Mark Dolan TV’s Mark Dolan is back with his hilarious new stand-up show for 2013. Mark’s glass is half full, as he celebrates the awesome things in life, like finding money in old trousers, dogs leaning out of car windows, and discovering that your mental girlfriend isn’t pregnant. The show features hilarious video clips […]
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DUSTPAN ODYSSEY
DUSTPAN ODYSSEY COMPAGNIE PHILIPPE GENTY (France) “Master of visual theatre” The Times “These artists breathe life into dreams. Simply ravishing” Le Telegramme “Genty’s art can tug at the heart and refresh the spirit. Seeing is indeed believing” The Australian The great puppet master, Philippe Genty, invites us to join Ulysses and his shipmates for an incredible […]
Kai Humphries – Shameless
Kai Humphries ‘Humphries is a lovely Geordie comic and this set wasn’t just funny, it was like being cuddled for an hour, bathed in his sunny friendliness and impossible likeability that makes his rude humour feel mischievous and thoroughly inoffensive … unpretentious and charming… hilarious!’ **** (ThreeWeeks) Website: www.kaihumphries.com Show Reviews: ‘Chatty […]
Howard Read: Hide and Speak
Howard Read He was the first to use animation in live comedy, the first to make a cartoon boy belch in front of the Queen. Now multi award-winning stand-up animator Howard Read says he can perform stand-up as a cartoon character, live. Animated characters on stage, telling jokes, improvising, answering questions and putting down […]
Greg Proops
It’s just Proops and you. There’s no fan fare. Proops takes centre stage at small table and chair. Then he’s off. An hour of great conversation that flies by at a break neck clip. He crams the feeling of a great two-way conversation into the lecture-style format of a one-way conversation. Part professorial, part crazed […]
Gamarjobat (ga-ma-jo-bat) Rock Out!
Finally, the global physical comedy sensation are back, and this time they are determined to join the rock’n’roll hall of fame. These guys have been wowing audiences all over the world, from China to Broadway, with their unique and hilarious silent double act. Their shows are truly universal and appeal to every age […]
Hooray for Holyrood
Swapping Hollywood for Holyrood two of the greatest screen icons of the modern day descended on Edinburgh in a stylish 1950s Fairways taxi. Posing on this classic car was Bette Davis (played by Jessica Sherr) and Grace Kelly (played by Grace Kiley). Bette Davis Ain’t For Sissies ‘I have two Oscars, not one but […]
Eric and Little Ern
This brilliantly funny tribute to Morecambe and Wise uses classic scripts to vividly recreate some of the finest moments of the great double act’s television and stage performances. Show Reviews: ‘A hugely funny and touching homage to the great Morecambe and Wise. Terrific show’ (James Bolam, The Likely Lads, New Tricks) ‘Funny and […]
Bec Hill: Bec by Popular Demand
If you’ve not seen Bec Hill’s previous 5-star sold-out solo shows, then here is your chance to see what you’ve been missing. Fresh from her European tour, the Australian comic presents the stand-up which has made her a cult Festival favourite and the “paper-puppetry” that made her a worldwide YouTube sensation. Book in advance to […]
A Simple Space, Gilded Balloon
Gravity & Other Myths Gravity & Other Myths is recognised as one of the most exciting circus ensembles in Australia, creating work that is highly physical, innovative and honest. Following on from their critically acclaimed and widely toured production Freefall, their latest offering, A Simple Space, has already attracted attention for all the right reasons. […]