Make ’em Laugh

Change your life with Romesh

ROMESH Ranganathan, star of countless television comedy series and and presenter of The Weakest Link, is back on the road from November with a new show, and a massive list of dates and venues, including Yeovil’s Westlands. In this new stand-up show Romesh Ranganathan promises to “Change Your Life.” He is here to help, he…

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The poetry of somebody’s child

PERFORMANCE poet Luke Wright has taken his own story of adoption and turned it into a show that is part stand-up and part poetry. Later Life Letter, an evening of warm and honest thoughts, with poems, jokes and some music, continues its tour on 24th September at Southampton Attic and 25th Exeter Phoenix arts centre….

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Classic TV comedy at Bath

IT is hard to believe that there were only 12 episodes of Fawlty Towers – and almost as hard to find that it is just over 50 years since the BBC showed this absolute classic of English rudeness and gentility at the seaside. Now it comes as a stage play, adapted by creator John Cleese,…

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Silver jubilee celebrations at Frome

FROME celebrates the 25th anniversary of its multi-arts festival this year – and the festival opens on 3rd July, just two days after the funeral of Martin Bax, the actor, former town and district councillor and mayor, who became one of Frome’s most loved and valued citizens. A former actor with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Martin…

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Juggling your life

CONFESSIONAL comedian Suzi Ruffell brings her new show, The Juggle, to the Marine Theatre at Lyme Regis on Friday 5th June and to Poole’s Lighthouse arts centre the following evening, Saturday 6th. It’s hard to be good all the time, says Suzi. A good mother, a good daughter, a good partner, a good friend, a…

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Thespians – the Greece musical

YES, that’s Greece, not Grease … the award-winning Mischief company comes to Bath Theatre Royal from Tuesday 26th to Saturday 30th May with the latest stage mayhem, a musical comedy which offers an (unlikely) explanation for the origins of acting. Thespians, packed with comedy, chaos and choreography sure to have the audience aching with laughter,…

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Game, set – and laugh!

PAULINE Eyre was a line judge at Wimbledon for 20 years. Now as a stand-up comedian she takes her experiences on the road, coming to Shaftesbury Arts Centre on 27th May, Bridport Arts Centre on 28th, Swanage’s Mowlem There on 29th. In her new show, Anyone for tennis?, Pauline spills the Pimms on tennis gossip,…

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Blodwen’s rocking

COMING to  Swindon’s Arts Centre on 20th May, Emily Davis will be taking her audience on a journey through original songs, sharp satire and a Welsh woman’s take on everything from spreadsheets to self-discovery. Following her success at the Edinburgh Fringe, Emily  sets sail with her funny, uplifting one-woman musical comedy, Blodwen Rocks the Boat,…

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Poole date for Michael McIntyre

MICHAEL McIntyre, presenter of the BBC 1 Saturday night hit show The Wheel, and one of Britain’s best-loved comedians, is coming to Poole’s Lighthouse arts centre with his charity show, in aid of Julia’s House, the children’s hospice, on Sunday 10th May. Michael will be performing his greatest hits and new bits, all in aid…

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