Irving Studio Theatre

He Does What?!

Philip Douch reads stories for grown-ups. He chats for a bit, and then he reads you his stories. Disarmingly simple. Probably unlike anything you’ve seen before. Full of laughs and sometimes gently moving. Warm, witty and fun.

Last seen at The Everyman as Eddie The Eagle’s Dad in Fly Eddie Fly, Philip has read at The Green Man festival and at the Cheltenham Literature Festival (oh, and at a Pirates Party…).

‘A huge high…. I haven’t laughed so much for ages.’

‘Thank you for bringing joy into my evening.’

‘The evening was a triumph. Really really fun and the audience loved it!’

Andy Irvine is one of the great Irish singers, his voice is one of a handful of truly great ones that gets to the very soul of Ireland. He has been hailed as “a tradition in himself.”

Musician, singer and songwriter, Andy has maintained his highly individual performing skills throughout his over 50-year career. From Sweeney’s Men in the mid 60s, to the enormous success of Planxty in the 70s, his duo with Paul Brady in the later 70s and then from Patrick Street to Mozaik, LAPD and Usher’s Island, Andy has been a world music pioneer and an icon for traditional music and musicians.

As a soloist, Andy fills the role of the archetypal troubadour with a show and a travelling lifestyle that reflect his lifelong influence, Woody Guthrie.

PRESENTED BY BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ

Wed 4 October

Times: 7.45pm

All tickets £ 13.50/£12

IRVING STUDIO THEATRE

Fri 6 October

Times: 8.00pm

All Tickets £ 16

IRVING STUDIO THEATRE

What’s Wrong With Benny Hill?

Benny Hill died alone in his spartan flat in 1992, he was 68. His body was undiscovered for several days. He was, and still is, one of the most successful comedians of all time.

Today The Benny Hill Show is broadcast regularly in over a hundred countries around the world. In Britain he has, effectively been ‘cancelled’. What’s Wrong with Benny Hill? is a brand-new comedy that explores the life and legacy of a very peculiar and brilliant comedian. It tells the story of his life and shows why he was considered by many of his peers to be the best.

Why has he been airbrushed from British Comedy History? Mark Carey, in his latest play sets out to address this question and to show how funny this unique and deeply private man was.

Mon 9 - Tue 10 October

Times: 7.45pm

All Tickets £ 13.50/£12

IRVING STUDIO THEATRE