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Bridget Christie:  Jacket Potato Pizza
Jan
24

Bridget Christie: Jacket Potato Pizza

A kidney stone. A stray cat. An eyet-themed fetish. Bridget Christie hits the road again with a brand new show. Creator of Channel 4’s smash hit sitcom The Change and BBC Radio 4’s Mortal. Star of Taskmaster, Ghosts, Uncanny, and Off Menu.

“One of the brightest and best around.” - The Independent

“Razor sharp, consistently hilarious, expertly paced and structured set.” - The Telegraph

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Laura Evans
Feb
13

Laura Evans

Welsh singer-songwriter Laura Evans plays a special one-off hometown show this February with her full band to celebrate her acclaimed new album, Out of the Dark. This exclusive performance promises an intimate night of soulful blues-rock, heartfelt Americana, and songs that have defined a remarkable year for the Aberdare artist.

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Vittorio Angelone: You Can't Say Nothing Any More
Feb
21

Vittorio Angelone: You Can't Say Nothing Any More

Vittorio Angelone has always denied any involvement in stand-up comedy or stand-up comedy related activities. Despite this, after two completely sold-out tours in 2023 and 2024 - with over 100 packed-out shows - he's heading back on the road with a brand new show. One of the fastest-rising names in comedy, Vittorio has built a loyal and attractive following with stand-up clips and podcasts racking up millions of views. He co-hosts Mike & Vittorio's Guide to Parenting with fellow comedian Mike Rice, and is a co-creator of Fin vs The Internet. As seen on the internet unless your algorithm hasn’t blessed you thusly.

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Omid Djalili:  Namaste
Feb
28

Omid Djalili: Namaste

The Persian Comedy Powerhouse performs his critically acclaimed new show NAMASTE where Omid peacefully bows to his inner anger and unleashes a torrent of comedic vitriol upon the current state of this dangerously messed up planet.

No government gets a green card. No tyrant avoids a take down. No audience member leaves the theatre with an ounce of laughter left in them.

You have been warned.

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Mark Simmons:  Jest to Impress
Mar
5

Mark Simmons: Jest to Impress

WINNER Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe 2024

As Seen on Mock The Week, BT Sport and ITV, ‘Master of one-liners’ Mark Simmons had a groundbreaking 200+ date sell out debut tour lasting two years, spanning the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.

Mark is back on tour in 2026 with Jest To Impress, a brand new show packed with even more expertly crafted one-liners, alongside his trademark off-the-cuff jokes based on random audience suggestions.

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Alasdair Beckett-King:  King of Crumbs
Mar
6

Alasdair Beckett-King: King of Crumbs

ABK is the crumbliest comedian in the game: a multi-award-winning stand-up comic and (occasionally) an internet sensation. Come vagabonds, come mountebanks, come coney-catchers and cutpurses and meet the King of Crumbs! As seen on Mock the Week and 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. ★★★★★ "An absolute treasure trove" (Chortle) "Either a genius or a very silly man" (Rolling Stone)

Come vagabonds, come mountebanks, come coney-catchers and cutpurses and meet the King of Crumbs! As seen on Mock the Week and 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. ★★★★★ "An absolute treasure trove" (Chortle)

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An Evening with Toyah:  Songs and Stories
Mar
28

An Evening with Toyah: Songs and Stories

A singer and actor, a TV host and author, a BRIT Award winner and a film star – Toyah has worn many hats during a remarkable career spanning more than 50 years. The High Priestess of Punk burst onto the scene in 1976 as she forged dual careers as a musician and actress who featured at The National Theatre and London’s Royal Court.  Her role in Quadrophenia made her a household name and soon after she gate-crashed the charts with It’s A Mystery, I Want To Be Free, and Thunder In The Mountains, as the album, Anthem, earned a gold disc, and BRIT Award Best Female as well as a BRIT Nomination for British Breakthrough Act. She married King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp in 1986, and she starred opposite Sir Laurence Olivier and The Who’s Rodger Daltrey, among others. Acting, presenting, performing, headlining tours, and releasing 23 studio albums continued her unique story and now it’s time to reflect. With a new book in the offing, Toyah is hitting the road for an extensive UK tour in which she’ll sing favourite hits and tell stories from her remarkable career. 

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Top Secret:  The Magic of Science
Apr
3

Top Secret: The Magic of Science

This is your opportunity to surround yourself with the mystery of magic, cleverly fused with wondrous and miraculous feats of science. Hold on to your seats as the venue is transformed into a real-life science laboratory and lots of unbelievable "how did they do that!" moments. Experience non-stop action-packed interactive magical science experiments that will capture the imagination, a fast-moving and colourful magical science show, packed with mystery, suspense, and heaps of mess! 

Top Secret is fun and entertaining for the whole family to enjoy along with inspiring and educating every young budding magician and scientist.

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Matt Parker:  Getting Triggy With It
Apr
4

Matt Parker: Getting Triggy With It

Matt Parker talks a lot of maths.

He's a NYT best-selling author and sold-out stand-up performer. But now it's time he does the maths. Really gets in there and gives the maths a good doing. It's time he programmes his own Christmas tree lights and then 11,184,024 people watch his downfall (and counting). It's time he shares his hand-crafted maths code online only for viewers to improve it by 40,832,277,770%.

It's time he shaped-up and crawled out from under the square named after him.

Come watch Matt Parker do the maths. (Every audience member will get some free maths.)

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Gary Delaney:  Gary On Laughing
Apr
10

Gary Delaney: Gary On Laughing

Gary Delaney’s last UK tour ran for two and a half years across 378 dates. People laughed a lot and kept coming back. His videos have hundreds of millions of views. So now he’s doing it all again with a brand new show. All new jokes and utterly splendid filth. Come along. It’ll be fun. Don’t bring the kids or people who like to get their knickers in a twist. Do wear a TENA pad or dark trousers.

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Jessica Fortekew
Apr
22

Jessica Fortekew

A monster’s guide to tolerance and temperance. Jess can feel herself becoming an emotional wildebeest right when her world (and the whole world, thanks) demands cool, collected ultra detached saint-like kindness and understanding. S**t.

She goes digging around in her DNA for answers and finds so many beautiful horrors. Witness her effort to become a brand new, mythical, mystical ‘coper.’ OR NOT. She gets cancelled, she gets touched and she gets a dolphin-based epiphany all in one show. The silliest of comedy for the scariest of days from Edinburgh Best Show Award Nominee.

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Clinton Baptiste:  Spectral Intercourse
May
2

Clinton Baptiste: Spectral Intercourse

Hot on the heels of his fourth sell-out UK tour, the nation’s favourite clairvoyant medium, from Peter Kay’s ‘Phoenix Nights’, Clinton Baptiste is back with a new live show for 2026 and beyond!

In a rudderless world, mankind needs an envoy to gather solutions from the all-knowing, all-seeing Afterlife.

But who should it be?

Of course, there’s only one man for the job – Clinton Baptiste.

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Craig Revel Horwood:  Revelations, Songs, Boys Don't Sing
May
9

Craig Revel Horwood: Revelations, Songs, Boys Don't Sing

Revelations - Songs Boys Don’t Sing

Craig Revel Horwood is a national treasure. The longest-serving judge on BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing is the master of the Glitter Ball.

Craig’s also a remarkable singer, and to celebrate the release of his debut solo album – and new book, Revelations - he’ll reveal his own, hidden talent during a Fab-U-Lous night of big songs, tall tales, and glamour.

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WiFi Wars
May
30

WiFi Wars

Interactive Comedy Game Show

From classic TV game shows to zen-like word puzzles, from retro video games to modern first person shooters, WiFi Wars has something for everyone in its truly original whistlestop tour of all the ways you can have fun, in public.

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The Wonder of Stevie
Sept
11

The Wonder of Stevie

Some Kinda Wonderful presents The Wonder of Stevie

Celebrating the genius of Stevie Wonder throughout his entire career, the mesmeric vocalist, Noel McCalla, and award-winning saxophonist, Derek Nash, have put together a band of top musicians to play a wide-ranging back catalogue of classic hits, from 1970’s Signed, Sealed, Delivered through to hits from Talking Book, Innervisions, Songs in the Key of Life and Hotter than July. Playing hit after hit, from the dance floor classics I Wish and Superstition to beautiful arrangements of My Cherie Amour and Overjoyed, the set will also include compositions by Stevie Wonder that others have had massive hits with.

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Daniel Foxx:  How Lovely
Sept
19

Daniel Foxx: How Lovely

Daniel was determined to handle his Big Breakup with the grace of Julia Roberts. He didn’t. Join him as he navigates dating in your 30s, Le Creuset addiction and 12-step skincare routines, all while trying very hard to emanate love and light.

Described by Rolling Stone as ‘utterly hilarious and effortlessly charismatic’, award-winning stand-up Daniel is best known for his viral comedy videos, which are enjoyed by millions of women and gays online. 

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Scott Bennett:  Stuff
Sept
27

Scott Bennett: Stuff

Our society loves stuff, it’s who we are and who we want to be. But this is at odds with the looming environmental crisis. Star of Live at the Apollo, News Quiz “Live comedy’s best kept Secret.” **** - Evening Standard.

As heard on BBC Radio 4!

As a society we love stuff, it’s a statement about who we are and who we want to be. But apparently, this message is at odds with the looming environmental crisis. We’re now struggling to balance these worlds, to focus on the things that bring us real connections and nourish the soul. Award-winning Comedian and Award-winning Product Designer, Scott Bennett is desperately trying to cleanse his life of stuff, but is this even possible anymore?

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Henry Cole:  An Evening with Henry Cole
Oct
29

Henry Cole: An Evening with Henry Cole

Henry will be taking a break in between his busy schedule to bring to provincial theatres his “An Evening with Henry Cole - Happy Days” theatre show hosted by his good friend and prankster Steve “Stavros” Parrish.

Henry Cole was educated at Eton at the same time as Boris Johnson and David Cameron has gone on to forge a career spanning some 32 years in the TV and movie industry.

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The Snow Beast
Dec
10
to 24 Dec

The Snow Beast

  • The Quad Theatre, Derriford Road Plymouth, England, PL6 8BH United Kingdom (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Test tubes bubble, experiments explode and new inventions whirr for the Science Academy’s Final Exams. But Faina’s got a problem… her project has unexpectedly burst into flames! Join Faina and her owl assistant Maude as they set off on an action-packed exploration, encountering extraordinary spectacles and mountainous obstacles as they battle through the wild, wintry wilderness in search of the truth about the Snow Beast.

A captivating collision of storytelling, original music, beautiful puppetry and interactive science experiments, inspiring budding scientists of all ages.

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The Skids
Nov
30

The Skids

The Skids - Known for hits like “Into the Valley,” “The Saints are Coming,” “Masquerade,” and “Working for the Yankee Dollar,” The Skids have left an indelible mark on the punk scene since their formation in 1977. Their recent album, Destination Dusseldorf, topped the vinyl charts, reaffirming their enduring appeal.

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