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Comedy play about Greek mythology coming to Mayflower Studios
6+ hour, 9+ min ago (142+ words) A comedy play about Greek mythology is coming to Mayflower Studios. Oh Zeus! will be staged at the Mayflower Studios from February 9 to 13 2027. The show is by the comedy theatre company Le Navet Bete, known for its physical comedy and…...
Mayflower announces packed schedule of comedy shows
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (116+ words) Mayflower Theatre and Studios have announced a packed schedule of comedy shows. The line-up features the Stitches Comedy Club on July 2, with James Alderson, improv group The Noise Next Door, Kiri Pritchard McLean, and Jack Skipper. Scottish comedy star Kevin…...
Arthur Smith and Caroline Quentin to discuss iconic 90s comic play at theatre
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (253+ words) Arthur Smith and Caroline Quentin are coming to the Theatre Royal Winchester for an evening of nostalgic conversation. The duo will talk about the iconic 90s comic play, An Evening with Gary Lineker, on Wednesday, August 5. The Olivier-nominated play, which was…...
John Cleese And The Holy Grail national tour announced
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (563+ words) And at the centre of it all is John Cleese, still towering above British comedy like a weary king surveying a kingdom of chaos. This autumn, Cleese will once again step into the world that helped define modern satire as…...
Comedian Phill Jupitus to display lockdown collages in Colchester
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (380+ words) COMEDIAN Phill Jupitus is set to display his lockdown collages in an exhibition in Colchester. What we did in the Plague: An International Covid-19 project will run at the Minories gallery from Saturday, July 4 to Sunday, August 16. Phill Jupitus, known…...
Martin Clunes in the new feel-good movie Motherâs Pride
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (443+ words) Martin Clunes stars in the new feel-good movie Mother’s Pride, filmed in the village of Norton St Philip. We sit down to hear his thoughts on filming in Somerset, his favourite places and why it’s best he doesn’t drink cider…...
Dame Maureen Lipman to return to West End stage as star of Allegra
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (450+ words) Dame Maureen Lipman is returning to the West End stage this summer as she stars in Peter Quilter’s new comedy Allegra. Tony Award-winner Quilter’s play, which is currently embarking on its UK tour, is set to take the stage in…...
Sherlock Holmes magic show coming to Stroud’s Cotswold Playhouse
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (300+ words) SHERLOCK Holmes will unravel a magical mystery at Stroud’s Cotswold Playhouse. The Curious Case of the Masked Magician brings together Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Doctor Watson to investigate the sudden disappearance of a performer in the middle of his…...
A special part of Bristol history returns after a seven‑year restoration
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (355+ words) Bristol’s Britton Organ, one of the UK’s most remarkable musical instruments, has found its voice again after a meticulous seven-year restoration. Today it is back in the Bristol Beacon ready for its new era In January 2026, the Britton Organ – the…...
Artists Open Houses returns with 197 venues across Brighton
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (682+ words) A citywide celebration of creativity is returning for its 45th year. The Artists Open Houses (AOH) festival will run across Brighton and Hove, Rottingdean, and Ditchling during the first four weekends of May and will feature work in 197 venues. The event,…...