BUY TICKETS
MERV's  FRIDAY  19th  SHOW
Where: Venue 14
When: 1.00pm - 2.30pm
Price: £11.00

THEATRE

Hamlet in Bed
Direct from its hit off-Broadway season! A noir downtown thriller about sex, death, theatre and the world's most famous play by Drama Desk writer/performer Michael Laurence. A neurotic actor obsessed with finding his real mother and playing the famous gloomy Dane. His twin fixations collide when he tracks down Anna - a reclusive former actress turned barfly who may or may not be his actual birth mother - and lures her into a macabre production of Hamlet playing his mother, the queen. Directed by Obie Award winner Lisa Peterson, starring Oscar and Emmy-nominated actress Annette O'Toole.

CABARET

Torte e Mort: Songs of Cake and Death
Lose your head over Australian rising cabaret superstar Anya Anastasia! Black-humoured, visually opulent and dripping with satire, this award-winning cabaret show will tempt your sweet tooth and traumatize your funny bone. Follow the life, death and hilarious self-realisations of Marie Antoinette. Featuring exquisite original songs, extraordinary vocals, mesmerizing ukulele, circus trickery and diabolical keyboards. This is danger and delight in a world of extremes. 'This is Fringe at its wild and spunky best' (Sunday Mail). Winner: Best Cabaret Adelaide Fringe Weekly Award 2016. 'Sidesplittingly hilarious' **** (RipItUp.com.au).

COMEDY

Rhys Nicholson - Bona Fide
You're reading the blurb? Congratulations. Now when someone asks if you read much, you can say yes. Rhys is really giving this comedy thing a go. It should be OK. Last year went OK. Comedy's super subjective. 'Clever, a bit below-the-belt... blatantly very funny’ **** (Sydney Morning Herald). 'A glorious hour of dense, intelligent stand-up. Don't miss it' **** (BroadwayBaby.com). 'Cripplingly funny' **** (Sunday Express).

IMPROV

This is Your Trial
The UK's only courtroom based improvised comedy returns for a fourth year. New time, new room, same 'perfect bit of improv mayhem' ***** (Mirror). Judge Thom Tuck presides with guest comedians as lawyers, prosecuting and defending charges set against you. The court where everyone is guilty until proven innocent. Book your seat for jury service! Previous acts include: Al Murray, Marcus Brigstocke, Janey Godley, Phill Jupitus, Josie Long, Pippa Evans, Andrew Maxwell and many more... 'Seriously good fun' **** (Irish Sun). 'The only court where the law isn't an ass, but the lawyers are!' (Al Murray).

MAGIC

Pete Firman - TriX
‘The UK's leading comedy magician’ (Time Out) returns to the Fringe to celebrate a decade of sell-out shows. Star of BBC1's The Magicians and guest on BBC2's The Sarah Millican Television Programme and BBC1's The John Bishop Show. Expect Pete's trademark blend of crowd-pleasing comedy and jaw-dropping magic. ‘The man from Middlesbrough sets the pace for comedy-meets-magic in the 21st century’ (Times). ‘The new poster-boy for British comedy magic’ (Telegraph. ‘Seamless blending of quality magic and stand-up comedy. It is a joy to watch’ (Edinburgh Festivals Magazine).

CABARET

Lady Rizo: Multiplied
New York City's iconoclastic, multi award-winning cabaret superstar returns - with child. Backed by a choice trio, Rizo rips apart carefully chosen pop songs and her own stirring originals. An entertainment machine even at eight months post-partum, her soulful vocals and titillating humour will leave you breathless in her gloved palm. Just don't inhale the baby powder! 'A powerhouse set of pipes and personality galore' ***** (Times). 'If you only see one cabaret show this year, see Lady Rizo... soulful, uproarious, slightly scary and utterly irresistible' ***** (Time Out).

MUSIC

Hackney Colliery Band
From sets at the Olympic Closing Ceremony and Brit, MOBO and Mercury awards to live sessions on BBC Two, Sky Arts, BBC Radio 2 and Jazz FM, from collaborations with the likes of Amy Winehouse to selling out venues across Europe, HCB have had a phenomenal few years. With a new show for 2016 and a set list as diverse as the borough which gave them their name, expect an eclectic, unique mix of dance floor filling contemporary rock, jazz, soul and electronica. 'One of the best live bands we have in this country' (BBC Radio 2).

HOST

MERVYN STUTTER
“Mervyn Stutter is very very good as compere of this showcase; for to make such a showcase work requires skill, talent and quick reactions. Stutter works the crowd like the showman he is. Excellent…really, really good.”
The Observer
“Mervyn Stutter is very very good as compere of this chat show; for to make such a showcase work requires skill, talent and quick reactions. Stutter works the crowd like the showman he is. Excellent…really, really good.”
The Observer