BLAND - Bizarro’ Variety Presents Bland's retelling The Nativity + Cai Draper + Wazlo + A Very Special Guest

Leave your problems at the door and be part of something eyebrow raising and smirk jerking. BLAND is a show that has all the grandeur of something extraordinary but still feels like something you can wrap yourself in. It’s a hangout, it’s a show, it’s a night out where familiarity meets the thrill of uncertainty. A cocktail of four acts, live music, poetry, stand up, sketch and everything else that entertains. Also – vinyl bingo. Support emerging talent.

Hosted by Jack Garden.

Bland's Nativity

It's Christmas after all! Jack has rewritten The Nativity from memory and together we all stumble between the beats to the final beat, which is of course, the baby Jesus rising. Scripts will be handed out to willing audience members who want to be part of Bland's retelling of The Nativity, that means - bring your shepherd sticks, wise crowns, donkey ears, hay and a freaking star I guess?

Cai Draper

Cai is a writer from South London living in Norwich. He is the author of _SPRUNG_ (Broken Sleep Books) and _sing & hide_ (Bad Betty Press), with other work published widely across magazines and anthologies. He has organised and hosted various poetry events, workshops and more with the Book Hive, Assembly House and the National Centre for Writing.

Wazlo

Wazlo is an indie pop project based, crafting quirky and eclectic bedroom-produced tracks. Known for independent releases like I Love You Pumpkin, the project blends catchy melodies with a raw, DIY aesthetic. Their playful yet distinctive sound captures the charm of the local underground music scene. “The kind of music you’d get if you whizzed up Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley and Brian Wilson in a Gen Z smoothie maker, they’re unpredictable, playful and scrappy. They don’t really fit into a particular genre, Spunky noisy silliness, which would be too silly if they weren't actually brilliant. Although elements of country, blues and indie, its messy noise is joyously punk.” – Recent & Decent.

Special Guest

Who could it be!

Ross Pearson

You know it. He shows it. We love it. He’s a veteran in this game, and by the love of gawd, the way he looks both ways when crossing the road, proves it. Vinyl Bingo is proudly sponsored by @rosspearsonart this month. Here’s hoping he takes on the banks this time! It’s a time when we gather to see what bugs are still crawling around in Ross’s brain… I’m expecting a Fire Gall Wasp (Shazam it).

Ross is an artist and filmmaker from Edinburgh based in Norwich. For roughly 18 years he has been producing videos assembled from fragments of existing television, film and assorted video ephemera with surreal, satirical or scatological intent. Previous video work has been described as “The kind of dream you might have if you spent the day drinking Red Bull and reading Private Eye and then fell asleep watching an Adam Curtis documentary”. He has exhibited work across the UK and in mainland Europe. He is our inhouse artist and sponsor of Vinyl Bingo, and...