The Open Arms unbolted its doors when all other pubs closed theirs. It is a focus for and record of locked-down conviviality. Dive in for a swift sharpener or settle down to a hearty session. Turn the music up or off, avoid anyone you don't like the look of. The place is yours. And better still - everything is on the house.

IT'S PANTO SEASON AGAIN!

Puss in Boots is back by popular demand!

Here in The Open Arms for all of December.

By Sally O'Reilly, with Sean Ashton, Anat Ben-David, Peter Blegvad, Klara Kofen, Neil Luck, Matt Rogers, James Oldham, Lauren Silver, Paul Tarragó, Jennet Thomas and friends...

Running time: approx. 30 mins

Sit at the bar while Roxy Beaujolais tells tales tall and true of her forty years a publican.

When gods, humans and other creatures congregate in a pub, there will be plenty to eavesdrop on.

Weather the monologues of the pub bore, the half-cut braggard, the fly on the wall, the pub cat...

The odd stuff that gets left behind.

Watch the webcam trained on a loo frequented by lost souls and raging spirits.

The things the cleaner finds on the back of torn coasters...

The pub attracts an unusual stripe of graffiti – profound and niche.

Short fictions stuffed with food.

Meet the barred and those who never made it over the threshold.

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