Is this reality or is it a dream? But who is to say which is which? That is the great puzzle Alice finds herself trying to solve after falling into Wonderland. Whilst trying to avoid another one of her mother’s typically boring garden parties, Alice manages to get away and settles by a tree with in her favourite book. While absorbed in the pages, Alice starts to catch glimpses of a white rabbit, which feels strangely familiar to her. Chasing the rabbit between the trees, she ends up tumbling down a Rabbit Hole, landing in the most peculiar world of changing dimensions and fantastical woodlands. As Alice starts to explore, she comes across unusual woodland creatures that defy all reasonable explanations. They each take her on a journey delving deeper into this land of disbelief and in doing so, she can’t help but feel like she has been there before, like a distant dream. Whilst making her way through wonderland, Alice unexpectedly finds herself being hunted by the reigning Queen and her army of red Soldiers. Whilst trying to protect herself and her newly found woodland friends from the Queen of Hearts’ evil rule, Alice learns of her true destiny in Wonderland. But when she awakens back by the tree with her book in hand, she can’t help but wonder, could it have been real? Or was it always just a dream?
Join Miss Daisy's Dance Team for a magical show as our talented dancers bring Cinderella to life in a stunning ballet performance!
With dazzling costumes, breathtaking choreography, and a sprinkle of fairy dust, this is a show for the entire family! Don’t miss the chance to cheer for Cinderella as she dances her way from rags to riches.
Grab your tickets now and let your imagination soar!
Tickets:
Adults: £11
Child - £8.50
Concession - £8.50
(all plus £1 booking fee)
Chuckle Busters and Morgan Rees present Camp as Christmas, a seasonal special of Out of The Wardrobe - the LGBTQ+ showcase night that features a handpicked selection of the best queer comedians on the UK circuit.
JEN BRISTER
Our extra special festive headliner is Jen Brister!
Jen has appeared on Live at the Apollo, Frankie Boyle's New World Order, QI and Mock the Week, as well as performing seven critically acclaimed shows at the Edinburgh Fringe. Her comedy memoir The Other Mother was published by Square Peg in 2019.
"Her energy is explosive. Her use of space and delivery mesmerising" The Sunday Times
"Furiously funny" The Guardian
DEE ALLUM
Dee started her comedy career performing sketches with the Cambridge Footlights and wrote the prestigious Footlights Pantomime in 2018.
Dee has been nominated for Best Newcomer at the Chortle Awards, placed as runner up in the Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year award 2021, won the 2Northdown New Act Competition 2021 and was a finalist in the 2022 BBC New Comedy Award competition.
“An inventive, casually ironic storytelling skill…a true stand-up” ★★★★ The Times
MORGAN REES
Your MC for the evening is the one and only Morgan Rees!
Morgan's densely packed arsenal of impressive one-liners and hilarious short stories have seen him make appearances on The Apprentice: You're Fired and take a critically acclaimed tour around the UK - including a sold out show at Bristol Old Vic.
"A fine storyteller... with tremendous heart and warmth" ★★★★ The Scotsman
SHARON WANJOHI
Sharon Wanjohi is an up and coming stand up comedian with a varied act ranging from shock to absurd comedy. A Chortle Student Comedy Award Finalist and Funny Women Stage Award Finalist, she talks (maybe too much) about children's films and the cartoon dilfs that inspired a generation of sexual awakenings. And she thinks Ratatouille is a commentary on race.
"A spark in her performance…….. memorable zingers, she’s witty and engaging company" Chortle
Recommended Age - 16+
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Ania Magliano – ‘Forgive Me, Father’
You know when you're trying to wee on a night out, and you're interrupted by a random girl who insists on telling you all her secrets even though you've never met? Imagine that, but she has a microphone.
After two critically acclaimed sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and a sold-out Soho Theatre run, Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show 2023 nominee Ania Magliano is back on tour.
‘Consistently amusing and deceptively daring' (**** Times' Top 4 Best Comedy Shows 2023). ***** (Telegraph), **** (Guardian, Evening Standard, Time Out).
Writer for Amelia Dimoldenberg.
Ania’s choices on Off Menu are widely regarded as the worst of all time.
Tickets - £17.50 plus £1 booking fee
Show starts at 7.30pm
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After two consecutive critically acclaimed shows, rising star Chloe Petts is back on the road with a brand-new hour… and this time she’s getting personal. Between her newly found trolls, oldly found school bullies, and an excellent relationship with her food tech teacher, Chloe brings her trademark laddishness to tell you who she really is, all while her Head Girl badge glistens upon her chest.
Star of Hannah Gadsby's Gender Agenda (Netflix), host of Toilet Humour (BBC Radio 4), has had her own regular segment on Sky Sports News, and has also been seen and heard on Have I got News for You (BBC), MOTDx (BBC), The Frank Skinner Show (Absolute Radio), Jonathan Ross’s Comedy Club (ITV), The Stand-Up Sketch Show (ITV2), and Richard Osman's House of Games (BBC).
“Petts is clearly a rising star whose name will soon be in lights.” ★★★★
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard
“one of our most compelling young comics” ★★★★
Brian Logan, The Guardian
“hilarious… She’ll go far.” ★★★★
Dominic Maxwell, The Times
Presented by Chuckle Busters
Age recommendation 14+
Tickets - £17.50 (plus £1 booking fee)
Award winning writer, comedian and actor Rob Auton brings The Eyes Open and Shut Show to 1532 Performing Arts Centre.
Rob has written ten hit Edinburgh Festival Fringe comedy/theatre/spoken-word shows on specific themes including the colour yellow in The Yellow Show, sleep in The Sleep Show and hair in The Hair Show.
The Eyes Open and Shut Show is a show about eyes when they are open and eyes when they are shut. With this show Rob wanted to explore what he could do to himself and others with language when eyes are open and shut. After writing ten shows on specific themes, he wanted to think about what makes him open his eyes and what makes him shut them.
TV credits include: Starstruck (BBC), Cold Feet (ITV), The End of the F*cking World (Netflix/Channel 4), Miracle Workers (TBS), The Russell Howard Hour (Sky), Stand-Up Central With Rob Delaney (Comedy Central).
Winner - Best Daily Podcast at the British Podcast Awards 2020
Winner - Dave Joke of the Fringe 2013
Winner - Three Weeks Editor’s Choice Awards 2017
“Brilliant” Stewart Lee
“One of my absolute favourites” Daniel Kitson
“Rob Auton is the mother freaking greatest” James Acaster
“You'll laugh a lot, you'll smile a lot and, mark my words, you'll want to see him again. One of my favourite shows this year” ★★★★★ Beyond The Joke
“Like a sunbeam from heaven in human form, Auton is a constant delight” ★★★★ The Mail On Sunday
“A genuine original” The Guardian
“beautifully crafted; just like Auton’s comedy… his act is well honed and his ease is infectious… Watching, you’d struggle not be swept up in the charm of it all” ★★★★ The Independent
“This is a life affirming high water mark of what can be achieved in stand-up” British Comedy Guide
“an unexpected delight…makes laughter out of wonder” Scotsman
Age: 14+ (recommended)
Duration: 1hr 20 mins plus interval (approx)
£17.50 (plus £1 booking fee)
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Oh, it’s all there! All the trademarks are in evidence in Ardal’s latest show. Beautifully crafted stand-up comedy? Yes. Celebrated use of language? Tick. Lateral thinking, surreal flourishes, sharp observations? Of course. As for the occasional profundity? Maybe.
Despite his best attempts over many decades to put the world to rights, it is still a colossal mess. And so, Ardal has no choice but to go out on the road again. Like the good comedy doctor he is, he fearlessly diagnoses the various pathologies and neuroses that are currently ravaging humanity. Disclaimer: No solutions provided.
After an alarming experience at the supermarket, Ardal reflects on who he is as a man and a comedian. He examines his own ethnic and religious background. And thinks twice about the very core of his identity as a voice of reason. Is everything a big lie?
With no major trauma of his own to draw on for material, apart from the drag of getting older, he also turns his gaze outwards at the joys and follies of contemporary life.
Towel Animals? A.I.? Chair Yoga? Cauliflower as a main course? Yes. Yes. Yes. And Yes. No current idiocy is left unexamined.
With a highly developed sense of the ridiculous, and proper comedy bones, Not Himself is a testament to the healing power of humour. And the joy of jokes.
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