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SUMMARY:Music: Phonseca Album Launch
DESCRIPTION:Phonseca launch their first new music in 5 years with their new album Everything Lasts Forever.\nWith excellent support from Alex Comaish and DJ Chris Faulkner. \nPhonseca is the Synthpop/Ambient/Electronica project\, which brings together Bristol’s much respected keys/synth player\, classically trained pianist Matthew O’Connor and brilliant Swedish vocalist Kristina Sheppard. \nMatthew has a rich musical background\, bringing his talent to bands across the musical spectrum from House to Shoegaze\, Psyche to Soundtrack\, Electronica\, Britpop and Rock.\nInevitably the urge to form a more personal musical landscape saw him starting to write his own music. This started the process which resulted in Between A Dream\, the debut album under the name Phonseca. \nThe album was championed in the UK on BBC Radio 6 Music by both Gideon Coe and Steve Lamacq. With Steve Lamacq featuring it in his “Recommends” show. It also picked up lots of airplay and excellent reviews around the world. \nMatthew’s classical training has an influence on his work. In addition to Phonseca\, he has composed Library Music where his work has been synched on primetime T.V. like BBC1’s – The One Show and Gardeners World\, Channel 5 programs and National T.V. in most of Europe.\nThis was the catalyst for first writing with Kristina\, initially working on songs for a Disney project which followed a chance meeting at a wedding fayre\, where they had stalls directly opposite each other.\nSince its release\, they have spent the past few years promoting the debut album while writing/recording the second “Everything Lasts Forever” which is now ready for release via Old Bad Habits Label.” \nQuotes\nJason Small – Small Music Scene\n“Matthew is a man with genuine talent that can’t afford to go amiss. Kristina sings with stunning sublime harmonies\, honestly the pair should collaborate more in future\, they make a great team.” \nSteve Lamacq BBC6 Music\n“This is a great album\, really interesting stuff”
URL:https://www.henandchicken.com/event/music-phonseca-album-launch/
LOCATION:Chicken Shed
CATEGORIES:Electronica,Live music
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SUMMARY:Comedy: Scott Bennett STUFF
DESCRIPTION:As heard on BBC Radio 4!\n\nAs a society we love stuff\, it’s a statement about who we are and who we want to be. But apparently\, this message is at odds with the looming environmental crisis. We’re now struggling to balance these worlds\, to focus on the things that bring us real connections and nourish the soul. Award-winning Comedian and Award-winning Product Designer\, Scott Bennett is desperately trying to cleanse his life of stuff\, but is this even possible anymore?\n\nTour support for Mickey Flanagan\, Rob Brydon Jason Manford\, and John Bishop. The star of Live at the Apollo\, The News Quiz\, The Now Show\, The Ultimate Choice and Chortle Best Club Comedian Nominee 2022.
URL:https://www.henandchicken.com/event/comedy-scott-bennett-stuff/
LOCATION:Hen & Chicken Studio
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:Comedy: Stand Up For The Weekend with Markus Birdman
DESCRIPTION:Stand Up For The Weekend with Markus Birdman featuring Robin Morgan & compere Malinda Mukuma\nStand Up For The Weekend is our flagship weekly comedy show from The Comedy Box\,  featuring top circuit headliners and guest acts plus incredibly funny and engaging comperes who host the show. A choice of table seats\, reserved row seats and unreserved row seats are available to book online.\nHeadliner: MARKUS BIRDMAN\nLaugh\, marvel and cry at the completely spell-binding Markus Birdman. He is a master of comic timing and isn’t afraid to push what society deems appropriate. \nHe is one of British comedy’s most experienced and well-travelled performers. In demand all over the UK and abroad\, Markus is a veteran of the Edinburgh Fringe with many solo shows to his credit and headliner status at all the top clubs. He’s performed at the Melbourne\, Adelaide\, and Perth Comedy Festivals and was nominated by the New Zealand Comedy Guild for Best International Guest.
URL:https://www.henandchicken.com/event/comedy-stand-up-for-the-weekend-with-markus-birdman/
LOCATION:Hen & Chicken Studio
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:Film:  Reel Adventures #6 - Women's Adventure Film Tour 2025
DESCRIPTION:Screening No.6 of the Youth Adventure Trust’s series of inspirational adventure films. Includes FREE prize. All proceeds go to the Trust. \n  \nThe Women’s Adventure Film Tour is coming soon with its highly anticipated 9th season. It features an exhilarating selection of short films that showcase the inspiring journeys of remarkable women who fearlessly pursue adventure in various fields. This year’s tour highlights the resilience and creativity of individuals navigating the challenges of both the outer world and their own inner landscapes. \nThe screening will include a FREE raffle and an opportunity to hear more about the work of the Youth Adventure Trust. This is the 6th film in our Reel Adventures series of fundraising adventure films\, with more to follow. \n 
URL:https://www.henandchicken.com/event/film-reel-adventures-6-womens-adventure-film-tour-2025/
LOCATION:Hen & Chicken Studio
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250402T200000
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SUMMARY:Comedy: Simon Munnery ON TOUR
DESCRIPTION:Simon Munnery – ‘one of the all-time great British stand-ups’ (Stewart Lee) – is back on tour in 2025. \nExpect all your classic Munnery one-liners\, sketches and anecdotes from the British Comedy Award nominee\, serial innovator and ‘Perennial fringe maverick’ (The Guardian). \nSimon Munnery isn’t short on accolades: he’s an Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and Chortle Award winner\, was the star of Comedy Central’s Alternative Comedy Experience and has been seen on BBC2’s Culture Show and heard on Radio 4’s News Quiz\, amongst others. \nWhen every room you’re in faintly reeks of urine it is time to wash your trousers.
URL:https://www.henandchicken.com/event/comedy-simon-munnery-on-tour/
LOCATION:Hen & Chicken Studio
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250403T200000
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SUMMARY:Music: John Donegan Sextet
DESCRIPTION:John Donegan – piano\, Andy Hague – trumpet\, Luke Annesley – alto sax\,  Ben Waghorn – tenor sax\, Riaan Vosloo – bass\, Ryan Thrupp – drums. \nPianist John Donegan provided stand-out gigs in 2023 and 2024\, and returns to present a new CD and batch of compositions. For his new album “We Will Meet Again\, Sometime” John sticks with the three horn line-up of the Irish Sextet featuring some of the biggest names in the Irish jazz scene. On four tracks the regular sextet is expanded to septet by the addition of Hugh Buckley on guitar\, cousin to the famous sax playing brothers Michael and Richie. “We Will Meet Again\, Sometime” achieved a hard-to-get four star review from respected jazz author Pete Vacher in the recent edition of Jazzwise magazine\, and was also made Editor’s Choice – “it’s a packed and varied programme coupling fine writing and striking playing by these Irish superstars.” \nOriginally from Cork in Ireland\, John Donegan lived in Bristol during the 90s and was a mainstay of the jazz scene here before work took him to London. Now retired from his day job\, over the past few years John has been able to dedicate his time exclusively to music and has released several recordings demonstrating his compositional skills including a suite of 21 contemporary pieces which have been released as 2 CDs\, Siamsa Vols 1 & 2. “An intriguing combination of classic bebop laced with Irish folk melody\, this album from pianist John and his saxophonist friend Tommaso Starace is full of sublime lyrical moments” – Musicians Union Magazine. \nWhen performing in London John’s sextet includes such heavy hitters as Steve Fishwick on trumpet and Alex Hitchcock on tenor sax\, but for tonight we have reunited a special cast of Bristol’s finest players to perform John’s excellent arrangements – hopefully all of whom should be no strangers to our regular audience.
URL:https://www.henandchicken.com/event/music-john-donegan-sextet/
LOCATION:Chicken Shed
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Live music
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SUMMARY:Comedy:  Riona O'Connor & Olga Thompson THIS IS ALL TOO MUCH
DESCRIPTION:The Irish & Greek comedy sensations are finally leaving their couches after 8pm to bring you their brand new shows! With over 1 million followers\, a writers award and viral videos by the bucket load\, these West End and Hit Edinburgh Fringe ladies will make you laugh till you leak.\n\nNow firmly in the over 40s club\, Riona O’Connor & Olga Thompson are battling their perimenopausal panic with belter comedy songs\, hot flashes\, and memory lapses. Desperate to feel visible\, these 2 Moms of 5 boys are taking sexy back… and asking for a refund.\n\nComing to you in their slippers for a raucous night of big laughs\, big hair and big knickers. Grab your granny pants and join Riona & Olga for 2 killer shows in one hilariously hormonal night!
URL:https://www.henandchicken.com/event/comedy-riona-oconnor-olga-thompson-this-is-all-too-much/
LOCATION:Hen & Chicken Studio
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:Comedy: Jacob Hawley & Guests
DESCRIPTION:Stand Up For The Weekend with Jacob Hawley featuring Omar Badawy & Meryl O’Rourke\nHeadliner: JACOB HAWLEY\nThe versatile Jacob Hawley is an actor\, writer and a comedian who has appeared in numerous TV shows including BBC sitcom Ladhood\, ITV’s The Stand Up Sketch Show and Sky’s The Russell Howard Hour. He is intelligent\, self-aware and explores themes of class and identity in the modern world expertly.\n\nHe has also written for The Sunday Times\, The BBC\, and is a regular columnist for The Metro.\n\n​Plus\, if that wasn’t enough\, Jacob has two hit podcasts\, Jacob Hawley: On Drugs\, and Jacob Hawley: On Love\, both on BBC Sounds. The series have had over half a million downloads and earned Jacob a SILVER ARIA AWARD FOR BEST NEW PRESENTER.\n\n​He has also created two Radio Four stand-up specials\, Welcome To Britain\, and Class Act\, which broadcast to rave reviews.​\n“Intelligent and important\, his self-aware set sees him explore themes of class and identity in the modern world expertly.” The Sunday Post\n  \n\n 
URL:https://www.henandchicken.com/event/comedy-jacob-hawley-guests-2/
LOCATION:Hen & Chicken Studio
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250410T200000
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SUMMARY:Jazz: Simon Spillett
DESCRIPTION:Our special guest soloist tonight is Simon Spillett\, who over the past twenty years or so has established himself as one of the UK’s pre-eminent saxophonists. Simon is a firm advocate of straight ahead hard-swinging modern jazz\, and his lack of pretention has made him a huge hit with the UK jazz audience\, although he sometimes jokes online about his lack of eligibility for Arts Council grants. \nSince his last visit in 2024 Simon has been busy promoting and performing the music from his big band album Dear Tubby H\, featuring the cream of the UK jazz scene and dedicated to performing the arrangements of Tubby Hayes\, many of which have not been heard performed live since Tubby passed away in 1973. Released in Sept 2023 the album has been immediately hailed as one of the most significant UK jazz recordings of recent years\, and gained an extremely rare 5-star review in Jazzwise magazine. “Everything about this first-ever release on drummer Pete Cater’s new mister PC label exudes class. The look of the album\, its design and booklet notes\, the superb photography\, the marvellous sound\, but above all\, the sheer fizzing intensity of the playing. It’s all here.” – Pete Vacher\, Jazzwise. \nAlongside his playing career Simon is also a jazz author and reviewer\, perhaps best known for his biography of Tubby Hayes\, “The Long Shadow of the Little Giant.”  Both through his writing and his playing he has done a huge amount to bring the achievements of one of the UK’s most important jazz musicians to a whole new generation. Although able to sound uncannily like Tubby when he chooses to\, Simon’s palette is broader than just one player and he is also highly knowledgeable about the styles of other saxophonists such as Zoot Sims\, Stan Getz\, Dexter Gordon and John Coltrane. \nSimon has won several awards\, including the tenor saxophone category of the British Jazz Awards (2011)\, Jazz Journal magazine’s Critic’s Choice CD of the Year (2009) Rising Star in the BBC Jazz Awards (2007) and Services to British Jazz in the 2016 British Jazz Awards. \nFor tonight’s quartet performance Simon is backed by some of Bristol’s finest – Tim Funnell – piano\, Will Harris – bass and Andy Hague – drums.
URL:https://www.henandchicken.com/event/jazz-simon-spillett/
LOCATION:Chicken Shed
CATEGORIES:Jazz
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SUMMARY:Comedy: MRS SMITH SEE ME!
DESCRIPTION:EXTRA DATE DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND\nEver wondered what your teacher was thinking? \nLet Facebook’s Mrs Smith enlighten you! \nFollowing her sellout debut at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2023 she is stepping out from behind her mask of anonymity on tour\, and is ready to tell all…. \nContent Warning: Please be aware that no photographs of the artist are allowed in order to preserve her anonymity. \n\nAge restriction: 18+
URL:https://www.henandchicken.com/event/comedy-mrs-smith-see-me-2/
LOCATION:Hen & Chicken Studio
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SUMMARY:Comedy: Rachel Fairburn - SIDE EYE
DESCRIPTION:Rachel Fairburn\, star of Live at the Apollo and co-host of All Killa No Filla\, is a renowned stand up and “rock’n’roll star of British Comedy” (Rolling Stone).  She’s bringing not only her “Bright\, brave and bitterly enjoyable” (The Skinny) stand-up comedy out on the road but also some brand-new characters along for the ride. She is a “Huge presence in a pint-sized frame” (Chortle). \nCo-host of International smash hit podcast All Killa No Filla and as seen on Live at the Apollo (BBC Two)\, Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (Dave)\, Richard Osman’s House of Games (BBC Two) and Russell Howard Hour Life Lesson (Sky).
URL:https://www.henandchicken.com/event/comedy-rachel-fairburn-side-eye/
LOCATION:Hen & Chicken Studio
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SUMMARY:Comedy: Stephen Grant & Guests
DESCRIPTION:Stand Up For The Weekend with Stephen Grant featuring Funmbi Omotayo & Clint Edawrds\nHeadliner: STEPHEN GRANT\n\nStephen Grant is one of the UK’s funniest\, hardest working and most respected comedians. Whether voicing animations\, warming up TV audiences\, presenting radio shows or hosting corporate award nights Stephen never fails to pull in the laughs. \nAlong with his clutch of awards and critical acclaim\, it is not hard to see why Stephen is so popular\, he possesses an energy and intellect which\, when combined\, make for dynamite comedy.  His speed and dynamism create a magical energy which has audiences rapt and hanging on his every word. \n“He’s famously pedantic\, relentlessly logical and with the kind of comedy vision that can see round corners…”  Chortle
URL:https://www.henandchicken.com/event/comedy-stephen-grant-guests-2/
LOCATION:Hen & Chicken Studio
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SUMMARY:Comedy: Nabil Abdulrashid URBAN BATTUTA
DESCRIPTION:Award-winning\, international touring comedian Nabil Abdulrashid returns with a riotous new stand-up show. \nAs seen on Live at the Apollo\, Have I Got News For You\, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and the Last Leg. As heard on Off Menu with James Acaster and Ed Gamble and Hoovering with Jessica Fostekew.
URL:https://www.henandchicken.com/event/comedy-nabil-abdulrashid-urban-battuta/
LOCATION:Hen & Chicken Studio
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