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SARAH MILLICAN: BOBBY DAZZLER
CLASSICAL CAFÉ: OCTOBER
The hilarious Sarah Millican is back on tour with a Bobby Dazzler of a new stand-up show. Sarah has spent the last year writing jokes and growing her backside. She can’t wait to get back on the road and make you laugh.
Classical Café is an opportunity to experience classical music in a more relaxed, informal setting. Artist to be announced.
Time Doors 7pm Show 8pm
Tickets £30 includes £2.50 booking fee
Time Doors 2pm Event Start 3pm
Date Fri 1 - Sun 3 Oct
Age 16+
Date Sun 3 Oct
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Tickets £4 including 50p booking fee
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SESSIONS Interrogating the challenge of opening up and accepting our own vulnerabilities, SESSIONS by Ifeyinwa Frederick is a raw, funny, bittersweet deep-dive into the complexities of masculinity, depression and therapy.
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Time Doors 6.30pm Show 7pm Date Mon 4 Oct
Tickets £11 Including £1 booking fee. Students £8 including £1 booking fee Age 16+
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JOSH WIDDICOMBE – BIT MUCH… Widdicombe is best known for the twice BAFTA nominated and multiple Broadcast and RTS award-winning show The Last Leg, as well as his critically acclaimed sitcom JOSH, Insert Name Here, QI, Have I Got News For You, A League of Their Own and his hit podcast Quickly Kevin Will He Score. Time Doors 7.15pm Show 8pm Date Wed 6 Oct Tickets £22.50 includes £2.50 booking fee Age 16+
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BIG MOUTH COMEDY CLUB OCTOBER Starring: MC Barry Dodds, Paul McCaffrey, Freddy Quinne and Matt Bragg Our MC tonight is loveable Geordie Barry Dodds, who charms audiences with his unique brand of disarming wit and wry, down-to-earth observational humour. Time Doors 7.15pm Show 8pm Date Sat 9 Oct
Tickets £12 early bird £14.50 including £1 booking fee Age 18+
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JON COURTENAY: LIVE Become part of Jon Courtenay’s journey of a lifetime where you will roar with laughter, maybe shed a few tears and definitely be inspired by his music and the hilarious tales of his family, relationships and life traveling the world.
Time Doors 7pm Show 7.30pm Date Sun 10 Oct
Tickets £18.50 - £31.50 includes £2.50 booking fee Age U14 accompanied by Adult
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THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL This two-hour production will fill you with joy, nostalgia and wonderment as it takes you on a heartfelt journey through Houston’s greatest hits including ‘I Will Always Love You’, ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’, ‘How Will I Know’, ‘One Moment in Time’, ‘I Have Nothing’, ‘Run to You’, ‘Didn’t We Almost Have It All’, ‘Greatest Love of All’, ‘I’m Every Woman’, ‘Queen of the Night’, ‘Exhale (Shoop Shoop)’, ‘Million Dollar Bill’ and more! Not associated with the estate of Whitney Houston.
MILTON JONES IN MILTON: IMPOSSIBLE One man. One Mission. Is it possible? No, not really. Milton reveals the truth about being an international spy, before being given a disappointing new identity which forced him to appear on Mock the Week and Live at the Apollo. But this is also a love story with the twist, or at least a really bad sprain!
Time Doors 7pm Show 7.30pm
Tickets £32 includes £2.50 booking fee
Time Doors 7pm Show 7.30pm
Tickets £30 includes £2.50 booking fee
Date Sat 16 Oct
Age U14 accompanied by Adult
Date Tues 19 Oct
Age U14 accompanied by Adult
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JAZZ SUPPER WITH JEREMY MCMURRAY & THE JAZZ POCKET ORCHESTRA Get ready for lyrical melodies and rich harmonies from the great American songbook, to the full passion and fire that is bebop idiom.
KATHERINE RYAN Having previously denounced partnership, Katherine has since married her first love, accidentally. A lot has changed for everyone and we can look forward to hearing her hilarious new perspectives on life, love, and what it means to be… Missus.
Featuring Pianist Jeremy McMurray, Bassist Peter Ayton, Drummer Paul Smith, Paul Donnelly on Jazz guitar and Saxophonist Mark Toomey. Jazz supper served up by The Greedy Soul. Time Doors 7pm Show 8pm
Tickets £15 includes £2.50 booking fee
Date Wed 20 Oct
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Time Doors 7.30pm Show 8pm
Tickets £28 includes £2.50 booking fee
Date Fri 22 Oct
Age 14+
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THE BIG TIME PRO WRESTLING EXPERIENCE First class wrestling returns to Middlesbrough Town Hall in 2021 with hard hitting grappling action. Bring your loud voices and stamping feet along to cheer on our wrestling champions as they battle in a Canadian style ladder match. Don’t miss the high flying masked heroes and heavyweight tag teams when they power slam into action this Autumn. Time Doors 6pm Show 7pm Date Sat 23 Oct
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Tickets £12.50 - £15.50 includes £2.50 booking fee Age U14 accompanied by Adult
ADVENTURES OF THE YORKSHIRE SHEPHERDESS: AN EVENING WITH AMANDA OWEN In this frank, funny and informative new show, Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen shares heart-warming tales and honest anecdotes from her remarkable farming family life in North Yorkshire.
Time Doors 7.30pm Show 8pm
Tickets £21 includes £2.50 booking fee
Date Sun 24 Oct
Age U14 accompanied by Adult
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SIR RANULPH FIENNES: LIVING DANGEROUSLY
THE SNAKE DAVIS BAND – CLASSIC SAX SOLOS
Named by The Guinness Book of Records as ‘the world’s greatest living explorer’, Sir Ranulph Fiennes has spent his life in pursuit of extreme adventure. Both light-hearted and strikingly poignant, Living Dangerously offers a personal journey through Sir Ranulph’s life.
Performing a myriad of classics such as Baker Street, Will You, Supertramp, and his own solos including Million Love Songs. Snake also reveals fascinating facts and insights into the music we already love.
Time Doors 7pm Show 7.30pm
Tickets £29-£34 includes £2.50 booking fee
Time Doors 7pm Show 8pm
Tickets £16.50 includes booking fee
Date Mon 25 Oct
Age U14 accompanied by Adult
Date Tues 26 Oct
Age U14 accompanied by Adult
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UNDR THE COSH
JIMEOIN: TURN IT UP
Uncovering the good, the bad and the downright ugly parts of their careers and football in general, the lads’ no-nonsense interviewing approach has struck a real chord with supporters, bringing with it a new no holds barred insight into the game.
A brilliant evening of world-class comedy from the Irishman internationally celebrated as one of live stand-up’s true masters. We’re thrilled to welcome Jimeoin to Middlesbrough Town Hall as part of his new smash-hit “Turn it Up!” tour - don’t miss it!
Time Doors 7pm Show 8pm
Tickets £22.50 includes £2.50 booking fee
Time Doors 7pm Show 7.30pm
Tickets £21 includes £2.50 booking fee
Date Wed 27 Oct
Age U14 accompanied by Adult
Date Sat 30 Oct
Age 14+
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JIMMY CARR: TERRIBLY FUNNY Terribly Funny contains jokes about all kinds of terrible things, by one of the world’s best-loved comedians. Terrible things that might have affected you or people you know and love.
JAZZ SUPPER WITH JEREMY MCMURRAY & THE JAZZ POCKET ORCHESTRA Get ready for lyrical melodies and rich harmonies from the great American songbook, to the full passion and fire that is bebop idiom. Featuring Pianist Jeremy McMurray, Bassist Peter Ayton, Drummer Paul Smith, Paul Donnelly on Jazz guitar and Saxophonist Mark Toomey. Jazz supper served up by The Greedy Soul.
Time Doors 7pm Show 8pm
Tickets £32 includes £2.50 booking fee
Time Doors 7pm Show 8pm
Date Tues 2 Nov
Age 16+
Date Thurs 4 Nov
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Tickets £15 includes £2.50 booking fee
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JASON MANFORD: LIKE ME
ED BYRNE: IF I’M HONEST…
He’s back! It’s been a busy few years for Jason since his last smash-hit stand up show, but fans of his Absolute Radio show will know this nationally acclaimed comedian hasn’t changed a bit. ‘Like Me’ is Jason’s latest comic offering set to hit the road.
Join Ed as he takes a long hard look at himself and tries to decide if he has ANY traits that are worth passing on to his children. Ed Byrne presents his brand-new masterclass in observational comedy hot on the heels of his 17/18 touring hit.
Time Doors 7pm Show 7.30pm
Tickets £32.50 includes £2.50 booking fee
Time Doors 7.30pm Show 8pm
Tickets £27.50 includes £2.50 booking fee
Date Fri 5 Nov 2021 Wed 27 April 2022 Fri 4 Nov 2022
Age 14+
Date Sat 6 Nov
Age 16+
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CLASSICAL CAFÉ: NOVEMBER
THE BONBONS CABARET
Classical Café is an opportunity to experience classical music in a more relaxed, informal setting. Aurora are a professional string quartet based in the North East. The quartet are Jo Montgomery (1st violin), Vince Fleming (2nd violin), Gayle Roberts (viola) and Ele Leckie (cello).The quartet has performed for over 20 years, providing music for all types of engagements, ranging from classical and festival performances to weddings and private events.
Step through the doors and who knows who you will meet. Will it be your hosts, drag trio Bonnie and The Bonnettes?
Time Doors 2pm Event Start 3pm
Time Doors 7pm Show 7.30pm
Tickets £4 including 50p booking fee
Date Sun 7 Nov
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Will it be our starlet on the rise singer/songwriter MXYM? Will it be the lip-syncing, burlesque babe that is Mama Rhi? Or will it be the appetising queen Vol-Au-Vent Love? Who knows? But there is one thing you can be sure of and that is a glitter-fuelled, foot stomping, pant-wetting cabaret riot!
Date Sun 7 Nov
Tickets £14.50 / £10.50 Students & Over 60’s including £2.50 booking fee Age 16+
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THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL THE STYLISTICS Direct from Philadelphia, USA to Middlesbrough Town AND MR. HYDE The critically-acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company present their horrifically innovative take on Robert Louis Stevenson’s murky tale of murder, mystery and transmogrification!
Time Doors 6.45pm Show 7.30pm
Tickets £16 Including £1 booking fee
Hall, The Stylistics remain the real deal - fabulously entertaining and musically breathtaking! Enjoy some of the most legendary soul artists of all time.
Time Doors 7pm Show 7.30pm
Tickets £37 includes £2.50 booking fee
Date Thurs 11 Nov
Date Fri 12 Nov
Age U14 accompanied by Adult
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BIG MOUTH COMEDY CLUB NOVEMBER Starring: MC Josh Jones, Matt Richardson, Markus Birdman and Njambi McGrath. Totally adorable MC Josh Jones is a high-energy performer who wins the audience over from the off. This super camp Manchester lad can tackle a range of subjects from school yard politics to gay rights in Pakistan, and is able to improvise on the fly creating razor sharp observations. Time Doors 7.15pm Show 8pm Date Sat 13 Nov
Tickets £12 early bird £14.50 includes £1 booking fee Age 18+
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CIRCUS OF HORRORS Circus Of Horrors are back with their new show to celebrate their last 25 years of amazing achievements! Revamped and Rockin’ will include an amazing phantasmaglorious amalgamation of acts, driven by a rock n roll soundscape!
Time Doors 7pm Show 7.30pm Date Mon 15 Nov
Tickets £25.50 - £30.50 includes £2.50 booking fee Age 16+
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ROSS NOBLE – HUMOURNOID
THE SNUTS
What happens when pure comedy takes human form? What happens when a creature is created and bred to do stand up? Nobody knows because that isn’t a thing. What is a thing is Ross Noble doing a show. You can come and see. This is it.
Adored up and down the country for their uninhibited, sweat-drenched live shows, The Snuts have well and truly found their stride with their raucous, hook laden debut album, W.L.
Time Doors 7.30pm Show 8pm
Tickets £28.50 includes £2.50 booking fee
Time Doors 7pm Show 7.30pm
Tickets £14.50 includes £2.50 booking fee
Date Wed 17 Nov
Age 16+
Date Thurs 18 Nov
Age 14+
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THE RONNIE SCOTT’S ALL STARS PRESENT: THE RONNIE SCOTT’S STORY Direct from London’s world-famous jazz club and combining world class live jazz, narration and rare archive photos and video footage, The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars, led by the club’s musical director, celebrate ‘The Ronnie Scott’s Story’. Mixing classic music from the jazz greats who have performed at Ronnie Scott’s over its incredible 60+ year history, alongside tales of old Soho, miscreant musicians and police raids, this is a unique evening celebrating one of the world’s most famous jazz venues, its music, and history. Time Doors 6.30pm Show 7.30pm
Tickets £25 includes £2.50 booking fee
Date Sat 20 Nov
Age U14 accopanied by adult
BOYZLIFE Two of the world’s biggest bands, BOYZONE, and WESTLIFE come together for the very first-time featuring BRIAN MCFADDEN and KEITH DUFFY. This specially adapted theatre production will include many of their greatest hits. Time Doors 7pm Show 7.30pm
Tickets £35 - £97.50 includes £2.50 booking fee
Date Fri 26 Nov
Age U14 accompanied by Adult
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PARKING Middlesbrough Town Hall has no on-site parking, however parking is available throughout the town centre.
ACCESS INFORMATION
Council car parks
Any customer who requires a Personal Assistant to be present in order for them to access the venue and evacuate it in an emergency is entitled to a free ticket for their assistant.
All council car parks are free after 6pm. Those close to the Town Hall include mima, on-street at Albert Road, Baker and Bedford Streets, France Street (white bays), Buxton Street and Gurney Street (white bays). Cleveland Centre Visitors to the Town Hall during the evening can park at the nearby Cleveland Centre car park for just £1.50 between 6pm and midnight. Disabled (Blue Badge) parking Blue Badge holders can park free of charge in any bay in Council operated car parks (apart from the designated electric vehicle-only bays in Zetland and Captain Cook Square multi-storey car parks). Legislation also allows Blue Badge holders to park free of charge and without time limit in any on-street pay and display or limited waiting parking bays. This is clearly stated in the guidance issued to all Blue Badge holders when they receive or renew their badges.
Personal Assistant tickets
Qualifying documentation must be shown as proof of this: • A letter from the local authority confirming receipt of disability allowance • Local authority disability pass – this does not include Blue Badges • Local authority visual impairment card • Disability rail card • Doctor’s note (valid for 6 months) • CEA card Once you have presented your proof to the Box Office, you will not need to show it again for 12 months from that date in order to be entitled to Personal Assistant tickets. Please note Personal Assistant tickets can only be purchased in person or by phone.
For more information please go to: www.middlesbroughtownhall.co.uk/accessibility/ or email: venueaccess@middlesbrough.gov.uk
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OPENING TIMES
FIND US
Monday:
10.00 – 18.00
Tuesday:
10.00 – 18.00
Wednesday:
10.00 – 18.00
Middlesbrough Town Hall Albert Road Middlesbrough TS1 2QJ
Thursday:
10.00 – 18.00
Friday:
10.00 – 18.00
CONTACT US
Saturday:
10.00 – 18.00
01642 729 729
Sunday: Closed The Box Office is open until 9pm on show evenings
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