PirateClown Theatre

22/02/2014

13th-15th February 2014

17/02/2014

A colossal thank you to all who came to Orchid - your support and kind words have been appreciated by all! This 'thank you' acknowledges also that the current theme to public transport is 'water where there shouldn't be water', all of which has made moving about awkward... so: THANK YOU. Watch this space for updates and word on future projects, but in the meantime, if you're interested in knowing more about the show's subject matter - FGM - I'd like to point you to the World Health Organisation for the basics (http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs241/en/) and for extra depth, the End FGM European Campaign (run by Amnesty International in partnership with a number of NGOs; http://www.endfgm.eu/en/). Quite coincidentally, a high profile campaign (200,000+ signatories) is currently circulating, promoted by The Guardian and petitioning for FGM to be taught in schools. It was initiated by a Bristol schoolgirl, Fahma Mohamed, and can be found here: http://www.change.org/petitions/educationgovuk-tell-schools-to-teach-risks-of-female-genital-mutilation-before-the-summer-endfgm. 90k more names are needed at present... please consider.

15/02/2014

The final night of our run of The Orchid Girl at the Alma Tavern & Theatre... and it's just been awarded a nice 5 stars! 'A superb piece of socially relevant drama' and 'a brilliant script [...] consummately performed by two highly skilled actors.'
Some tickets remain for tonight if you're curious! http://www.remotegoat.com/uk/review_view.php?uid=10681

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13/02/2013

7th-9th February 2013

10/02/2013

Well, show's over, everyone: many thanks to all who came and for all the support we've recieved! Three sold-out nights, one (theatrical) directiorial debut, and many vindictive hangovers. It's been wondrous! Ripping off the end of old Bond films where they say 'James Bond will return in [insert title here]', there'll be new project details soon...

09/02/2013

Two down, one to go! We've played to full houses both times and thus - numerous caps are doffed to all who came! Bristol: you've been two-thirds wonderful. Ergo: tonight looks very promising indeed!

08/02/2013

A storming start to the show: we sold out yesterday and we've sold out for Saturday! A handful of tickets remain for tonight; if you're interested, a subtle hint shortly follows... please book NOW! (Don't forget: the Alma also offer a discount to pre-booked pre-theatre diners)

03/02/2013

Tickets are shifting quickly for Saturday's show! At last count, a mere 14 left... if that's the day you want to go, I'd get in quickly! More details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/421098597961053/

02/02/2013

We can also offer you someone else's special offer: if you're coming to the show, we'll point out that if you're having a pre-theatre meal at the Alma first, you get a 10% discount on food (check their website: it tells you so). This is no greasy spoon eatery, either; this is top-tier gastropubbery with words like 'charcuterie' on the website - in short, it's glorious. They've got rabbit and pistachio terrine! Micro-coriander! Blumenthal's pork-and-cumulonimbus chops! (One of these is a lie.) http://www.almatavernandtheatre.co.uk/the-kitchen

01/02/2013

You can now see a rehearsal shot, thanks to the director: http://t.co/0iPd9JXl. Instagram's option to 'add the flare of a just-gone-off bomb' makes Joe's head seem a nanosecond off from imploding. Oh, and in the centre right, be tantalised by the options: is it an actor asleep on the job? Or is it acting? Answer will be revealed next Thursday!

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31/01/2013

With a week to go, you can now see our flyer-spew over Bristol and Bath. They look like 'come to a funeral' cards. Which makes sense. We're offering humorous semi-miserabilism lying somewhere between the twin poles of Beckett and an Eastenders Christmas special.

18/01/2013

We're in Bristol's Alma Tavern from the 7th to 9th February for all the fun of the funeral: some of you may have seen us when we took this show to Bath. This time, we can promise you: we've now got more than one prop. Come join us! http://www.facebook.com/events/421098597961053/