5pm £5 minimum piece of work by the final session. Tina WEDS 4TH/11TH/18TH/25TH RICK party piece – a new poem, comedy donation (Stroud Women’s Refuge Pentney has a Diploma in calligraphy VICK: routine, folk tale, song, dramatic and Rodborough Playgroup) from Reigate School of Art. Essential Writing Group monologue, and interpretative dance equipment list available. 7-9pm £80 theprincealbertstroud.co.uk A weekly writing group run by Stroud ... come and share it! Arrive early for subscriptionrooms.org.uk Festival’s Rick Vick. Discover your a slot (10 mins or less). Celebrate the hidden voice, all welcome! 7-9pm £5 art of memory and learn your piece by SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS for further information contact Rick on heart. 7pm Free NEW BREWERY ARTS CENTRE MON 16TH JAN – MON 27TH MAR CHARLOTTE 07973 225 694 CIRENCESTER NO 23 Write A Novel In 2017 with Kevan Manwaring SAT 21ST ATELIER ABRAHAMS SUN 8TH It is said everyone has a book inside How To Get Published – For TUES 10TH 23 Book Club of them. Start the year running with Creative People With Joan Gordon this practical course, and make that BY ANNA BAILEY Radio Cinema Due to customer demand, and with This is the ideal workshop for creative long-held dream come true. Over ten the generous support of both Nikki makers who run workshops and want Hosted by mystery guest(!) theme: weeks you’ll look at all the essentials Owen and the Stroud Bookshop, No to offer their student’s project focused ‘Food and Health’...Discover the of writing a novel: Character; Setting; 23 has recently started up a Monthly booklets that will help further their amazing world of ‘spoken word radio’ Plot; Point-of-View; Themes; Tone; Book Club! This month’s chosen book enjoyment in their chosen craft or (Podcast etc) - Listen together - start Editing; Researching the Market; and will be Family Life by Ankil Sharma hobby and professional artists and CHARLOTTE ABRAHAMS’ LATEST BOOK HYGGE: to play. “While there may not be any rules,” walking in the woods, collecting her thoughts. a discussion and/or continue listening Pitching your Proposal. Each week a story of astonishing intensity and makers who have always wanted to A CELEBRATION OF SIMPLE PLEASURES, Charlotte says, “one of the key tenets is total As well as having an excuse to eat cake in back home. Listening can be done you’ll get a chance to write, and to emotional precision…Nikki is a popular write an instructional informative mental presence.” I ask her if that was something Copenhagen, she says her favourite thing about while stitching, knitting, making notes workshop work-in-progress – giving LIVING THE DANISH WAY TAKES A LOOK AT local author (and Good On Paper book. Learn how to develop a ‘How to she felt came naturally. “If you are having a writing Hygge was being given the opportunity or ironing…7pm £3 and receiving feedback in a supportive A FASCINATING ASPECT OF SCANDINAVIAN writer) and Stroud Bookshop is a Make’ book focused on your artistic hygge moment then you must give it your to really think about the impact this way of life environment. No experience necessary atelierstroud.com great independent bookshop in the and creative skills using ‘A Flat Plan’. CULTURE - ONE THAT WE HERE IN BRITAIN undivided attention - no checking your phone, can have. Allowing ourselves to slow down, and – just an idea for a novel. If you have High Street. Stroud bookshop is also Write practical step by step ‘How to MIGHT LEARN A THING OR TWO FROM… some initial notes &/or chapters, all no instagramming pictures of yourself doing it, make real, regular time in our lives to cherish offering 10% discount on the 23 Book Make’ instructions, suitable for craft HAWKWOOD COLLEGE the better. But all you need to bring to no making mental lists of things to do. I am an our loved ones and ourselves, could only have Club books and 23 will be offering magazines or self-published booklets. Hygge (pronounced ‘hoo-ga’) is an attitude inveterate multi-tasker so that bit did require positive repercussions for society, not to mention the first session is pen and paper…7- WEDS 11TH JAN – WEDS 22ND discounts on the day to Book Clubbers Prepare a potted biography and a 9pm £75 as much as it is a concept. “Cosy is the most some conscious effort.” us as individuals. MAR too. Email [email protected] for synopsis suitable for pitching your common English translation of hygge,” Charlotte Wild Writing with Kevan further info…3pm Free concepts to a publisher. 10am-4pm With a focus on living in the moment and Appreciating the comfort and companionship WEDS 18TH JAN – WEDS 22ND explains, “and that’s right Manwaring MAR £75 if you think of being appreciating what one has, hygge comes of our family and friends seems all the more Are your words too tame? Do your THE PRINCE ALBERT Calligraphy Course with Tina newbreweryarts.org.uk cosy both physically and across as a refreshing alternative to lifestyle pertinent as the long nights and bleak cold of ideas need liberating? Let them out Pentney mentally.” The word itself trends that goad us into depriving ourselves English winter settle in for this weary slog of of the cage, and allow them to prowl SAT 7TH An Introduction to Calligraphy with is almost onomatopoeic of the things we enjoy, often only for the sake a season. The arrival of the New Year is often the page! This rule-breaking writing Good On Paper @ the Prince modern Uncials and Celtic knot-work of a better headspace. Denmark regularly pips accompanied by a feeling of being able to reset in its link to the English workshop is designed to encourage Albert vol. 2 decoration. Students will be taught the rest of us to first place in the annual World oneself, which inevitably ends in an abandoned ‘hug’, she tells me, but you to give voice to the feral fringes of Ft. Elvis McGonagall, Angie Belcher, pen control, letter shapes, spacing, Happiness Report, and it’s not unlikely that list of half-executed New Year’s resolutions. that risks making it your creativity. You’ll be supported in Clare Ferguson-Walker, Miserable layout, design and use of colour, sound a bit bijou. Hygge hygge attitudes play an important role in that. In There’s nothing wrong with trying, of course, but a friendly, safe environment to venture is a simple appreciation the 2016 report, Britain lagged sadly behind in this year I propose we hold off on the resolutions beyond literary comfort zones and tap 23rd place. I ask Charlotte if she thinks we have until the warmth and friendliness of spring into words that can electrify, shock, of the pleasantness  of life. It is more like a anything comparable to hygge here in Britain? returns. Charlotte says that another key tenet motivate and move. All you need is familiar arm around the shoulders while you’re Perhaps a concept like this could help perk us of hygge is equal participation, so I propose we a pen and paper and a willingness to snuggled up watching TV on a chilly evening up as a nation. “We certainly do hygge things all try and kindle a bit of that Danish happiness; be wild! Kevan Manwaring is a writer than a great big hug. here - sitting in cafes eating cake with friends, immerse ourselves in the mundaneness of based in Stroud. He teaches for the OUT NOW snuggling up by the fire on a winter afternoon, our ordinary lives, and celebrate every mulled Open University, was a consultant Charlotte, as well as being a versatile writer, cooking with our kids etc. - but we don’t wine, every cosy blanket, every leftover-turkey on latest series of BBC4’s The Secret has a keen eye for aesthetics - something have a name for them. And that makes such sandwich. This winter, let us practise hygge, and Life of Books, writes for The London she showcased expertly in her previous book a difference - giving these small moments of live the Danish way. Magazine, and was the co-judge of DOSTOYEVSKY - A LIFE Wallpaper: The Ultimate Guide (2013) - and she simple pleasure a name makes them important their 2015 Short Story competition tells me that is was in an interiors magazine that and means that we are likely to make more time Hygge: A Celebration of Simple Pleasures, Living alongside Susan Hill. 7-9pm £75 for OF CONTRADICTION she first spotted hygge a couple of years ago. for them.” the Danish Way is published by Trapeze and ten sessions “The caption said that hygge was a Danish word available to buy from Stroud Bookshop. hawkwoodcollege.co.uk BY JUDITH GUNN for ‘turning your home into a cosy haven to Obviously Charlotte’s understanding of hygge charlotteabrahams.com nurture you through the winter’ and the images has come a long way since she first encountered it in that interiors magazine. What sort of THE LITTLE VIC An accessible introduction to the life and work of Fyodor were of slubby woollen blankets, enveloping Dostoyevsky for those who might be interested by his life, but are research did a book like this entail? cushions and perfectly formed mid-century SUN 29TH daunted by his work…Available now from Amberley Publishing Danish furniture. On a grey November day in “I went to Copenhagen, I spoke to lots of Danish Anna Bailey studied Creative Writing at Bath (amberley-books.com). Stroud Out Loud!  Stroud it looked very appealing.” Although people,” she says, “Mostly design professionals, Spa University, and now works as a freelance Come and join in at the lovely new judithgunn.wordpress.com hygge isn’t a lifestyle philosophy, with no academics, social scientists.” But hygge journalist and illustrator. She lives in the venue for Stroud’s monthly spoken prescriptive list of things one must and must encourages us to find time to take pleasure in Cotswolds with her husband and their ludicrously word showcase. Celebrate creative not do, those wishing to live a hygge lifestyle the modest and the everyday, and Charlotte spoilt cat. should be mindful that attitude has a large part tells me that she also spent a great deal of time 22 COMEDY #22 | JAN 2017

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BY CHRIS HEAD

FOR MY FIRST COLUMN OF 2017 Stroud on Saturday 28th. His nights and comedy guy for GOP), I am pint.) Look for posters and flyers I BRING NEWS OF A BRAND NEW are the tried-and-tested format of a director of live shows. And one at the Albert, around town and of an MC (the brilliant Geoff Whiting) of the main things I direct are full- course for details online and in the COMEDY NIGHT AT THE PRINCE introducing a series of acts. The length comedy shows for festivals. press. Thereafter we’ll do shows ALBERT FEATURING FOOD AND night opens with a twenty-minute Festival shows are a full hour and bi-monthly until we run out of acts, FESTIVAL SHOWS AND ALSO THE set from a pro act, this time very they are themed, crafted and interest or coriander. Two Make RETURN TO STROUD OF THE polite ex solicitor Andrew Watts shaped to take the audience on a * He said smugly. EXCELLENT CRAZY BIRD COMEDY with his tweedy mix of cricket, journey. Meanwhile Lotte has a local economic theory and very English contact who is ready and willing to NIGHT. OH AND I’M ALSO ** And thinking a new night would Collaborative Project by Contemporary Makers social awkwardness. offer delicious home cooked curries RUNNING MY STAND-UP COURSE give me something to write about at the pub. The two ideas came in this column. AGAIN. I’M ONLY VERY CASUALLY Then there’s a middle section with together: its curry and comedy, one or two newer acts doing ten PLUGGING IT IN THE LISTINGS dinner and a show. *** That’s quoted verbatim from the 1 January – 19 February 2017 minutes. This is the space for brand BELOW AS IT’S NEARLY FULL.* press release. Not many contexts new open-spot acts (including Our first show on Sunday 29th where that description would be any locals who want to give it a January is“Barry Loves You”from Stroud being the small town a plus. This exhibition plots the shared output of ten makers go). This time the middle section the wonderful stand-up Barry that it is, I ran into the dynamic features an excellent newer act in Ferns: Spirit of the Fringe (2014, **** Nights attended by one N. Bird who have created new work together. duo of editor and designer of the shape of “degree educated but Edinburgh Festival Fringe) and esq, who happily for Stroud seems this publication at Atelier. The remarkably foolish Mark Hurman Malcolm Hardee Award winner. “A to have been inspired. esteemed editor encouraged me from Weston Super Mare”.*** Then marvellous, personal, beautifully Bella Peralta & Jenny Bicât | Matthew Tradgett & Sarah to launch a new local comedy the night ends with an experienced constructed and laughter-packed ***** As in: “a matter, operation, or night and not long afterwards top pro ending the show on a bang. hour”(Kate Copstick, Scotsman). set of circumstances”, not: “an act Pearson Cooke | Valerie Michael & Tim Blades | Karen Hansen Lotte from the Prince Albert got In January it’s the fantastic Aussie And there will be curry. It will be of sapphic love”. in touch about me running a night. & Rowan McOnegal | Susan Early & Sarah Cant | Derek Elliott comedian Colin Cole who has been early evening in deference to those Unable to ignore this synchronous described as the “best thing to with jobs and school kids. I will be & Faith Ristic | Trevor Lillistone & Su Trindle | Stephanie Kemp prodding** I started to think: how come out of Australia since Skippy hosting the whole shebang*****. Chris Head has established himself to differentiate it? & Alison Dupernex | Nicholas Ozanne & Gemma Sangwine | the Kangaroo” by the New York Each show, I’ll interview the comic, as one of the UK’s leading comedy You see, with Nick Bird’s “Crazy Times. Classic format. It works. And then it’s the show. And the night coaches and has nearly twenty Tessa Wakeling & Kristian Pettifor Bird” local stand-up comedy nights it also happens to be the format of will end with an audience Q&A. years’ experience as a director of going strong and attracting good the original and now defunct Prince live comedy. His stand-up course In summary: You’ll eat your dinner. numbers, I felt anyone wanting Albert comedy nights.**** runs again in Stroud on Thursday Curated by Miranda Leonard in partnership with Dr. Nicola Watch an hour long show without to launch a new comedy night nights from January 12th. Visit So...how to do things differently? the hassle of going to a festival. Thomas, University of Exeter and the Gloucestershire Guild of locally will have to offer something chrishead.com for booking and Among my many roles in comedy Then you’ll go home (or maybe different. Nick’s night returns this further info Cra—smen. Supported by the Arts and Humanities Research (for example coach (see below) more realistically stay for a cheeky month to the Lansdown Hall in Council and the Arts Council.

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