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The Bear Pit: a twisting historical thriller from the award-winning author of The Seeker

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Barton" was the medieval word for land retained by the person or body owning it for their own use. So St James Barton simply means the farm of St James. 6. Unfair to the fairstring(101) "https://www.thebearpit.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/SA_TBP_070619_The_Pillowman_0057-300x200.jpg" The "problem" of the Bearpit has long been discussed in the Council chamber and the local press for years. Some of the suggested solutions (not all entirely serious) over the years have included: string(93) "https://www.thebearpit.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/SA_TBP_070619_The_Pillowman_0093.jpg" Until it was finally banned in 1838, the area in which the Bearpit is now situated was the venue for the annual St James' Fair, a huge event which attracted entertainers and merchants from all over the country. string(101) "https://www.thebearpit.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/SA_TBP_070619_The_Pillowman_0078-667x667.jpg"

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The area around St James Barton was heavily damaged by German bombing in the war. Among the losses were the Upper Arcade – identical to the Lower Arcade which still survives in Broadmead, and which stretched almost as far as the Bearpit. string(102) "https://www.thebearpit.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/SA_TBP_070619_The_Pillowman_0078-1024x683.jpg" string(101) "https://www.thebearpit.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/SA_TBP_070619_The_Pillowman_0078-999x450.jpg" Lopakhin, the son of peasants now a successful businessman, offers to help the woman he has loved since boyhood. In denial she continues living in the past with ruinous consequences. string(101) "https://www.thebearpit.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/SA_TBP_070619_The_Pillowman_0097-999x450.jpg"

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There is accessible toilet situated immediately next to the auditorium which also includes baby changing facilities. Please note that our toilet does not contain hoist systems. string(101) "https://www.thebearpit.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/SA_TBP_070619_The_Pillowman_0097-190x235.jpg"

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