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MERV's  SUNDAY 21st  SHOW
Where: Venue 14
When: 1.00pm - 2.30pm
Price: £11.00

CABARET

Christine Bovill’s Paris
Award-winning chanteuse, Christine Bovill has built her reputation on the massively successful sell-out show, Piaf. In Paris, she beckons you back to the golden age of French song: a demi-monde of heroes and outcasts, cynics and bruised romantics. With drama, pathos and pizzazz, the show casts a sepia-tinged spotlight on the songs and stories of Jacques Brel, Edith Piaf, Barbara, Juliet Greco, Charles Aznavour and more… Come, be transported into a Parisian scented twilight world of song. 'Bovill is a great storyteller and she brings the songs to life with terrific panache and dramatic flair' ***** (List).

COMEDY

Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Hysterical Woman
Chortle Award-nominated comedian Kiri Pritchard McLean performs her inadvisably ambitious debut hour, tackling genetics, gender and being a comedian who happens to be a woman. Also, she sticks her white, middle class nose into racial inequality. (I know, it has nothing to do with her, but she won't be told.) Join her for an hour of whipsmart stand-up that's as funny as it is clever - or turn up to see if she commits an accidental hate crime. 'One to look out for' (Leicester Mercury). Tour support: Justin Moorhouse. Writer/director Gein's Family.

THEATRE

This Evil Thing
This Evil Thing is the compelling and inspiring story of the men who in 1916 said no to warfare and killing: in a fast-moving, hard-hitting new play from 'the master of the one-man show' (List). Using verbatim testimonies and a multi-layered soundscape, the audience is taken on a dizzying journey from a chapel in Yorkshire to the House of Commons; from an English country garden to a quarry near Aberdeen; from a prison cell in Kent to a firing squad in France. 'Michael Mears is that rare combination of fine writer and formidable actor' (Time Out).

CLOWNING

Pss Pss
They're back. A huge hit in 2014, the gem of the Fringe, joyous, brilliant, hilarious, sophisticated and ingenious. An hour of pure happiness. Inspired by Chaplin, Keaton, Fellini and the stars of silent films, two contemporary clowns take to the stage to play out the game of desire in a timeless performance of enthralling physicality and exquisite expression. You've never seen anything like it. 'Extraordinary... riveting... infectious' ***** (Stage). 'Hilarious' (Herald). Winner of 15 international prizes. Award-winning, funny, virtuoso and charming. Do not miss.

THEATRE

Call Mr Robeson
Paul Robeson is a world-famous American actor, singer and civil rights campaigner. When he gets too radical and outspoken for the establishment's liking, he is branded a traitor, is harassed, and denied opportunities to perform or travel. This roller-coaster journey through Robeson’s remarkable life highlights how his pioneering and heroic political activism led many to describe him as the forerunner of the civil rights movement. It features some famous songs (including a dramatic rendition of Ol’ Man River), speeches, and a spectacularly defiant testimony to the Senate House Un-American Activities Committee. ‘First rate’ **** (Guardian).

COMEDY

Stephen Bailey: Nation's Sweetheart
The Amused Moose Comedy Award Best Show Nominee and ‘guilty pleasure’ (Daily Record) returns with one of his infamous gossips as he continues on his quest to become the nation’s sweetheart and he attempts to bring back the art of conversation. As seen on Channel 5’s Celebrity Big Brother's Bit On the Side, and supporting Katherine Ryan on her UK tour.

MUSIC

Eurobeat
An irreverent, hilarious, sequin-soaked celebration of the international phenomenon Eurovision Song Contest. This year’s honour falls to Moldova, a country determined to present a fantastic new glittering contest against all odds. Ten countries compete for the coveted title and you hold the power by voting live to determine the winner at each exhilarating, high-energy performance. The evening is hosted by the glamorous former KGB agent Katya Kokov, and the three-time winner of Moldova’s Got Talent, Nikolae Nikovsky. Both desperate to make this a fabulous night to remember - no matter what it takes. The party just got bigger!

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