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Things to do in Bristol today, Saturday, November 12, 2016
Shrouds of the Somme: Somerset artist Rob Heard’s installation of 19,240 miniature shrouded figures, commemorating the soldiers who fell on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. College Green.
Stand-up: The Comedy Box welcomes Matt Richardson, fresh from filming Celebrity Haunted Hotel Live. Also performing is Ola, one of the best young acts on the London circuit. Hen & Chicken, 8pm.
Friends & Falafel: The best episodes from Friends season one to season ten accompanied by a Falafel King spread at The Khan Cavern underneath Falafel King on Cotham Hill.
Rumble in the Jungle: Lakota Together bring’s some of Bristols best promoters to help build bridges between different genre’s of Bristol nightlife. Lakota, 10pm-6am
164th annual exhibition: Vast, eclectic and endlessly rewarding annual submissions show, typically containing some 500 works. RWA, 10am-6pm.
Hedwig Houben Others and I: Dutch artist exhibits sculptural works mediated by film, performance and language – and examining society’s rules, assumptions and expectations. Spike Island, 10am-5pm.
Frankenstein: Hilarious local duo Living Spit give us a comedy/thriller adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Gothic chiller. Tropicana, Weston-Super-mare.
Court Room Drama: Parallel Dimensions are up to their old tricks, and it’s landed them back in the dock. Billy ‘Daniel’ Bunter, Deli G, Rachel EC and Mi Casa Su Casa are among the DJs hoping to clear their names. Old Court Rooms, 10pm-5am.
Daphne Wright: Emotional Archaeology: Major solo exhibition for this Bristol-based artist whose practice draws on the suburban and the domestic realm to explore complex social issues and our understanding of society. Arnolfini, 11am – 6pm.
Shappi Khorsandi: The Anglo-Iranian comic’s new show is “a celebration of the fortieth anniversary of her arrival in Britain, reclaiming patriotism and sending a love letter to her adopted land”. Tobacco Factory.
Eskimo Dance: The grime mega-brand returns. Wiley’s guests include UK garage unit Heartless Crew and Novelist. O2 Academy, 10pm.
Are You There?: Theatre West’s autumn season continues with Lucy Bell’s play which asks: in a time when all the discussions are about Islam, where does Christianity fit in? Zion Bristol, 8pm.
Police Cops: The Pretend Men’s critically acclaimed, multi award-winning comedy blockbuster is an action-packed hour of adrenaline-fuelled physical theatre, cinematic style and uncompromising facial hair. Wardrobe Theatre, 8pm.
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