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Nick Helm: No One Gets Out Alive

Thu 18 Sep • 7:30pm • Full £18.50 Concs £16 • Comedy

Presented by Plosive Live in association with Sophie Chapman Talent

Are you ready to have the best damn night of your effing life? Well don’t worry, the man with the golden larynx is back – and he’s aiming high.

On his last tour Nick Helm promised you a Super Fun Good Time Show and, except for one man in Hull, no one could say he did anything other than more than deliver. This time, the International Treasure-in-Waiting is going to give you the best damn night of your miserable lives whether you want it or not.

★★★★★ “Genuinely exciting” Telegraph
★★★★ “Terrific” Times
★★★★ “It ain’t pretty, but it is hilarious” Chortle

Age Guidance 16+ (strong language)

Please note that there is a theatre restoration levy of £1.50 per ticket. This levy applies to all transactions, whether made in person at our Box Office, by post or by phone, for all payment types.

Emmanuel Sonubi: Life After Near Death

Sat 20 Sep • 7:30pm • Admission £20 • Comedy

One of the UK’s most in-demand comedians, Emmanuel Sonubi is back on tour after sold-out performances at the Edinburgh Fringe, his European Tour, and his hit New York Soho Theatre run. Emmanuel’s hilarious and heartfelt show explores his life after surviving heart failure, facing the cause of the trauma, and the strange and funny ways we all find to keep going when life gets hard. It’s about turning life’s toughest moments into comedy gold, finding the laughs in survival and the punchlines in perseverance.

Sonubi is a powerhouse on stage, delivering unstoppable energy, razor-sharp wit, and stories that hit hard as he can and still land even harder.

★★★★ “A natural, this stand-up is going to be big!” The Times

Please note that there is a theatre restoration levy of £1.50 per ticket. This levy applies to all transactions, whether made in person at our Box Office, by post or by phone, for all payment types.

Met by Moonlight

Thu 25 – Sat 27 Sep • 2:30pm & 7:30pm • Full £15 Concs £12.50 • Community Theatre

Written by Adam Evans
Presented by Luna Theatrics

Met by Moonlight is a queer, modern retelling of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Follow our four lovers as they venture deep into the forest of Athens. When the curtain between our world and the Fae Kingdom draws thin, who knows what magical forces they will come across.

From fighting fairies and warring lovers to men with donkeys’ heads, the forest is alive with your wildest dreams, glittering with your favourite hits from Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie and Queen and more.

We’ll put on a show by the light of the moon, come and get lost in the woods.

Running Time: Approximately 2.5 hours, including interval.
Age Guidance: 13+
Content Warnings: Contains strong language, and sexual themes and imagery.
Health Warnings: Contains haze, and flashing lights.

Please note that there is a theatre restoration levy of £1.50 per ticket. This levy applies to all transactions, whether made in person at our Box Office, by post or by phone, for all payment types.

James Phelan: The Man Who Was Magic

Wed 01 & Thu 02 Oct • 7:30pm • Full £16 Concs £14 • Comedy

“A performer with an endless capacity for wonder. He barely skips a beat. One to watch in the world of magic” The List

This show is deeply personal and unwaveringly powerful – with completely new material that you’ll never have seen before.

The Man Who Was Magic will leaving you aching with laughter and dizzy in disbelief.

★★★★★ “This isn’t a show for people who want to see magic on stage. This is for people who want to feel it” World Magic Review

★★★★★ “Magic is in his bones. Disbelief. Flabbergasted. Stunned” Henley Herald

“A cross between Joel Dommett and David Blaine” The Sun

Please note that there is a theatre restoration levy of £1.50 per ticket. This levy applies to all transactions, whether made in person at our Box Office, by post or by phone, for all payment types.

Impromptu Shakespeare

Fri 3 Oct • 7:30pm • Full £15 Concs £13 • Professional Theatre

Hold onto your doublets, ruffs and trunk hose. The Bard is back! With story and verse improvised in the moment, enjoy a riotous new Shakespeare play every time – performed by Impromptu Shakespeare’s whip smart cast.

Packed with priceless wit, lyrical smarts, romance, and a dash of double-crossing, this leading ensemble do the Bard proud with a brand new hit every time, inspired by audience suggestions.

WINNER: Best Comedy Event, Buxton Fringe 2021

“Shakespeare from the hip. Ingenious and very funny” Will Gompertz, BBC Arts Editor

★★★★★ “Simply sublime, side-splittingly hilarious improvised comedy almost worthy of the Bard himself” Broadway Baby

Please note that there is a theatre restoration levy of £1.50 per ticket. This levy applies to all transactions, whether made in person at our Box Office, by post or by phone, for all payment types.

Joe Wells: Daddy Autism

Sat 4 Oct • 7:30pm • Full £16.50 • Comedy

Joe and his wife are having a baby. He’s autistic so statistically it’s quite likely the baby will be too.

In this new show, critically acclaimed comedian Joe Wells explores fatherhood through the lens of neurodiversity. Plus, there’s a really good joke about a parrot.

As seen on: Rosie Jones’ Disability Comedy Extravaganza, BBC Two’s Ouch Storytelling Live and Channel 4’s Jokes Only a Neurodivergent Can Tell. Over 20 million online views.

“Some of the most surprising and thought-provoking material coming from any comedian” Guardian
“One of my favourite comics” Frankie Boyle

Please note that there is a theatre restoration levy of £1.50 per ticket. This levy applies to all transactions, whether made in person at our Box Office, by post or by phone, for all payment types.

Travesties

Wed 8 – Sat 11 Oct • 7:30pm • Full £15 Concs £13 • Community Theatre

By Tom Stoppard
Presented by Bath Drama

Zurich, 1917. Henry Carr plays Algernon in The Importance of Being Earnest, then sues the company’s business manager, James Joyce. Meanwhile, Lenin is trying to return to Russia, and Romanian poet Tristan Tzara is starting the Dada anti-art movement.

These are the historical facts. The rest is Travesties, which spins the elderly Carr’s unreliable memories into a breathless, hilarious tale of love, art, revolution and espionage. With a plot borrowed from Wilde’s classic comedy plus the liberal sampling of theatrical and literary sources on the way, it’s an erudite and very funny dramatic mash-up and a lesser-spotted Stoppard gem.

Age recommendation: 16+
Running time: Approximately 2.5 hours, including interval
Contains smoke and flickering lights.

Please note that there is a theatre restoration levy of £1.50 per ticket. This levy applies to all transactions, whether made in person at our Box Office, by post or by phone, for all payment types.

Harriet Dyer: Easily Distra…

Wed 15 Oct • 7:30pm • Admission £16 • Comedy

A new blancmange of whimsy from the somewhat fizzy mind of Harriet Dyer featuring hot topics such as wearing a wetsuit on a bus, jaunty social commentary on why couples don’t talk to each other anymore, and trying to get a cow to lick the top of your head.

2024 Winner of C4’s Sean Lock Comedy Award

As seen on Live At The Apollo, Rosie Jones’ Disability Comedy Extravaganza, Comedy Central Live, The Russel Howard Hour.

★★★★★ “A must-see and a masterclass of originality“ Neurodiverse Review
“Delightfully chaotic“ Fest Mag
“Comedy needs more voices like Dyer’s“ Chortle
“…such well-written and crafted work with articulate storytelling magic“ ThreeWeeks

Please note that there is a theatre restoration levy of £1.50 per ticket. This levy applies to all transactions, whether made in person at our Box Office, by post or by phone, for all payment types.

Rock the Tots: Spooky Fun

Please note: this performance has changed dates from 31st October

Fri 17 Oct • 11am • Admission £8 • Music

By Steph & Craig Mitchell

Gigs for little ones… and their grown-ups!

We’re edging closer to Halloween, and Steph & Craig are back with all things spooky and ghouly! Don’t worry – nothing too scary for the babies and Littles… or grown-ups for that matter! But there will be some seasonal bangers – think Monster Mash, Ghostbusters and The Cranberries to name a few.

Get into the mood and come in spooky fancy dress. Who ya gonna call? Rock The Tots!

Sessions are approximately 1 hour long, without an interval.
Suitable for children aged 0-6, and their adults. Under 1s go free!

Please note that there is a theatre restoration levy of £1.50 per ticket. This levy applies to all transactions, whether made in person at our Box Office, by post or by phone, for all payment types.

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Matt Richardson: Brash

Fri 17 Dec • 8pm • Full £16 • Comedy

Being loud, brazen and a little bit lairy was all Matt needed to propel himself onto the comedy circuit aged 18 and be presenting national telly by 22. But faster than you can say Celebrity Coach Trip he suddenly finds himself in his 30s, so what’s next for the lad?

Matt has moved to the countryside, settled down, and is trying his hardest to not make rude jokes. It’s not going as well as he’d hoped…

Attempting to navigate a world of mate’s kids, mortgages and village life is proving a challenge for the guy who can’t resist causing a scene. How do you age with grace and dignity when it’s at odds with all the personality traits that got you this far?

As seen on Dancing on Ice, The Stand Up Sketch Show, Love Island: Aftersun (ITV2), Comedy Central’s Roast Battle and many more.

“High wattage stand-up” The Guardian
“Hilarious and charming” The Mirror

Running time: approximately 2 hours (includes interval)
Age Guidance: 18+
Please note that there is a theatre restoration levy of £1.50 per ticket. This levy applies to all transactions, whether made in person at our Box Office, by post or by phone, for all payment types.