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Handel’s Messiah, St George’s Bristol, Wednesday 11 December, 7.30pm Bristol Ensemble and the Choir of Royal Holloway bring Handel’s masterpiece, Messiah, to life in a semi-staged performance in the intimate acoustic of St George’s Bristol. Tickets £10 - £23 from the box office on tel: 0845 40 24 001 or visit: www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk.
Se7en Dwarfs, The Wardrobe Theatre, 11 – 22 December
Exultate Singers present Carols by Candlelight at St James Priory
Christmas with the Salvation Army at Colston Hall
Following last year’s sell-out success Oedipuss in Boots, The Wardrobe Theatre has once again conspired to bring you a darkly comic, adult only, anti-Christmas pantomime. Se7en Dwarfs is a daring merging of the classic family fairy tale Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs and David Fincher’s cult 1995 horror/thriller Se7en which featured murders inspired by the seven deadly sins. All tickets £5 from: tickets@thewardrobetheatre.com or visit: www.thewardrobetheatre.com
Carols by Candlelight, St James Priory, Whitson Street, Thursday 12 & Saturday 14 December, 7.45pm Bristol’s accomplished chamber choir, Exultate Singers, will sing an exquisite programme of Christmas music, conducted by David Ogden. The ticket price includes interval refreshments of warm mince pies and a Christmas spiced fruit punch, together with a programme. Tickets: £15 adults, £13 concessions and £5 under 18s available from: www.exultatesingers.org/shop or Opus 13 music shop on tel: 0117 923 0164.
Music and words for Christmas with Bristol Bach Choir, St George’s Bristol, 13 & 14 December, 7.30pm Join Bristol Bach Choir for an evening of festive music and poetry. Hear new settings of traditional carols together with more familiar offerings such as Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on Christmas Carols and Morten Lauridsen’s O Magnum Mysterium. The glorious music is complemented with a varied selection of seasonal readings. Tickets cost £10-20 from: www.bristolbach.org.uk or tel: 0117 214 0721.
Carols in the Barn, Winterbourne Medieval Barn, Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 December, 3.30pm Wrap up warm and enjoy a mulled wine, mince pie and Christmas carols in this atmospheric medieval barn. Tickets are £2 adults, £1 children and are available from Daisy’s Café on Flaxpits Lane or tel: 01454 774479. For further information visit: www.winterbournebarn.org.uk.
Christmas Fair, Windmill Hill City Farm, Saturday 14 December, 12 – 4pm Enjoy a Christmas market, carols, crafts and the chance to buy a local Christmas tree as Windmill Hill opens its new visitor centre and play area. Free entry.
Christmas with the Salvation Army, Colston Hall, Sunday 15 December, 3pm For one night only this famous brass band will bring their trumpets and have the whole hall dancing and singing to everything from Deck the Halls to I saw Three Ships. Perfect for all generations. Tickets £6.45 (incl booking fee) from tel: 0844 887 1500 or visit: www.colstonhall.org. David Attenborough talks at St George’s Bristol
Life Behind the Lens: In the Company of David Attenborough and Friends, St George’s Bristol, Monday 16 December, 7.30pm David Attenborough is joined by wildlife film making colleagues and friends to share their stories of wildlife film making. We’ll hear tales of adventure revelation and what happens when animals don’t follow the script. Presented by the Natural History Network. Tickets from the box office on tel: 0845 402 4001 or visit: www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk.
BUMP Spiegeltent Rollerdisco, Christmas Spiegeltent, Monday 16 December, 7pm For one fun filled night, the Spiegeltent will be transformed into a retro roller rink with disco lights, rollerskates and classic disco tunes. The Rollerdisco will run from 7pm-10pm and afterwards the rink will become a dance floor where you can bust your best disco moves. Tickets £12 from: www.christmasspiegeltent.co.uk.
Bristol Cabot Choir: A Christmas Fanfare, Bristol Cathedral, Monday 16 December, 7.30pm
Retro rollerdisoc at the Christmas Spiegeltent
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DECEMBER 2013
An uplifting concert with festive music and carols from Bristol Cabot Choir performing with Bristol Brass Consort and Preludes Project Children’s Choir. Highlights include Rutter’s Candlelight Carol and Bruckner’s Ecce Sacerdos Magnus with a festive brass medley. The finale will be the Hallelujah chorus from Handel’s Messiah. Tickets from tel: 0117 968 6822 or online at: www.bristolcabotchoir.org. >>