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MERV's MONDAY 17th SHOW
Where: Venue 17
When: 1.00pm - 2.30pm
Price: £11.00 / £10.00 concs
When: 1.00pm - 2.30pm
Price: £11.00 / £10.00 concs
MUSIC COMEDY
Perrier/Chortle award-winning musical comedian with ‘sex, politics and rock’n’roll’ (Scotsman) in the key of grrr. Featuring: Bono on compassionate tax avoidance, Sting on tantric vineyard ownership, Jake Bugg on bong design, tips for fighting Jeremy Clarkson, and the dangers of driving under the influence of liberalism. ‘Blisteringly funny songs’ (Stage). ‘If you’re a fan of Bill Bailey or Rich Hall, you’re a fan already’ (Guardian). ‘The funniest songs I've heard in a long time’ (Scotsman).
COMEDY
Steve Bugeja: Day Release
Fresh from supporting Russell Kane on his national tour, this is the highly anticipated debut show from Steve Bugeja, the winner of the BBC Radio New Comedy Award 2013. As heard on BBC Radios 2 and 4, as wells as featuring on the BBC red button. Steve recently went to a friend's wedding and on the way had to pick up the bride's Dad who was leaving prison for the first time in 18 years. This is the story of what happened. ‘Mines big laughs and gentle pathos’ (Guardian). ‘Assured comedy, greater things surely await' (chortle.co.uk).
THEATRE
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck's classic and compelling story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world. Drifters in search of work in the Great Depression, George and his simple minded friend Lennie, have nothing in the world except each other and a dream, a dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Tackling universal themes: friendship and a shared vision and giving voice to America's lonely and dispossessed.
THEATRE
1972: The Future of Sex
It’s 1972. An era of possibility, polyester and pubic hair. Ziggy Stardust is on Top of the Pops, Penny is writing an essay on Lady Chatterley’s Lover and Christine is watching Deepthroat. Brian is confused. The Wardrobe Ensemble tell the story of the class of ‘72 with a handsome funk guitarist and some spacehoppers. Was it easier back then? Where did we go wrong? A brisk romp through the ins and outs of those excellently awkward first sexual encounters. ‘Genuinely hilarious’ ***** (Exeunt on RIOT).
THEATRE
Brute
Being 14 is an awful age you know... You’re not a very nice person at 14. No one knows this better than new girl Poppy who's just started at an all-girls state school in a provincial English town. There are rules with no logic, sadistic jokes that aren’t actually funny and the most sinister games played out of boredom. And, you better not be fat or clever or you’re f*cked. Brute is an exciting piece of new writing based on the true events of a rather twisted, horrible schoolgirl.
COMEDY
NewsRevue 2015
Nobody is safe: from Farage to the royal foetus, politicians and celebrities come under fire in a turbo-charged barrage of bladder-threateningly funny songs and sketches brimming with punchlines. One of the best-reviewed shows on the Fringe. The longest-running live comedy show in the world is flawlessly delivered by four outstanding performers at lightning speed, expertly accompanied by an on stage musical director, a post previously held by Bill Bailey. NewsRevue's exceptional writing, superlative performances and ever-original takes on current affairs have made it a Guinness World Record-breaker, Fringe First winner and Perrier finalist. 'I love NewsRevue!' (Joan Rivers).
MUSIC
The Jive Aces: Spread a Little Happiness
The UK's number one jive and swing band return for four nights with an electrifying new show. Special guests Cassidy Janson (stunning vocalist, original West End cast of Wicked) and The Three Belles (outstanding trio harmonies). Includes songs by Prima, Darin, Calloway, Andrews Sisters and more as well as the band's viral hit Bring Me Sunshine, the video for which has 2.6 million views and is so uplifting it's been prescribed. Also tunes from the brand new album Spread A Little Happiness. 'Absolutely brilliant' (Simon Cowell). 'Simply sensational' (Stage) www.jiveaces.com
HOST
MERVYN STUTTER
“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
The Observer