21st July – 6th August 2017 “This festival has been just brilliant” York Press
www.greatyorkshirefringe.com
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We are back!
Our third birthday year once again brings a multitude of performances from around the World. Over 30 nationalities, 600 performers and 150 fantastic festival staff all wrapped up in a City of Delight.
2017 sees the return of many favorites, including the Best in Show Flat Cap award winners 2015 Slightly Fat Features and 2016 stars The Ronnie Scott Band. The Hyena Comedy Club, Henning Wehn, and Paul Foot. Tony Law and Holy Moly rub shoulders with newcomers to this glorious walled city, Curtis Stigers, Sean Kelly and a plethora of new talent in our Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year Competition.
Parliament Street is once again transformed into a smorgasbord of culinary delights serving up the loveliest of surroundings and fodder to be found in any World City, truly a Feastival.
Celebrate the arrival of Julia Donaldson’s Scarecrows’ Wedding (her of Stick Man and Gruffalo fame). Walk the Great Northern Comedy Trail, eat, drink and be merry!
Within these pages there is something for everyone so explore enjoy and wonder at the City’s delights.
A big thank you to our main sponsors The Leicester Square Theatre, The Museum of Comedy London and locals York Brewery and Lucky Days for sponsoring the New Comedian Competition. We look forward to welcoming you to The White Rose Rotunda, The Teapot and The Shed on Parliament Street and The Barbican our new venue for 2017.
Martin Witts and the Festival Team
FEAS I V L T
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The Feastival returns to The Great Yorkshire Fringe, popping up alongside the three Festival venues on Parliament Street. This years Street Food offering includes firm favourites from last year but also some new and exciting additions!
Shambles Kitchen
Joining us for our 2nd year Shambles Kitchen is the highest rated purveyor of food in the York area. They are passionate about their food but also about making York’s city centre a destination for not just the best entertainment but also the tastiest scran! @ShamblesKitchen
Donut Kitchen
Also returning are the donuts voted 6th best in the UK! (Buzzfeed 2015). Traditional sugared donuts are complemented by a range of homemade Belgian chocolate dipping sauces to add a real touch of indulgence. @Donutkitchenuk
Supreme Sausages
Three generations work to produce the Great British Bangers. After 20 years perfecting their recipes they now have 10 mouth-watering varieties, using only quality British farmed pork, fresh herbs, spices, chilli, garlic, tomatoes, apples, mushrooms, honey and also wine and cider to marinate.
The Cattle Shed
Specialising in gourmet burgers and sausage with a twist! Award winning Yorkshire produce and locally made bread.
Angel Share Gin Bar
The Angels Share is a mobile bar in a converted Rice Beaufort horse trailer. With a fully adaptable bar offering for any event, during The Great Yorkshire Fringe we are focusing on some of Yorkshires wonderful Gin.
Smokin Blues
We are Smokin’ Blues, a Southern States inspired smokehouse based in York. We're passionate about BBQ food and the ‘low and slow’ style of traditionally burning wood to cook and smoke to flavour meat, then adding our own home made spiced rubs and sauces. We aim to create amazing authentic BBQ, using the best Yorkshire sourced produce, smoke it, and serve it up from our Airstream trailer to the good people of Yorkshire!
Great British Cheese
When we think Cheese, we think of quality, artisan made products that can be appreciated by all. This is why we want the name ‘The Great British Cheese Company’ to become synonymous with award winning quality.
Little Fat Duck
Delicious hot aromatic duck wraps - with cucumber, spring onions and Hoisin sauce all wrapped in a warm flour tortilla, all made fresh to order.
Mussel Pot
We are a family run business from Yorkshire. We specialise in freshly cooking mussels in a variety of homemade sauces, in front of your eyes. We also cook other seafood delicacies. Our fresh ingredients are lovingly prepared, bringing to you our mouth-watering flavours.
Acre 637
Proper cider crafted from Herefordshire’s finest apples, expertly blended with the rarest acre of our 1,000 rescued heritage varieties, for a distinctive, bittersweet taste.
Sorrells Coffee
A firm favourite of last year, in a converted professionally constructed Piaggio Ape this concession will be selling quality coffee with locally produced, good quality cakes and tray bakes. And many more.
The Great Yorkshire Fringe, Parliament Street,York, YO10 8SG
Shambles Kitchen
Donut Kitchen The Cattle Shed
Supreme Sausages
Angel Share Gin Bar
Great British Cheese
Smokin Blues
Acre 637
Mussel Pot
Box Office 01904 500600 | www.greatyorkshirefringe.com
Thinking Drinkers
Friday 21 - Sunday 23 July 7pm & 5pm, £15
Enjoy five free drinks as these award-winning professional drink experts definitively prove that alcohol has influenced everything that has ever happened. Ever. You'll laugh a lot, you'll learn a lot and, if that's not enough, did we mention the free drinks?
“Pioneers of alcohol based comedy”
Sunday Times Strictly 18+
Hyena Lounge
at The Great Yorkshire Fringe Friday 21 July, 8.30pm, £14
Joe Lycett, Alistair Williams & Barry Dodds. York’s legendary comedy club makes a welcome return to The Great Yorkshire Fringe with four laughter-packed shows featuring the cream of the UK’s comedy circuit.
16+
Morgan & West More Magic For Kids!
(Bigger, bolder, and more brilliant than before!) Saturday 22 July, 1pm & 3pm Adult £10, Child £7.50, Family £30
Time-travelling magicians Morgan & West return to the stage with a marvellous magic show full of crazy capers for the young, old, and everyone inbetween! Expect the unexpected, believe the unbelievable, but do not dare miss the unmissable Morgan & West! Suitable for all aged 5+.
Dean Friedman Songs for Grownups
Saturday 22 July, 7pm, £18
Dean first delighted UK audiences with his charttopping hit, Lucky Stars. Friedman performs songs from throughout his four decade career, including familiar hits and fan favourites. An evening of powerful, poignant and hilarious songs about the ordinary and extraordinary lives we share.
“Dean Friedman is entirely unique and utterly brilliant” ThreeWeeks
The Great Yorkshire Fringe, Parliament Street,York, YO10 8SG
Sean Kelly
Sold Your Way!
Saturday 22 July, 8.45pm, £15
Star of Storage Hunters, Sean Kelly, the eversmiling, ever-shouting auctioneer. He’s led a crazy life... be prepared to learn a hell of a lot more about his unusual story in this raw and funny show. Audiences are encouraged to bring along a cheeky item from home, to be auctioned off, with all proceeds going to Help for Heroes. 12+
Baby Loves Disco
Sunday 23 July, 12pm & 2.15pm, £8
The original family dance party returns! Baby Loves Disco’s resident club DJs spin and mix feelgood chart floorfillers with nostalgic pop classics from the years before parenthood struck – for parents and babies, toddlers and young children to enjoy together. There’s face-painting, crafts, balloons and more all included in the price as well as a toddler chill out zone, dress-up area and selfie booth. Suitable for 0-7 years.
The Ronnie Scott All-Stars Present
The Great American Songbook Sunday 23 July, 8pm, £24
Direct from London’s world-famous jazz club, The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars take to the stage to explore the music of ‘The Great American Songbook’.
With a combination of narration, archive photos and world-class jazz, The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars, guide you through a selection of most important and influential American popular music and jazz standards as well as celebrating the many jazz greats who performed at Ronnie Scott’s over the years. 12+
Box Office 01904 500600 | www.greatyorkshirefringe.com
Grand Old Uke of York Monday 24 July, 7.30pm, £10
The fourteen-piece ukulele collective began playing together over 5 years ago - their live performances are both humorous and highly entertaining. Having featured in a Toyota advert; performed live to millions for the Tour de France Grand Depart at Leeds Arena - this year they’re naturally touring the village halls of Yorkshire!
The Scarecrows’ Wedding
Tuesday 25 July - Sunday 6 August, (not 31 July) 11am & 2pm Tue,Wed & Thu 11am & 12.45pm Fri, Sat & Sun Adult £13.00, Child £11, Family £40.00 The award-winning team behind Stick Man, Scamp Theatre, return with their truly heart-warming adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s tale about two scarecrows very much in love. Suitable for all 3+ this epic love story promises wit, drama and wedding bells!
The Scarecrows’ Wedding © 2014 Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, published by Alison Green Books, an imprint of Scholastic Children’s Books
Showstopper!
The Improvised Musical
Tuesday 25 July, 6.30pm & 8.45pm, £16.50
2016 Olivier Award Winners for Best Entertainment and Family Show. With a BBC Radio 4 series and a critically acclaimed West End run to their name, The Showstoppers have delighted audiences across the globe with their ingenious blend of comedy, musical theatre and spontaneity.
Tom Stade
Wednesday 26 July, 7pm, £18.50
Tom Stade the Canadian tour-de-force is back!
“Unmissable”
★★★★★ Edinburgh Evening News
“So polished, it defies belief”
★★★★★ Daily Telegraph 12+
The Great Yorkshire Fringe, Parliament Street,York, YO10 8SG
Simon Munnery
Wednesday 26 July, 8.45pm, £11
"One of the most tirelessly silly stalwarts of the Fringe" (Time Out) provides tales of plumbing woes, his attempts at under tent heating and ridicules the insanity of capitalism.
“Munnery is as bold and brilliant as ever”
★★★★★ Scotsman 14+
Paul Foot
Tis Pity She’s a Piglet
Thursday 27 July, 7pm, £12.50
The show that offended a thousand piglets is back. Honed by an extensive tour of four countries across six continents, this is Paul's Pandora's box of laughter.
“Sublime, original and brilliant” Independent 16+
Jerry Sadowitz
Comedian, Magician, Psychopath Thursday 27 July, 8.45pm, £19.50
I'll be brief… You ain't coming anyway. BUT I'M NOT GOING AWAY,THAT'S THE POINT.Where else would comedians and magicians get their material from if I packed it in? Yet they're STILL crap and only have a large audience because the English middle class have plenty of disposable income and VERY FEW BRAIN CELLS. In fact, me and the English have only one thing in common: that we managed to get this far. 18+
Amazing Bubble Man
Friday 28 - Sunday 30 July, 2.45pm Adult £11, Child £8, Family £32
From square bubbles, bubbles inside bubbles, fogfilled bubbles, giant bubbles, bubble volcanoes, tornados and trampolines to people inside bubbles, the Amazing Bubble Man conjures shrieks of laughter and gasps of amazement from all ages.
Box Office 01904 500600 | www.greatyorkshirefringe.com
Sh*t-faced Shakespeare
Friday 28 - Monday 31 July Fri 7pm, Sat 9pm, Sun 4.30pm, Mon 7pm, £15
The smash-hit, internationally acclaimed, awardwinning, multi sell-out Fringe legends are back with an all new show for 2017: Romeo and Juliet. Sh*t-faced Shakespeare is the hilarious combination of an entirely serious adaptation of a Shakespearean classic with a single, entirely sh*tfaced cast member.What could possibly go right? 16+
Hyena Lounge
At The Great Yorkshire Fringe Friday 28 July, 8.30pm, £14
Stephen K Amos, Allyson June Smith & Dan Nightingale York’s legendary comedy club makes a welcome return to The Great Yorkshire Fringe with four laughter-packed shows featuring the cream of the UK’s comedy circuit. 16+
Richard Herring
Saturday 29 July, 4.30pm, £15
The influential cult comedian, King of the Edinburgh Fringe, Metro columnist and the UK's Podfather (RHLSTP, AIOTM) comes to the Great Yorkshire Fringe with a brand new show.
“A gloriously infantile delight in mischief, provocation and inspired rudeness” The Guardian. 16+
Richard Herring Podcast Saturday 29 July, 7pm, £15
The “Podfather” (Guardian) and “King of the Internet” (Time Out) brings his award winning Podcast to York, in which he chats with the biggest names in comedy. Winner of Bronze Award for Best Comedy at the 2013 Sony Radio Academy Awards and the Chortle Internet Award 2013. 16+
The Great Yorkshire Fringe, Parliament Street,York, YO10 8SG
The Ronnie Scott All-Stars Present
The Ronnie Scott’s Soho Songbook Sunday 30 July, 8pm, £24
Direct from London’s world-famous jazz club,The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars combine world-class live jazz, narration and rare archive images, for a unique evening celebrating ‘The Ronnie Scott’s Soho Songbook’.
“Full-on brilliance” The Guardian
The Slightly Fat Show
Monday 31 July - Friday 4 August 7pm except 31 July show time 4pm Adult/Child £12.50, Family £44
Comedy. Cabaret. Chaos. Slightly Fat Features return to York, stuffed full with stunts, laughs and mayhem. Hard to describe until you witness it live. Suitable for kids but not a kids show. Cirque du Soleil meets Monty Python. Direct from The London Palladium.Variety is back and it’s Slightly Fat. ★★★★ The Times
The Great Yorkshire Fringe
New Comedian of the Year Final 2017
“I can’t recall a live show where I have laughed so much” York Press
“Inspired sillyness…a perfect pick me up” ★★★★ The Times
“A pure blast from start to finish” ★★★★ Chortle
“Sublime and ridiculous” ★★★★ This is Cabaret
“UNMISSABLE”
★★★★ Journal De Montreal
Monday 31 July, 8.30pm, £12.50 The finalists perform for industry judges to determine who will be crowned 2017’s Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year!
“A fantastic opportunity to see and support the roots of original comedy in Yorkshire.” Broadwaybaby 16+
Box Office 01904 500600 | www.greatyorkshirefringe.com
The York Fringe Dog Show In Aid of RSPCA York
Tuesday 1 August, 3.30pm £2 per category Free admission for spectators
Come and join us for The York Fringe Dog Show in aid of RSPCA York. Register your dog from 2.45pm at the entrance to the White Rose Rotunda. £2 per category. You can enter a maximum of 4 categories per dog. Show starts at 3pm with free admission for spectators.There will be a collection bucket for the Charity should you wish to make a donation. Categories Prettiest Female Most Handsome Male Musical Sit (like musical statues) Dog With The Waggiest Tail Best Junior Handler (under 12 years) Dog With The Best Fringe Dog Most Like its Owner Dog The Judge Would Most Like to Take Home
Tony Law:
Absurdity for the Common People
Tuesday 1 August, 9pm, £10, Conc £8 Multi award-winning surreal wizard of comedy, Tony is heading back to the top. Ridiculousness for the people. Hysteria for nurses, teachers, mothers and plumbers. Important nonsense for you.The doctor is in and he has what you need. (Funny)
“Tony Law is the living absurd comedic incarnation of the Fringe”
★★★★★ The Skinny 12+
Hyena Lounge
At The Great Yorkshire Fringe Friday 4 August, 8.45pm, £14
Gary Delaney,Tom Wrigglesworth & Andre Vincent York’s legendary comedy club makes a welcome return to The Great Yorkshire Fringe with four laughter-packed shows featuring the cream of the UK’s comedy circuit. 16+
The Great Yorkshire Fringe, Parliament Street,York, YO10 8SG
The Ronnie Scott All-Stars Present
1959:The Year That Shaped Jazz Saturday 5 August, 5pm, £24
A musical and visual celebration - combining world-class live jazz from the Ronnie Scott’s All Stars Quintet, narration and rare archive photos – this is a unique concert celebrating the music of 1959. The year that shaped jazz!
“Full-on brilliance” The Guardian
Holy Moly and the Crackers
Saturday 5 August, 9pm, £10
Holy Moly & The Crackers are a seven-piece ‘Gypsy Folk Rock’ band from the UK. Founders Conrad Bird, Ruth Patterson and ‘Squeezebox’ Rosie lead the band with compelling charismatic style.They play an exciting and visceral blend of rock, pop, folk, blues, balkan, klezmer, ska and reggae. 16+
The Ronnie Scott All-Stars Present
The Jazz Diva’s featuring Claire Martin OBE
Sunday 6 August, 7.30pm, £26.50
Direct from London’s world-famous jazz club,The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars are joined by internationally acclaimed vocalist and BBC Radio 3 presenter, Claire Martin, for a celebration of the legendary leading ladies of jazz - including Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Billie Holiday and their contemporaries.
“Full-on brilliance” The Guardian
Box Office 01904 500600 | www.greatyorkshirefringe.com
Damian Kingsley
Tony Cowards
The uptight, irritable, shy yet monstrously arrogant Kingsley has developed dangerously high blood pressure and a phobia of dancing. In this show Damian considers the nature of inhibition, showing off and your ludicrous discotheque behaviour.
If you're a fan of puns and are up all night for good fun, prepare to get lucky as Tony Cowards, ‘The Punosaurus’ (List), ‘A beaut of a one-liner merchant’ (Londonisfunny.com) brings his new show, ‘Daft Pun’ to audiences worldwide.
Can’t Dance,Won’t Dance
Daft Pun
Friday 21st July, 6pm, £7
“Slick, well-evoked anecdotal material. The set is powered by punchlines” Steve Bennett, Chortle. 18+
Abigoliah Shamaun
16+
The Kagools
Namaste, B*tches
Friday 21 July, 8.45pm, £8.50
Abigoliah is a certified Bikram Yoga instructor; she’s run marathons and Tough Mudders, participated in Crossfit competitions...Why would she bother when you’re just as likely to find those sweet endorphins at the bottom of a pint glass?
“A show for anyone who’s paused on a treadmill or over a shot glass and wondered ‘wait... what am I doing?” ★★★★★ ArtsAwardVoice.com
Friday 21 July, 7.15pm, £8.50, Group 4+ £7
16+
Tutti
Saturday 22 July, 3.30pm Adult £10, Child £7.50, Family £30 Multi award-winning physical comedy act,The Kagools, return to Great Yorkshire Fringe with 'Tutti, a brand new show for 2017. Spontaneous, anarchic and fun for everyone.
“See The Kagools before they make it big on TV”
The Advertiser 4+
The Great Yorkshire Fringe, Parliament Street,York, YO10 8SG
Paul Sinha
Edy Hurst
Paul Sinha returns to The Great Yorkshire Fringe previewing his latest show, just before he heads to the Edinburgh Festival. Chortle 18+
Edy Hurst, award winning nice boy and ‘manic ball of comedy energy’ (Giggle Beats), is bringing your dreams to life. He’s gathering all the magic and wonder of a theme park into a comedy show. Winner of Tickled Pig 2013 and one quarter of Manchester’s second best comedy night Fat Moron, Edy Hurst presents a debut work of comic ingenuity and imagination. 14+
Annette Gregory
Any Suggestions, Doctor?
Shout Out To My Ex
Saturday 22 July, 5pm, £10
“This is what a good stand-up should be. Hilariously funny, passionate and articulate.”
Ella - Celebrating 100 Years
Saturday 22 July, 8.30pm, £10, Conc £8
Annette, backed by her band, celebrates the contribution to jazz music made by Ella Fitzgerald, with music from various songbooks including many well-known swing tunes and beautiful ballads.
16+
Theme Show!
Saturday 22 July, 6.30pm, £8
An Improvised Adventure in Space & Time
Sunday 23 July, 3pm, Adult £10, Child £8, Family £32
The most fantastic improvised parody in all of space & time is back! Brand new episodes of Doctor Who created with your suggestions and a live radiophonic workshop. Featuring a troupe of highly experienced improv actors, we will whisk you away to the time of dinosaurs, a postapocalyptic wasteland or even Slough! 7+
Box Office 01904 500600 | www.greatyorkshirefringe.com
Nick Hall
Mitch Benn
Spencer Percival has one claim to fame. He’s the only Prime Minister to ever be assassinated. Unfortunately no one’s ever heard of him. 205 years later, comedian Nick Hall tries to tell his story. As seen on BBC Two, BBC Three, and BBC Radio 4.
Congratulations! It's 2017 and you're still here! So is Mitch, ("the country's leading musical satirist" Times) looking backwards, forwards and sideways trying to make the world a better place, one silly song at a time. Join him as he looks back over what for the lack of a better word he still refers to as his "career" and ponders where he - and indeed all of us - might be going next. 16+
Spencer
Sunday 23 July, 5pm, £7
“Brilliant”
★★★★★ Times 12+
Eleanor Tiernan People Pleaser
Sunday 23 July, 8.30pm, £7
A stranger asks a small favour. It would seem so mean to refuse. But every action has its consequences. And when it’s too late, it’s too late. Compulsive Irish over-thinker Eleanor Tiernan previews her brand new stand-up show. As seen on Comedy Central’s The Alternative Comedy Experience. 16+
I'm Still Here
Sunday 23 July, 7pm, £10
Accidents Happen to Sasha Ellen Monday 24 July, 7pm, £7
At the tender age of three, Sasha Ellen accidentally killed a kitten... And she hasn't stopped murdering since. A brutally honest stand-up show about mishaps, misunderstandings and general screw ups. ★★★★ The Scotsman 16+
The Great Yorkshire Fringe, Parliament Street,York, YO10 8SG
WMD Makes Everything Better
Monday 24 July & Wednesday 2 August 8.30pm & 7pm, £7
“WMD Makes Everything Better” is a sketch show based around the concept of encountering ridiculous and surreal situations and combatting them with relentless logic.This show attempts to act as a salve to these difficult times and struggles under 3 protagonists pulling in different directions. 18+
The Not So Late Show with Ross & Josh Tuesday 25 July, 8.30pm, £8
Join your hosts Ross Brierley and Joshua Sadler as they take the late night chat show to its illogical conclusion. A multimedia extravaganza from the creators of UK Garage Horse Racing (“The funniest thing in the world” - comedycentral.co.uk), with special guests, sketches, short films, games and pure, unadulterated fun. 16+
For the School Colours
The Life and Works of Angela Brazil Tuesday 25 July, 7pm, £9, Conc £8
Prolific children’s author, conservationist and believer in fairies, Angela Brazil was a complicated and determined woman with a tendency to write her personal life into her books. Although she is now largely forgotten, she developed and popularised the schoolgirl tale. Well-researched, irreverent and insightful, this is her story. 7+
Barbara Nice Raffle!
Wednesday 26 July, 7pm, £12, Conc £10 Join the Edinburgh Fringe’s favourite housewife Barbara Nice for an evening of proper good fun. Entrance price includes a complimentary raffle ticket! Better still, experience this critically acclaimed tip-top character comedy live - from ‘Phoenix Nights’ actress and comedian Janice Connolly. A playful lifeaffirming show for all the family including the chance to win a prize off Barbara’s table. ★★★★★ Chortle 14+
Box Office 01904 500600 | www.greatyorkshirefringe.com
George Egg
Steve Gribbin
Following sell out Edinburgh Fringe runs in 2015 and 2016 plus a sell out UK tour, award winning* comedian George Egg (the ‘Anarchist Cook’) returns with a BRAND NEW SHOW with live cooking and laugh-out-loud comedy. *Spirit Of The Fringe Award, Edinburgh 2015
Veteran train traveller and highly experienced stand-up comedian Steve Gribbin rails against the current state of Britain’s Railway system. Using his very worst journeys as examples, Steve takes us on a (de)tour of cancellations, delays and overcrowding that’s enough to drive you to drive. It’s the antidote to Michael Portillo.
DIY Chef
Wednesday 26 July, 8.30pm, £12, Conc £10
“It is refreshing to encounter a performer who really is unique” The Telegraph
16+
Tom Houghton
Thursday 27 July, 8.30pm, £10
Solo debut by the former star-with- a-guitar of The Noise Next Door as silver-spoonedrebellion hilariously collides with privilege, elite military tradition and outrage. A fabulously positive show about taking risks and embracing the unknown with wicked gags and perhaps a song. As seen in The Noise Next Door and on Channel 4’s First Dates. 15+
Shunted Again!
Thursday 27 July, 7pm, £12, Conc £10
16+
Tom Crosbie Nerd Do Well
Friday 28 July, 5pm, £8, Conc £7
What if your superpowers were setting Rubik's cube records, lightning fast mathematics and memory skills? What if your kryptonite was human contact, nightclubs & the memory of Lotty rejecting you in the playground age 10? Join Tom as he masters the talents nobody knew he needed. “Amazing feats of memory!” Fringe Review 12+ Families welcome.
The Great Yorkshire Fringe, Parliament Street,York, YO10 8SG
The Thinking Drinkers
Friday 28 - Sunday 30 July Fri 7pm & Sat/Sun 5pm, £15
The Thinking Drinkers return to The Great Yorkshire Fringe with their brand new show about alcohol and drinking. Enjoy FIVE FREE DRINKS with Ben and Tom in as they take you on a hilarious time-travelling drinking journey.
“An erudite, liquor-loving duo”
Sunday Times Strictly 18+
Ed Aczel
Infinite? Preview
Friday 28 July, 9pm, £8, Conc £7 Is it possible for Ed to go all philosophical? Does he really understand the nature of infinity? Ed tries to understand things he doesn't really understand for example Eternity and Quantum Mechanics. Ed fumbles around desperately seeking a show - why not come along and fumble with him?
“Aczel is still the master of the genre.” ★★★★ Kate Copstick,The Scotsman 14+
Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall
Saturday 29 July, 1pm & 3pm, Adult/Child £7
Why toddle when you can dance?! It's time to get heads, shoulders, knees and toes bopping along to lashings of swing, pop, rock, latin and more! Find out why Monski Mouse is a hit around the world with the under 5’s AND their parents/carers.
“The best dance party with your under 5 year old that you’ve ever had...” ★★★★★ Families Online 0-5 years
Stillhouse
Saturday 29 July, 8pm, £7
Progressive acoustic music at its finest, STILLHOUSE are a mandolin, guitar, double bass and vocal trio ensemble, presenting beautifully crafted original songs and meticulously arranged instrumental material with roots in bluegrass, jazz and acoustic music. The trio is delighted to invite you to join them for this special Love is the Weight EP launch show in their hometown of York.
Box Office 01904 500600 | www.greatyorkshirefringe.com
Richard Carpenter
Ian Smith
Richard Carpenter is Close to You is an epic concert of hit tunes and harrowing travesties from the smiliest guy in pop-rock history. A bittersweet dark comedy that tells the hilarious, traumatic, imaginary tale of the ultimate piano player. Written and performed by Matthew Floyd Jones, the guy to the left behind the piano from Frisky & Mannish. 14+
Ian Smith (BBC3’s Sweat the Small Stuff, BBC1’s The Ark) is an award-winning comedian. This is his fourth solo show. It’s about uniqueness… like everybody else’s.
Rahul Kohli
Laughter Is The Best Placebo
is Close to You
Sunday 30 July, 3pm, £10
A Not So Chubby, Brown Sunday 30 July, 8pm, £7
Brexit,Trump,Your mam.The World is in turmoil. Luckily Newcastle Brown Male: Rahul Kohli is here with a giant hose (ladies) to put that fire out. Unfortunately Rahul is king of the sesh and that hose is full of sambuca. As Heard on BBC Radio 4’s State of the Nation,Top Pick of 2016 Edfringe.
“Rising Star of Political Comedy” Andy Zaltsman of the Bugle 14+
Snowflake
Sunday 30 July, 6.30pm, £7
“One of the best you will see at the festival”
★★★★★ Mirror 14+
Monday 31 July, 7pm, £7
My life is a constant search for emotional and electrical outlets. If you can relate, this is the show for you. Comedian Simon Caine brings his 2nd solo hour to York for one night only.This hour attempts to explain what it's like being a failed millennial in easy bite-sized jokes covering Trump, technology,Tesco (and more). 18+
The Great Yorkshire Fringe, Parliament Street,York, YO10 8SG
Hurricane Katie
Monday 31 July, 8.30pm, £7
The Grumbleweeds Tuesday 1 August, 7pm, £15
"Sometimes surreal, often unusually perceptive, and always original and entertaining"
The Grumbleweeds Laughter Show. Join legendary comedy act ‘The Grumbleweeds’ for an evening of laughter. It’s a show that’s full to the brim with of laugh-out- loud comedy routines, theatrical magic and fun for all the family! See exactly what’s kept The Grumbleweeds at the very top of their game for over 50 years as they perform some of their hilarious comedy routines in this non-stop spectacular. 14+
Caspar Thomas
Velodrome
Board up the windows, loot a supermarket and then hide in the basement, it's "Hurricane Katie" and this is comedy carnage.
★★★★ Female Arts Magazine
16+
More Magic & Mentalism
Tuesday 1 August, 8.45pm, £9, Conc £7
Caspar brings to York his close-up, interactive, before-your-very-eyes sleight-of-hand magic and mentalism - no suspicious looking boxes, no camera tricks, no stooges.
“Caspar’s sleight-of-hand and mentalism is of a standard rarely seen anywhere, and never attempted by the current generation of magicians. Phenomenal!” Jerry Sadowitz 12+
Wednesday 2 - Friday 4 August, 5pm, £7
Velodrome Music is a singer, guitarist and songwriter from Essex, UK. She calls the music “DIY Lo-Fi Rock”.The strong melodies, harmonies and song-craft are a nod to The Beach Boys and Electric Light Orchestra, while the quirkiness is reminiscent of Marc Bolan or Mac Demarco, with songs about cycling, being poor, owning a cat, and other suburban circumstances.
Box Office 01904 500600 | www.greatyorkshirefringe.com
Ruminations
Classical Guitar Recital Richard Haslam
Wednesday 2 August, 8.30pm, £7
Sir Dickie Benson Knight On The Tiles
Thursday 3 August, 7pm, £7
An intimate recital of modern classical guitar music performed by Richard Haslam, a postgraduate student at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester where he is a recipient of the Ian Spencer-Fox bursary for guitar. With music from Great Britain and Cuba that contain musical elements from a variety of genres.
Sir Dickie Benson, king of anarchy, the last of the Hollywood hell-raisers writ large, invites you to a riotous afternoon of heavy drinking, hilarious anecdotes and scandalous celebrity gossip. Featuring a fully interactive Q&A session with a three-time Oscar winning actor whose capacity for drink is matched only by his boundless charm and furious temper. 16+
Tony Jameson
Coquette presents…
Is This What I’ve Become?
Thursday 3 & Sunday 6 August 8.30pm & 5pm, £10, Conc £8
Following his debut UK tour, Tony bares his soul like never before. Join the North East hottest comedian talent for an hour of funny stories, anecdotes and observations from his life over the past 12 months.
“You cannot help but watch in awe…” Comedy Central 18+
The Great Yorkshire Tease Friday 4 August, 8.30pm, £18
From the producers of ‘Moulin Ouse’ comes a brand new show celebrating the art of burlesque. A scintillating spectacle featuring an array of performers from across the UK. From showgirls to satire, the elegant to the exotic, experience the many faces of ‘the art of tease.’ Whether you’re a newcomer or connoisseur of burlesque, there will be plenty to delight and surprise you! 18+
The Great Yorkshire Fringe, Parliament Street,York, YO10 8SG
The Giant’s Loo Roll
Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 August 1.30pm & 3pm Adult £11, Child £9, Family £34
Heading to York after its successful West End run. Look out for the biggest loo roll ever on stage in this giant of a children’s musical.Watch out for some frightened sheep, lots of excited children and a fantastic amount of toilet paper in this rip roaring musical direct from the West End by TaleGate Theatre Productions. 3+
Hyena Lounge
At The Great Yorkshire Fringe Saturday 5 August, 8.30pm, £14
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Gary Delaney,Tom Wrigglesworth & David Morgan York’s legendary comedy club makes a welcome return to The Great Yorkshire Fringe with four laughter-packed shows featuring the cream of the UK’s comedy circuit.
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16+
The Great Yorkshire Free Fringe Presents the
Burning Duck Comedy Showcase
The White Rose Rotunda Wednesday 2 & Thursday 3 August, 8.45pm £3 to guarantee entry, or free with bucket contribution
The Great Yorkshire Free Fringe Presents the
Burning Duck Comedy Showcase
The Tea Pot Friday 4 August, 10pm Sunday 6 August, 5.30pm, 7pm & 8.30pm £3 to guarantee entry, or free with bucket contribution
“A Unique Experience - Their selection of alternative comedy is a delight” York Press
York’s alternative comedy sensation the Burning Duck Comedy Club returns to The Great Yorkshire Free Fringe! Once again we will be presenting a handcrafted artisanal smorgasbang of the weirdest, wisest and most wonderful local ‘upand- coming’ musical, character, sketch, spoken word and stand-up comedy performers. Expect to see some acts you may have already seen at the clubs regular nights at The Black Swan and Basement, as well as more new favourites, some of whom you might have seen on Radio,TV or even winning awards at the Edinburgh and The Great Yorkshire Fringe festivals.
Box Office 01904 500600 | www.greatyorkshirefringe.com
The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year 2017 Heats & Semis
Heats: Friday 21 - Friday 28 July 5.30pm & 6.30pm, £6.50 Semi-Finals: Saturday 29 & Sunday 30 July, £8
Back for a third year, the GYF New Comedian of the Year is again on the lookout for the best up and coming comedians from Yorkshire and beyond! 16+
Abi Roberts Anglichanka
Friday 21 July, 8.30pm, £8, Conc £7 Buy 5+ for £1 off full priced tickets Anglichanka (Englishwoman in Russian) is an exhilarating new comedy show about living in the former Soviet Union in the 90s and returning after 18 years as the first UK comic to perform comedy in English and Russian.
“Breaks new comedy ground… A hilarious tour-de-force” The Independent. 16+
Morgan & West
Return of the Time-Travelling Magicians!
Friday 21 & Saturday 22 July, 7pm Adult £12, Child £10
Great Scott! Time-travelling magicians Morgan & West bring a magical extravaganza to a millennium near you! Not content with their lot as the nineteenth century’s greatest magic duo, this prestidigitatory pair present a conjuring spectacular to the audiences of the modern day. 9+
Deception
Friday 21 July, 9.45pm, £10
Following the huge success of his debut one-man comedy magic show in 2016,York magician and mind-reader Craig Stephenson returns with his new show, Deception. Promising an hour of mindblowing magic, mentalism and laughter.
“Funny and mind-boggling at the same time” UK Cabaret Review 12+
The Great Yorkshire Fringe, Parliament Street,York, YO10 8SG
Unlikely Tales
with Thaddeus Bent
Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 July, 1pm, £7
Master Story Teller Thaddeus Bent and his long suffering apprentice present hilarity, excitement and adventure! Fairy tales and ghost stories with all the audience taking part! Brave children can join the storytellers on stage playing, heroes, monsters and villains! While Mums and Dads can snigger away at more pop culture references than you can shake a light sabre at! 7+
Science Magic
Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 July, 3pm, £7
Prepare to enter the magical world of science. Forget Harry Potter, Donal is the real wizard. Join him as he does the impossible; skewer a balloon without popping it, set paper on fire without burning it, turn water upside-down without spilling it, move an object without touching it. And even conjure dragon’s breath! Always exciting, sometimes messy. Get excited about science, and laugh your pants off while you do. 5+
Sophie Willan Preview
Saturday 22 July, 8.30pm, £7
After a smash hit run and phenomenal critical acclaim at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, Boltonian powerhouse Sophie Willan returns with a brand new show.
“A diamond in the rough and a refreshing break from the norm” The Independent 16+
Fear-tre of Fear with Thaddeus Bent
Saturday 22 July, 9.45pm, £7
Push your shaking hands down the back of the sofa of subconsciousness, and into a realm of fluff and nightmares, to bear witness to.Thaddeus Bent author, storyteller and fear-monger! Shining his mini maglite torch into you blackest corners of your soul! 12+
Box Office 01904 500600 | www.greatyorkshirefringe.com
Chris Kehoe
The Andy Field Experience
Would the world be a better place if piratical misanthrope Chris Kehoe was in charge? Without a shadow of a doubt. Join the award winning stand-up as he tackles climate change, racism and asks what would motivate 23 people to leave a review of a pedal bin on line?
Join Chortle One to Watch 2017, Andy Field, as he takes you on a surreal and vivid journey in the one man sh*t show, Ridiculous? Yes. Hilarious? Definitely. Is he stupid or a genius? You decide!
Darren Harriott
Eshaan Akbar
Three things are guaranteed in life - failure, strong opinions, and death.This (very funny) debut show from Darren Harriott is about all three. In the last year, Darren has appeared on Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central, supporting Jimmy Carr. He then headed to the Edinburgh Festival 2016, as part of the prestigious Pleasance Reserve, where he featured on BBC Radio 4 Extra Stands Up. 14+
The work in progress for the debut Edinburgh Fringe show from Piccadilly Comedian of the Year 2016. The privately-educated, former banker, exMuslim and son of a Labourite and Thatcherite is as confused as you are
The Second Coming of Chris Sunday 23 July, 7pm, £8
“A damn fine satirist.”
The Skinny 16+
Defiant Preview
Monday 24 July, 7pm, £7
Preview
Sunday 23 July, 8.30pm, £8
16+
Not For Prophet
Monday 24 July, 8.30pm, £7
“Clearly going places” Bruce Dessau. 14+
The Great Yorkshire Fringe, Parliament Street,York, YO10 8SG
Tom Ward - Preview
Tuesday 25 July, 8pm, £8 Following his debut hour in 2016 Tom Ward is back with a new show. Join him as he explores the joys of heartbreak, being 91% straight (previously 75%), living alone in a house with no heating or hot water, and practising his personality on the toilet for when he forgets it at dinner parties.
“Fine jokes and star presence… a star in the making”
Timeout 18+
Chris Kent Moving On
Wednesday 26 July, 8pm, £7 Cork comedian Chris Kent presents his 5th solo show, Moving On. Returning with his charming and surreal style, Chris has a new perspective on life. Having moved to the UK and recently becoming a dad for the first time, adult life is leaving him more confused than ever...
“Compelling storyteller, truly surprising, beautifully delivered” The Scotsman 16+
Glenn Wool Viva Forever
Wednesday 26 July, 9.30pm, £10 Glenn Wool (BBC’s The John Bishop Show & C4’s 8 Out of 10 Cats) returns with a hysterical new show chronicling his past two years, which is interesting because...Well, just come to the show.
“Wool’s new show is a masterpiece of comedy”
★★★★★ The Scotsman 16+
Juliette Burton
Butterfly Effect Edinburgh Fringe Preview
Thursday 27 July, 8pm, £10, Conc £8
As seen on The One Show (BBC One) & This Morning (ITV). Following total sell-out shows at Edinburgh Fringe 2015 and 2016, award-winning comedian Juliette Burton investigates the power of kindness in a brand new docu-comedy. 14+
Box Office 01904 500600 | www.greatyorkshirefringe.com
Chris Betts Bewilderbeest
Thursday 27 July, 9.30pm, £7
Betts is back, but he’s got a problem.What do you do when you can’t trust the law, the elderly or even yourself? Join him for a hilarious dissemination of human nature, featuring crooked cops and superstitious children.This occasionally edgy but always hysterical Canadian jokesmith with a gift for ‘drolly original reasoning’ and ‘zinging turn of phrase’ (Scotsman) is a must-see. 16+
West End Magic
Friday 28 - Sunday 30 July, 3pm Adult/Child £8.50, Family £30
London’s premier magic show returns to York delivering the most exciting names in magic & variety in the UK. An exciting family friendly show offering the best in magic, illusion & comedy with the award-winning magic & illusions of Oliver Tabor.
5+
Tom Taylor
The Game’s a Foot, Try the Fish
Friday 28 July, 7pm, £7 Sell-out show at the Edinburgh Fringe 2016. PG Wodehouse meets Agatha Christie in this hilarious, one-man murder mystery from awardwinning comedian and writer Tom Taylor (as heard on BBC Radio 4's New Comedy Award). 14+ TWO SHOWS FOR £10 - Select a ticket for The Game’s a Foot,Try the Fish and also The Man with the Twisted Hip to qualify for this great offer!
Tom Taylor
The Man with the Twisted Hip
Friday 28 July, 8.15pm, £7 At the opening of a new art exhibition, rakish aristocrat and gentleman detective, Charlie Montague, is presented with a double-threat: murder and modern art. He is equally baffled by both.Tom Taylor returns with his second one-man murder mystery packed with Wodehousian witticisms, farce and non-stop laughs. 14+
The Great Yorkshire Fringe, Parliament Street,York, YO10 8SG
Douglas Walker Zuschauer
Friday 28 July, 9.30pm, £8.50
West End Magic Workshops
Saturday 29 - Sunday 30 July 11.15am, 1pm Child £15
Best Comedy Award Adelaide Fringe 2016. Can the audience change a show just by watching it? Douglas invites you to find out by watching his latest concatenation of mind-searing comic absurdities.Then watching it again, but differently. Zuschauer is a very silly exploration of what an audience brings to a show.
This fun, interactive workshop is taught by a top Magic Circle London magician, covering simple sleight of hand and the fundamentals of magic. Children can learn tricks to wow their friends and family with; it also helps them with their coordination, confidence and creativity, and gets them to work together as a team. Suitable for 7-13 year olds
Will Seaward Goes To El Dorado
John Pendal
16+
Saturday 29 July, 7.15pm, £8.50
Intrepid comedian Will Seaward is mounting an expedition in search of the legendary lost city of El Dorado - rumoured to be covered in solid gold and located somewhere in the jungles of South America. He's putting a team together. This show is his pitch. Adventure! Danger! The possibility of endless riches and eternal fame! 16+
How To Escape From Stuff Saturday 29 July, 8.45pm, £7
Before John became a comedian he spent ten years as an amateur escape artist. Not the magic trick kind, but the "get tied up by anyone and give it a go" kind. His success rate was 5 out of 6. Here are some of the things he learned as a result.
“Fringe brilliance”
★★★★★ Broadway Baby 16+
Box Office 01904 500600 | www.greatyorkshirefringe.com
Alice Fraser Empire
Sunday 30 July, 7.15pm, £8.50
Following sold-out seasons and rave reviews, Australia’s Alice Fraser is back with a fresh hour of unpredictably meaningful, occasionally silly, narratively unorthodox art-comedy. She’s debated Julian Assange and done a TED talk. One day she’ll make her father proud. Empire is about Power, Quantum Physics and Disney Villains.
“Gut-punchingly funny. See this show” Herald Sun 16+
Sidekick
Sunday 30 July, 8.45pm, £7
Some people are life's heroes, its leading men and women. Others are happy to stand at the side and hold their jackets.This is a show about the men and women who pick up the pieces after the credits have rolled.
“A sharp and crafty gagsmith, with wittily obtuse takes on an impressively wide range of topics”
Chortle 16+
Talking Heads
Bed Among the Lentils by Alan Bennett Monday 31 July, 7pm, £8
Susan, an alcoholic, nervous vicar's wife has to travel into Leeds to go to the off-licence because of her debts with the local shop keeper. She distracts herself from her ambitious, and, as she sees him, vainly insensitive husband by conducting an affair with a nearby grocer, Ramesh, discovering something about herself and God in the process. 15+
Short & Curly Young at Start
Monday 31 July, 8.30pm, £7
Curly is convinced that appearing youthful is the answer to success in comedy and he will do whatever is necessary to get “youth”. Short knows otherwise. Will appearing youthful make Curly’s dreams come true? Find out in this multi-sketch show from the critically acclaimed double act Short & Curly.
“It’s completely hilarious and amazing.”
★★★★ Broadway Baby 14+
The Great Yorkshire Fringe, Parliament Street,York, YO10 8SG
And The Rope Still Tugging Her Feet
Tuesday 1 August, 7pm, £9, Conc £8
A dark, comic take on a time when “the most dangerous pace to be in Ireland is in a woman’s womb”. Argus Angel Award Winner.
“A funny, life affirming piece which bristles with humanity” ★★★★★ The Argus 12+
The Age of Femin***s
Tuesday 1 - Thursday 3 August, 8.30pm, £7
Set in a “dystopian” world, where the feminist plague has swept the land, leading to a matriarchal society led by Supreme Ruler, Margaret Atwood… A light hearted commentary on societal approaches and responses to equality movements, particularly female equality movements. 14+
Standing on the Shoulders of Ants
Wednesday 2 August, 5pm, £8
This is beanpole lunatic stand-up. He's surreal and topical. His Nan's decision to let him stay up aged six to watch Crimewatch is examined. Pretruth, post truth and alternative facts are dealt with. Oh and he also ends up somehow implicated as a serial killer. 18+
The Delightful Sausage Cold Hard Cache
Wednesday 2 August, 7pm, £7
Cold Hard Cache is the new sketch comedy adventure from Chris Cantrill and Amy Gledhill, the minds behind cult oddball phenomenon,The Delightful Sausage. Surreal, interactive and very silly - book your tickets and discover the comedy secret that ‘they’ don’t want you to know. 16+
Box Office 01904 500600 | www.greatyorkshirefringe.com
The Little Angel
Thursday 3 August, 3pm & 7pm £10, Conc £7.50
The story of Sashka, a troubled boy with seemingly nothing to live for. His parents are violent, selfish and unsympathetic, it seems like Sashka’s life is spiralling out of control until one profound evening he sees ‘The Little Angel’ hanging on the Christmas tree and his life is inexplicably changed forever. It is moving, funny and full of heart. Music, lyrics and adaptation by Paul Dale-Vickers.
Music, Mayhem and Me!!
Friday 4 & Saturday 5 August, 5pm £9, Conc £7
Acclaimed musicians Bass-Baritone John Nancarro and David Hammond take a high speed ride through the mean streets of post-war Kew Gardens, on to the deserts of Australia via Salisbury Cathedral, dodging MI5 and a German Parachute Mine en-route and concluding with a real, live, non-recorded non electronic performance of Schumann’s immortal “Liederkreis”!!
The Wonderful World of Lieven Scheire
Friday 4 August, 7pm, £10.50, Conc £8.50
Following his sell out Edinburgh Festival season, this unique, non-fiction stand up takes little concepts like Einstein’s’ theory of relativity, and explains them in a way that is not only accessible but also hilarious! As seen on Museum of Curiosity with John Lloyd on BBC Radio 4, don’t miss out on Belgium’s funniest physicist. 16+
The Great Yorkshire Fringe, Parliament Street,York, YO10 8SG
Odjo - King Of The Ocean Friday 4 August, 8.30pm, £8, Conc £7
Odjo. A beautiful idiot – raised by performing elephants… Our reporter spent 3 months living at sea with an idiot fisherman named Odjo. He witnessed bizarre martial arts practices, unruly animal impressions and unhealthy absurdities that reduced him to tears of laughter...
14 +
Andalou Dog
Saturday 5 August, 3pm, £13
Andalou-Dog’s Pulled Down by the Sky is a live show project that tests the boundaries of an electro-rock live performance and contemporary theatre. Inspired by the movie The Cabinet of Dr Caligari and Stop Making Sense by Talking Heads, the show depicts the journey that Andalou Dog takes towards adulthood.
Janis Joplin & Friends
In The Woodstock Experience Saturday 5 August, 8.30pm, £18
Three days of Peace and Love in one great show! Featuring classics from the original Woodstock including songs from Joe Cocker, The Who, Santana, The Band, Joan Baez and of course, Janis Joplin performed by singers and musicians straight from London’s West End including X Factor finalist Melanie Masson. 12+
Pete K Mally
Twenty Years of Teaching, One Angry Rant
Sunday 6 August, 3pm, £7.50
Pete K Mally takes his 20 years of teaching and lets loose at his acclaimed stand-up gig. Talking about his time in schools and about his own youth Pete’s stage show is great fun for teachers, parents or anyone who ever went to school. 18+
Box Office 01904 500600 | www.greatyorkshirefringe.com
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Abba Reunion
Back to Bacharach
The ABBA REUNION tribute Show is the creation of an Award Winning West End Director, Producer and Choreographer. Starring the original 'Frida' from the London West End cast! Superbly accurate vocals, harmonies, guitar, keyboards plus back line musicians combined with stunning iconic replica costumes, choreography and set produce the most authentic and requested Abba tribute show in the world today.
Back to Bacharach celebrates the magical music of Burt Bacharach, one of the most accomplished popular composers of the 20th Century, who together with Hal David penned some of the most memorable and iconic hits that stand the test of time.
Friday 21 July, 7.30pm, £22.50, Conc £21
Saturday 22 July, 7.30pm, £22.50, Conc £21
Curtis Stigers and the Ronnie Scott’s Big Band perform Sinatra at the Sands Friday 28 July, 7.30pm, £27.50
Curtis Stigers is returning to the U.K. after recording his most recent album “One More For The Road”! Both the album and the tour are in celebration of the 50th anniversary of “Sinatra at the Sands”! Expect a brilliantly produced show performed by world-class musicians. 16+
York Barbican, Paragon St, York,YO10 4AH
Henning Wehn
Westphalia Is Not An Option Saturday 29 July, 7.30pm, £18.50
Join German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn for an evening of Teutonic jolliness at its best. After his last show tackled those well-known staples of light entertainment that are the British obsession with home ownership and the selfserving nature of most fundraising efforts, this time Henning’s having an unbiased look at immigration.
“Very entertaining and very accessible” The Scotsman 16+
Magic of Queen
Twist and Shout
MAGIC, the first and still the best tribute to Queen, perform all of Queen’s greatest hits plus some you may not have heard for a while, in their latest show for 2017. Magic creates all the excitement of a Queen live show - not to be missed.
An all-star cast from the West End deliver a musical powerhouse of a show that starts with the explosion of Brit Pop in 1962 through to the era of Flower Power and Free Love of the late sixties. Sing and dance along with an all-star West End cast to the music of The Beatles, Hermans Hermits,The Rolling Stones, Cilla Black, Dusty Springfield and many more...
Thursday 3 August, 7.30pm, £21, Conc £19
Friday 4 August, 7.30pm, £19.50, Conc £18
Box Office 01904 500600 | www.greatyorkshirefringe.com
DAY BY DAY DIARY FRIDAY 21 JULY
5.30pm 6pm 7pm 7pm 7.15pm 7.30pm 8.30pm 8.30pm 8.45pm 9.45pm
New Comedian of the Year – Heats Damian Kingsley - Can’t Dance, Won’t Dance The Thinking Drinkers Morgan & West: Return of the Time-Travelling Magicians! Tony Cowards: Daft Pun Abba Reunion Hyena Lounge Abi Roberts: Anglichanka Abigoliah Schamaun – Namaste, Bitches Deception
SATURDAY 22 JULY
1pm 1pm 3pm 3pm 3.30pm 5pm 5pm 5.30pm 6.30pm 7pm 7pm 7.30pm 8.30pm 8.30pm 8.45pm
Morgan & West: More Magic For Kids! Unlikely Tales with Thaddeus Bent Morgan & West: More Magic For Kids! Science Magic The Kagools - Tutti The Thinking Drinkers Paul Sinha: Shout Out To My Ex New Comedian of the Year – Heats Edy Hurst: Theme Show! Dean Friedman - Songs for Grownups Morgan & West: Return of the Time-Travelling Magicians! Back To Bacharach Sophie Willan - Preview Annette Gregory - Ella - Celebrating 100 Years Sean Kelly Sold Your Way!
SUNDAY 23 JULY
12pm 1pm 2.15pm 3pm 3pm 5pm 5pm 5.30pm 7pm 7pm 8pm
8.30pm 8.30pm
Baby Loves Disco Unlikely Tales with Thaddeus Bent Baby Loves Disco Science Magic Any Suggestions, Doctor? The Thinking Drinkers Nick Hall: Spencer New Comedian of the Year – Heats Chris Kehoe: The Second Coming of Chris Mitch Benn: I'm Still Here The Ronnie Scott All-Stars The Great American Songbook The Andy Field Experience - Preview Eleanor Tiernan - People Pleaser
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The Great Yorkshire Fringe, Parliament Street,York, YO10 8SG
MONDAY 24 JULY
7pm 7pm 7.30pm 8.30pm 8.30pm
Darren Harriott - Defiant Preview Accidents Happen to Sasha Ellen Grand Old Uke of York Eshaan Akbar - Not For Prophet WMD Makes Everything Better
TUESDAY 25 JULY
11am 2pm 6.30pm 6.30pm 7pm 8pm 8.30pm 8.45pm
The Scarecrows' Wedding The Scarecrows' Wedding Showstopper! The Improvised Musical New Comedian of the Year 2017 - Heats For the School Colours:The Life and Works of Angela Brazil Tom Ward - Preview The Not So Late Show with Ross & Josh Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
WEDNESDAY 26 JULY
11am 2pm 6.30pm 7pm 7pm 8pm 8.30pm 8.45pm 9.30pm
The Scarecrows' Wedding The Scarecrows' Wedding New Comedian of the Year 2017 - Heats Tom Stade - I Swear Barbara Nice - Raffle! Chris Kent: Moving On George Egg: DIY Chef Simon Munnery: Renegade Plumber - Preview Glenn Wool:Viva Forever
THURSDAY 27 JULY
11am 2pm 6.30pm 7pm 7pm 8pm 8.30pm 8.45pm 9.30pm
The Scarecrows' Wedding The Scarecrows' Wedding New Comedian of the Year 2017 - Heats Paul Foot – Tis Pity She’s a Piglet Steve Gribbin - Shunted Again! Juliette Burton: Butterfly Effect - Edinburgh Fringe Preview Tom Houghton Jerry Sadowitz: Comedian, Magician, Psychopath! Chris Betts: Bewilderbeest
The Tea Pot The Shed The White Rose Rotunda The Tea Pot The Shed
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Box Office 01904 500600 | www.greatyorkshirefringe.com
FRIDAY 28 JULY
11am 12.45pm 2.45pm 3pm 5pm 5.30pm 7pm 7pm 7pm 7.30pm
8.15pm 8.30pm 9pm 9.30pm
The Scarecrows' Wedding The Scarecrows' Wedding Amazing Bubble Man West End Magic Tom Crosbie: Nerd Do Well New Comedian of the Year 2017 - Heats Sh*t-faced Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet Tom Taylor: The Game’s a Foot, Try the Fish The Thinking Drinkers Curtis Stigers and the Ronnie Scott’s Big Band perform Sinatra at the Sands Tom Taylor: The Man with the Twisted Hip Hyena Lounge At The Great Yorkshire Fringe Is Ed Aczel Infinite’ Preview Douglas Walker - Zuschauer
11am 11.15am 12.45pm 1pm 1pm 2.45pm 3pm 3pm 4.30pm 5pm 5.30pm 7pm 7.15pm 7.30pm 8pm 8.45pm 9pm
The Scarecrows’ Wedding West End Magic Workshop The Scarecrows’ Wedding West End Magic Workshops Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall Amazing Bubble Man West End Magic Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall Richard Herring The Thinking Drinkers New Comedian of the Year 2017 - Semi-Finals Richard Herring Podcast Will Seaward Goes To El Dorado Henning Wehn - Westphalia Is Not An Option Stillhouse John Pendal - How To Escape From Stuff Sh*t-faced Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
The White Rose Rotunda The Tea Pot The White Rose Rotunda The Tea Pot The Shed The White Rose Rotunda The Tea Pot The Shed The White Rose Rotunda The Shed The Tea Pot The White Rose Rotunda The Tea Pot York Barbican The Shed The Tea Pot The White Rose Rotunda
11am 11.15am 12.45pm 1pm 2.45pm 3pm 3pm 4.30pm 5pm 5.30pm 6.30pm 7.15pm 8pm 8pm 8.45pm
The Scarecrows’ Wedding West End Magic Workshops The Scarecrows’ Wedding West End Magic Workshops Amazing Bubble Man West End Magic Richard Carpenter is Close to You Sh*t-faced Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet The Thinking Drinkers New Comedian of the Year 2017 - Semi-Finals Ian Smith - Snowflake Alice Fraser - Empire The Ronnie Scott All-Stars Present: Soho Songbook Rahul Kohli: A Not So Chubby, Brown Sidekick
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SATURDAY 29 JULY
SUNDAY 30 JULY
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MONDAY 31 JULY
4pm 7pm 7pm 7pm 8.30pm 8.30pm 8.30pm
The Slightly Fat Show Sh*t-faced Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet Talking Heads – ‘Bed Among the Lentils’ by Alan Bennett Laughter Is The Best Placebo New Comedian of the Year Final 2017 Short & Curly:Young at Start Hurricane Katie
TUESDAY 1 AUGUST
11am 2pm 3.30pm 7pm 8.30pm 8.30pm 8.30pm 8.45pm 9pm
The Scarecrows’ Wedding The Scarecrows’ Wedding The York Fringe Dog Show The Slightly Fat Show And The Rope Still Tugging Her Feet The Grumbleweeds The Age of Femin***s Caspar Thomas: More Magic & Mentalism Tony Law: Absurdity for the Common People
WEDNESDAY 2 AUGUST
11am 2pm 5pm 5pm 7pm 7pm 7pm 8.30pm 8.30pm 8.45pm
The Scarecrows’ Wedding The Scarecrows’ Wedding Standing on the Shoulders of Ants Velodrome Music The Slightly Fat Show The Delightful Sausage: Cold Hard Cache WMD Makes Everything Better The Age of Femin***s Ruminations - Classical Guitar Recital Richard Haslam Free Fringe: The Burning Duck Comedy Showcase
THURSDAY 3 AUGUST
11am 2pm 3pm 5pm 7pm 7pm 7pm 7.30pm 8.30pm 8.30pm 8.45pm
The Scarecrows’ Wedding The Scarecrows’ Wedding The Little Angel Velodrome Music The Slightly Fat Show The Little Angel Sir Dickie Benson - Knight On The Tiles Magic – A Kind Of Queen The Age of Femin***s Tony Jameson - Is This What I’ve Become? Free Fringe: The Burning Duck Comedy Showcase
The White Rose Rotunda The White Rose Rotunda The Tea Pot The Shed The White Rose Rotunda The Tea Pot The Shed
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FRIDAY 4 AUGUST
11am 12.45pm 5pm 5pm 7pm 7pm 7.30pm 8.30pm 8.30pm 8.45pm 10pm
The Scarecrows' Wedding The Scarecrows' Wedding Music, Mayhem and Me!! Velodrome Music The Slightly Fat Show The Wonderful World of Lieven Scheire Twist & Shout Odjo - King Of The Ocean Coquette presents… The Great Yorkshire Tease Hyena Lounge At The Great Yorkshire Fringe Free Fringe: The Burning Duck Comedy Showcase
SATURDAY 5 AUGUST
11am 12.45pm 1.30pm 3pm 3pm 5pm 5pm
8.30pm 8.30pm 9pm
The Scarecrows' Wedding The Scarecrows' Wedding The Giant’s Loo Roll Andalou Dog - Pulled Down by the Sky The Giant’s Loo Roll Music, Mayhem and Me!! The Ronnie Scott All-Stars Present 1959: The Year That Shaped Jazz Janis Joplin & Friends In The Woodstock Experience Hyena Lounge At The Great Yorkshire Fringe Holy Moly and the Crackers
SUNDAY 6 AUGUST
11am 12.45pm 1.30pm 3pm 3pm 5pm 5.30pm 7pm 7.30pm
8.30pm
The Scarecrows' Wedding The Scarecrows' Wedding The Giant’s Loo Roll Pete K Mally: Twenty Years of Teaching, One Angry Rant The Giant’s Loo Roll Tony Jameson - Is This What I’ve Become? Free Fringe: The Burning Duck Comedy Showcase Free Fringe: The Burning Duck Comedy Showcase The Ronnie Scott All-Stars Present The Jazz Diva’s featuring Claire Martin OBE Free Fringe: The Burning Duck Comedy Showcase
The White Rose Rotunda The White Rose Rotunda The Tea Pot The Shed The White Rose Rotunda The Tea Pot York Barbican The Tea Pot The Shed The White Rose Rotunda The Tea Pot
The White Rose Rotunda The White Rose Rotunda The Shed The Tea Pot The Shed The Tea Pot
The White Rose Rotunda The Tea Pot The Shed The White Rose Rotunda
The White Rose Rotunda The White Rose Rotunda The Shed The Tea Pot The Shed The Shed The Tea Pot The Tea Pot
The White Rose Rotunda The Tea Pot
The Great Yorkshire Fringe, Parliament Street,York YO10 8SG
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Tickets may either be booked online or through our booking line: 01904 500600. During the festival tickets may also be purchased from BOB the Box Office Bus on Parliament Street,YO10 8SG. Please check www.greatyorkshirefringe.com for opening hours. For shows taking place at York Barbican a cash Box Office will be in operation from 30 minutes prior to the show, subject to availability, therefore we strongly advise that you book online or via our booking line for these events.
Venues
The White Rose Rotunda, The Shed and The Tea Pot are located on the main festival site on Parliament Street,YO10 8SG. All Parliament Street venues are within a few minutes’ walk of each other. York Barbican is a 10 minute walk away at Paragon Street,YO10 4AH. All venues have full disabled access. Please check your tickets for the correct venue for the event you have booked for.
All tickets are Print at Home
Your Print at Home option can be found in your confirmation email by clicking the link at the top of the email. This opens a printable PDF. Should your print at home option not work please ensure that you bring some valid ID and your reference number and you will be able to collect your tickets from BOB the Box Office Bus on Parliament Street. PLEASE NOTE: Once purchased, to gain entry to the event you must present your ticket plus ID matching the name on the booking at the point of entry. If someone else will be attending on your behalf please contact the Box Office.
Booking Fees
All tickets purchased over the phone or through the website are subject to a booking fee of 12% with a minimum of ÂŁ1 per ticket. There is no charge for booking in person at any Box Office location. There are no additional transaction charges. We welcome donations to support the ongoing development of The Great Yorkshire Fringe. An option to donate is available when booking online, or please enquire at the Box Office.
Refunds and Exchanges
If for any reason you are unable to attend an event for which you hold tickets please contact the Box Office who will advise on how best to proceed. Please contact the Box Office direct on boxoffice@greatyorkshirefringe.com or 01904 500600.
Resales
Tickets are non-transferable. If you sell or purchase tickets for this event via a reseller such as Seatwave,Viagogo, GetMeln, TicketsNow, StubHub or Ebay or any outlet other than The Great Yorkshire Fringe or one of its authorised agents the ticket will be cancelled without refund.
Access
The Great Yorkshire Fringe site and the venues offer assisted access due to the uneven paving on Parliament Street and ramps and platforms in the temporary venues. Please contact us at the time of booking or on info@greatyorkshirefinge.com if you have any concerns, so we can make your visit as issue free as possible.
Box Office 01904 500600 | www.greatyorkshirefringe.com
The Great Northern Comedy Trail “We’d like to apologise to our viewers in the North. It must be awful for you” Susie Blake, Victoria Wood: As Seen On TV (1985)
Walk through the history of northern comedy. See the events, performers and iconic venues which have shaped a uniquely Northern style of comedy throughout the decades. e insightful and funny exhibition, fondly remembering the region’s greatest comedy contributors will be in York city centre for a limited time only as part of the 2017 Great Yorkshire Fringe.
Trail begins at the Fountain on Parliament Street.
York Brewery
York Brewery was founded in 1996 and has been producing its quality handcrafted ales with passion ever since.The brewery can be found tucked up inside the city walls of York, a mere stone’s throw from Micklegate Bar, the historic royal entrance to the city. A beautifully balanced, light gold coloured beer with dominant hop flavours and pale malt character. Guzzler is an easy drinking, crisp & refreshing session ale brewed with Challenger and Celeia hops that bring about a light citrus palate with overtones of Grapefruit.
Just like the Yorkshire Comedians, that you’ll be watching, we put our heart and soul into crafting our beer.We’re particularly proud to be supporting this contest and invite you to have a giggle with a Guzzler.
The Great Yorkshire Fringe, Parliament Street,York, YO10 8SG
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The sponsors wish the team of The Great Yorkshire Fringe another successful year Leicester Square Theatre COMING SOON:
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