This year we’re revisiting SAIPPUAKIVIKAUPPIAS (The Finnish Soapstone Seller) for our December show, performed by The Bom-Bane Family Players, including Daisy Jordan and her exquisite puppets and puppetry.
Inspired by the palindromic title, the show tells the story of a craftsman obsessed with balance and a compulsion to remain symmetrical while polishing his stones to perfection.
The word SAIPPUAKIVIKAUPPIAS reflects the mythological Midgard Serpent, which wraps itself round the world, symbolising equilibrium, harmony and the infinite.
Come and join us in our sculptor’s journey which delves into Finnish myth, Sami teachings and happy endings – through song, film, puppetry and surprise.
With festive Finnish fare to match, if you’re eating with us:
Merimiespata:
Traditional Sailor’s mixed vegetable winter casserole with Scandinavian meat/veggie balls, juniper, and rye bread
Mustikkapiirakka:
Bom-Blueberry Pie
Vegan/gluten-free available.
Please let us know of any allergies etc.
Joulu Drinkki! (Even if you’re not eating with us) All at £8.50:
Queen SaippiaS – Midori, Prosecco & Lime Christmas Cocktail
King UakivikaU – Spiced Dark Rum, Bitters, Brandy & Ginger Beer Christmas Cocktail
Tumma Olut (Dark Christmas Beer)
Wildberry Mocktail – £5
PLUS Bom-Bane’s usual drinks menu
Dec 2nd to 20th (not Mondays and Tuesdays).
Wed to Sat: 7.30 pm Meal then show £40 a head, under 18s half price Students and NHS 20% discount
Fri and Sat only: 6pm Show only
Sunday matinees: Just one show at 4pm. Optional meal afterwards.
Suitable for ages 6 and upwards
Bookings only: TEXT 07764 515583 or email janebombane@yahoo.co.uk
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Dec 21st, 22nd & 23rd 7pm. £15 a head. Bar only.
Chris Hogg’s Christmas Special: SANTARAM!
A Christmas story of possession, reinvention and thirteen very badly behaved Icelandic elves. From a Norwich shopping centre to the mystical chaos of India, Santaram is a wildly irreverent one-man show about losing your mind, finding your magic and discovering that sometimes you have to be possessed to become yourself.
It’s eat pray love meets Gremlins…
It’s Christmas Eve, and Rupert’s life has gone spectacularly wrong. His marriage is over, his job is killing him, and something very strange is happening to his finger.
Enter the thirteen Yule Lads: Iceland’s most mischievous Christmas spirits, who’ve taken up residence in his head and have some radical ideas about his future.
NOVEMBER!
Nov Wednesday 11th El Dia de la Bestia
Halloween Special
The Day of the Beast is a 1995 black comedy film co-written and directed by Álex de la Iglesia and starring Álex Angulo, Armando De Razza and Santiago Segura. A Spanish-Italian co-production.
A priest and a death metal salesman kidnap the host of a supernatural television show so that they can summon the devil and find the location of the Antichrist.
Nov Wed 25th 7pm
Dr. Sue Maclaine writes and performs a new stand-up comedy show. Details TBC
OCTOBER!
Come and join us for an evening of film plus an original live song related to what we’ll be watching.
Bom~Bane’s Picture Palace – Screen, Supper & a Song for £17 at 7.15 (or £10 at 8pm for just screen and song). Every first Wednesday of the month. This is the last film in our season which exploring journeys and the enduring appeal of the road movie…
OCTOBER Wednesday 7th: Duel
Legendary 1971 suspense-thriller film which marked the feature directorial debut of Steven Spielberg. Starring Dennis Weaver, the plot follows a terrified salesman who is relentlessly pursued across the California desert by a massive, rusty, and seemingly demonic oil tanker truck driven by an unseen driver. It is widely celebrated as a masterclass in minimalist tension…
Bookings only: TEXT 07764 515583 or email janebombane@yahoo.co.uk
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SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER & NOVEMBER
(but not December because of the musical – different menu and times):
BOM-BANE’S SPECIAL 20TH BIRTHDAY TREAT – see menu page for details
