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Friday 5 December, 8pmLifeache 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 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 BookTickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office: The Arts Centre Tel: 01793 614837 Box Office Opening Times
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Stephen K Amos |
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STEPHEN K AMOS - FIND THE FUNNYThursday 22 January, 8pm "You'll laugh until you actually cry." ***** Sunday Express "Guaranteed a good time" List "Five star smash" Chortle "Fuel injected comedic brain...achingly funny.” ***** Scotsman “Stephen K Amos’s stand-up is genuinely side splitting. Not many comedians pack out two different shows in one night, and it seems like on this occasion the majority of the audience from his earlier show stampeded to his later chat show to get another dose of a truly top class comedian. Amos’s timing and delivery are impeccable as he regales the audience with fantastically witty anecdotes about his family, school days and his views on religion while also introducing us to a variety of hilarious characters including the American Reverend, his bodyguard and, of course, his mother. He doesn’t miss a beat and effortlessly plays off an audience beside itself with mirth. Put this at the top of your list of stand-ups to see this Fringe – the man is simply brilliant.” ***** Ed Fest Mag Price: £14; concession for Swindon Card holders. How to BookTickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office: The Arts Centre Tel: 01793 614837 Box Office Opening Times
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Rhod Gilbert |
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Rhod Gilbert and the Award-Winning Mince PieFriday 20 February, 8pm A service station somewhere! Christmas 2007, 2.40am. Rhod Gilbert finds himself standing in the coffee shop bit, armed with a travel pillow, flask and torch, aggressively demanding to know more about an 'Award-Winning Mince Pie' on display on the counter. Suddenly aware of what he is doing, Rhod is forced to acknowledge that he may be having a very mild nervous breakdown. He doesn’t even like Mince Pies! www.myspace.com/rhodgilbertcomedian CHORTLE ‘BEST HEADLINER’ - NOMINEE 2008 ‘TOP 50 COMEDIANS’ – THE TIMES 2006 ‘TOP 50 ICONS’ – ROUGH GUIDE TO BRITISH COMEDY 2006 STAR OF ‘MOCK THE WEEK’, ‘NEVER MIND THE BUZZCOCKS’ & BBC RADIO WALES. “You’ll be laughing yourself silly” Metro "Master of Comic Control" Times “Makes me laugh like a pitiless idiot” Scotsman “Laugh out very loud stuff” Independent “Superb…a pure delight” ListTickets £10; Swindon Card £9.50; Party Booking £9; Comedy Cracker £8.50; Early Bird. Comedy CrackerBuy at least one ticket for two shows from the same category at the same time and qualify for discounted tickets, eg. Mutton and Stephen Amos and save £4. Swindon CardConcessions available. Party Bookings10+ get party rates. For further information call 01793 614837 or visit www.swindon.gov.uk/partybookings Early BirdDiscounted rate if booking before 31 December for Friends of Swindon Arts Ccentre members (FoSAC). FoSAC are entitled to reduced standby rate if tickets are available on the day of the show. To become a member of FoSAC visit www.swindon.gov.uk/fosac or call 01793 614837. How to BookTickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office: The Arts Centre Tel: 01793 614837 Box Office Opening Times
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Ivan Brackenbury |
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Ivan Brackenbury’s Hospital Radio Christmas ShowTuesday 3 March, 8pm Ivan’s whole way of life is under threat as he fights to save his show, ‘Disease Hour’ from being axed. Ivan is at the last chance saloon and the hospital management team will be tuning in; one cock-up or inappropriate stunt will mean instant dismissal for the ‘cheerful earful’. His fight isn't helped by his new best friend Stan, the larger than life hospital morgue night porter and wind-up merchant. "Barrage of cracking jokes" - Daily Telegraph “One of my favourite DJ’s – Steve Wright – BBC Radio 2 "Never ending bombardment of great gags" – Chortle "Audiences are laughing their heads off" – Metro "On its way to being a classic" - Independent on Sunday "He comes across as special in all senses of the word" - Scotsman “A kick in the teeth for volunteer Radio" - Derbyshire Times Tickets £10; Swindon Card £9.50; Party Booking £9; Comedy Cracker £8.50; Early Bird. Comedy CrackerBuy at least one ticket for two shows from the same category at the same time and qualify for discounted tickets, eg. Mutton and Stephen Amos and save £4. Swindon CardConcessions available. Party Bookings10+ get party rates. For further information call 01793 614837 or visit www.swindon.gov.uk/partybookings Early BirdDiscounted rate if booking before 31 December for Friends of Swindon Arts Ccentre members (FoSAC). FoSAC are entitled to reduced standby rate if tickets are available on the day of the show. To become a member of FoSAC visit www.swindon.gov.uk/fosac or call 01793 614837. How to BookTickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office: The Arts Centre Tel: 01793 614837 Box Office Opening Times
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Mutton |
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MuttonFriday 6 March 8pm A unique and brilliantly funny show packed with sketches instantly recognizable to women of all ages and the men that have to live with them! What does a women do when her ‘babies’ flee the nest for Uni, work or horror of horrors, their own family? For the Mutton girls, feeling helpless, abandoned and with time on their hands, it was simple...write a comedy show full of their own experiences and those of their friends, the joys, trials, anguishes, confusions and coping...in short...LIFE, WITH IT’S FUNNY ( and sometimes peculiar ) HAT ON! A successful premiere at Edinburgh Festival led to three consecutive UK tours which have included frequent sell outs amongst them, The Maddermarket in Norwich, Garrick Theatre Lichfield and The Square Chapel in Halifax. This is your chance to see three 40/ 50 something ladies’ fresh and entertaining take on reaching that ‘certain age’ and all the trials and tribulations involved! The show is a celebration of the comedy ‘within women’. These fast and hilarious comedy sketches are not only for the Women who ' suffer' but for their men who will be ' oh so familiar' with what they see!!! “Great Fun” - Lorraine Kelly “Short, very funny sketches by three excellent writer/performers.” - Edinburgh Metro ''An original stand up show where you leave with more laughter lines than you came in with'' -Express and Star Wolverhampton. From hot flushes (or ‘power surges’ as the girls like to call them!) and memory loss, to HRT and bladder weakness ... no subject is too taboo to tackle! These three women know more than most about juggling careers with demanding children, long suffering partners, too little money, overgrown gardens and never ending housework! Jean Heard has worked extensively in TV, film and on stage including No Sex Please We’re British at The Strand Theatre and TV’s The Bill. Donna Flinn’s wealth of experience has included touring in her own stand up show as well as performing regularly on tour with The New Seekers. RADA trained Julia Munrow has written for the National Film Theatre and appeared on stage in countless productions including most recently Underground at The Barbican. “Without vulgarity, just clever true humour, all of these sketches are instantly recognizable and display what we all have to look forward to!” - Bucks Herald Tickets £12; Swindon Card £11; Party Booking £10.50; Comedy Cracker £10; Early Bird. Comedy CrackerBuy at least one ticket for two shows from the same category at the same time and qualify for discounted tickets, eg. Mutton and Stephen Amos and save £4. Swindon CardConcessions available. Party Bookings10+ get party rates. For further information call 01793 614837 or visit www.swindon.gov.uk/partybookings Early BirdDiscounted rate if booking before 31 December for Friends of Swindon Arts Ccentre members (FoSAC). FoSAC are entitled to reduced standby rate if tickets are available on the day of the show. To become a member of FoSAC visit www.swindon.gov.uk/fosac or call 01793 614837. How to BookTickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office: The Arts Centre Tel: 01793 614837 Box Office Opening Times
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Robin Ince |
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Robin Ince, Bleeding Heart LiberalTuesday 7 April, 8pm Robin Ince presents his brand new stand up show mixing up stories of childbirth, astronomy, evolutionary conundrums and a to do with Vanessa Feltz and a crazed preacher plus readings from his new favourite charity shop finds. Will anything top the bizarre blouse removal advice of The Secrets of Picking Up Sexy Girls? Support comes from Phil Jeays. “One of the great under-rated stand ups” - Daily Telegraph “When someone writes the history of modern comedy, they should make room for Robin Ince” -The Guardian “Thoughtful, provocative and very funny” -The Times Time Out Award winner for outstanding achievement in comedy 2005 British Comedy Award Nominee 2006 In the last few months you may have heard Robin on The News Quiz, Just A Minute, Loose Ends, The Now Show or Armando Ianucci’s Charm Offensive. His TV credits include everything from Mock the Week and Never Mind the Buzzcocks to Richard and Judy and Strictly Come Dancing It takes Two. His two tours supporting Ricky Gervais have led to two bizarre documentaries on Fame and Politics. Tickets £13; Swindon Card £12; Party Booking £11.50; Comedy Cracker £11; Early Bird. Comedy CrackerBuy at least one ticket for two shows from the same category at the same time and qualify for discounted tickets, eg. Mutton and Stephen Amos and save £4. Swindon CardConcessions available. Party Bookings10+ get party rates. For further information call 01793 614837 or visit www.swindon.gov.uk/partybookings Early BirdDiscounted rate if booking before 31 December for Friends of Swindon Arts Ccentre members (FoSAC). FoSAC are entitled to reduced standby rate if tickets are available on the day of the show. To become a member of FoSAC visit www.swindon.gov.uk/fosac or call 01793 614837. How to BookTickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office: The Arts Centre Tel: 01793 614837 Box Office Opening Times
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