{"id":8809,"date":"2017-10-19T15:04:51","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T15:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/?post_type=events&p=8809"},"modified":"2017-10-19T15:04:51","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T15:04:51","slug":"this-evil-thing","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.brh.org.uk\/site\/events\/this-evil-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"‘This Evil Thing’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Come to see this widely acclaimed one-man play about World War 1 conscientious objectors<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When<\/b><\/span><\/span>: <\/span><\/span>FRIDAY 27th OCTOBER, 19.00-21.00 (Doors Open 18.30)
\n<\/span><\/span>Where<\/b><\/span><\/span>: <\/span><\/span>BRISTOL CATHEDRAL, COLLEGE GREEN, BS1 5TJ
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\n<\/span><\/span>Presented by REMEMBERING THE REAL WORLD WAR 1 to accompany the REFUSING TO KILL exhibition<\/a>
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\nSeats are limited and must be booked. <\/span><\/span>Tickets \u00a35 (plus small booking fee) \u2013\u00a0 www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/this-evil-thing-tickets-37000717141<\/a>
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January 1916<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Bertrand Russell<\/b> is one of the greatest mathematicians of his time. Bert Brocklesby<\/b> is a young schoolteacher and Methodist preacher. When military conscription is brought in, their worlds are turned upside down.
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THIS EVIL THING<\/b> is the compelling and inspiring story of the men who said no to war. From a chapel in Yorkshire to the House of Commons, from a cell in Richmond Castle to a firing squad in France, the questions raised here are as relevant and urgent as they were 100 years ago.
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Michael Mears<\/b>, \u2018the award-winning master of the one-man show\u2019<\/em> (The List<\/em>) portrays conscientious objectors and a host of other characters with breath-taking physical and vocal dexterity, in this highly original piece of storytelling \u2013 partly using verbatim testimonies, while interacting with a multi-layered sound landscape and vivid visual imagery.
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\n<\/span><\/span>Michael\u2019s previous solo plays \u2013 Soup<\/em>, about homelessness, and Tomorrow We Do The Sky<\/em> \u2013 won critical acclaim and a Scotsman Fringe First Award. He has also written and performed five specially commissioned solo plays for BBC Radio 4.
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\n<\/span><\/span>\u2018Michael Mears is that rare combination of fine writer and formidable actor.\u2019<\/em> Bonnie Greer, Time Out<\/em>
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\n<\/span><\/span>Directed by Rosamunde Hutt Sound design by Mark Noble Set design by Mark Friend Lighting design by Zoe Spurr Produced in association with Room One (roomone.com)
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\n<\/span><\/span>www.facebook.com\/thisevilthing
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\n<\/span><\/span>For more information email rememberingrealww1@gmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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