Image: Shaparak Khorsandi
The decade where Shaparak left an important part of her brain somewhere in a field in Hampshire…
From indie discos to unflattering crop tops…a trip down memory lane to the decade where ‘kinky’ was nurse role play and whipped cream, and Shaparak found herself flying about London with hope in her heart, a tenner in her pocket and spare knickers in her handbag. How does the decade of binge drinking and walks of shame look now without snakebite and black tinted specs?
Friday 25 February: 7.30pm Tickets: £17 Age guidance: 14+
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Simon Evans’ last show, Genius 2.0 (“A Masterclass.” ★★★★★ The Scotsman) provided a hilarious analysis of the departure of any visible sign of intelligence from modern life. But his new show raises the stakes, with his usual excoriating views of a world on fire given a perspective shift from personal revelations that turned his world upside down this year.
Simon Evans is the star of Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week, The News Quiz, The Unbelievable Truth and Simon Evans Goes To Market.
"Dynamite." ★★★★ The Times
Friday 4 March: 8pm Tickets: £15, £13 (benefit concession & students) Age guidance: 14+
There are wallies everywhere and half of them are running the country. The other half are trying to. Matt Forde (Spitting Image, Have I Got News For You, The Last Leg, The Royal Variety Performance) lashes out right, left and centre. And chucks in some funny voices.
“Our foremost satirical stand-up...Whatever your politics, you’ll find excellence here." ★★★★ Stephen Armstrong, The Sunday Times
“Possibly the best political comedy show on the Fringe.” ★★★★★ Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph
“Forde is as gratifyingly sane as comedians come… smart, funny ideas.” ★★★★ Dominic Maxwell, The Times
Wednesday 16 March: 7.30pm Tickets: £15 Age guidance: 14+
Having hit 60 (but still a year younger than Madonna), Jenny Eclair AKA ‘The Face of Vagisan’ confronts a new decade of decrepitude.
Now that it takes 20 minutes of scrolling down to find her DOB when she’s filling in forms online, should she celebrate or crawl into a hole?
What will her 60s hold for this 1960s babe and is it a legal requirement to buy Nordic walking poles? PS ‘I’m carrying quite a lot of excess lockdown weight, which you can feel free to discuss behind my back during the interval. Love Jenny x’
Sunday 27 March: 7.30pm Tickets: £20 Age guidance: 14+
The classical concert you’ve always wanted to see.
Following the surprise success of his Sony album, which reached No 1 in the UK Classical Album charts, comes Alistair McGowan’s new show, combining his talents as master impressionist and comedian with his new-found talent as a classical pianist!
Join Alistair as he plays classical gems by Glass, Chopin, Gershwin, Grieg, Debussy, Tiersen and Satie - expect a lot of beautiful music (with the odd mistake!) and more than a sprinkling of his trademark impressions.
"Alistair McGowan's impressions are faultless." The Sunday Times
"Two shows for the price of one: laugh-out-loud comedy and some surprisingly sensitive piano playing.” James Lisney, pianist
Thursday 31 March: 7.30pm Tickets: £22.50 Age guidance: 12+
Gill Sims is the author of the best selling Why Mummy series of books and the woman behind the hugely popular Peter and Jane Facebook page.
Gill will be interviewed by Jo Middleton, author of Playgroups and Prosecco and creator of Slummy Single Mummy, and together they will take a hilarious look at the changing face of motherhood as your children grow from toddlers to teenagers, relationships, the highs and lows of the school gate, unexpected bodily fluids and much more! Including readings from Gill’s books, the evening will be the perfect opportunity to reassure yourself you are not alone in those FML moments- and maybe to even share some anecdotes of your own!
Friday 29 April: 7.30pm Tickets: £22.50 Age guidance: 16+
