Friday 12 September, 8pm

Jim Jeffries, the controversial Aussie stand-up, returns triumphant to Swindon with a brand new show. As you may have seen on his appearances on Never Mind The Buzzcocks and Have I Got News For You, Jim succeeds with jokes that most comedians wouldn't touch.

This performance will contain strong language

‘Exceptional…seriously enjoyable’ The Scotsman ****

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre
Tickets £10, Swindon Card £9.50, Party Bookings £9, Comedy Cracker £8.50

Swindon Card:

Concessions available if you show a Swindon Card.

Party Bookings

For parties of 10 or more get party booking rates on selected shows. We’re pretty flexible when you book a group – you don’t need to know exact numbers or pay when you book. Give our friendly box office staff a call on 01793 614837 to reserve some seats. Then nearer the time when you know the exact numbers and have collected payment we can send you your tickets. If the event is selling out or is within one week of the show we will need to confirm numbers and payments.

Comedy Cracker

If you buy at least one ticket for two shows from the same category at the same time, you qualify for discounted tickets.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Box Office Opening Times

Friday 3 October, 8pm

Musical Comedy

Neil Innes and Fatso - Licenced to Thrill

Stars of Rutland Weekend Television, The Rutles and The Innes Book of Records, Neil Innes and Fatso take their 30th anniversary tour Licenced To Thrill to the road.

This is an evening of music and merriment with material drawn from Monty Python and The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band and featuring original members Neil Innes, Brian Hodgson, John Halsey, Billy Bremner and Roger Rettig.

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre
Tickets £15

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Box Office Opening Times

Wednesday 8 October, 8pm

More Hairdressers Than Barber Shop.

4 Poofs and a Piano have become a household name thanks to their appearance on the hugely popular Friday Night With Jonathan Ross. The boys are promising an eclectic mix of song and dance, from jaunty re-workings of classic covers to their own comic observations of life in the noughties.

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre
Tickets £14.50

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Box Office Opening Times

Friday 10 October 8pm

The multi-award winning Comedian and star of ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’, ‘Live at the Apollo’, ‘The Wall’ and ‘XFM’, embarks on his first live national tour with this exciting and hilarious show, that will have audiences begging for more.

‘Deserves a cult following’ Scotsman

‘Very funny’ Peter Kay

‘Hilarious’ Johnny Vegas

‘Engaging and witty’ Sunday Times

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre
Tickets: £13; Party Booking £11.50, Comedy Cracker £11; Swindon Card £12, Early Bird.

Party Bookings

For parties of 10 or more get party booking rates on selected shows. We’re pretty flexible when you book a group – you don’t need to know exact numbers or pay when you book. Give our friendly box office staff a call on 01793 614837 to reserve some seats. Then nearer the time when you know the exact numbers and have collected payment we can send you your tickets. If the event is selling out or is within one week of the show we will need to confirm numbers and payments.

Comedy Cracker

If you buy at least one ticket for two shows from the same category at the same time, you qualify for discounted tickets. For example, buy for Mark Watson and Jason Byrne and get Paul Sinha for just £8.50 instead of £10.

Swindon Card

Concessions available if you show a Swindon Card.

Early Bird

Friends of Swindon Arts Centre can book at a discounted rate if booking early enough

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Box Office Opening Times

Thursday 23 October, 8pm

Control Freak

BBC Radio 1's resident magician Chris Cox fuses magic and psychology to create a unique interactive theatrical experience. Fresh from an award-winning 5* sell out Edinburgh Fringe and debut West End Show, the mind reader who says he can't read minds will attempt to prove that he can make you think what he wants you to think.

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre
Tickets £12, Swindon Card £11, Party Booking £10.50, Comedy Cracker £10

Party Bookings

For parties of 10 or more get party booking rates on selected shows. We’re pretty flexible when you book a group – you don’t need to know exact numbers or pay when you book. Give our friendly box office staff a call on 01793 614837 to reserve some seats. Then nearer the time when you know the exact numbers and have collected payment we can send you your tickets. If the event is selling out or is within one week of the show we will need to confirm numbers and payments.

Comedy Cracker

If you buy at least one ticket for two shows from the same category at the same time, you qualify for discounted tickets. For example, buy for Mark Watson and Jason Byrne and get Paul Sinha for just £8.50 instead of £10.

Swindon Card

Concessions available if you show a Swindon Card.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Box Office Opening Times

Friday 31 October, 8pm

Paramount Comedy and Avalon Promotions Ltd present the Edinburgh and Beyond Live Tour sponsored by Magners Irish Cider

Fresh from their Edinburgh Festival shows, four of Britain’s finest comic talents come together for the must-see tour of the year.

Headlined by 8 out of 10 Cats star Glenn Wool, the show is held together by the shambolic genius Dan Atkinson. Next up on the bill is new addition to the Peep Show, Isy Suttie. Last, but most certainly not least, is the hotly tipped new face of the UK comedy scene Joe Wilkinson.

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre
Tickets £12, Swindon Card £11, Party Booking £10.50, Comedy Cracker £10, Early Bird.

Swindon Card

Concessions available if you show a Swindon Card.

Party Bookings

For parties of 10 or more get party booking rates on selected shows. We’re pretty flexible when you book a group – you don’t need to know exact numbers or pay when you book. Give our friendly box office staff a call on 01793 614837 to reserve some seats. Then nearer the time when you know the exact numbers and have collected payment we can send you your tickets. If the event is selling out or is within one week of the show we will need to confirm numbers and payments.

Comedy Cracker

If you buy at least one ticket for two shows from the same category at the same time, you qualify for discounted tickets. For example, buy for Mark Watson and Jason Byrne and get Paul Sinha for just £8.50 instead of £10.

Early Bird

Friends of Swindon Arts Centre can book at a discounted rate if booking early enough

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Box Office Opening Times

Friday 7 November, 8pm

Ready For This?

Direct from the Edinburgh Fringe, Tim Minchin heads out with a sparkly new show, featuring a hefty dollop of fresh material and a spoonful of the classics combined in a manner specifically designed to make you want to go to the lavatory.

Winner: Perrier Award for Best Newcomer, Edinburgh 2005

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre
Tickets £14 Swindon Card £13, Party Booking £12.50, Comedy Cracker £12

Swindon Card:

Concessions available if you show a Swindon Card.

Party Bookings

For parties of 10 or more get party booking rates on selected shows. We’re pretty flexible when you book a group – you don’t need to know exact numbers or pay when you book. Give our friendly box office staff a call on 01793 614837 to reserve some seats. Then nearer the time when you know the exact numbers and have collected payment we can send you your tickets. If the event is selling out or is within one week of the show we will need to confirm numbers and payments.

Comedy Cracker

If you buy at least one ticket for two shows from the same category at the same time, you qualify for discounted tickets.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Box Office Opening Times

Tuesday 18 November, 8pm

What A Fool Believes

Simon Day rose to prominence in The Fast Show and this will be his first solo stand up tour ever, with no wigs hats, or comedy glasses.  He will attempt to explain what it’s like to be a clown, hero, genius, loser and true artist…all in one show.

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre
Tickets £14, Swindon Card £13, Party Bookings £12.50, Comedy Cracker £12

Swindon Card

Concessions available if you show a Swindon Card.

Party Bookings

For parties of 10 or more get party booking rates on selected shows. We’re pretty flexible when you book a group – you don’t need to know exact numbers or pay when you book. Give our friendly box office staff a call on 01793 614837 to reserve some seats. Then nearer the time when you know the exact numbers and have collected payment we can send you your tickets. If the event is selling out or is within one week of the show we will need to confirm numbers and payments.

Comedy Cracker

If you buy at least one ticket for two shows from the same category at the same time, you qualify for discounted tickets. For example, buy for Mark Watson and Jason Byrne and get Paul Sinha for just £8.50 instead of £10.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Box Office Opening Times

Friday 5 December, 8pm

Lifeache

Award-winning comedian Jeff Green has established himself as one of the most popular comics working in the UK today. Jeff’s razor-sharp observations combined with an abundant natural charm have marked him out as one of the brightest talents of the British comedy scene.

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre
Tickets £13, Swindon Card £12, Party Booking £11.50, Comedy Cracker £11

Swindon Card

Concessions available if you show a Swindon Card.

Party Bookings

For parties of 10 or more get party booking rates on selected shows. We’re pretty flexible when you book a group – you don’t need to know exact numbers or pay when you book. Give our friendly box office staff a call on 01793 614837 to reserve some seats. Then nearer the time when you know the exact numbers and have collected payment we can send you your tickets. If the event is selling out or is within one week of the show we will need to confirm numbers and payments.

Comedy Cracker

If you buy at least one ticket for two shows from the same category at the same time, you qualify for discounted tickets. For example, buy for Mark Watson and Jason Byrne and get Paul Sinha for just £8.50 instead of £10.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Box Office Opening Times