Amongst the ink blots, intercoms, coffee rings and pizza, there's a little doorway down to the deepest, darkest ocean, where the seabed sludge has a similar chemistry to the chemistry of the human brain.

Flogging a Dead Horse is a show which ponders those moments when the people around you are present, but
just not quite there.

Part-Blue Peter demonstration, part­ thriller, this new work begins with a fascination with foley; the archaic, tender and hand-made technique of creating sound effects for film.

Using our collective cinematic language, Jo explores this very particular art form, where the chase scene, the sex scene and the bit where the door is kicked off can all be conjured with party poppers, bits of wood,
and lots of vegetables.

Sleepdogs is a collaboration between Tim X Atack and Tanuja Amarasuriya. This excellent Bristol-based partnership have been consistently thrilling audiences with their irrepressibly stylish, irrepressibly stylish, sensory and off-kilter worlds, and Astronaut is no exception.

It's a beautiful miniature for human being and Dictaphone; a simple story that journeys far away into the vast, dark, emptiness
of outer space.

Somewhere in middle England four unlikely teenagers are preparing for judgement day with ladders, Elvis and Forest Fruits squash -Stokely's annual talent competition is nigh.

With a stage full of instruments and an eclectic mix of recorded music, Little Bulb Theatre capture the confusing, awkward and beautifully naive time of adolescence.

A mixture of physical theatre and live music, plus seafaring myths, haunting shanties and vivid stories, to explore the magnificent pull and power of the sea. Intertwined with experiences of their voyage, NIE invite you to set sail!

Join Stand + Stare at a secret Bristol location, to taste artisan cheeses, fine wines and bread, and over the course of an evening, uncover the mystery of the inscrutable 198…

A show that uses a five-year-old video from the last day that Pearson lived in Canada, to examine how much she has changed as a person. The audience watch as she (unsuccessfully) tries to re-insert herself into the frame, creating a show about moving forward, backwards.

The second show of this double bill, co-presented by Arnolfini, draws on presence and sight, and on our urge to be special and forever commemorated. Rimat takes her possibly impossible goal of creating a show that will never be forgotten by a single audience member.

An exquisite, miniature theatre show made of fragile paper cut-outs and video projections, that immerse you into the heart of a fantasy world. It is an intimate experience of animation, book art and performance.

Ten performers will be placed around different parts of Bristol at different hours of the day, and must describe everything they see and hear. These will be recited like prayers, delving into the people, attitudes, architecture, habits, sounds, smells and impressions of Bristol.

An explosive double bill that blends dance, vibrant costumes and live composition in a visceral cultural landscape. Performers, Petrusova and Shacklock push the norms of physical performance.

Composer and performer, Peter Swaffer-Reynolds, co-curates an evening of unique music performance, influenced by circus and theatre. He is joined by players from Bristol Ensemble, turning the foyer into a mini circus.

A humorous and vulnerable solo piece that fuses video and chalk images with performance, storytelling and stand-up, to explore a possible error in our perception - that we believe ourselves to be something, when we might actually be nothing.

A unique gem containing storytelling, dance theatre and Afro-Brazilian percussion in the intimacy of a bed-sit. A collage of moments from the lives of three generations of men, exploring ritual, ancestry, and the magic of coincidence.

A playful and experimental performance that combines personal stories, video interaction, re-enactments of key 20th century events, and a cameo from Bertolt Brecht! Four performers track down the history of their own families.

A poetic dance-theatre piece that fuses evocative movement and an original soundtrack, made up of interviews and found sounds, to explore the life of a once-mighty building.

An explosive, visceral show of a woman, stuck on an exercise bike, tells the story of an extraordinary man, exposing the pain, absurdity and hilarity of being alone. This show is an intimate experience that will reach out to anyone who has ever loved, lost and pedalled too fast.

McLaren performs in this one-man opera about his experiences of singing his way through a whole week - replacing all speech with songs - on the street, in meetings, on the phone etc. The result is a strangely moving journey, constantly evolving, and seems to seep out from language.

Over the course of two weeks, audience members can sign up to receive secret invites, poetic nudges and mysterious communications that will ask you to look again, and look anew at the way you navigate the journeys through your home and city.

A solo dance performance that strikingly mixes installation, ritualistic movement and architecture. Set in a stark white room, this piece delves deep into one’s own solitary experience, and creates a hauntingly beautiful world of escapism.

A comedy thriller play about three men and all of their crap, about myths and what they’re for, and about the weather and how it blows all the other stuff away. Developed as a part of Bristol Ferment.

A funny, unapologetic account of female sexuality. Following her first STI test, Bryony retraces her sexual footsteps; the audience are invited on a tour through her true-life sexual misadventures and self-realisations, told through vignettes of dance, song and spoken word.

A unique take on what it means to be redeemed by music, with the help of some hand-clapping anthems and electro music, aimed to move and inspire. Supported by and developed in partnership with Bristol Ferment.

Using giant flags instead of spoken words, this improvised narrative will communicate playfully across the city’s landscape, exposing stories that are hidden and encoded, that simmer beneath the surface.

A daring new piece of dance theatre, directed by Pete Shenton and Tim Crouch. This black comedy focuses on the modern day romance between May and Douglas, and what unfolds when their worlds collide.

A lascivious and lethal cocktail of deviant decadence in a mix of live art, cabaret and performance. Featuring a dame Barbara Cartland tribute and performance from Liz Clarke, Tom Marshman, Paul Hurley and more.

A multiphrenic, solo carnival of storytelling, physical comedy and song, as he parodies without prejudice, invoking the dreams, memories and nightmares of his own European parade. From Portuguese jails to the Moroccan mountains.

A rip-roaring line-up of live art from across Europe, contemporary cabaret, live music, live electro beats, DJs, interactive theatre and intimate side shows - come and get lost in the Electric Garden!