MERV's  SUNDAY  23rd  SHOW
Where: Venue 17
When: 1.00pm - 2.30pm
Price: £11.00 (no concs)

MUSIC/COMEDY

1000 songs in one hour. Everything from The Beatles to Beyoncé, The Shuffle Show has something for everyone. Musical comedians and Mac geniuses Elena Gabrielle and Grant Busé come together to showcase their instrumental skills, powerful chops and daggy dancing in The Shuffle Show. Drawing inspiration from your favourite and most embarrassing iTunes playlists, Gabrielle and Busé take the audience on one epic musical adventure.

COMEDY

The Barry Delusion

The new show from Barry Ferns: Spirit of the Fringe (2014, Edinburgh Festival Fringe) and Malcolm Hardee Award winner. **** (Kate Copstick, Scotsman). ‘A marvellous, personal, beautifully constructed and laughter-packed hour’ ***** (ThreeWeeks). **** (BroadwayBaby.com).

THEATRE

Othello: An All-Female Production

The award-winning, all-female ensemble return with their distinctive blend of tragedy, comedy, and scorching action. In an irreverent, razor-sharp take on Shakespeare’s psychological thriller, Iago engineers a twisting plot of revenge and jealousy. A shadowy tale of passion, secrets, and misdirection, reimagined with style and sparkling wit. 'One of the strongest ensemble casts I've seen at the Fringe' (BroadwayWorld.com). 'Slick and farcically funny... notoriously grizzly, visually striking and comically ludicrous' (Exeunt on Titus Andronicus). Winners: Mervyn Stutter Spirit of The Fringe 2013. Winners: John Beecher Prize for Innovation 2013. Winners: Buxton Fringe Best Production 2012, 2013.

COMEDY

Andrew Bridge: AART

What time is it? It’s time for Aart! Learn how to make, see and do art. Take some time out of life and experience a unique insight into the working life of a full-time/part-time artist. From the creators of Andrew and the Pony an all new show for 2015. 'Good-hearted, absurd, and very amusing' (Brighton Argus). Andrew Bridge is an actor/performer from Brighton, as featured in Colin Hoult’s Comedy Collab (live and online); Radio 2’s Chesney Benting’s Mysteries, with Jake Yapp; Vic and Bob’s Lucky Sexy Winners (Channel 4); and appears regularly with his improv group, Keith.

CABARET

We Can Make You Happy

Multi award-winning duo House of Blakewell want to make you happy. They sing and dance their way through positive psychology, Greek philosophy and the 5:2 diet, but will they find what they are looking for? Featuring woodwind duels, dance-offs and original, toe-tapping showstoppers, this hilarious cabaret musical will make you feel slightly better about the world.

COMEDY

Kevin Day: Hairline

There are some terrible things happening in the world that only comedy can resolve. But sod that, Kevin's losing a bit of hair, which is far more important. The bloke off Match of the Day 2 and writer for Have I Got News for You, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and A League of Their Own returns with another 'Beautifully crafted, cleverly paced, hugely funny show' (Scotland on Sunday). 'Day is quite simply performing at the top of his game.' **** (List).

MUSIC+

Matemáticas de lo Jondo Redux

The Charo Cala Flamenco Company Matemáticas de lo Jondo Redux (UK premiere). An exciting, compelling multimedia fusion of film, seductive flamenco dance, music and poetry. Using a background of projections of the experimental film masterpiece Tríptico Elemental de España by film-maker, mystic and inventor José Val del Omar, the renowned Charo Cala Flamenco Company use the language of flamenco dance and music to interpret the elemental and mystical themes of the film.

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 Shuffle Show