BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:Bloomsbury Theatre PRODID:-//BloomsTheatre iCal API//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100210 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100213 SUMMARY:Oresteia":" Parts II and III":" Choephori and Eumenides DESCRIPTION:10-12 February at 2.30pm and 7.30pmUCL Department of Greek and Latin present an amateur production of Oresteia":" Parts II and III":" Choephori and Eumenides The king of Argos\, Agamemnon\, has been murdered on his return home from Troy by his wife Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. As the wealth and power of the house of Atreus has now passed into their hands\, the house itself has become steeped in murder\, adultery\, human sacrifice and endless intrigue in an ever accelerating course. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1397 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1397 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100213 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100214 SUMMARY:Chris Addison DESCRIPTION:Saturday 13th February at 8pm Only standing available. Call 020 7388 8822 to book. Due to demand extra dates added on the 14th March and 4th May. At last! Mr. Chris Addison off Bafta Award-winning comedy The Thick of It\, In The Loop\, Skins and Lab Rats is back with a brand new show of his critically acclaimed stand-up. Daftness! Whimsy! Jokes! Lies! Smartarsery! Flapping about! All present and correct. The best stand-up I’ve seen The Observer URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1356 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1356 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100215 SUMMARY:Tim Vine Joke-amotive DESCRIPTION:14th February Standing only. Call 020 7388 8822 to book. Here it comes over the brow of the hilarity. It's Tim Vine in a train. Stand back from the platform in case you get hit by a prop. Every carriage is packed full of gags. Can you hear them? Chug chug joke joke\, chug chug joke joke. Be on your guard. This train Timinates here. King of the one-liner and star of BBC1 'Not Going Out' tours the country with his brand new stand-up show with support from John Archer. Also on the 7th and 21st February. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1350_1 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1350_1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100217 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100218 SUMMARY:PG18 DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 17 February 2010 at 7.30pmUCLU Malaysian Society\, in association with UCLU Stage Crew Society present an amateur production":" PG18 3 friends and a policeman are forced to work together to escape from the mobs after an accidental witnessing of an assassination. They get chased about under the influence of marijuana\; thus reality and hallucination merges together at certain times. Throughout the adventure\, the flaws and wonders of Malaysia such as bribery\, censorships\, streamyx\, taxis politics\, multiracial community and culture will be portrayed. Tickets £8 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1408 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1408 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100219 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100221 SUMMARY:Spotlight DESCRIPTION:Saturday 20 February at 7.30pmUCLU Sri Lankan Society in association with UCLU Stage Crew Society present an amateur production":" Spotlight Four young upstarts from different backgrounds are vying against each other to be ….Sri Lanka’s Next Top Superstar. A lucrative acting and modelling contract as well as a part in Rajnikanth’s next film awaits the winner! Will the pressure of the competition be too much for the finalists? What are their real motives for entering? Will they come through the judges’ comments unscathed? And is all really what it seems? URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1409 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1409 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100222 SUMMARY:Tim Vine Joke-amotive DESCRIPTION:21 February 7.30pm Standing only. Call 020 7388 8822 to book. Here it comes over the brow of the hilarity. It's Tim Vine in a train. Stand back from the platform in case you get hit by a prop. Every carriage is packed full of gags. Can you hear them? Chug chug joke joke\, chug chug joke joke. Be on your guard. This train Timinates here. King of the one-liner and star of BBC1 'Not Going Out' tours the country with his brand new stand-up show with support from John Archer. Also on the 7th and 14th February. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1350_2 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1350_2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100228 SUMMARY:Measure for Measure DESCRIPTION:Thursday 25 - Saturday 27 February at 7.30pmUCLU Drama Society in association with UCLU Stage Crew Society present an amateur production of Measure for Measure. 'The Tempter or the Tempted\, who sins most?' Measure for Measure":" A tale of Power\, Greed\, Lust and Justice. The UCLU Drama Society return to the Bloomsbury with a slick\, streamlined production of Shakespeare's darkest comedy. Tickets £10\, concessions £5 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1410 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1410 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100304 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100307 SUMMARY:Oklahoma! DESCRIPTION:Thursday 4 - Saturday 6 March at 7.30pmUCLU Musical Theatre Society in association with UCLU Stage Crew Society present an amateur production of Oklahoma! UCLU Musical Theatre are back for a second time this year with a show loved the world over. The timeless sparkling story of Curly the Cowboy and his fight for the affections of Laurey has lived on through generations. More than any other show\, Oklahoma! was responsible for moving back the boundaries of what was considered possible in a musical comedy. This production promises to be an incredible experience for all ages\, with a wealth of classic songs\, including DQUOTEOh\, What A Beautiful Mornin' DQUOTE\, DQUOTEThe Surrey With The Fringe On TopDQUOTE\, DQUOTEI Can't Say NoDQUOTE\, DQUOTEPeople Will Say We're In LoveDQUOTE and of course\, DQUOTEOklahoma!DQUOTE Tickets £10\, £8 concessions and £5 UCL staff and students URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1411 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1411 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100311 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100314 SUMMARY:Dynamix DESCRIPTION:Thursday 11 - Saturday 13 March at 7.30pm UCLU Dance Society in association with UCLU Stage Crew Society present an amateur production":" Dynamix. DYNAMIX":" The Dance Show- an eclectic fusion of dance styles ranging from hip-hop\, break dance and salsa\, to stage jazz\, classical ballet and the lindy hop. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1412 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1412 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100314 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100315 SUMMARY:Chris Addison DESCRIPTION:Sunday 14 March at 8pm Very few tickets available. Seats & standing. New date on the 28th September. At last! Mr. Chris Addison off Bafta Award-winning comedy The Thick of It\, In The Loop\, Skins and Lab Rats is back with a brand new show of his critically acclaimed stand-up. Daftness! Whimsy! Jokes! Lies! Smartarsery! Flapping about! All present and correct. The best stand-up I’ve seen The Observer URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1356b UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1356b END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100322 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100328 SUMMARY:Genoveva DESCRIPTION:Monday 22 March at 7.30pm Wednesday 24 March at 7.30pm Friday 26 March at 7.30pm Saturday 27 March at 7.30pmUCLU Music Society present University College Opera's production of Genoveva the only opera composed by Robert Schumann\, to celebrate the bicentenary of his birth. Genoveva was first performed in June 1850 at the Stadttheater in Leipzig\, with Schumann himself conducting. It is based on the medieval legend of Genevieve of Brabant. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1413 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1413 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100329 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100330 SUMMARY:Robin Ince's School for Gifted Children Holiday Special DESCRIPTION:Monday 29th March 7.30pm Standing only. Call 020 7388 8822 to book. The best lecture you ever had\, but all splintered and haphazard\, like the popular children’s magazine of knowledge\, Look and Learn. Like a Show and Tell\, with less dinosaurs and more words. And some of those Words will be songs. A whole curriculum of wit and accidental profundity. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1422 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1422 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100330 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100331 SUMMARY:Risk DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 30th March at 7.30pmBloomsbury Theatre Education Ignite - Senior Youth Theatre presents":" Risk Set in a deprived working class area of London the play is a perceptive exploration of britain's urban gang culture and pressure on young people growing up in such environments\; the need to never lose face in front of your friends\, the narrow outlook that can cause even the smartest kids to succumb to the bleak street lifestyle... Tickets":" £4\, £2 concessions URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1436 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1436 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100331 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100401 SUMMARY:BBC Comedy presents DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 31st March 8pm Only a few seats and standing left. Call 020 7388 8822 to book. Don't miss out on one of the hottest nights in the comedy calendar. Line-up":" MC DAN ATKINSON MARLON DAVIS SARA PASCOE ABANDOMAN ANGELOS EPITHEMIOU GARY HUTTON ARDAL O'HANLON URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1426 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1426 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100407 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100408 SUMMARY:Time Out Live's Laugh Out Loud! DESCRIPTION:Wednesday April 7th 7.30pm (doors 7pm) All Seats Sold - for standing tickets ring 020 7388 8822 Time Out Live presents another extraordinary night of award-winning comedy and variety featuring Live At The Apollo star Shappi Khorsandi\, burger van owner and Shooting Stars regular Angelos Epithemiou\, a rare performance by comedy legend Kevin Eldon\, The Thick Of It's Miles Jupp\, if.comedy Award-winner Tom Basden\, Mock The Week's Holly Walsh\, Hackney Empire Award-winners Abandoman\, all hosted by the one and only Jarred Christmas. Comedy line-ups don't get much better than this. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1430 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1430 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100408 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100409 SUMMARY:Zoe Lyons - Miss Machismo DESCRIPTION:8 April 7.30pm If.Comedy Best Newcomer nominee Zoe Lyons brings her all new show to The Bloomsbury Theatre for one night only. In 2008 Zoe was awarded the inaugural DAVE award for Best Joke at the Fringe for a gag that Germaine Greer described as 'astonishingly vicious'. Zoe is\, of course\, grateful for the compliment and has since appeared on Mock The Week (BBC2)\, Four Stands Up (Radio 4)\, Clive Anderson's Chatroom (BBC2) and PMQ with Andy Parsons (Radio Five Live). URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1358 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1358 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100409 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100410 SUMMARY:Lucy Porter - Fool's Gold DESCRIPTION:9 April 8pm Lucy Porter's latest solo show is a witty romp through the history of gold. In these times of recession\, gold is prized more highly than ever\, as other forms of currency grow worthless. What's so special about gold\, and why is it that human beings have long been obsessed with the yellow\, shiny stuff? The show will feature live alchemy\, a tribute to Mr T. and a very valuable\, big gold thing with security guards and everything! URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1379 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1379 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100413 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100425 SUMMARY:Bugsy Malone DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 13th - Thursday 15th April 7.30pm Tuesday 20th - Thursday 22nd April 7.30pm Make Believe completed their National search for the lead and supporting cast roles of this spectacular show last year. They are presenting this fast moving and extremely funny and entertaining musical here at the Bloomsbury Theatre. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1429 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1429 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100426 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100427 SUMMARY:An Evening With Jodi Picoult DESCRIPTION:Monday 26th April 7pmSHE Magazine presents An Evening With Jodi Picoult\, talking about her new bestseller House Rules. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/100426 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/100426 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100427 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100429 SUMMARY:Fyfe Dangerfield DESCRIPTION:Tue 27th\, Wed 28th April 7.30pm Fyfe Dangerfield performs an intimate solo show at The Bloomsbury Theatre in support of his stunning debut solo album 'Fly Yellow Moon'. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1428 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1428 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100430 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100501 SUMMARY:Pappy's DESCRIPTION:30 April 7.30pm Phil McIntyre Entertainment proudly presents":" Pappy's presents a World Record Attempt":" 200 Sketches In An Hour (plus bonus sketches and an interval) Fresh from Channel 4 and a critically acclaimed\, sell out run at the 2009 Edinburgh Festival\, DQUOTEthe funniest sketch troupe on the FringeDQUOTE (The Scotsman) return to take the UK\, and the record books\, by storm. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1393 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1393 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100504 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100506 SUMMARY:Chris Addison DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 4th & Wednesday 5th May at 8pm Only standing available. Call 020 7388 8822 to book. At last! Mr. Chris Addison off Bafta Award-winning comedy The Thick of It\, In The Loop\, Skins and Lab Rats is back with a brand new show of his critically acclaimed stand-up. Daftness! Whimsy! Jokes! Lies! Smartarsery! Flapping about! All present and correct. The best stand-up I’ve seen The Observer URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1356c UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1356c END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100506 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100507 SUMMARY:Are You Taking The Peace? DESCRIPTION:Thursday 6th May 7.30pm Following last year's sell out event\, we're pleased to present another night of superb comedy in aid of International Alert\, the UK's leading peacebuilding charity. Comedians include DQUOTEone of the top three or four living stand-upsDQUOTE (Time Out) Stewart Lee\, star of BBC6 Music and The Adam and Joe Show Adam Buxton\, co-host of BBC4's We Need Answers Tim Key\, the fabulous Al Barrie and Bafta winner Will Andrews. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1425 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1425 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100507 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100508 SUMMARY:Robin Ince's School for Gifted Children May Ball - Module One DESCRIPTION:Friday 7th May 7.30pm The best lecture you ever had\, but all splintered and haphazard\, like the popular children’s magazine of knowledge\, Look and Learn. Like a Show and Tell\, with less dinosaurs and more words. And some of those words will be songs. A whole curriculum of wit and accidental profundity. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1439 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1439 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100508 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100509 SUMMARY:Micky Flanagan - The DQUOTEOut OutDQUOTE Tour DESCRIPTION:Saturday 8th May 8pm Seating sold out. Call 020 7388 8822 for standing tickets.Additional show on the 24th May. It's been a great 18 months for Micky - he appeared in BBC 1's Michael McIntyre's Road Show\, his Radio 4 series What Chance Change? was a hit with listeners and critics alike and he is one of a handful of comics to perform their own Comedy Central special. So now it's time for Micky to hit the road performing the best of his last two Edinburgh shows. It’s not just time to go out\, it’s time to go Out Out DQUOTEArguably the funniest comedian in the world... the future of comedyDQUOTE Frank Skinner DQUOTEIf there was any justice in the world he’ll be a huge starDQUOTE Tim Arthur\, Time Out URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1417 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1417 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100510 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100512 SUMMARY:Eric Bibb DESCRIPTION:10-11 May 7.30pm Only a few seats and standing left. Call 020 7388 8822 to book standing. Eric Bibb performs songs from his album Booker’s Guitar. The first representation that accurately mirrors his magnetic and charismatic acoustic live shows\, true to tradition and yet uniquely his own. A travelling musician has a chance encounter in the most unlikely of places with something mystical and powerful\, a 1930s vintage Resophonic National steel-body guitar that had belonged to Delta blues legend Booker White. Everything changes and suddenly\, everything is up for grabs\, and the music – already rich and historically resonant – takes a whole new direction. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1391 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1391 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100514 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100515 SUMMARY:Stewart Francis - Tour de Francis DESCRIPTION:14th May 7.30pm Only single seats left. Call 020 7388 8822 to book. Great Comedians Come In Cycles. As seen on Mock the Week\, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow and 8 out of 10 Cats. DQUOTEA brilliant comic brain\, this stand-up cracks some of the best one liners I've ever heard.DQUOTE The Guardian DQUOTEOne of the funniest comedians in the World.DQUOTE The Late Late Show URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1406 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1406 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100515 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100516 SUMMARY:The Claude Bolling Trio DESCRIPTION:15 May 7.30pm As a pianist\, composer\, arranger and orchestra conductor\, Claude Bolling is presently without a doubt one of the most reputed French musicians in the world in different fields from jazz to variety and music for films. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1389 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1389 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100517 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100521 SUMMARY:Markus The Sadist DESCRIPTION:17th-20th May 8pm Markus Wright just wants to be an emcee and will sacrifice his true voice for that dream contract... Rap\, grime and jazz collide in explosive fashion in an original Hip Hop theatre production exposing the darker side of the music industry and celebrity culture\, created and directed by Jonzi D (Breakin' Convention). Starring top UK emcee/actor Bashy as Markus\, new music by Soweto Kinch alongside a cast of critically acclaimed artists from the UK urban music and Hip Hop theatre scenes. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1427 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1427 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100521 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100522 SUMMARY:Terry Alderton DESCRIPTION:Friday 21st May 8pm DQUOTEYou can’t carry on storming gigs like this. I can’t do what you can\; you need to be out there and on tour.DQUOTE Eddie Izzard Perrier Award nominee and Royal Variety performer\, Terry Alderton holds the record for the most consecutive encores at the world famous Comedy Store. He's first call for all the comedy club bookers in the country\, but following a little chat with a certain Eddie Izzard he's been persuaded to take to the road. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1418 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1418 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100524 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100525 SUMMARY:Micky Flanagan - The DQUOTEOut OutDQUOTE Tour DESCRIPTION:Monday 24th May 8pm Sold out It's been a great 18 months for Micky - he appeared in BBC 1's Michael McIntyre's Road Show\, his Radio 4 series What Chance Change? was a hit with listeners and critics alike and he is one of a handful of comics to perform their own Comedy Central special. So now it's time for Micky to hit the road performing the best of his last two Edinburgh shows. It’s not just time to go out\, it’s time to go Out Out DQUOTEArguably the funniest comedian in the world... the future of comedyDQUOTE Frank Skinner DQUOTEIf there was any justice in the world he’ll be a huge starDQUOTE Tim Arthur\, Time Out URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1417a UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1417a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100527 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100530 SUMMARY:On The Borderline DESCRIPTION:Thursday 27 May 7.30pm Friday 28 May 7.30pm Saturday 29 May 7.30pm. by Sally Wyatt and Clara Armand An Interanimation Theatre production directed by Clara Armand SPECIAL OFFER! 2 for 1 - call the Box office on 020 7388 8822 to redeem It all happens during the night of a charity do. A pair of strangers arrive to make people do what they have never planned to do. A tough businessman spends hours dreaming\, a feisty streetwise girl\, whose main source of income was blackmailing\, throws the money she has earned in the sea\, and a hitman hits the wrong target. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1414 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1414 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100603 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100604 SUMMARY:Hans Teeuwen - Smooth and Painful DESCRIPTION:Thursday 3rd June 8pm Dutch superstar\, comedian\, jazz singer and defender of free speech and probably the most exciting comedian to hit the British Stage in years\, Hans Teeuwen returns to London due to public demand. His phenomenally surreal\, critical acclaimed cabaret was rated five stars by The Guardian and Metro at last years Fringe and described by Stewart Lee as ...DQUOTEthe best stand-up I've seen in agesDQUOTE URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1421 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1421 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100605 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100606 SUMMARY:Evan Christopher’s Django à la Créole DESCRIPTION:5 June 7.30pm Django à la Créole is two guitars and double bass weaving sultry rhythms around the soaring clarinet of arguably the current no1 on the instrument\, Evan Christopher. The magic comes from the fusion of Gypsy swing with hot rhythms from the streets of New Orleans\, the Caribbean and Brazil. Elegant and impassioned\, New Orleans-based clarinettist Evan Christopher's style is steeped in the tradition exemplified by early jazz masters such as Sidney Bechet\, Jimmie Noone\, and Barney Bigard. Together with UK based guitarists David Blenkhorn & Dave Kelbie\, and bassist Sebastien Girardot\, the quartet celebrates the music of the legendary Django Reinhardt and enlivens swing-era classics with fresh interpretations and virtuosic improvisations. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1402 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1402 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100608 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100609 SUMMARY:Dr Phil’s Rude Health Show DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 8th June 7.30pm If you only see one doctor this year\, make it Dr Phil... Phil Hammond is a GP\, writer\, broadcaster and possibly the only comedian to have appeared at a public inquiry. He is Private Eye's medical correspondent and has appeared on Have I Got News for You\, The News Quiz\, The Now Show and Countdown. He is rude about everything (politicians\, doctors\, death\, drugs\, sex\, himself) but in a funny way. Free swabs and sick notes for all. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1420 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1420 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100609 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100610 SUMMARY:Time Out Live's Laugh Out Loud! DESCRIPTION:Wed 9th June 7.30pmTime Out Live presents another extraordinary night of five-star comedy and variety featuring the hi-octane lunacy of Ireland's very own star of 'Live at the Apollo' and 'Marco's Kitchen Burnout' Jason Byrne\, the elegant whimsical optimism of Edinburgh Comedy Award-winner Josie Long\, winner of Dave's Funniest Joke at the Fringe Dan Antopolski\, star of 'The Thick of It' Will Smith\, wonderfully deapan musical duo Ginger & Black and Chortle's Best Compere 2009\, Jarred Christmas. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1457 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1457 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100610 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100611 SUMMARY:Russell Kane - Human Dressage DESCRIPTION:Thursday 10th June 8pm Only standing now available. Call 020 7388 8822 to book. Join triple If.comedy Award Nominee and co-host of ITV2'S I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here Now! Russell Kane and his Edinburgh 2009 sell-out show 'Human Dressage' returns to the Bloomsbury due to popular demand. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1405 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1405 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100612 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100613 SUMMARY:From West End to East End DESCRIPTION:Saturday 12th June 1pm & 6pm 1pm Sold Out. 6pm only standing left. The tiniest stars from West London School of Dance in their bi-annual variety show dancing to music from the movies. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1435 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1435 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100614 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100616 SUMMARY:The curious lives of Shakespeare and Cervantes DESCRIPTION:14-15th June 8pm DQUOTE...there is a chemistry at work which transcends expectation ... an engaging and hilarious 90-minute performance.DQUOTE **** Colin Blyth\, Edinburgh Evening News Join us for a witty and energetic romp through the lives of two of history's greatest writers\, who died on the same date\, and achieved great fame\, lasting through the centuries. We rake through their dirty laundry\, failed marriages\, brawls and successes\, as they recite pieces from their own works and bring alive incidents from their personal stories through dance and song\, comedy and drama\, with the occasional piece of slapstick. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1446 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1446 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100620 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100621 SUMMARY:The Finchley Ballet School - 50th Anniversary Performance DESCRIPTION:Sunday 20th June at 2.30pm and 6.30pm The Finchley Ballet School is celebrating its 50th Anniversary with over 240 of its students participating in an exciting and varied programme of dance styles and music over six themed settings. Brooms\, fairies\, ladybirds and pixies will adorn the stage in the company of Ladies of the manor and their faithful house maids and cooks (to name just a few characters) dancing to music from Tchaikovsky\, Shostakovich\, Gershwin... URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1454 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1454 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100621 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100622 SUMMARY:Ensemble Maktub DESCRIPTION:Monday 21st June 7.30pm The belief that music can bridge the gap between different cultures and religions is the foundation stone upon which the Maktub Ensemble was formed. Its members are leading Arab and Israeli musicians\, who\, through traditional instruments such as oud and mandolin\, will provide an unforgettable classical and Arabic musical experience. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1432 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1432 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100625 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100627 SUMMARY:An Audience With..... 'Masters' DESCRIPTION:Friday 25th June 7.30pm Saturday 26th June 2.30pm & 7.30pm Masters Performing Arts College graduation showcase. Tickets £25\, concessions £20 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1434 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1434 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100628 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100629 SUMMARY:Richard Herring":" As It Occurs To Me DESCRIPTION:Monday 28th June 7.30pm Monday 5th July 7.30pm A new internet stand up and sketch show written and performed by the star of BBC2's Fist of Fun and TMWRNJ\, Radio 2's DQUOTEThat Was Then This Is NowDQUOTE and stand up shows including DQUOTETalking CockDQUOTE\, DQUOTEThe Headmaster's Son” and DQUOTEHitler MoustacheDQUOTE. All material generated that week from topical events and what’s been going on in Richard’s ridiculous life. Untested and Uncensored. Some people may find the content offensive. Download for free from iTunes or come and be part of the live audience. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1415 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1415 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100703 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100704 SUMMARY:Inner Rhythm DESCRIPTION:Saturday 3rd July 7.30pm A dance programme which will feature over 40 dancers and musicians from Kathak and Zulu dancing background. The intricate footbeats of Kathak combined with the high octane gumboot rhythm of Zulu dance will be a truly unique experience for the audience - a collaboration which has never been witnessed before. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1441 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1441 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100705 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100706 SUMMARY:Richard Herring":" As It Occurs To Me DESCRIPTION:Monday 28th June 7.30pm Monday 5th July 7.30pm A new internet stand up and sketch show written and performed by the star of BBC2's Fist of Fun and TMWRNJ\, Radio 2's DQUOTEThat Was Then This Is NowDQUOTE and stand up shows including DQUOTETalking CockDQUOTE\, DQUOTEThe Headmaster's Son” and DQUOTEHitler MoustacheDQUOTE. All material generated that week from topical events and what’s been going on in Richard’s ridiculous life. Untested and Uncensored. Some people may find the content offensive. Download for free from iTunes or come and be part of the live audience. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1415b UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1415b END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100707 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100708 SUMMARY:Laugh Out Loud DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 7th July at 7.30pm Time Out Live presents another extraordinary night of award-winning comedy and variety starring one of the finest comedians this country's ever produced\; Stewart Lee\, Radio 4 and 'Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow' star Micky Flanagan\, Radio 2's outlaw country singer Wilson Dixon\, gravel-voiced cockney philosopher Jeff Innocent\, master of magical mirth Pete Firman and exciting comedy duo Cardinal Burns. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1473 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1473 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100710 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100711 SUMMARY:Chris Addison DESCRIPTION:Saturday 10th July 6.30pm & 9.30pm Mr. Chris Addison off Bafta Award-winning comedy The Thick of It\, In The Loop\, Skins and Lab Rats is back with a brand new show of his critically acclaimed stand-up. Daftness! Whimsy! Jokes! Lies! Smartarsery! Flapping about! All present and correct. The best stand-up I’ve seen The Observer URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1443 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1443 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100712 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100713 SUMMARY:Dave Gorman":" Sit Down\, Pedal\, Pedal\, Stop And Stand Up - DVD Filming DESCRIPTION:Monday 12th July 6pm & 8.45pm In 2009\, Dave Gorman set off on a unique national tour. The intention":" to cycle over 1500 miles across Britain in 33 days... with a gig each night. I suppose that explains the title. But demand for the show has been so high that he's decided to keep performing it. but this time without cycling from venue to venue. He’s obviously getting lazy. So now only the last bit of the title makes sense. But look at it from his point of view. Same show\, fewer blisters. What would you do? URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1445 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1445 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100714 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100715 SUMMARY:The Return of Robin Ince's Book Club DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 14th July 7.30pm The multi award winning\, sell out success that used to be The Book Club returns to London for one night after vanishing into the desert for three years. To launch Robin Ince's Bad Book Club book (Little Brown)\, the old team has been brought back together for a night of readings of incomprehensible poetry\, pharmaceutically specific vet romances and insanely egotistical autobiographies\, plus special guests and interludes of music and dance. Robin Ince will be signing his book\, DQUOTERobin Ince's Bad Book Club":" One Man's Quest to Uncover the Books That Taste ForgotDQUOTE\, in the interval. You will be able to purchase a copy before the show. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1453 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1453 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100716 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100717 SUMMARY:Tim Vine 'Punslinger Live' DVD Shoot 2010 DESCRIPTION:Friday 16th July at 8pm Some standing tickets released. Call 020 7388 8822. Come along to the funniest show in town as Tim Vine is back at The Bloomsbury following a sell out UK tour to record his latest DVD. So don't miss out on an unforgettable night of comedy as Tim hits you with a barrage of hilarious puns\, one-liners\, songs and gags! URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1458 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1458 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100720 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100725 SUMMARY:Annie Body Wana See A Star? DESCRIPTION:Tues 20th-Sat 24th July 7.30pm Sat 24th July 3pmLeaping Lizards! Due to the hugely successful response from their last show in July 2009 at the Bloomsbury Theatre\, Joel Kern and Co are back to produce an amateur production of the heart-warming sensational hit musical of Annie. The timeless tale of Little Orphan Annie is back\, giving a whole new generation the chance to experience this classic musical about never giving up hope. Boasting one of Broadway's most memorable scores\, including DQUOTEIt's the Hard-Knock LifeDQUOTE\, DQUOTEEasy StreetDQUOTE\, DQUOTEN.Y.C.DQUOTE and the ever-optimistic DQUOTETomorrowDQUOTE. Annie is a delightful theatrical experience for the entire family. Don't miss this all-new production that surely will be a winner! URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/100720 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/100720 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100729 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100801 SUMMARY:Reggie Watts - Why $#!+ So Crazy DESCRIPTION:29th-31st July 8pm DQUOTEThere's no one out there like Reggie Watts. This guy has to be seen to be believed. Truly awesome!DQUOTE Time Out London In the long-anticipated follow-up to last year's sell-out Soho Theatre run\, US comedian/musician Reggie Watts brings his hugely entertaining and original new show to the Bloomsbury Theatre. A staple of the international comedy and performance scene\, Reggie's improvised sets are created on-the-spot using only his voice and a looping machine\, and no two songs are ever the same. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1451 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1451 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100902 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100903 SUMMARY:The Clientele DESCRIPTION:Thursday 2nd September 7.30pm This event has now been cancelled. A message from the event organisers":" Unfortunately The Clientele show at The Bloomsbury Theatre on Thursday is cancelled due to illness. Apologies for such short notice but we will be rescheduling a show in the near future and will be in touch with details very soon. Ticket holders should get a full refund from point of sale. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1475 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1475 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100903 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100904 SUMMARY:Stewart Francis - DVD Recording DESCRIPTION:Friday 3 September at 7.30pm and 9.30pm Great Comedians Come In Cycles. As seen on Mock the Week\, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow and 8 out of 10 Cats. DQUOTEA brilliant comic brain\, this stand-up cracks some of the best one liners I've ever heard.DQUOTE The Guardian DQUOTEOne of the funniest comedians in the World.DQUOTE The Late Late Show URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1444 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1444 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100904 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100905 SUMMARY:Oriental Dreams DESCRIPTION:Saturday 4th September at 7.30pm LONDON PREMIERE OF THE ARAB QUARTER AND MERCEDES NIETO Oriental Dreams – Arabian Dance\, Music and Poetry is a richly layered theatrical production of passion\, great originality and beauty to be held at The Bloomsbury Theatre\, London on Saturday 4 September 2010. This very special debut will celebrate new music by eminent composer Chalf Hassan and inspirational choreography by Melanie Norman whose artistry is steadily winning acclaim both in the UK and Cairo. It will also mark the release of The Arab Quarter’s first CD which will be on sale. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1419 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1419 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100905 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100906 SUMMARY:Ricky Gervais Warm Up For Science DESCRIPTION:Sunday 5th September 7.30pmSold Out The Emmy\, Golden Globe and BAFTA Award-winning co-creator of The Office and Extras tries out some new material before London run. With support. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1492 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1492 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100908 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100909 SUMMARY:Time Out Live's Laugh Out Loud DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 8th September 7.30pmTime Out Live presents another extraordinary night of award-winning comedy and variety headlined by the exquisite wit and boundless energy of 'Live at the Apollo' star Russell Kane\, with support from one of the finest satirical comics this country has ever produced\; Andy Zaltzman\, supremely silly Canadian Craig Campbell\, Amused Moose Laugh-Off Award-winner Naz Osmanoglu\, 'Star Stories' regular Fergus Craig and our resident MC\, Chortle's best compere 2010 Jarred Christmas. Book early to avoid disappointment. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1483 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1483 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100913 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100914 SUMMARY:Relief-O-Matic DESCRIPTION:Monday 13th September 7.30pm Seating sold out. For standing call 020 7388 8822. The British Humanist Association as part of the Protest the Pope campaign presents Relief-O-Matic\, with Robin Ince\, Ed Byrne\, Natalie Haynes\, Ben Goldacre and some very special guests. Are your eyes often dry and tired in the evening? Do you suffer from those stubborn\, hard to remove stains? Relief-O-Matic can't help you. But our patent-pending evening of comedy\, stories and music is guaranteed to leave you feeling invigorated. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1489 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1489 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100914 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100915 SUMMARY:Rumer DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 14th September 7.30pm Sold out. Rumer's much-anticipated debut headline show at the Bloomsbury Theatre\, following the release of her first single\, Slow. Driven by a stop-what-you're-doing voice\, Slow is a smouldering\, unrequited love song\, which has already been A-Listed by the likes of Radio 2\, and seen Rumer in session at Maida Vale. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1487 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1487 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100915 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100916 SUMMARY:Benefit Evening In Memory Of Mark Blanco DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 15th September 7.30pm A night for justice\, fund-raising\, powerful performances and exciting music\, all in memory of the late Mark Blanco. A life cut tragically short in suspicious circumstances in 2006. The fight continues and we persist. Justice will be done and Mark will be honoured. Comedy string quartet Graffiti Classics\, Cuban rhythms from Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas and Emma Blanco and guest appearance from Michael Wolkind QC. Attend this unique evening\; support the Justice for Mark campaign. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1481 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1481 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100918 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100919 SUMMARY:Dennis Locorriere & Tomorrow Road plus support DESCRIPTION:Saturday 18th September 7.30pm Dennis Locorriere has a voice which is recognised the world over but his own story is now so much more than Dr Hook. His contemporary achievements now feature a brand new CD entitled 'Post Cool' released in the UK on Proper Records to add to the release of two critically acclaimed solo albums\, two Live Concert DVD recordings and a three disc box set all augmented by major appearances at both Glastonbury & Cropredy Festivals and several major international tours in his own right. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1463 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1463 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100920 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100921 SUMMARY:Carmen Souza and Binisa Bonner DESCRIPTION:20th September 7.30pm Presented by The London African Music Festival. A stunning bill with two singers of immense talent. Playing from a new\, critically acclaimed CD with the brilliance of Carmen's plaintive morna. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1455 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1455 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100921 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100922 SUMMARY:Waldemar Bastos and Nogabe DESCRIPTION:21st September 7.30pm Presented by The London African Music Festival. Waldemar Bastos is the great voice of Portuguese Africa. A national hero in Angola\, he went to Brazil\, working closely with Djavan and Chico Buarqu\, and then made his mark across the world recording for David Byrne's label Luaka Bop in what he calls his DQUOTEAfropeanDQUOTE style. He takes influences from many cultures and makes them his own resulting in music of immense power. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1456 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1456 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100922 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100924 SUMMARY:Charity Comedy Festival in aid of the UCLH Cancer Centre DESCRIPTION:22nd & 23rd September 7.30pm One in three people are affected by cancer. Every day lives are changed forever by this disease\, which indiscriminately alters the future of people everywhere. Inspired by America's day care centres which focus on individualised and holistic approach to treatment of cancer patients\, UCLH is building one of the top cancer centres in Europe and is due to open in 2012. UCLH Charitable Foundation have a target of 30million to raise towards the 100 million Cancer Centre. Therefore the stars of the comedy world are coming together for two nights only to raise money for the UCLH Cancer Centre. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1474 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1474 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100925 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100926 SUMMARY:The Sound of Motor City DESCRIPTION:Saturday 25th September 7.30pm The Sound of Motor City is the spectacular new show telling the story of the world's best loved record label. Performed by an international cast of 15 musicians\, The Sound of Motor City charts the events behind the rise of many of the world's favourite artists. Told through a captivating narrative and stunning live music recreating the unmistakable style and sound of the 60s and 70s\, this show will have you dancing in the aisles! URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1450 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1450 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100927 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100928 SUMMARY:The Collings and Herrin Podcast DESCRIPTION:Monday 27th September 8pm In February 2008 comedian Richard Herring star of Fist of Fun\, TWTTIN and Hitler Moustache joined forces with esteemed broadcaster Andrew Collins from 6Music and I love 1983 to create this unlikely but electric and cult double act. It's one hour\, six minutes and 35 seconds (a time set because that is when their software chooses to end the recording) of completely improvised banter\, bickering and homoerotic tension which is sometimes funny\, sometimes offensive\, sometimes illuminating and sometimes just awful rubbish. The live show includes bonus 45 minutes of stand up that won't be available to download on the podcast. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1468 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1468 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101002 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101003 SUMMARY:Paris Washboard DESCRIPTION:Saturday 2nd October 7.30pm Paris Washboard was created in 1988 by Daniel Barda\, the multi-instrumentalist\, composer and orchestra director\, there are a further three outstanding musicians\, Louis Mazettier (one of the world's best stride pianists)\, Alain Marquet\, whose fast-fingered improvisations on the clarinet will leave you astounded\, and Stephane Seva\, who plays the washboard with infectious good humour - and sings too! URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1464 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1464 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101005 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101017 SUMMARY:Horrible Science DESCRIPTION:Morning and afternoon shows from the 5th to 16th October. See below for dates and times. RETURNS ONLY for 16th at 2.30pm What are millions of animals doing in your kettle? Why don't penguins get spots? Why do rabbits eat the same food twice? Why doesn’t the moon wander off? Could a 10-million-volt battery float over your head? And how long would it take for your heart to pump enough blood to fill the theatre? Billy Miller has no idea what's in store when he enters the crazy\, awesome World of Horrible Science and soon he is under attack from beastly bacteria\, vicious volts and foul fluids! Will he regain control before it’s too late?! Using actors and jaw-dropping 3D Bogglevision\, this astounding show has the awful answers - guaranteed to thrill you and your children! URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1440 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1440 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101006 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101007 SUMMARY:Evening with James Ellroy DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 6th October at 7.30pmTime out Live's Evening with James Ellroy Join Time Out's Books Editor Chris Moss for a rare chance to spend the evening in conversation with enigmatic best-selling American author\, James Ellroy. The Los Angeles-born author will discuss and read from his new book The Hilliker Curse\, as well as a look back through his life's work including the highly-acclaimed 'LA Quartet'":" The Black Dahlia\, The Big Nowhere\, LA Confidential and White Jazz. Tickets £10 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1491 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1491 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101008 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101009 SUMMARY:Russell Kane - Smokescreens & Castles DESCRIPTION:Friday 8th October 8pm - SOLD OUT Saturday 23rd October 8pm Winner of Best Comedy Show 2010. Additional date added 23rd October. In his new show\, the triple Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and co host of ITV2's I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here NOW! explores self\, family\, and the consequences of his Dad buying his own council house. Sociological silliness and high energy contortions guaranteed. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1469 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1469 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101011 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101012 SUMMARY:Richard Herring - As It Occurs To Me DESCRIPTION:Monday 11th October 7.30pm Monday 1st November 7.30pm A new internet stand up and sketch show written and performed by the star of BBC2's Fist of Fun and TMWRNJ\, Radio 2's DQUOTEThat Was Then This Is NowDQUOTE and stand up shows including DQUOTETalking CockDQUOTE\, DQUOTEThe Headmaster's Son” and DQUOTEHitler MoustacheDQUOTE. All material generated that week from topical events and what’s been going on in Richard’s ridiculous life. Untested and Uncensored. Some people may find the content offensive. Download for free from iTunes or come and be part of the live audience. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1472 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1472 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101013 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101014 SUMMARY:Chris Addison DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 13th October 8pm Very few tickets left. Call 020 7388 8822 to book. Due to popular demand Mr Chris Addison off Bafta Award-winning comedy The Thick of It\, In The Loop\, Skins and Lab Rats is pleased to announce an autumn tour extension of his brand new critically acclaimed show. Daftness! Whimsy! Jokes! Lies! Smartarsery! Flapping about! All present and correct. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1485 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1485 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101016 SUMMARY:Lee Nelson's Well Good Tour DESCRIPTION:Friday 15th October 8pm Monday 25th October 8pm Saturday 30th October 8pm - SOLD OUT Sunday 14th November 8pm Sunday 28th November 8pm See here for extra date on the 28th November 2010 If u is reading this then u is an idiot coz u don't have to! If u is still reading this my name is Lee Nelson and I'm a massive legend. I live in London and I done a TV show on BBC called Lee Nelson's Well Good Show. Over 500 million people watched it and it was such a success that I banged 62 birds. Since then I've been doin some relaxing and going out. If u didn't see the series then I'm sure someone from China will sell u a copy. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1442 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1442 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101018 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101020 SUMMARY:Yorke Dance Project":" Americana DESCRIPTION:18th-19th October 7.30pm Whither goest thou\, America\, in thy shiny car... On the Road\, Jack Kerouac. A new programme from Yorke Dance Project for 2010 - An evening of great entertainment":" Four dance works capture the history\, culture and icons that are Americana. Artistic Director Yolande Yorke-Edgell takes her audience on a journey across America through the eyes of beat generation writer Jack Kerouac. City Limitless features a specially commissioned film based on Kerouac's journey across the States\, filmed on location by David McCormick. City Limitless scratches under the skin of what it was to live at the heart of the beat scene. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1470 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1470 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101021 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101022 SUMMARY:Greg Davies":" Firing Cheeseballs At A Dog - SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:Thursday 21st October 8pm - SOLD OUT Sunday 24th October 8pm The hotly anticipated solo show from Greg Davies. As the psychotic Head of Sixth Form\, Mr Gilbert in 'The Inbetweeners' and the most out-of-shape member of 'We are Klang' Greg has been an increasingly familiar face on TV Screens\; regularly appearing on shows 'Mock the Week'\, '8 Out of 10 Cats' and 'Never Mind the Buzzcocks'. His first solo stand up show promises to address every single issue important to the human race. But it lies - it won't address any. Come though\, it'll be funny. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1476 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1476 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101023 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101024 SUMMARY:Russell Kane - Smokescreens & Castles - SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:Friday 8th and Saturday 23rd October 8pm - SOLD OUT Winner of Edinburgh Best Comedy Show 2010. Additional date added 18 January. In his new show\, the triple Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and co host of ITV2's I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here NOW! explores self\, family\, and the consequences of his Dad buying his own council house. Sociological silliness and high energy contortions guaranteed. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1469a UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1469a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101024 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101025 SUMMARY:Greg Davies":" Firing Cheeseballs At A Dog DESCRIPTION:Thursday 21st October 8pm - SOLD OUT Sunday 24th October 8pm Extra date added due to popular demand. The hotly anticipated solo show from Greg Davies. As the psychotic Head of Sixth Form\, Mr Gilbert in 'The Inbetweeners' and the most out-of-shape member of 'We are Klang' Greg has been an increasingly familiar face on TV Screens\; regularly appearing on shows 'Mock the Week'\, '8 Out of 10 Cats' and 'Never Mind the Buzzcocks'. His first solo stand up show promises to address every single issue important to the human race. But it lies - it won't address any. Come though\, it'll be funny. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1476a UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1476a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101025 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101026 SUMMARY:Lee Nelson's Well Good Tour DESCRIPTION:Friday 15th October 8pm Monday 25th October 8pm Saturday 30th October 8pm SOLD OUT Sunday 14th November 8pm Sunday 28th November 8pm If u is reading this then u is an idiot coz u don't have to! If u is still reading this my name is Lee Nelson and I'm a massive legend. I live in London and I done a TV show on BBC called Lee Nelson's Well Good Show. Over 500 million people watched it and it was such a success that I banged 62 birds. Since then I've been doin some relaxing and going out. If u didn't see the series then I'm sure someone from China will sell u a copy. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1442a UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1442a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101026 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101027 SUMMARY:Bright Club DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 26th October 7.30pmSeats sold out - some standing tickets available - ring 020 7388 8822 to book UCL Public Engagement Unit present Bright Club. UCL's intelligent variety night is coming home! After 18 months in comedy clubs and at fringe festivals\, our team of comedians\, lecturers\, researchers and musicians will finally be appearing in their home theatre. Join MC Simon Munnery\, Steve Hall (We Are Klang)\, Robin Ince (Nine Lessons and Carols) and the rest for this hilarious exploration of the buried and mysterious. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1490 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1490 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101027 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101029 SUMMARY:Badly Drawn Boy - SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 October at 7.30pm - SOLD OUT SJM Concerts present Badly Drawn Boy Plus Special Guests. BADLY DRAWN BOY\, aka Damon Gough\, is set to release his new album ‘Is There Nothing We Could Do’ on Dec 14th. The soundtrack is the Mancunian’s first release since ‘Born In The UK’\, released in October 2006. ‘Is There Nothing We Could Do’ is the soundtrack to the ITV film ‘The Fattest Man In Britain’ which was written by Caroline Aherne and Jeff Pope and stars Timothy Spall in the lead role and Bobby Ball as his agent and sidekick Morris Morrisey. The film will be aired in December. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1486 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1486 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101030 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101031 SUMMARY:Lee Nelson's Well Good Tour - SOLD OUT DESCRIPTION:Friday 15th October 8pm Monday 25th October 8pm Saturday 30th October 8pm - SOLD OUT Sunday 14th November 8pm Sunday 28th November 8pm If u is still reading this my name is Lee Nelson and I'm a massive legend. I live in London and I done a TV show on BBC called Lee Nelson's Well Good Show. Over 500 million people watched it and it was such a success that I banged 62 birds. Since then I've been doin some relaxing and going out. If u didn't see the series then I'm sure someone from China will sell u a copy. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1442b UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1442b END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101102 SUMMARY:Richard Herring - As It Occurs To Me DESCRIPTION:Monday 11th October 7.30pm Monday 1st November 7.30pm A new internet stand up and sketch show written and performed by the star of BBC2's Fist of Fun and TMWRNJ\, Radio 2's DQUOTEThat Was Then This Is NowDQUOTE and stand up shows including DQUOTETalking CockDQUOTE\, DQUOTEThe Headmaster's Son” and DQUOTEHitler MoustacheDQUOTE. All material generated that week from topical events and what’s been going on in Richard’s ridiculous life. Untested and Uncensored. Some people may find the content offensive. Download for free from iTunes or come and be part of the live audience. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1472b UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1472b END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101103 SUMMARY:Time Out Live's Laugh Out Loud DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 2nd November 7.30pm Time Out Live presents another extraordinary night of award-winning comedy and variety headlined by Sheffield singer/songwriter and star of BBC Radio 4's 'The Shuttleworths' John Shuttleworth\, supported by the fabulously filthy Scott Capurro\, 'Mock the Week' star Zoe Lyons\, gloriously silly hospital radio DJ Ivan Brackenbury and our resident MC\, Chortle's best compere 2010 Jarred Christmas. Book early to avoid disappointment. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1484 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1484 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101104 SUMMARY:Mitch Benn and The Distractions DESCRIPTION:Wed 3rd November 8pm From BBC Radio 4's Sony nominated DQUOTENow ShowDQUOTE\, BBC1's DQUOTEOne ShowDQUOTE and BBC1's DQUOTEWatchdogDQUOTE multi-award winner Mitch Benn and his band take to the road in a two hour show packed with new songs and old favourites. Described by The Times as DQUOTEthe country's leading musical satiristDQUOTE\, for music and comedy fans of all ages this is an evening not to be missed. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1479 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101105 SUMMARY:Andrew Lawrence The Too Ugly For Television Tour DESCRIPTION:Thursday 4th November 7.30pm As seen on BBC 1's Michael Mcintyre's Roadshow and Channel 4's Best Of The Brighton Comedy Festival. Life's not fair and the world's a disgusting place to live. Andrew Lawrence tries to find some consolation. Join him on his debut UK tour. Double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee 2006/7 Best UK headline act Chortle Award nominee 2010 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1482 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1482 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101107 SUMMARY:Sarah Millican - Chatterbox DESCRIPTION:Friday 5th and Saturday 6th November 2010 at 8pm - SOLD OUT Wednesday 30th March 2011 at 7pm (SOLD OUT) and 9.30pm Thursday 31st March 2011 (SOLD OUT) and 9.30pm Sarah Millican\, star of Live at the Apollo\, Mock the Week and if.comedy Best Newcomer\, announces her debut UK tour. The sweet and filthy Geordie’s stand-up show promises jokes about life\, love and what to do when your boyfriend puts a sock on your boob during sex. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1407 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1407 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101108 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101111 SUMMARY:London World Film Festival DESCRIPTION:8-10 November - see www.londonworldfilmfestival.com for full detailsPreviously known as the Festival of Moving Image the LWFF hosted by UCL has grown from strength to strength screening films from around the world and attracting actors and directors such as Vanessa Redgrave\, Ken Loach\, Fernando Birri\, Alfonso Cuaron and many more. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/lwff UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/lwff END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101112 SUMMARY:Pete Firman":" Jokes & Tricks DESCRIPTION:Thursday 11th November 7.30pm Prepare to be amazed and amused by Britain’s leading comedy magician as he returns with DQUOTEthe best tricks in the universeDQUOTE (Independent). After sell-out shows in 2007/08/09 Pete has established himself as one of Edinburgh's hottest tickets. Now come and see him at the Bloomsbury Theatre. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1480 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1480 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101113 SUMMARY:Daniel Sloss - My Generation DESCRIPTION:Friday 12th November 7.30pm Daniel Sloss\, Scotland's 20-year-old comic prodigy and typical half-man-half-Xbox\, hormone-ridden teenager will be bringing his latest show to the Bloomsbury Theatre this November. Since his first stand-up performance at the age of 16 Daniel became one of the youngest-ever 'So You Think You're Funny?' finalists\, has written for Frankie Boyle on BBC's 'Mock the Week'\, has gained the title of first stand - up on Channel 4's 'Paul O'Grady Show'\, appeared on 'McIntyre'\, '8 Out of 10 Cats'\, BBC2's 'Rob Bryson Show'\, sold out his first solo Fringe at Edinburgh Festival and has just had a comedy sitcom pilot 'The Adventures of Daniel' commissioned by BBC Three. Don't miss your opportunity to see Daniel now! URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1498 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1498 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101113 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101114 SUMMARY:Brendon Burns":" Y'Know - Love 'n' God 'n' Metaphysics 'n' Shit DESCRIPTION:Saturday 13th November 8pm A comic love letter\, and a preamble through the Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner's brilliantly insane mind\, this show has a giant twist in it's tail... as always\, nothing is as it seems... Hilarious\, heartbreaking... don't miss it. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1467 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1467 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101114 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101115 SUMMARY:Lee Nelson's Well Good Tour DESCRIPTION:Sunday 14th November 8pm Sunday 28th November 8pm A few standing tickets available for the 14th November. Call 020 7388 8822 to book. If u is reading this then u is an idiot coz u don't have to! If u is still reading this my name is Lee Nelson and I'm a massive legend. I live in London and I done a TV show on BBC called Lee Nelson's Well Good Show. Over 500 million people watched it and it was such a success that I banged 62 birds. Since then I've been doin some relaxing and going out. If u didn't see the series then I'm sure someone from China will sell u a copy. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1442c UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1442c END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101117 SUMMARY:The Godfather (Certificate 15) DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 16th November at 7pmUCLU Film Society present The Godfather Francis Ford Coppola's Academy Award-winning masterpiece is set in the 1940's and opens at the lavish wedding of Connie\, the daughter of the revered Godfather - Don Corleone\, an event where business and pleasure naturally go hand in hand. Depicting the importance of family life in modern society\, this classic film is about a father and his sons\, and questions of power and succession. YEAR":" 1972 RUNNING TIME":" 175 MINUTES CERTIFICATE":" 15 DIRECTED BY":" FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA STARRING":" Marlon Brando\, Al Pacino\, James Caan\, Robert Duvall\, Sterling Hayden\, Diane Keaton Tickets £5\, £3 concessions URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1506 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1506 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101121 SUMMARY:The Seagull DESCRIPTION:18-20 November at 7.30pmUCLU Drama Society\, in association with UCLU Stage Crew\, present an amateur production of The Seagull by Anton Chekhov in a version by Christopher Hampton 2010 is Anton Chekhov’s 150th birthday. To celebrate\, UCLU Drama Society present their production of The Seagull\, the first major play from one of the world’s greatest dramatists and hailed as ‘one of the greatest new developments in the history of world drama’. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1502 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1502 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101122 SUMMARY:Chris Addison DESCRIPTION:Sunday 21st November 8pm Due to popular demand Mr Chris Addison off Bafta Award-winning comedy The Thick of It\, In The Loop\, Skins and Lab Rats is pleased to announce an autumn tour extension of his brand new critically acclaimed show. Daftness! Whimsy! Jokes! Lies! Smartarsery! Flapping about! All present and correct. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1485a UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1485a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101124 SUMMARY:Sax and The City DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 23 November at 7.30pmUCLU Jazz Society\, in association with UCLU Stage Crew Society\, present an amateur event":" Sax and the City":" Get Blown Away! Join UCLU Jazz Society as they showcase the talents of their Big Band\, Vocal Group and small bands in a night of jazz not to be missed! This promises to be a great show with all your favourite jazz tunes from film and TV. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1503 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1503 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101128 SUMMARY:The Annual Medical Students' Revue DESCRIPTION:25-27 November at 7.30pmUCLU MDs Society in association with UCLU Stage Crew Society present an amateur production The Annual Medical Students Revue Ahoy thar! The MDs Comedy Revue brings ye DQUOTEPirates of the PerineumDQUOTE":" the most exhilaratin' swashbucklin' adventure ever to drop anchor in the Bloomsbury Theatre! Written\, directed 'n performed by the comedy troupe themselves\, this year's show promises to leave you larrr-fing to so much you'll be rolling in the gangways! URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1504 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1504 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101128 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101129 SUMMARY:Lee Nelson's Well Good Tour DESCRIPTION:Friday 15th October 8pm Monday 25th October 8pm Saturday 30th October 8pm Sunday 14th November 8pm Sunday 28th November 8pm A few seats and standing available. Book online or by calling 020 7388 8822. If u is reading this then u is an idiot coz u don't have to! If u is still reading this my name is Lee Nelson and I'm a massive legend. I live in London and I done a TV show on BBC called Lee Nelson's Well Good Show. Over 500 million people watched it and it was such a success that I banged 62 birds. Since then I've been doin some relaxing and going out. If u didn't see the series then I'm sure someone from China will sell u a copy. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1442d UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1442d END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101205 SUMMARY:Anything Goes DESCRIPTION:2-4 December at 7.30pmUCLU Musical Theatre Society\, in association with UCLU Stage Crew Society\, present and amateur production":" Anything Goes All aboard! From the 2nd to the 4th this December at the Bloomsbury Theatre\, UCLU Musical Theatre Society in association with UCLU Stage Crew brings to you Cole Porter's Anything Goes! One of Porter’s finest and most memorable musicals\, the story is set in the dizzy post-Prohibition era and follows several main characters and their antics aboard an ocean liner ‘S.S American’ bound from New York to London. Billy Crocker is a stowaway who falls in love the very night previous to the ship’s departure with debutante Hope Harcourt\, who is actually engaged to a British gentleman Lord Evelyn Oakleigh. Nightclub singer Reno Sweeney and Public Enemy #13 Moonface Martin both aid their friend Billy in his quest to win Hope\, through a various series of plots (much to a comedic avail). They are joined by a host of colourful characters who will no doubt have you laughing through the show. The musical contains many memorable songs\, such as DQUOTEAnything Goes\,DQUOTE DQUOTEYou're the Top\,DQUOTE and DQUOTEI Get a Kick Out of You.DQUOTE\, made famous by numerous musicians and jazz singers including Ella Fitzgerald\, Ethel Merman\, Bing Crosby\, and Frank Sinatra. So come on down and enjoy a great night of fun! Tickets £10\, Concessions £8\, UCL staff and Students £5 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1505 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1505 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101206 SUMMARY:Show of Hands with Miranda Sykes plus support DESCRIPTION:Sunday 5th December 7.30pm Sold Out. After a busy summer of UK festival appearances\, hot property band Show of Hands - 2010 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards double winners - come to Bloomsbury Theatre showing just why they have been showered with accolades. Singer songwriter Steve Knightley and multi instrumentalist Phil Beer won both the Best Duo title and Best Original Song at the Awards - the latter for the topical title track of their acclaimed new studio album Arrogance Ignorance and Greed\, a no-holds-barred Knightley track about bankers and bonuses\, MPs and expenses which saw them featured on BBC -1's Breakfast TV. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1452 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1452 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101206 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101207 SUMMARY:Frisky and Mannish - The College Years DESCRIPTION:Monday 6th December 7.30pm Following their critically acclaimed\, smash-hit debut School of Pop\, F&M are back. Every truly great high-school show needs a kick-ass college sequel. This year\, the dynamite duo are throwing down the intellectual gauntlet and inviting you to The College Years. A thesis in pop dialectics focusing on collision theory\, and covering great pairings from Brandy and Monica\, to Freddie Mercury and What's-her-face Operabitch. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1488 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1488 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101208 SUMMARY:Angelos Epithemiou & Friends Christmas Show DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 7th December 8pm - SOLD OUT See here for Angelos' gigs elsewhere. Live Nation and MHA presents Angelos Epithemiou\, award-winning burger van owner and score keeper on the BBC's Shooting Stars\, and friends. DQUOTECome and see me do my show called angelos epithemiou and friends\, I don't know who my friends are yet coz I've never met them but they'll be good friends by the time we do the show. It'll be jokes and questions and magic and songs and stuff like that dragged out for an hour and a half I think. Come along.DQUOTE Angelos Epithemiou URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1461 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1461 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101210 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101213 SUMMARY:The Nutcracker DESCRIPTION:Friday 10th December 7pm Saturday 11th December 2.30 & 5.30pm Sunday 12th December 2.30 & 5.30pmOnly single seats available on the 11th and 12th December. Call 020 7388 8822 to book. 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. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1497 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1497 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110123 SUMMARY:George's Marvellous Medicine DESCRIPTION:14th December - 22nd January Various times and dates\, see below. The Birmingham Stage Company presents George's Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl adapted by David Wood. Roald Dahl's amazing story about a young boy who makes a marvellous new medicine to cure his grandmother of her terrifying temper. But when his grandmother drinks his special new potion\, the most incredible things start to happen. And George's adventure has just begun! URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1448 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1448 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101215 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101223 SUMMARY:Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People DESCRIPTION:15th-19th December at 7.30pm 21st-22nd December at 7.30pm A few returns and standing available to book online. All standing is at rear of Circle (price 'B'). Nine Lessons and Carols returns for a third year having totally sold out every show in 2008 and 2009. Acts confirmed include Ben Goldacre\, Simon Singh\, Chris Addison\, Josie Long\, Martin White and many more who will be announced at www.newhumanist.org.uk. The show is hosted by Robin Ince. Note":" Brian Cox\, who was originally billed to appear\, is now no longer be able to due to filming commitments. However the event will include a special preview of his new series. Proceeds to the Rationalist Association URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1478 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1478 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101220 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101221 SUMMARY:Animals Asia Gala of George's Marvellous Medicine DESCRIPTION:Monday 20th December at 7pm (doors 6.15pm) Charity gala performance of George's Marvellous Medicine in aid of the Animals Asia Foundation. Founded by Jill Robinson in 1998\, Animals Asia Foundation is devoted to the welfare of wild\, domesticated and endangered species across the region. Animals Asia is an Asia-based government-registered organisation with headquarters in Hong Kong\, and offices in the UK\, USA\, Germany\, Italy and Australia and Moon Bear Rescue Centres in China and Vietnam. We have more than 250 staff worldwide. Through co-operating with government partners and establishing programmes with local communities\, we are working to end cruelty for animals in Asia. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1495 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1495 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110113 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110115 SUMMARY:Stephen Merchant":" Work in Progress DESCRIPTION:Thu. 13th and Fri. 14th January 7.30pm SOLD OUT. The Emmy\, BAFTA and Golden Globe award winning co-creator of The Office and Extras tries out new material for a forthcoming stand-up show. With support. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/hire/1514 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/hire/1514 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110115 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110116 SUMMARY:Terry Alderton DESCRIPTION:Saturday 15th January 8pm Terry is one of the of the stars of BBC 1's Michael McIntyre's Comedy Road Show and Comedy Central's Live At The Comedy Store\, an Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee and the record holder for the most encores at the Comedy Store. He's an outstanding physical comic\, with stunningly accurate impressions\, amazing sound effects and brilliant routines all delivered with an irresistible energy that is given a unique twist by the 'voices' in his head. Following his critically acclaimed sellout run at Edinburgh in 2010 Terry is back on tour. Book early to avoid disappointment. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1499 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1499 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110119 SUMMARY:Russell Kane - Smokescreens and Castles DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 18th January at 8pm SOLD OUT Winner of Edinburgh Best Comedy Show 2010. Don't miss this opportunity to see 2010's winner of the Edinburgh Comedy Award and co host of ITV2's I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here NOW! Smoke Screens & Castles explores self\, family\, and the consequences of his Dad buying his own council house. Sociological silliness and high energy contortions guaranteed. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1469b UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1469b END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110122 SUMMARY:Felix Dexter - Multiple Personalities In Order DESCRIPTION:Friday 21st January 8pm Critically acclaimed for his characters and performance on BBC 2's 'Bellamy's People' and the star of Radio 4's 'Down The Line' Felix Dexter returns with his new stand-up and character show. DQUOTEStar of The ShowDQUOTE -The Guardian DQUOTEVery impressiveDQUOTE -Sunday Times URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1459 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1459 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110124 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110125 SUMMARY:Kristin Hersh DESCRIPTION:Mon 24th January 7.30pm Very few seats\, and standing at back of Circle\, available. Kristin Hersh\, performing Words and Music from her memoir\, 'Paradoxical Undressing'. Kristin Hersh was a preternaturally bright teenager\, starting university at fifteen and with her band\, Throwing Muses\, playing rock clubs she was too young to frequent. By the age of seventeen she was living in her car\, unable to sleep for the torment of strange songs swimming around her head – the songs for which she is now known. But just as her band was taking off\, Hersh was diagnosed with Schizophrenia. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1512 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1512 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110126 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110127 SUMMARY:Free Fringe Benefit 2011 DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 26th January 8pm Sold out. A show of standup to benefit the Free Fringe for 2011 and the future. Current line-up":" Stephen Merchant\, Andy Hamilton\, Jeremy Hardy\, Robin Ince\, Mitch Benn\, Isy Suttee\, Bennett Arron\, Andy Zaltzman and of course Peter Buckley Hill. The Free Fringe has become a major part of the Edinburgh Fringe. Performers don't pay to play\; the public doesn't pay to watch. Founded and directed by Peter Buckley Hill\, we started from a single show in 1996\, and has grown and grown. We're hoping to grow further and carry on bringing free shows to Edinburgh in August as long as there's an Edinburgh and an August. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1521 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1521 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110127 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110128 SUMMARY:Miles Jupp - Fibber in the Heat DESCRIPTION:Thursday 27th January 7.30pm Sold Out. After pulling a few strings and telling some little lies\, an unprepared and unqualified Jupp heads to India with the English press to embark on a month long\, sun-soaked disaster (and some minor triumphs). A sorry tale of how he attempted to become a cricket journalist by the unlikely\, ill thought out and dishonest method of pretending to be one. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1500 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1500 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110128 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110129 SUMMARY:Jackson's Way DESCRIPTION:Fri 28th January 7.30pm The London Jacksathon 26(.2) Jackson's Ways in 26(.2) Jackson's Days! Winner of the Perrier Award for Comedy 2004. DQUOTEhi I'm Jackson\, and ten years ago I got excited...DQUOTE Jackson's Backson! Will Adamsdale's Perrier Award winning life coach character undertakes his most ambitious project yet":" touring 26(.2) London venues in 26(.2) days\, on a marathon trip to bring Jackson's Way\, his hilarious gospel of self helplessness\, to the people of London Town. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1515 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1515 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110204 SUMMARY:Platform 1 DESCRIPTION:2nd and 3rd of February at 7.30pmPlatform 1. The Slade at the Bloomsbury Theatre A programme of extraordinary performances never seen on television. Slade School of Fine Art students will present for the stage re-enactments of famous deaths\, song\, dance\, slaughter\, eating\, incontinence and much more. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1537 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1537 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110205 SUMMARY:Bright Club - Life DESCRIPTION:Friday 4th February at 7.30pmSold out. UCL Public Engagement Unit Present Bright Club - DQUOTELifeDQUOTE Following a a complete sellout of the Bloomsbury Theatre in October Bright Club returns. This time we’re looking at LIFE. What is it? Where did it come from? How does it work? What on Earth are we going to do with it all? URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1501 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1501 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110206 SUMMARY:Dance Queens of The Nile":" Connections DESCRIPTION:Saturday 5th February at 7.30pmHossam and Serena Ramzy present Dance Queens of the Nile The distinctive sound of the leading world music artist's passionate percussion with the exciting rhythms of the Hossam Ramzy band of traditional musicians will support Serena's exploration of the traditional dances of the Nile from ancient Egyptian queens to modern fusion\, accompanied by guest dancers. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1528 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1528 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110211 SUMMARY:Lysistrata DESCRIPTION:8th-10th February at 7.30pm 9th-10th February at 2.30pm The war has been interminable. With no end in sight\, Lysistrata gathers together a group of women from across the warring sides\, and presents them with one final option to put an end to the fighting":" a sex strike. URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1520 UID:http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1520 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR