Saturday 26th June 2010 @ Colston Hall, Bristol

The Wiggles are a children’s musical group from Australia consisting of four energetic Aussies, Anthony Field, Sam Moran, Jeff Fatt and Murray Cook. They have been performing for over 19 years and love to tour the world meeting up with their fans. It was the turn of Bristol’s Colston Hall at the end of June. The theme of the show was the circus and the stage was set with an inflatable big top entrance and a cube frame for acrobatics. They were supported by the regular crew of Dorothy the Dinosaur, Captain Feathersword, Henry the Octopus and of course the Wiggly Dancers.
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Monday 28th until Wednesday 30th June 2010 @ Bristol Old Vic, Bristol

Enter the dazzling, chaotic world of Adam & Eve living in a very different Eden. Set on a Middlesbrough council estate, streams of poetic, impassioned and often hilarious words pour from the minds of five fifteen year olds as they negotiate a world where the adults are absent, drugs are everywhere, sex is desperate and life is both terrifying and thrilling. Their world is shocking, colourful, delightful and depressing. They feed every stereotype currently applied to young disaffected people. They are violent, shameless, old before their time, ruthless, and their horizons reach only to their next night out.
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Tuesday 22nd June 2010 @ Louisiana, Bristol
With Support From: Scarlet Rascal And The TrainWreck

Leeds based trio Sky Larkin were in sunny Bristol to sort out some business. While in town they decided to play music at the Louisiana. To get ready for the release of their new album, Kaleide on Wichita records, the place was decked out with artwork that came courtesy of designer Jack Hudson. Extra lights were moved in to make the evening a special gig for Sky Larkin. Although it was a bit last minute, the people of Bristol turned out to wish them well.
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Sunday 20th June 2010 @ Louisiana, Bristol
With Support From: The Bird And The Magicians, The Terrabangs, Guiltless Adam

Despite what has been a less than exciting performance from the England team in the World Cup so far, football fever had hit the Louisiana big time for A Day At The Races’ “Official World Cup Gig” where support was specially selected by the band to celebrate the tournament.

The Bird And The Magicians opened the night. Despite their age, the young foursome put on a consistent set of intertwining guitar lines. The obligatory football cover of the night was a cheeky rendition of the Match Of The Day theme which, tongue-in-cheek as it was, set the mood for the night. Highlight of the set was their Horrors-esque Slap On Your Face. Groovy yet sinister rhythms and lovely lady vocals from singer/bassist Betty Belsten were a treat for dancing feet.
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Friday 25th June 2010 @ The Lanes, Bristol

If you are between 16 and 60 years old and would like to part of Tv sensation SKINS series 5, then drop into the Lanes bowling-bar (22 Nelson Street, BS1 2LE) between 11am and 3pm for an open audition.

If you can’t make it on the day then contact Lucy Jones on:
07858136087
skinsproduction@gmail.com

Good luck!

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Monday 14th until Friday 18th June 2010 @ Pembrey Country Park, South Wales
Featuring Performances From: Plan B, Vampire Weekend, Ellie Goulding, Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip, The Futureheads, I Blame Coco, Calvin Harris, Beardyman, Chase And Status, Annie Mac, Scratch Perverts

Beach Break Live, founded by Celia Norowzian and her boyfriend Ian Forshew three years ago, has become the UK’s largest student festival, growing from a mere 1,000 students in its first year to welcoming 17,500 students to its new location in Pembrey Country Park in South Wales this June.

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Wednesday 16th until Sunday 20th June 2010 @ Hippodrome, Bristol

Bilbo Baggins is a quiet and contented hobbit. He lives a pleasant, calm life in his hobbit hole in the Shire but his life is turned upside-down when he is chosen by Gandalf the Sorcerer to join Thorin Oakenshield, the exiled King of the Dwarves, on his quest to reclaim their kingdom and treasure. It is the story of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit, the best selling fantasy novel ever written. It’s a boisterous, addictive and gargantuan adventure that spans mountains, lakes, forests and skies, where you encounter wizards, wolves, goblins, trolls, bears, elves, giant eagles, giant spiders, dragons, dwarfs and treasure and the whole kit and caboodle has been brought to life in Bristol on the broad and glamorous stage of the Hippodrome.
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Gemini
You remember when Bubbles the goldfish died and your mum flushed him down the loo and you watched his golden body swirl down the drain? This month is like that, but your mum is your boss, and Bubbles is all your hopes for a better life.

Cancer
You will take a long trip with a tall dark stranger. A long, long, trip down a dark tunnel. The stranger’s face is hidden by his hood and he carries a candle, the flame glinting off the blade of his scythe. Anyway, have fun! Byeeee!

Leo
Ah, Leo, you old romantic, you have your eye on someone! You have about the same chance of success as England in the World Cup – we all know you will try your best but it’s bloody unlikely.
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Monday 14th until Saturday 26th June 2010 @ Bristol Old Vic, Bristol

Arthur Miller’s The Crucible holds a lingering echo over the theatrical universe. Not only is it staged and studied through out the world but also it is renowned among critics as one of Miller’s finest works. With this in mind, it is always a challenge to tackle such a text and bring with it some kind of originality to set your piece apart from the 5000 or more versions of the “I’ve done an Arthur Miller play” back catalogue.

Set in 1962 during the Salem Witchcraft Trials, the play deals with themes of guilt, blame, sin, conscience and personal identity. Do you tell the truth and deny you are a witch and then face death or do you lie, sign your name away and keep your life? In this production we witness these characters battle against spiritual fulfillment and material achievement and the internal motives of hypocrisy which drive it. Using history as a double entendre to explore McCarthyism, Miller successfully creates a story with yet another tragic victory.
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Sunday 13th June 2010 @ Louisiana, Bristol
With Support From: Pepino

Ethereal urban foxes Pepino screech to the heavens and ask questions why. Blythe Pepino’s passion comes with ease as she recalls the situations from which these comical and hearty lyrics originated. Clutter, a response to the pains of cleaning other people’s houses, is a thumper of a tune, and their wistful beauty of a song about growing up in the country (not written by Pepino) is rose-tinted and beautiful. The violins and cello add to the juxtaposed sounds of soft, drawn out vocals and gutsy, propelling sounds. Like a Tori Amos/Imogen Heap/Tinkerbell with balls – they’re a contemporary girl de force and unavoidably likeable.
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