Events
Potatoes, tobacco, Elizabethan dance, cross-dressing, xenophobia and laughs galore from the team behind Johnson And Boswell: Late But Live, which played to critical acclaim at the Traverse Theatre at Edinburgh 2007.
From BBC Radio 4's 'The Now Show' and 'Crimes Against Music' and BBC1's 'The One Show', 'The Country’s leading musical satirist' (The Times) is back on tour with his band. Following the release of his latest single Sing Like An Angel.
This internationally acclaimed ‘advertainment’ show will celebrate over 350 of the finest, most amazing, artistic and creative advertising films from around the world!
An obesity time bomb no one should miss! An evening of music and merriment with material drawn from Fatso, The Rutles, Rutland Weekend Television, Monty Python and The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, featuring original members Neil Innes, Brian Hodgson, John Halsey, Billy Bremner and Roger Rettig.
Paramount Comedy and Avalon Promotions Ltd present the Edinburgh & Beyond Live Tour sponsored by Magners Irish Cider. Fresh from their Edinburgh Festival shows, four of Britain's finest comic talents come together for the must-see tour of the year.
The Bellydance Superstars return to the Bloomsbury Theatre. Hailed as the next big dance show phenomenon to follow Riverdance by none other than the Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph, and Daily Express, the Bellydance Superstars are the world's premier touring bellydance troupe taking this ancient art form into the mainstream.
Due to unforseen circumstances this event has been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Mike Batt is one of Britain's most successful songwriters and record producers, having composed and produced both pop and classical hits for many artists from Art Garfunkel to Vanessa Mae and Cliff Richard. He is also Deputy Chairman of the British Phonographic Industry, the body that represents UK’s record companies. He wrote and produced 'Bright Eyes, - Art Garfunkel's international number one single, and collaborated with Andrew Lloyd Webber on the song 'Phantom of The Opera'. He has won five Ivor Novello Awards (the UK's songwriting 'Oscar').
Only Standing Room Available - ring 020 7388 8822 to book In London, they reckon he's the "Next big thing in musical comedy" (The Times) and "The best musical comedian since Bill Bailey" (Time Out) In Melbourne, they say he's "Witty, smart and unabashedly offensive" (The Age) In New York, they call him "Dazzlingly daffy... so refreshing" (NY Times)
The multi-award winning Comedian and star of 8 Out of 10 Cats, Live at the Apollo, and XFM, embarks on his first live national tour with this exciting and hilarious show, that will have audiences begging for more.
A truly inventive and innovative singer and fiddle-player, Eliza Carthy is a gifted musical conceptualist confirming her position as, arguably, the most impressive and engaging performer of a generation. For her new tour, Eliza is accompanied by Willie Molleson on drums, Emma Smith on double bass and Phil Alexander (Salsa Celtica) on keyboards / piano accordion. Eliza will showcase original material from her album Dreams of Breathing Underwater. Powerful, vital and exuberant rhythms, absorbed from her travels around the globe, characterize this highly original, self-penned music.
Star of Bafta-winning comedy The Thick of It and his own new-for-2008 BBC2 sitcom Lab Rats, Mr la-di-da smartypants Addison is also regarded as one of the most versatile comics in the country. With his pacy, energetic routines and faultless delivery, he has charmed audiences and critics alike as a top class purveyor of smartarse daftness, whimsy, perspiration, lies and jokes, and got two Perrier nominations for his trouble.
UCLU Drama Society present an amateur production of Blood Wedding by federico Garcia Lorca.
“To burn in silence is the worst punishment we can inflict upon ourselves... You think things like that fade with time or that they can be locked away behind thick walls.
And they can't. And when they reach their centre, they're unstoppable, like water rising in a deep well…”
Due to popular demand an extra show added at 9.30pm! Very few tickets available for 7pm show. Call 020 7388 8822 to book. Appearing for the first time in the UK and coming straight from the hugely successful sell out 'Axis of Evil Comedy Tour' in the US, Middle East and Australia, with regular appearances on 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno', 'The Late Late Show' and Comedy Central's 'Premium Blend', Maz Jobrani an Iranian-American comic, brings his original and hilarious stand up show to London.
West London School of Dance present The Nutcracker. A stunning ballet, performed by 120 talented children from the West London School of Dance. This traditional tale portrays the magic of Christmas through the eyes of a child, to the much-loved music of Tchaikovsky. Perfect family entertainment.
The Birmingham Stage Company is proud to present Rudyard Kipling's classic story about Mowgli, a young boy who is raised in the jungle by a family of wolves. When Shere Khan the tiger swears to kill the child, Baloo and Bagheera agree to take the boy to the man village for his safety. But the jungle holds dangers and surprises for them all - and Mowgli's extraordinary adventure has just begun!
John Shuttleworth in The Minor Tour (and other mythological creatures) Join "Sheffield’s finest comedy synthesizer-player and twaddle-talker" (The Telegraph) in a celebration of all things strange and mythological, which may well include Father Christmas himself.
Simon Day first started in stand up comedy in 1990, winning the time out new act of the year award in 1991. He rose to prominence in ‘The Fast Show’ also touring extensively performing his many characters; this tour will be his first solo stand up tour ever, with no wigs hats, or comedy glasses. He will attempt to explain what it is like to be a clown, hero, genius, loser and true artist in one show don’t miss it!
19th December SOLD OUT. Extra show added on the 18th. Eight Lessons and Carols for Godless People Due to extraordinary demand, a second Godless Christmas show has been added on the 18th December. Acts who are currently confirmed are: Richard Dawkins, Josie Long, Richard Herring, Ben Goldacre, Natalie Haynes, Stewart Lee, Simon Singh, Jo Neary, Darren hayman, Waen Shepherd, the Martin White mini fax machine orchestra, Peter Buckley Hill and Robin Ince. More acts will be added, so check back...
The Jungle Book in aid of Animals Asia Foundation. The Birmingham Stage Company is proud to present Rudyard Kipling's classic story about Mowgli, a young boy who is raised in the jungle by a family of wolves. When Shere Khan the tiger swears to kill the child, Baloo and Bagheera agree to take the boy to the man village for his safety. But the jungle holds dangers and surprises for them all - and Mowgli's extraordinary adventure has just begun! Tickets: £20, concessions £15, family ticket (2 adults, 2 children) £60. Call 020 7388 8822 to book family tickets. Read on for more information about the AAF's work.
New comedy from star of Live At The Apollo (BBC) and Royal Variety Show (ITV). Sell out in 2005/6/7. "You'll laugh until you actually cry." ***** Sunday Express
