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Things to do today, Tuesday, November 1, 2016
The Hitchhikers guide to family: Poetry Slam champ Ben Norris battles Britain’s most notorious service stations in search of the man behind his father, while asking searching questions of identity and contemporary masculinity. Alma Tavern Theater, 7:30 pm
The Grinning Man: Bristol Old Vic presents this macabre, tragicomic, Bristol-set musical. Script by Kneehigh collaborator Carl Grose, Tom Morris directs. Old Vic, 7.30 pm
NAO: This London based singer has worked with Disclosure and her airy future R&B sound has been compared to everyone from Kelis to FKA Twigs and Jessie Ware. Motion, 7pm.
164th annual exhibition: Vast, eclectic and endlessly rewarding annual submissions show, typically containing some 500 works. RWA, 10am-6pm
Hedwig Houben: Dutch artist exhibits sculptural works mediated by film, performance and language – and examining society’s rules, assumptions and expectations. Spike Island, 12pm-5pm.
JOJO Mayer/Nerve: Fine-tuned trio led by virtuoso drummer Mayer that cross-pollinates electronic club genres with real-time improvisation drawing on jazz and rock traditions. Check out are preview here. The Fleece, 7:30pm.
SATIE: Memories of a pear shaped life: Is it a concert? Is it a play? No, it’s a “theatricital”, apparently. Anne Lovett (piano) plays a selection of Erik Satie’s work, while actor Allan Corduner plays the ageing composer as he looks back on his life. St George’s, 7.30 pm.
The Weir: Conor McPherson’s unsettling drama is set in a bar in rural Ireland. Cue a night of heartfelt humor and confessions of our deepest fears in the dead of night. Tobacco Factory Theatre, 7.30pm