{"id":339,"date":"2010-11-29T14:19:31","date_gmt":"2010-11-29T14:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.lib.sussex.ac.uk\/intranet\/?p=339"},"modified":"2016-07-06T08:58:12","modified_gmt":"2016-07-06T08:58:12","slug":"two-very-different-christmas-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/libsocial\/2010\/11\/29\/two-very-different-christmas-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Two very different Christmas Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning one and all,<\/p>\n<p>My group, A Fish Called Improv, are producing 2 very different events for Christmas down at the Temple Bar, Western Road, Brighton.\u00a0 One is an improv&#8217;d Dickensian extravaganza and other is an acted piece from one of Britain&#8217;s literary national treasures, Alan Bennett.<\/p>\n<p>For your delectation here are the details:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thurday 16th December (Show start 9pm)<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>A Christmas Twist<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A Fish Called Improv perform their very own Dickensian Christmas tale with mountains of mince pies, mulled wine, Christmas Carols, dark humour and a stolen Santa.<\/p>\n<p>Come One come All for Yuletide is nigh,<\/p>\n<p>St Nick in full-sackedness and spirits right high,<\/p>\n<p>Quaff wine that is mulled and pies that are minced,<\/p>\n<p>And join our irreverent Christmas Twist.<\/p>\n<p>Doors 8pm \/ Show at 9pm<\/p>\n<p>Price \u00a32. Tickets from me or: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wegottickets.com\/event\/100824\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.wegottickets.com\/event\/100824<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More about us at: <a href=\"http:\/\/afishcalledimprov.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/afishcalledimprov.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Sunday 19th December<\/h3>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Talking Heads Double Bill<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4>Upstairs at the <a title=\"Find us\" href=\"http:\/\/www.templebarbrighton.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Temple Bar<\/a> (Drinks available from the downstairs bar)<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>4pm- 6pm show (Including short interval)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a35 tickets from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wegottickets.com\/event\/100825\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.wegottickets.com\/event\/100825<\/a><\/h4>\n<h3><strong><em>A Chip in the Sugar <\/em><\/strong>&#8211; performed by Simon Topping<\/h3>\n<h3><strong><em>A Lady of Letters <\/em><\/strong>&#8211; performed by Nicola Dane<\/h3>\n<p>Two compelling performances of Bennett\u2019s masterful monologues.<\/p>\n<p>Wry observation, knowing irony and tender understatement.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Actors reviews from <\/strong><em><strong>Enjoying Alan Bennett, <\/strong><\/em><strong>2009<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe young actors brought Bennett\u2019s words to life \u2026Simon Topping\u2019s A Chip In The Sugar extract particularly standing out\u2026 Nicola Dane also made three classic Bennett characters her own: the redoubtable Mrs Hopkins from Me, I\u2019m Afraid Of Virginia Woolf, the unwitting foot masseur Miss Fozzard and The Lady In The Van herself, Miss Shepherd.\u201d <em>(The Argus)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOther highlights: the lascivious \u2018Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet\u2019 and \u2018The Lady In The Van\u2019 brought to life with acuity by Nicola Dane.\u201d <em>(Latest 7)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Thanks <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Simon T<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning one and all, My group, A Fish Called Improv, are producing 2 very different events for Christmas down at the Temple Bar, Western Road, Brighton.\u00a0 One is an improv&#8217;d Dickensian extravaganza and other is an acted piece from one of Britain&#8217;s literary national treasures, Alan Bennett. 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