LEICESTER SQUARE
THEATRE
LOUNGE February 2014 6 Leicester Place London WC2H 7BX
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LEICESTER SQUARE THEATRE
Lewis Schaffer
Jerry Sadowitz
JERRY SADOWITZ: CARD MAGIC COURSE FOR BEGINNERS Mondays 20 & 27 January, 3, 10 17 & 24 February 7pm – 10pm £420 for six week course If you've ever wanted to learn card magic as a hobby but didn't know where to start, then here's your chance! Jerry Sadowitz has been studying and practising magic for over 40 years, and enjoys teaching anyone who genuinely wants to learn. A course for S O those with no previous experience, OU LD T places are necessarily limited.
FUNNY WOMEN INTRODUCTORY COMEDY WORKSHOP Saturday 1 February 11am £49.50 Overcome some of life's trickier situations and learn to communicate confidently with an injection of humour. 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.
FUNNY WOMEN PLAYERS PRESENT... A JOURNEY TO L'AMOUR Saturday 1 February 7pm £12, Conc £10 With Valentine’s Day approaching the Funny Women Players will take you on a journey to romance, passion and ‘l’amour’.They want to make you feel happy if you are in love, feel loved if you’ve been dumped and act out any future relationship you hope to have. So wear your heart on your sleeve and get a few tips on romance ahead of the game!
Ian Smith
Metamo
THE NEW MUSICAL PROJECT: REHEARSED READING Grace Notes by Robert Gould & Christopher J Orton Sunday 2 February 4pm £7 A musical love story that begins during the racial tension of late 60s USA and ends in the early 80s. On the panel: Paul Boyd
TWISTED LOAF: HALF BAKED Sundays 2, 9 & 16 February 7pm £10, Conc £8 Fresh from being crowned Funny Women Award winners 2013, clown and character sketch duo Twisted Loaf have been heralded as definite ‘ones to watch’ by leading alternative comics.
LEWIS SCHAFFER: AMERICAN IN LONDON Sundays 2 & 16 February 8.30pm £10 The award-winning New York comic takes on England. Lewis Schaffer isn't a tourist. He isn't here on business. He's a hostage.
JULIETTE BURTON: WHEN I GROW UP Tuesday 4 & Wednesday 5 February 7pm £12, Conc £10 As a child Juliette wanted to be many things; ballerina, princess, Muppet. Did she have it right as a kid? In this true-life docu-comedy, award-winning performer Juliette Burton realises her childhood ambitions.
IAN SMITH: WORK IN PROGRESS Tuesday 4 February 9pm £5 Ian Smith returns to Leicester Square Theatre after his critically acclaimed debut show, ‘Anything’, at the Edinburgh Fringe. This is the first work-in-progress of his second solo show.
LEICESTER SQUARE THEATRE
Lounge - February
orphosis
Suzy Bennett
Paul Thorne
Juliette Burton
CLUB SOL PARTY
JOSEPH MORPURGO
Wednesday 5 – Friday 7 February 9pm £10 Club Sol is an immersive event that will transport you to sunny Spain for an evening of comedycabaret that you will never forget. Holiday reps, ‘The Mauve Coats’ present a host of entertainment acts as the audience take part in our quiz, karaoke and bingo!
Tuesday 11 February 7pm £7 In 2012, Joseph Morpurgo (Austentatious) teamed up with critically revered theatre company Truthmouth for an adventurous new collaboration. These are their findings. Key themes: giddy triumph, exquisite misery, quiet storm, comely rocks
HOPE & GLORIA: THE DR HOPE GROUP THERAPY SESSION
SARAH KENDALL: TOUCHDOWN
Thursday 6 & Friday 7 February 7pm £12, Conc £10 After winning Best Show at the Funny Women Awards 2013, critically acclaimed character comedy, Hope & Gloria will be returning to the Leicester Square Theatre for two nights only!
11 & 26 February 9.30pm £8 She Came. She Saw. She Conquered the Newcastle & District Under-14s Touch Football Competition. Perrier Award Nominee, Time Out London Comedy Award Nominee and Herald Angel Award Winner.
KERNOW KING SO Saturday 8 February 7pm & 9pm OU LD T £15 Comedian, Kernow King's new show, “Splann!” takes in the little things in our Cornish lives, including writing rubbish on Facebook, phoning the missus, talking to a customer advisor in India, or learning to drive and much more.
OLD JEWISH JOKES WITH IVOR DEMBINA
THE NEW MUSICAL PROJECT: REHEARSED READING Pierced by Tamar Broadbent Sunday 9 February 4pm £7 A comic but touching portrayal of youth today, with all its idealism, ambition and awkward comedy. On the panel: Matthew Hemley (The Stage)
Wednesday 12 – Saturday 15 February 7pm £15 The unexpected hit of last year’s Edinburgh Festival comes to London for four nights only. Acclaimed Jewish comedian Ivor Dembina performs some of his favourite kosher gags alongside his personal take on the life of the Jewish comic.
MOSTLY COMEDY Wednesday 12 February 9pm £10, Conc £8 A grab-bag of stand-up, sketches and music from some of the finest acts on the scene, hosted by small-town comic duo, Doggett & Ephgrave. With Phil Kay & Sam Fletcher.
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EMMA Thursday 13 February 9pm £10 Presented by the Oneohone Theatre Co. Emma Woodhouse is hosting a mixer and you're invited! Acclaimed immersive theatre company Oneohone take on the new queen of the £10 note in their modern retelling of one of Jane Austen's most beloved books.
Friday 14 & Saturday 15 February 9pm £12.50 What better way to spend a Valentine's weekend evening than with a line-up of various comedians telling anecdotes and jokes based around the hilarious misadventures of what can go right, but more usually wrong, in the subtle art of shagging?
THE NEW MUSICAL PROJECT: REHEARSED READING Part A by Freya Smith & Jack Williams Sunday 16 February 4pm £7 Take a house party. Add a pinch of awkwardness, a dollop of social faux pas, and a light sprinkling of self-reflection. Then turn it into a musical.
METAMORPHOSIS - OLUWA O! Tuesday 18 – Sunday 23 February 7.15pm £13, Conc £7 In a world where money and work are God, this play reminds us the human spirit should not be taken for granted. Set in a Yoruba village, young Abeni wakes up to find she has changed into a locust... The story is based on Franz Kafka’s classic.
HUGGERS: FAMILY FRIENDLY COMEDY & CABARET Wednesday 19 February 1.30pm £8, Family Ticket £24 With comedy, cabaret and a huge amount of fun for all the family to enjoy together, the energetic and informal variety showcase has enough variety to entertain all ages.
SUZY BENNETT: DANCING ON THIN ICE Wednesday 19 February 9pm £5 Celebrating her devotion to the world’s most beloved skating stars on this, their farewell performing year and 30th anniversary of the iconic Bolero. Join winner of the Funny Women Award, Suzy Bennett, in her 4 star Edinburgh show.
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Thursday 20 February 9.30pm £8 Maxine Jones's three sons are horrified when she starts stand-up. She is forced to lie. They think she's in Lidl. Maxine has featured on BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour and RTE’s Arena.
SHAKESPEARE RATTLE & ROLL
SHAGGERS: VALENTINE’S SPECIAL
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MAXINE JONES: EMBARRASSING MOTHER
Friday 21 & Saturday 22 February 9pm £10, Conc £8 Shakespeare’s songs with a little help from Elvis, Dylan, Bowie & The Beatles etc. Written and performed by Martin Dimery. Puck as an elvish Elvis sets the scene for Dylan, Bowie, The Beatles and even George Formby style renditions.
THE NEW MUSICAL PROJECT: REHEARSED READING Reception by Gary Albert Hughes & Tom Read Wilson Sunday 23 February 4pm £7 The year is 1967. Homosexuality has just been decriminalised. Set during a wedding reception in real time, two newlyweds are confronted with reality.
HERO Tuesday 25 February – Saturday 15 March 7pm £14, Conc £12 "You saved the world Hero, you did not fix it..."A mythical story told with physicality, dance, and live music.
PAUL THORNE: THIS MONTH’S APOCALYPSE Thursday 27 February 9.30pm £8, Conc £6 Comedian Paul Thorne returns with the second of his brand new regular shows based on the month’s news events.
LAUGHS AT THE LOUNGE Friday 28 January 9pm Price £10 Laughs at the Lounge is back for 2014. This month with Chris Martin, Patrick Morris, Andrew Ryan and Tom Deacon
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