Monday: Sheelanagig and friends, Tobacco Factory Theatre
Bristol’s finest practitioners of Balkan jazz-folk mayhem host their annual Christmas party, with friends including Murray Lachlan Young and Pete Roe.
www.tobaccofactorytheatre.com/shows/detail/sheelanagig_and_friends2/
Monday-Saturday: Hound of the Baskervilles, Brass Works Theatre
Playwright Bruce Fellows has rewritten Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic tale with a twist following a competition at Bristol writers group Southwest Scriptwriters.
www.brassworkstheatre.com/whats-on/
Tuesday: The Best Christmas Present in the World, St George’s
War Horse author Michael Morpurgo joins the a cappella English folk trio, Coope, Boyes & Simpson in a performance of his story about a forgotten letter from the Great War.
www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk/events/michael-morpurgo/
Tuesday: The Snowman & Peter and the Wolf, Colston Hall
Featuring a live orchestra and narrated by Tamsin Greig, with The Snowman on a big screen followed by the musical menagerie of Prokofiev’s Peter and The Wolf.
www.colstonhall.org/whatson/Event3326
Wednesday-Saturday: Harbour Wonderland
A free sound and light spectacular, as the area around M Shed plays host to Cirque Bijou, Knowle West Media Centre, Watershed and Gathering Voices Festival of Song.
www.mshed.org/whats-on/events/harbour-wonderland-19-22-dec-2012/
Wednesday-Friday: Winter Wonder Zoo, Bristol Zoo
Special evenings at the zoo featuring market stalls, Santa’s grotto, reindeers Jingle and Belle, storytelling, seasonal food and drink, dance performances and craft activities.
www.bristolzoo.org.uk/winter-wonder-zoo
Thursday-January 12: Magic Matters, Tobacco Factory Theatre
Prepare to be bamboozled, amazed and astounded by Bristol’s master magician Peter Clifford – a former mentor of Derren Brown – as he returns with a brand new show.
www.tobaccofactorytheatre.com/shows/detail/magic_matters/
Saturday: Gecko, Mr Wolf’s
A band formed at the Access to Music College in Bristol but now based in London, a Gecko live show is always one big party. With support from Perkie and The Leano.
www.mrwolfs.com/#/listings/4552310102
Saturday: Market at the Moon, The Full Moon
With a variety of stallholders, a cinema showcasing Bristol filmmakers, a vintage tea party, artists exhibitions, a puppet show, facepainting, and live bands and DJs.
www.marketatthemoon.wix.com/fullmoon
Saturday: Handel’s Messiah & Mini Messiah, Colston Hall
Bristol Choral Society perform the famous work, preceded by a bite-sized family-friendly introduction taking in some favourite highlights in under an hour.
www.colstonhall.org/whatson/Event2589
