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The Parabola Arts Centre Cheltenham Ladies' College, Bayshill Road, Sandford, Montpellier, Cheltenham, GL50 3EP, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom More venue info
Price info
£11
Duration
60 minutes

About Sex, Space and Statecraft

From the baffling reproductive rituals of Earth’s creatures to the surprisingly complex political systems of the animal kingdom, Count Binface joins Jules Howard to decode how power really works in the natural world. Together, they'll explore what animal socieities can teach us about our own politics, whether modern Western systems are as sophisticated as we like to believe and if Binface might have a better model.

Expect parasitism, trickery and deception straight from nature, with more than a few uncomfortably familiar parallels. Is there hope for humanity? What manifesto pledges would Count Binface put forward to save the human species? More importantly, should we be listening?

Choose Your Own Evolution

Choose Your Own Evolution: Go Extinct or Survive? You Decide! (Hardback)

by Jules Howard


Getting Here

Parking

Pay at machine on-road parking can be found around the venue and the nearest main car park is located on St George’s Road (GL50 3DT).

Walk

The venue is a six minute walk from Montpelier Gardens and a seven min walk by foot from the town centre.

Bus & Train

Stagecoach bus services stop nearby on Montpellier and in town centre on the Promenade. The town centre is a 25-minute walk from the Cheltenham Spa Railway Station, with a taxi rank located outside the station as well as local bus services. For further information on Cheltenham bus services, please visit the Stagecoach website. 

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Access

The venue’s front entrance has step access, but there is a no-step entrance on the Parabola Road side of the building with push-pad access. Guide dogs are welcome and the venue is equipped with hearing enhancers.

Accessible toilets can be found by the main toilets in the venue, by the circle bar, and the dance studio – all areas can be accessed via a lift.

There is no hearing loop or assistance system in Parabola Arts Centre. 

If you are uncertain about your booking we advise contacting our box office via email, by phone on 01242 850 270 during on-sale periods, or by using our Access Booking Form so that we can ensure you seating is suitable for the event you wish to attend. Our booking information page will have the most up to date box office phone opening hours. 

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