LEICESTER SQUARE THEATRE And the Museum of Comedy
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Shining a light on the stars of British comedy!
Now Open 12pm – 5pm Wednesday – Sunday | Entry £5 Museum of Comedy, The Undercroft, St George’s Church, Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SR
LEICESTER SQUARE THEATRE | 6 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BX
WELCOME Welcome to our Christmas 2014/Spring 2015 Brochure Welcome to Spring 2015 at Leicester Square Theatre and the Museum of Comedy. We have a veritable smorgasbord of entertainment from around the world to delight all. Celebrating the melting pot of excitement and culture that is the West End, Soho and Bloomsbury. Within these pages our shows are designed to satisfy the entertainment cravings of our regular audiences, visitors and newcomers to the heart of London. A warm welcome awaits you at the door.
Martin Witts Director Leicester Square Theatre and the Museum of Comedy
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MAIN HOUSE RICHARD HERRING Lord of the Dance Settee Monday 1 - Saturday 6 December 8.45pm £15 After covering weighty issues like death, love, religion and spam javelins, ‘The King of Edinburgh’ (List) returns with a show about daftness, being uncool and bouncing joyously on the sofa.
‘Dependably funny’ Chortle
STICK MAN Live On Stage
Until Sunday 4 January, various times Standard Prices: Adult £17.50, Child £12.50, Family £50 Beach Ball Zone plus Activity Book Prices (All Saturday & Sunday performances and all performances 20 December – 4 January): Adult £19.50, Child £14.50, Family £60 Scamp Theatre return with this touching, funny and utterly original story from the book by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. ‘Stick Man lives in the family tree With his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three...’ But the world is a dangerous place for Stick Man. A dog wants to play with him. A swan builds a nest with him. He even ends up on a fire! Will he ever get back to the family tree? Most suitable for children aged 3+ their friends and families
LEICESTER SQUARE THEATRE | 6 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BX
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SIRO-A
Until Sunday 11 January, various times Mon-Thurs: Adult £20, Child £15, Family £50 Fri/Sat eve: Adult £25, Child £20, Family £50 Matinees: Adult £15, Child £10, Family £50 Live entertainment like never before. Rebooted for 2014 and with a special festive show for Christmas! Through dance, mime and puppetry, the company of six Siro-A performers interact with technology in a way never seen before. Featuring spectacular video projection, light animation, stunning laser effects and a pulsating electro beat, Siro-A is family entertainment like no other.
‘A miming, clowning, magic, acrobatic, and visual spectacular at the forefront of theatre technology, humour, and imagination’ HHHHH Grumpy Young Gay
‘Beautiful, fascinating, mesmerising.’ HHHH The Gizzle Review
‘COMING OVER HERE, LAUGHING AT OUR JOKES...’
Sunday 7 December, 7.30pm £25, Conc £20
It turns out all modern humour is descended from a single ‘your mum’ joke that was born in Africa 9,000 years ago. Come and celebrate the movement of people and comedy across the world with the Migrant Rights Network Headlined by Stewart Lee with Nish Kumar, Richard Herring, Bridget Christie, Shappi Khorsandi, Henning Wehn, Ginger & Black, and Shazia Mirza. And in a rare and very special appearance, MC Daniel Kitson.
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MAIN HOUSE STEWART LEE A Room With A Stew Plus Comedy Vehicle DVD Launch Monday 8 – Wednesday 10 December 8.45pm £20.50
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This special run at the Leicester Square Theatre celebrates the DVD launch of the acclaimed BBC series STEWART LEE’S COMEDY VEHICLE - SERIES 3. Each ticket will include a very special limited edition copy of the new DVD.
LUISA OMIELAN
What Would Beyoncé Do? Thursday 11 & Friday 12 December 8.45pm, £17.50, Conc £16 It’s the last chance to see the debut stand up hour from comedian Luisa Omielan, one of the most successful debut shows to come out of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It’s the ultimate party with jokes in.
AUSTENTATIOUS Sundays 14 December, 25 January, 22 February, 22 March, 26 April & 24 May Various times £12.50, £10 After a sell-out smash hit run at the Edinburgh Fringe and a sell-out London residency, the talk of the Capital, ‘Austentatious’ cordially invite you to their improvised Jane Austen novel. An eloquent, irreverent and 100% improvised take on Britain’s favourite novelist ~ watch a full length Austen story crafted from scratch, entirely based on your suggestions!
LEICESTER SQUARE THEATRE | 6 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BX
MAIN HOUSE ‘Pure showmen, put simply they know how to entertain’ The Stage
SLIGHTLY FAT FEATURES in VarietySoup
Monday 15 – Tuesday 23 December and Saturday 27 December – Sunday 4 January (not 1 Jan), 8.40pm £20, Family £70 Except 19, 20 & 27 December and 2 & 3 January £22, Family £77 A riotous comedy cabaret for all ages shapes and sizes. The smash hit variety troupe Slightly Fat Features, cavort into London with their astonishing physical skills and orchestrated mayhem. An edge of your seat experience like no other! 8+
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MAIN HOUSE JERRY SADOWITZ Card Tricks and Bile
Fridays & Saturdays 16 & 17 and 23 & 24 January 9.45pm, £19.50 Jerry Sadowitz performs amazing and ORIGINAL card magic which he throws away with such disdain that you forget how impressive it is. Then he throws in such offensive comedic bile you forget how funny he is. The whole thing is delivered in such a way that you forget to applaud at the end. 18+
FREAK SHOW
Sunday 25 January, 5pm £30, £20, Student £12.50 Povești spuse-n românește prezintă. Freak Show, un one man show cu Florin Piersic Jr. 13 personaje și un singur actor. Miliardar de carton. Muncitor pe șantier. Bancher. Pensionar. Producător de film. Profesor. Homeless. Please note this show is performed in Romanian.
GLASGOW INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL Burns Night Gala 2015 Monday 26 January, 9.15pm £15, Conc £12.50 From the city that gave you Billy Connolly, Kevin Bridges and Frankie Boyle, celebrate Burns Night with a line-up of top names showcasing the Glasgow International Comedy Festival (12 - 29 March 2015). This is London’s chance to see snippets from some of the leading acts who will be featuring in Europe’s largest comedy festival.
LEICESTER SQUARE THEATRE | 6 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BX
MAIN HOUSE David Johnson & John Mackay present
STEWART LEE A Room With a Stew Monday 5 – Saturday 31 January (not Sundays) 7.15pm (6 – 10 at 8.45pm) £20.50 A brand new live show with fresh material in preparation for Stewart's next BBC2 series of STEWART LEE’S COMEDY VEHICLE.
‘Remains one of the best stand-ups in the country’ HHHH Metro.
‘There's a wealth of evidence to suggest that in the last few years, Lee has gone completely mad’ Guardian.
‘Utter disgrace. Totally evil propaganda. Offensive, biased,untrue and unfunny’ Patricia Culligan, UKIP. 14+ must be accompanied by an adult
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MAIN HOUSE TONY LAW
Enter The Tone Zone Thursday 29 – Saturday 31 January 9.30pm, £17.50, Conc £15 Dive into the zone of Tone for a life-affirming, life-changing, stand-up art show from the multi award-winning nonsense-maker. The show will feature magical shapes, an original song, some truly heart-breaking nonsense and will briefly tackle world issues through the medium of dance. In the end we’ll realise it’s a bit about the fear of death.
‘Law takes stand-up to a dangerously funny new level’ HHHH Guardian
KENTARO KOBAYASHI
Mr Potsunen’s Peculiar Slice of Life Tuesday 3 & Wednesday 4 February 7.30pm, £15, Conc £12 The award winning Japanese comedian, playwright and performing artist, Kentaro Kobayashi is finally coming to London to unwrap Mr Potsunen’s peculiar slice of life. Potsunen’s acts without words explore unique forms of art on a theatrically crafted stage, dazzling audiences with manga style illustrations and witty stage tricks. Don’t miss the chance to meet Mr Potsunen! Best Actor Award winner Engeki Book Magazine 2010 & 2012
LEICESTER SQUARE THEATRE | 6 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BX
MAIN HOUSE THE SUPREME FABULETTES in Viva La Divas
Thursday 5 – Saturday 7 February, 7.15pm, £29.50, £25 The Supreme Fabulettes return to their spiritual home Leicester Square Theatre to kick off their 2015 ‘VIVA LA DIVAS’ Tour with a show packed with hits from 60s, 70s, 80s through to current times. Come and see the girls’ triumphs and dramas all in the most glamorous (size 15) frocks and highest heels.
‘One Hell of an all-male all singing girl group’ The Stage
FACTOR 2025
Saturday 7 February, 3pm, £20 The year is 2025 and TV talent shows have hit rock-bottom. What depths will the show producer sink too in order to revive his once successful show? Featuring Alex Reid.
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MAIN HOUSE THE SIMON AND GARFUNKEL STORY Sunday 8 February, 7.30pm, £22.50, Conc £20.50
Direct from London's West End, award winning actor Dean Elliott (Buddy Holly in 'Buddy -The Musical') and a full cast of performers tell the compelling story of the greatest music duo of all time in this 50th Anniversary Celebration. ‘The Simon and Garfunkel Story' also features a full live band performing all their hits including ’Mrs Robinson', 'Cecilia', 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'
‘Fantastic’ BBC Radio 2.
IT’S A BIRD... IT’S A PLANE... IT’S SUPERMAN Tuesday 10 – Saturday 21 February (not 15 & 16), 7pm, £25, £20 The tale of Superman’s efforts to defeat the vengeful Dr. Abner Sedgwick, a tentime Nobel Prize-losing scientist, who seeks to destroy the world’s symbol of good. With a dazzling score by Charles Strouse (Annie) and Lee Adams (Bye Bye Birdie) and book by David Newman and Robert Benton.
‘Superb, Superior, Supreme, Superlative, Stupendous!’
HHHHH www.remotegoat.com
LEICESTER SQUARE THEATRE | 6 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BX
MAIN HOUSE SHAGGERS
Valentine's Special Saturday 14 February, 9.30pm Couples £25, Single £15 Take your partner out for a nice meal, exchange gifts and roses, then come and see some great comedians of all shapes and sizes telling anecdotes and jokes based around that most joyous of pursuits; shagging. What better way to spend a Valentine's night?
HENNING WEHN Eins, Zwei, DIY Thursday 26 – Saturday 28 February & Tuesday 3 – Saturday 7 March 7.15pm £18.50, Conc £16.50 Except 3 & 4 March – all tickets £15 After more than a decade in Britain, the German Comedy Ambassador has ‘groan’ to like puns.... though he still couldn't eat a whole one. As Henning’s assimilation is not yet complete he hasn't lost his sense of Westphalian wonderment at the foibles of British society.
‘A diplomatic master class’ The Scotsman
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MAIN HOUSE RETURN OF THE KING
Sunday 1 March, 8pm, £17, Conc £14 Experience the legacy of the King of Pop on a brand new level of entertainment! Starring Tej’ai Sullivan one of the world’s top tribute performers, Return of the King is a show-stopping extravaganza that covers a string of hits throughout Jackson’s legendary career as well as featuring songs from Michael’s new album Xscape.
MARGARET THATCHER QUEEN OF SOHO Tuesday 17 – Saturday 21 March Tuesday – Friday 7.30pm Saturday 7pm & 9.30pm £15, £10, £12 (Conc available)
After becoming an Edinburgh Fringe sensation with a total sell-out run she's back! Britain's first female prime minister stars in a drag comedy musical extravaganza like no other! On the eve of the vote for Section 28, Maggie gets lost in Soho and accidentally becomes a cabaret superstar, but will she change her mind about the homophobic bill before it's too late? A camp odyssey about gay rights, the 80s and disco! 14+
‘Glorious camp with political punch’ HHHH Times
‘Dame Edna has an unlikely rival’ Telegraph
‘Definitely not for Thatcherites. Everyone else? Most definitely’ Mail on Sunday
Argus Angel Award Brighton Fringe
LEICESTER SQUARE THEATRE | 6 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BX
MAIN HOUSE CHRISTIAN O'CONNELL Breaking Dad Friday 20 March, 9.30pm, £18.50 10-times Sony Award winning Christian O'Connell (Absolute Radio) takes to the road in his highly anticipated debut stand-up tour, following sell out runs at the 2013 and 2014 Edinburgh Fringe. O'Connell is a dad on the edge and if you've ever been a dad/had a dad/known a dad, this is the show for you. A show featuring beloved pet death, pensioner sex advice and the inherent evil of Peppa Pig.
WEST END MAGIC
Saturday 21 March, 3.30pm Adult £15, Child £10, Family £40
London's premier magic show returns featuring the most exciting names in magic and variety in the UK including impossible mind bending feats from Neil Henry, the acrobatic daredevil stunts of AJ James, extraordinary illusions from Oliver Tabor plus more to be announced.. Suitable for all the family.
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MAIN HOUSE DEATH SHIP 666!
Sunday 22 March, 2pm £12.50, £10, Groups 4+ £10
“It's Titanic meets Airplane!” Death Ship 666 is sinking. In the fight for survival it’s woman vs child, human vs bear, and ship vs time! Death Ship 666! is the international sellout, five star, epic disaster-movie parody play HIT of the Edinburgh Fringe. Join our ill-fated passengers aboard a half-built ship's voyage of explosive comedy to the Bermuda Triangle! Not suitable for under 5s.
THE BILLY JOEL SONGBOOK performed by
Elio Pace and his Band Monday 23 March, 7.30pm, £20 Following on from his highly-acclaimed New York and Philadelphia, Billy Joel 'Original Touring Band' concerts, Elio Pace delivers this sensational tour celebrating the phenomenal music of Billy Joel. Featuring the massive hits, ‘Uptown Girl’, ‘Just The Way You Are’ and ‘My Life’ as well as fan favourites such as ‘Scenes From An Italian Restaurant’, ‘Goodnight Saigon’ and ‘Piano Man’.
‘Elio rocks!’ Brian May
ENNIO MARCHETTO The Living Paper Cartoon
Friday 3 April, 7pm and Saturday 4 April, 4pm & 7pm £20, Conc £15 Back by popular demand, Ennio Marchetto, returns for an Easter treat. Ennio is the original quick-change artist, revolutionising the art of origami into theatrical magic. This ‘wickedly funny’ (The Observer) and wildly entertaining show uses ingenious paper costumes, wonderful mimicry and split second timing to create a whirlwind of popular icons. Suitable for all ages from 8 to 108!
‘It’s an absolute hoot’ The New York Times ‘Brilliant’ HHHHH Edinburgh Evening News LEICESTER SQUARE THEATRE | 6 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BX
MAIN HOUSE STACEY KENT
Sunday 5 April, 7.30pm, £25, £22.50 American, Grammy-nominated singer, Stacey Kent, brings her new album ‘The Changing Lights’ to London's Leicester Square Theatre, as part of a very limited number of UK concert dates. The Changing Lights places Kent's love for Brazilian music centre-stage, featuring Bossa Nova classics like ‘How Insensitive’ alongside originals by the song writing team of Jim Tomlinson and acclaimed novelist, Kazuo Ishiguro.
‘Devastatingly stylish... a beauty in any circumstances’ The Observer
TOM STADE Decisions Decisions Thursday 9 & Friday 10 April 9.30pm, £17.50, £16 Extra dates added by popular demand! The free-thinking philosopher returns to ponder timeless questions and reflect upon life’s choices and decisions.Direct from sell-out performances at the Melbourne and Edinburgh Comedy Festivals, catch this exuberant and spellbinding talent as he continues his assault on the global comedy scene. Incisive, comedy with the usual sprinkling of Stade magic and expertly-crafted mayhem. A true master of his craft.
‘Unmissable’ Edinburgh Evening News
HOLLIE MCNISH Tuesday 28 April 7.30pm, £15
Following her first ever headline tour in October, including 5 sold out dates, internationally acclaimed poet and spoken word artist Hollie McNish will once again set out across the UK. Reciting words of love, politics, race, breasts and all that comes in between, Hollie’s poems captivate and move audiences to feel something that is sorely lacking in the industry today. In the words of poet Benjamin Zephaniah “I can’t take my ears off her.”
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LOUNGE It may be small, but it’s mighty. The home of the best brand new, not so new, and frankly famous entertainment, performing everything from comedy and theatre to music and cabaret. Our Lounge is intimate, exciting and downright great for the wallet. This season, from Dick! comes Booty! our naughty but nice Christmas pantomime, back for 2014/15 with a bang! We’ve got dates with the Time Out Critics Choice and Edinburgh sell out Rat Pack Comedy, plus great stand up from Aid Thompsin, Nathan Cassidy and tons more…
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LOUNGE SLEEPING BOOTY!
All It Takes Is A Prick... Until 17 January Various times, from £15 London’s No1 adult panto returns to Leicester Square Theatre in triumph! More panto records will be smashed as the creators of the critically acclaimed DICK!, West End’s longest running camp, cult, romp, are back with yet another filthy and festive frolic... SLEEPING BOOTY! Starring Miss Dusty ‘O’ as The Evil Mangelina
HHHHH ‘The funniest thing you’ll see this Christmas’ SoSo Gay
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LOUNGE SHEILA SIMMONDS Christmas Cracker
1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 23, 28 & 30 December and 3 January Various times £15, Conc £12.50 A merry bang with the cheapest prize! Join the darling of Woolloomooloo for a shimmering night of Christmas festivities like you’ve never witnessed before. Along with her trademark products, the undisputed Queen of home shopping & polyester will be serving up; singing, dancing, laughter, games, hashtags, selfies & of course her trusty Werther’s originals, who can resist!
‘Part stand-up, part fabulousness’ West End Wilma
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LOUNGE THE RAT PACK Stand-Up Comedy
3 December, 23 January, 28 March Various times, £10 2014 Time Out Critics Choice and Edinburgh sell-out hit for the past two years comes to the West End with top comedians all on stage for the whole show, freewheeling stand-up and live Rat Pack music.
‘Classy stand-up show. Laid-back, cheesy, joyful fun and a wonderfully friendly vibe’ Time Out
LEWIS SCHAFFER American In London
Thursdays 4, 11 & 18 December 9.15pm, £10 Experience the horror and astonishment as this highly-strung New York Jew wrestles with Britain, with America, with you, his audience, with his own mind, and with the nature of comedy itself. Find out why comedy fans go to see Lewis Schaffer over and over again; why Phds have been written about him; why documentary makers follow him around London; and why reviews of his work range from adoration to abject fear.
FUNNY WOMEN
Advanced Comedy Workshop Saturday 6 December, 10am – 1pm, £65 For introductory workshop graduates or public speakers with some experience to hone their performance ready for the stage. If you've enjoyed a previous workshop and want to learn more or want some extra polish on a current performance, then this is the workshop for you.
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LOUNGE ANDREW LAWRENCE Will Ruin Your Christmas Mondays 8, 22 & 29 December 9.15pm, £10 As seen on Live At The Apollo, Andrew Lawrence presents an evening of masterful, unflinchingly honest stand-up, showcasing his darkest material as an antidote to the cloying sentimentality and forced bonhomie of the festive season.
‘Impossibly bleak, furiously misanthropic and a treat for anyone who appreciates real comic craft, Andrew Lawrence is a black-hearted genius.’ The Guardian
MOSTLY COMEDY Wednesday 10 December 9.30pm, £8
A grab-bag of stand-up, sketches and music from some of the finest acts on the scene, hosted by Doggett & Ephgrave. December’s show features Joey Page, Holly Burn and Jay Foreman.
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LOUNGE CHRISTMAS WITH THE SONDHEIM SOCIETY Monday 15 December, 7pm, £15
Following the success of last year’s Sondheim Society Christmas we will be gathering together again for another superb mixture of the traditional and unusual festive music suitable for all the family! We will be joined by some very special guests for this highly entertaining programme of musical theatre, including this year’s acclaimed winner of the Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year, Corrine Priest.
‘The brightest young names in musical theatre’ Jeremy Chapman
LEWIS SCHAFFER
International Man of Misery 8, 15 & 25 January, 1, 8, 15 & 22 February, 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 March and 5, 12, 19 & 26 April, £10
THE WAITING ROOM By John Bowen Directed by Jenny Eastrop Starring Beth Eyre & Mark Rush Monday 19 – Wednesday 21 January 7pm, £10
Harriet and Paul meet in the waiting room of a hospital. A chance encounter or so it seems. As the conversation flows, they realise they may have more in common than they thought, and that this meeting was no coincidence. This is an exciting revival of John Bowen's rarely performed one act play.
New York comic now based in London makes the worst of his bad situation as he takes on the world.
‘A bloody good laugh’ Time Out
LAUGHING STOCK Monday 19 January, 8.30pm, £6
Irreverent. Unnerving. Pointless. Following their sell-out show ‘K.I.S.S.’ at the Camden Fringe, Laughing Stock bring you an evening of material old and new, some of it borrowed, a lot of it blue.
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LOUNGE REVAN AND FENNELL Edinburgh Preview
Wednesday 20 January, 8.30pm, £8 Conc £7 Sketch comedy double act, Revan and Fennell, return to The Leicester Square Theatre after winning the coveted Funny Women Variety Award here in 2013. Expect a fast-paced hour of multimedia observational sketches and musical comedy, as they prepare to take their debut show to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival next August.14+
‘Terrific’ The Huffington Post
CHRISTIAN O’CONNELL
Work In Progress Wednesday 21, 8.30pm and Saturday 24 January, 9pm, £7.50 The comedian & award winning host of Absolute Radio’s Breakfast Show previews work in progress material for his new stand-up show which will premiere later in the year. 16+
‘Furiously funny’ The Guardian
THEA-SKOT & MILLWARD
Characters In Progress Thursday 22 January, 7pm, £5 An hour of raucous character comedy from two rising stars on the circuit. Expect surreal, sharply drawn comedy splattered with mayhem and mischief. As seen and heard on BBC3 and BBC Radio 4.
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LOUNGE JOKE THIEVES Thursday 22 January 8.45pm, £11, Conc £10
The cult hit show where top comedians perform their own jokes, then each other’s. Will they become flawless mimics or improvise their swag into a new direction? The fun is in the finding out.
‘The birth of a new cult comedy night’ Chortle
MOLLY WOBBLY
Tuesday 27 January – Saturday 14 March Various Times Friday & Saturday eves: Show & CD £25.50, Show only £20.50 Midweek: Show & CD £23.50, Show only £18.50 Late show & matinee: Show & CD £22.50, Show only £17.50
THREE DESPERATE WOMEN, TWO STRANGERS IN TOWN, ONE HELL OF A MAKE-OVER! The women of Little Happening are desperate - all three are trapped in loveless marriages and stuck with failing businesses. There is only one person who can help them a woman they’ve never met. Her name is Molly Wobbly... Molly Wobbly is the hilarious musical comedy about a mysterious woman and her dream to make the world a more beautiful place... HHHHH
‘FANTASTIC’ BroadwayBaby HHHH
‘BRILLIANT’ JonathanBaz.com
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LOUNGE LEE RICHARD So This is Who I Am Saturday 24 January, 7pm, £15 Lee Richard, actor and singer from shows such as Hair the Musical and Little Shop Of Horrors, and multiple television shows including Channel 4's recent show Glue presents an intimate, emotional and exciting journey of musical theatre and song.
FUNNY WOMEN
Introductory Comedy Workshop Saturday 7 February 11am – 1pm, £49.50 Overcome some of life's trickier situations and learn to communicate confidently with an injection of humour. Funny Women, the UK’s leading female comedy community has been helping women to perform, write and do business with humour since 2002. Find out how a few tricks of the stand-up comedy trade can help you overcome nervousness and increase self-confidence in this fun interactive two-hour session.
BROADCASTING BITES Monday 9 February, 7pm, £8
Broadcasting Bites is the third instalment from acclaimed sketch group, Jam Sponge Comedy. Join us in the fast paced world of the TV studio, both behind the scenes with the team ‘running the show’ and on camera with the stars stealing it.
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LOUNGE DAMIAN CLARK
Go Ahead, Make My Damo Thursday 12 February, 9.30pm, £8 Fresh from a Total Sell Out in the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe, the mad Aussie Damian Clark bursts into Leicester Square with his brand new show of fast-paced observational stand up. Known for his off-the-wall outlook and energetic stage presence, Damian has had audiences in tears since he hit our shores 2 years ago.
‘The world’s wittiest machine gun. Let yourself in one of the funniest secrets in town.’ The Scotsman
NATHAN CASSIDY Back to the Future
Thursday 19 February, 9.30pm, £7 Malcolm Hardee Award nominee and BEST SHOW WINNER at the Buxton Fringe 2014, Nathan brings his 2015 show ‘Back to the Future’ to the West End for an early preview. After a chance encounter with Doctor Emmett Brown, Nathan realises there is only one thing that has really changed over the last 30 years. It isn’t flying cars. And it’s about to ruin all of our lives.
‘Gloriously entertaining’ Steve Bennett, Chortle
THE BALD SOPRANO
Friday 20 & Saturday 21 March 7pm, Adult £15, Conc £12, Child £10 Out Of The Blue Theatre Company presents ‘The Bald Soprano' by Eugene Ionesco This anti-play by the father of absurd theatre, Eugene Ionesco, is one not to be missed! His hilarious masterpiece will both confuse and surprise you as the failure for individuals to connect with others, in any meaningful way, unravels on stage.
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LOUNGE MAXINE JONES Invisible Woman
Friday 20 March, 9pm, £12 Older women are often see-through. Maxine Jones shakes off her invisibility cloak and steps into the spotlight. Following her debut as Embarrassing Mother, she repossesses her life as an older, unattached woman – with superpowers.
‘Hilarious, fresh new stand-up. Brilliant’ Northern Standard
BUTTERY BROWN MONK
Thursday 26 & Saturday 28 March 7pm, £10 Hilarious new show for 2015 from comedy trio Jamie-Rose Monk, Ryan James Brown & Sam Buttery. Featuring various sketches and songs.
PAUL THORNE
This Month's Apocalypse Thursday 26 March 9.30pm £8, Conc £6 Comedian Paul Thorne uses a combination of stand-up, music and selectively offensive tirades to take a sideways look at modern evil. From Bigots and Bankers and the Seven Deadly Sins to the 5th Horseman of the Apocalypse and the Three Fundamentalist Teddy Bears.
‘A must-see comedian’ The Guardian
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LOUNGE AID THOMPSIN Eardiot Friday 3 April, 9pm, £8 The Panda Riot presents…. Eardiot, the first feature length, filmed standup show by London comedian, Aid Thompsin, is a one hour performance focusing on human beings, their innate hypocrisies, contradictions and more. The show will be filmed for YouTube, ThePandaRiot.com among other new media outlets for promotional purposes, styled as an intimate gig.
I NEED A DOCTOR The Whosical
Tuesday 7 – Sunday 12 April Tuesday – Friday 7pm Saturday 4pm & 7pm, Sunday 4pm Adults £11, Conc £9 The Whosical returns! But how do you write a ‘Doctor Who’ musical without getting shut down by the BBC? Watch as our heroes battle copyright-free villains the ‘Exterminators’ and ‘Cybergents’ in this award-winning musical comedy hit. Suitable for ages 8-908!
‘Enjoyably over the top…I promise not to tell the BBC lawyers’ BBC Entertainment News
An Audience With
LENARD PINK
Thursday 23 – Saturday 25 April 9.30pm, £15, Conc £12.50 An audience with international homosexual and historian Lenard Pink. A comic frolic through the passage of time. An evening of song, history and commedia dell'arte from the new gay Icon, raconteur and social commentator Lenard Pink.
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MUSEUM OF COMEDY There’s a great little performance space hidden away in the brand new Museum of Comedy, and we’re showcasing some of the best comedy performance, from podcast shows by Angelos & Barry and Susan Husband, to being the new home for the Fortnight Club. There’s comedy theatre commemorating the great Tommy Cooper in Just Like That! and Peter Cook & Dudley Moore in Goodbye! The (After) Life of Cook & Moore, and you can peruse artefacts from these and many before you watch the show! We’re everything a comedy fan could need…
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Until 24 January 7pm, Saturday matinee 2.30pm £21.50, Conc £18.50 Matinees £15, Conc £12.50, Family £47 Tommy Cooper was a true comic genius. His impeccable timing, love of slapstick and quick-fire gags made him an international star. Complete with his trademark fez and a plethora of misfiring magic, the man is an undisputed icon of live entertainment. Commemorating 30 years since his passing, this all-encapsulating show of magic, music and mirth is the perfect celebration of arguably Britain's top comedian of all time. Also featuring live musical accompaniment, this is a laugh-a-minute extravaganza that comedy fans of all ages simply can't miss - just like that! Supported by The Tommy Cooper Estate and Vicky Cooper.
‘Just Like That! is very much a loving ode to this comic oddball... He should do it all day long and allow fans to dip in and out - put cooper on a loop’ Beyond the Joke
‘A remarkably faithful performance from the talented hewer... full of inspired lunacy and deep, belly laughs’ Time Out
‘The ideal venue for The Tommy Cooper Show and an intimate way to be educated in the ways of a comic genius. Worth a view.’ Anoceanaway.net
BOX OFFICE 020 7534 1744 www.museumofcomedy.com
MUSEUM OF COMEDY THE FORTNIGHT CLUB Mondays 1 & 15 December, 5 & 19 January and 16 February 7pm, £7
The Fortnight Club is the longest-running new material night in the UK, and probably the world. The club has been hosting the best and biggest names in stand up for more than 20 years. Now in its third glorious decade, this legendary night fittingly finds a new home at the Museum of Comedy. December’s line ups include… Prince Abdi, Jessica Fostekew, Ian Smith, Stuart Goldsmith, Nathan Caton and many more.
HUSBAND’S HALF HOUR
Sunday 7 December, 7pm, £5 Old-fashioned variety with new-fashioned friends. Susan Husband hosts this monthly podcast, joined by sketch acts and resident jokers alike. Expect topical chat with special comic guests, questions from the audience and a bit of a sing-song. Like The Muppet Show but a smidgen more human.
OLD TIME MUSIC HALL Late Joys at Christmas
Sunday 14 December Buffet from 5.30pm, show 7pm Players Joys Members: Show only £23, Show and buffet £28 Non-members: Show only £25, Show and buffet £30 Celebrate Christmas with the Players Joys Music Hall. Weep at the tragedies, laugh at the time honoured jokes, boo the villains, cheer our great history, outwit the Chairman (if you can!), join in the familiar choruses and go home smiling.
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MUSEUM OF COMEDY THE EUROMEN Christmas Special with guests!
Tuesday 16 December 7pm £12, Conc £10, Groups 10+ £10 The Euromen, Andrzejek – Polish performance artist, and Magnus – Icelandic balladeer, invite you to join them for a special Yuletide show. As they share their love for the culture, spirit and tradition of Europe. An evening of comedy, cabaret, and cake – with The Herbert and special guest stars.
THE ANGELOS AND BARRY SHOW Live Podcast
Friday 19 & Saturday 20 December 9.15pm, £12.50 The iTunes chart topping Angelos Epithemiou and Barry from Watford podcast comes to Central London for a very special Live Christmas Recording.
ROBERT ROSS
Requests the Pleasure… Sundays 21 December, 18 January & 22 February, various times, £20 The Museum of Comedy is proud to welcome a monthly live podcast recording hosted by best-selling comedy historian Robert Ross. Robert has worked with and written about everyone and everything from the Carry Ons and Monty Python to Last of the Summer Wine and the League of Gentlemen. These sessions will be lively and vibrant chats, covering the guest’s career in comedy, as well as their personal favourites and influences.
BOX OFFICE 020 7534 1744 www.museumofcomedy.com
MUSEUM OF COMEDY LAUGHING STOCK Monday 12 January, 7pm, £6 Irreverent. Unnerving. Pointless. Following their sell-out show ‘K.I.S.S.’ at the Camden Fringe, Laughing Stock bring you an evening of material old and new, some of it borrowed, a lot of it blue.
THREE WRITERS WALK INTO A FOREST… Tuesday 13 January, 2.30pm, £5
Six short fairytale-based plays by Pippa Evans (The Now Show, The Showstoppers) Ian Dagger (Spitting Image, Blood Juice) and Rosalind Adler (FRANK the film, Edge of Heaven). Fall under the spell of Jack (the lad) with his magic beans and his Giant’s 18-foot wife, get inside the Wolf (not necessarily in an eatenGranny way), find out what’s happening to Cinderella – she needs you! A wonderful way to spend an afternoon hour.
OLD AND NEW FACES by the Players Joys
Sunday 18 January, 7.30pm, £18 Members of Players, Marylebone Association, CAA £15 Our aim is to rejuvenate the wonderful genre of traditional Music Hall, by recreating some of the gems lurking in our database of over 4,000 songs, and bringing in a new wave of artistes. We present an evening combining the art and guile of established artistes with the passion, enthusiasm and energy of the next generation. The Players’ Theatre club has auditioned, coached and now presents for your delight our newest newcomers. Come, enjoy and support them. uu
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MUSEUM OF COMEDY LYNN RUTH MILLER 80!!! Sundays 25 January, 22 February, 29 March and 26 April, 7pm, £10, Conc £8.00
Listen to Lynn Ruth Miller, winner of the 2013 TO&ST award best cabaret Edinburgh Fringe Festival perform outrageous comedy and song that tells it like it is in the ninth decade of life and it’s all good…with original music composed and arranged by Robert Pettigrew. It is your future encapsulated into 50 minutes of comedy and song.
AN EVENING WITH THE WIT AND SONGS OF NOEL COWARD Tuesday 27 & Wednesday 28 January, 7pm, £12
Pianist and entertainer, Peter Gill presents a tribute to the wit and song-writing skill of that most English of Englishmen, Noel Coward, who said of himself ‘I am an enormously talented man and there is no point in denying it’. Peter will remind us of his dazzling wit and perform such gems as A Bar on The Piccola Marina, Mad Dogs & Englishmen, and more.
‘A brilliantly portrayed miscellany of his music’ Huffington Post
Live Recording of the
IRISHMAN ABROAD PODCAST with Special Guest Graham Linehan Thursday 29 January, 7pm, £10 The live version of the globally popular podcast where each week comedian Jarlath Regan meets a person of Irish heritage for a wide ranging chat about life, their work, what it's all about and of course the influence Ireland has had upon them. Proudly sponsored by CurrencyFair.com
‘Every single young person reading this should go download this podcast and listen to it every week for the rest of time.’ The Guardian
BOX OFFICE 020 7534 1744 www.museumofcomedy.com
MUSEUM OF COMEDY GOODBYE – THE (AFTER) LIFE OF COOK & MOORE
Tuesday 3 – Saturday 28 February 7pm (except Thursday 5 at 3pm) Saturday matinees 4pm £21.50, Conc £18.50 Tues 7pm and matinees £15, Conc £12.50 By Jonathan Hansler & Clive Greenwood Starring Kev Orkian as Dudley Moore March 27 2002. Dudley Moore dies and finds himself in a bar… this must be heaven? Not quite! This bizarre bar is in a comedian’s limbo run by his old partner Peter Cook, and they face divine judgement for 'Derek & Clive'. Not the best of friends in life, the scene is set for showdown as Peter & Dudley have to resolve their differences, confront their past and face their future in Heaven or Hell. Along the way in this darkly surreal comic fantasy, they are visited by other dead comics whose lives they influenced for good or bad, including Peter Sellers, Tony Hancock, Kenneth Williams and Frankie Howerd.
‘The gags come fast & furious in Jonathan Hansler & Clive Greenwood's hilarious and often moving piece’ West End Extra
JAMES VEITCH
The Fundamental Interconnectedness of Everyone with an Internet Connection Tuesday 10 – Saturday 14 February 9.15pm, £10, Conc £8 James Veitch brings his critically-acclaimed debut show to the Museum of Comedy. Suspicious emails: unclaimed insurance bonds; Nigerian princes; standard procedure is to delete on sight. What if you replied? Quirky, fast-paced and relatable; a show for anyone with a dream... and an email account.
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LEICESTER THEATRE | 6 Leicester London, WC2H 7BX Way, London, WC1A 2SR | The Undercroft,Place, St George’s Church, Bloomsbury Museum SQUARE of Comedy
MUSEUM OF COMEDY DAVID MILLS
Don’t Get Any Ideas Tuesdays 10 March & 14 April, 9pm, £10 Armed with a rapier wit and a sharp suit, David Mills takes on the world. From pop icons to politicians, social media to relationships Mills wields his comedy scalpel and carves up modern life with droll precision. Part Dave Allen and Part David Sedaris, David Mills is devilishly charming and ruthlessly funny.
‘David Mills is heading for the big time. Most definitely one to watch.’ Time Out
LIAM HOURICAN
The Antisocial Network Tuesday 24 March, 7pm, £10 Fighting Irishman Mick Connor is desperate to settle into a long term feud. All his brothers are sorted but Mick can’t seem to find that special person. An exhilarating two man sketch show from the TV comedian, star of channel 4’s Very Important People and BBC 3’s Murder in Succesville.
NATHAN CATON
Thursday 26 – Saturday 28 March 7pm, £10 The award-winning Nathan Caton (BBC2's Mock the Week, BBC Radio 4's The Now Show, News Quiz and Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing) brings his wonderfully entertaining new show to the Museum of Comedy. With heart-warming family tales and endearing personal anecdotes, this charming young comic and future star gives a hilarious insight into his world.
‘Compelling, well-observed stand-up’ The Guardian 020 7534 1744 leicestersquaretheatre.com www.museumofcomedy.com BOX OFFICE 08448 733433
MUSEUM OF COMEDY FINDING THE JOKE
Comedy Writing Workshops 8 week course: Thursdays 15, 22 & 29 January, 4, 11, 18 & 25 February and 5 March 7pm - 10pm £384 Places Limited ‘There is no such thing as a bad joke, just an underdeveloped joke’ Do you want to learn the basic principles of comedy? Would you like to learn how easy it is to discover funny ideas? Would you like tips for transforming a mildly amusing idea into a brilliantly funny routine? Then this series of workshops by Logan Murray exploring the world of comedy writing could be for you! Spend eight evenings discovering your inner comic and then - if you’re brave enough unleash it on an unsuspecting audience on the final day.
BE A BETTER MC 2 week course
Saturdays 14 & 21 February 12pm - 5pm £180 Places Limited Perhaps the most important person on a comedy bill is the compere. A weak MC can destroy an otherwise strong line up and a good MC can make a mediocre night great! A good comic isn't always a good compere, but a good compere usually becomes a brilliant comic: Eddie Izzard, Dominic Holland, Danny Kitson, Mark Lamarr, Martin Davis and Maff Brown are all industry respected comics who exercised their comedy muscles on a weekly basis at the compering coal face. Spend two days with Logan Murray as he gives you the benefit of his knowledge of over two decades of MC'ing events around the World.
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LEICESTER THEATRE | 6 Leicester London, WC2H 7BX Way, London, WC1A 2SR | The Undercroft,Place, St George’s Church, Bloomsbury Museum SQUARE of Comedy
FROM THE TEAM BEHIND STICK MAN LIVE ON STAGE!
11 JULY – 31 AUGUST 2015
BOX OFFICE 08448 733433 leicestersquaretheatre.com
BOX OFFICE 08448 733433 leicestersquaretheatre.com
HOW TO GET HERE LEICESTER SQUARE
THEATRE 6, Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BX The Theatre is two minutes’ walk from Leicester Square tube station; ten minutes’ walk from Charing Cross mainline station and is served by multiple local bus routes. 08448 733433 www.leicestersquaretheatre.com @lsqtheatre
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The Museum is six minutes’ walk from either Tottenham Court Road or Holborn tube stations and is served by multiple local bus routes. 020 7534 1744 www.museumofcomedy.com @museumofcomedy
HOW TO BOOK: Leicester Square Theatre
Museum of Comedy
Main House and Lounge 6, Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BX
The Undercroft, St George’s Church, Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SR
08448 733433 www.leicestersquaretheatre.com
020 7534 1744 www.museumofcomedy.com
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