Leicster Square Theatre to Present SEX GURU, CIRQUE DU CABARET & More this Fall
By: Arielle Ozery Oct. 14, 2013
MAIN HOUSE
Siro-A
The international multi-award winning spectacular is back in London!
Often described as Japan's answer to the Blue Man Group, SIRO-A is a revolution in live entertainment, fusing mime, ground-breaking visual effects and an electro soundtrack to create a mind-blowing theatrical experience that is a feast for the senses.
"It's a mind-blowing show" - Metro
Sex Guru - The Sexological Comedy Show, Saturday 23 November, 10pm, £22, £20
Riotously funny, obscenely cheeky, yet always intelligent, this is a bold, new approach to resolve the battle of the sexes! You are sure to leave on a theatrical climax and with more than a few tricks up your sleeve!
Dave Spikey: Words Don't Come Easy, Friday 1 November,7pm, £12.50 - £20
"A very funny and accomplished comedian and one of the finest raconteurs around" - Time Out
"The stuff of stand-up dreams, his interplay + analysis the basis for clever, laugh-after-every-line comedy - Leicester Mercury
Marty MacDonald's Farm
Thursday 31 October 10.30am, Saturday 2 November 10.30am & 1pm, Adult £11, Child £9, Family £35
Marty MacDonald is looking after his uncle's farm but Old MacDonald has left things in a mess! Join Marty, Pongo the Pig, Molly-Moo the Cow and Sheena the Sheep as they work together to find a way to rescue the corn and save their farm! Suitable for 3 - 8 year olds.
Cirque Du Cabaret: International Cabaret & Burlesque Show, Saturday 2 November, 10pm, £15
Cirque du Cabaret returns to Leicester Square Theatre after their sell out April show. Expect saucy burlesque, highly skilled circus and live music.
Magic of the Movies
Sunday 3 November, 8pm, £23
The show sceptics love to hate. The mentalist show that will drive you mental. The show this year combines elements of Mentalism & movie related mind bending tricks. Come & be amazed and puzzled.
Stewart Lee: Much A-Stew About Nothing
Monday 4 November - Saturday 14 December & Wednesday 2 - Saturday 19 January, 4pm & 7.15pm, £17.50, £15.50
Following the sell-out Carpet Remnant World, the acclaimed writer and comedian presents a mixed stew of unrelated ideas in preparation for his 2014 TV series. See it live so you can begin the backlash ahead of transmission.
"Undoubtedly the best comedian in Britain" ?????- Daily Mirror
Comedy Gives Back, Wednesday 6 November, 10.15pm, £25
A social benefit enterprise uniting comics across traditional and digital platforms in order to raise money for charity. Hosted by Adam Hill, confirmed guests include Adam Bloom.
Bo Burnham: What
Friday 8 November, 9.45pm, £25
A new live comedy show thing.
After two smash-hit sell out runs at the Edinburgh Festival, Bo Burnham is about to commence his second UK Tour featuring his signature combination of sophisticated wit, expert showmanship and breath-taking musical ability.
Death Ship 666: The Epic Disaster Parody Play
Saturday 9 October, 2pm, £12.50, Conc £10
'Death Ship 666!' is the epic disaster parody play, where classic movies like 'Titanic' and 'Airplane!' collide in a multi-rolling voyage of explosive comedy!
"Ingenious" - Metro
Charlie Baker: Baker's Dozen, Saturday 9 November, 9.45pm, £12.00, Conc £10
After a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Festival this summer Charlie Baker hits the road again touring his "...genuinely funny" show 'Baker's Dozen'.
"A superior take on the modern showman" - The Guardian
"Pure, undiluted barmy musical fun not to be missed - not even by you." ????? - Three Weeks
Sunday 10 November, 7pm, £27.50, £25, £22.50
Honor Blackman has had a career on stage, in television and in films that has extended over sixty years. She has decided to mark this astonishing achievement by launching a new show in which she simply appears - as herself.
Stick-Man - Live On Stage!
Saturday 16 November - Sunday 5 January, Various times, Adult £17.50, Child £12.50, Family £50
Featuring a trio of top actors and packed full of puppetry, songs, live music and funky moves; Stick Man promises more fun than you can shake a stick at! Touching, funny and utterly original, this fabulous show is a sure-fire hit. Most suitable for children aged 3+ their friends & families.
Hal Cruttenden: The Tough Luvvie Tour
Thursday 24 - Saturday 26 October, 9.30pm, 15, £13
Following stand out performances on Live at the Apollo (BBC1), The Royal Variety Performance (ITV1) and The Edinburgh Comedy Gala (BBC3), Hal is being strongly tipped as the next big thing.
"On The Edge of great fame" ???? - Fest
Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel
Sunday 17 November, 5pm, £12.50, Conc £10
An eloquent, irreverent and 100% improvised take on Britain's favourite novelist. At your behest, the group will conjure a one-off literary masterpiece, full of society balls, dashing lords and stolen looks.
"One of the most impressive comedy shows on the Fringe" ?????- Chortle
Richard Herring's Meaning of Life
Sunday 17 November, 7.30pm, £10
Having already side-stepped the restrictions of commissioners, producers and censors in his ground-breaking and award winning podcasts, Richard Herring is making the ambitious move to make his own filmed stand-up series. Filmed monthly at the Leicester Square Theatre in London, each episode will tackle one of the big questions of life: Is there a God? What happens to us when we die? What is love, anyway? Why are we here? Is there really good and evil? You don't get that with Paddy McGuinness.
Charity Night with the Legendary Howard Marks
Tuesday 19 October, 8pm, £16
In Aid Of Crisis, "Smuggler, Prisoner, Scribe - A new show by Howard Marks". Notorious for his audacious exploits in the 70s and 80s, Howard avoided the grasp of international law enforcement for two decades, while building one of the biggest smuggling rings in history. The law finally caught up with Howard in 1988, whereby he served out 7 years of a 25 year sentence, before being released in 1995.
The Showstoppers Improvised Musical
Friday 22 & Thursday 28 November & Friday 13 December, 9.45pm, £17.50, Conc £15
A brand new musical comedy is created from scratch at each and every performance of this award-winning show. Audience suggestions are transformed on the spot into an all-singing, all-dancing production with unpredictable and hilarious results.
Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year Final
Sunday 24 November, 7.30pm, £12
From over 300 entries and 37 heats, the top acts as voted for by the comedy press, industry, and you, the audience compete to be Leicester Square Theatre's New Comedian of the Year 2013. Now in its 5th year previous finals have featured some of the finest up and coming acts on the circuit.
MC - Richard Herring
How To Become Parisian in One Hour?
Sunday 27 November
Come and discover the Smash hit show in Paris (+200 000 spectators), 100% in English, Olivier Giraud, a French comedian, will teach you how to survive in the Parisian Jungle. He will train you on how to become Parisian in a taxi, metro, night club, restaurant, shop, even in bed (your partner won't recognise you)...
Now That's What I Carl Donnelly! Volume V
Friday 29 November
2013 Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee Carl Donnelly (as seen on Mock The Week, Russell Howard's Good News, Dave's One Night Stand) brings his critically acclaimed complete sell-out Edinburgh show to London. No gimmicks, just "gripping, unmissable stand-up" - The Guardian from "A master storyteller" - Time Out.
Harry Shearer & Judith Owen's Christmas Sing-A-Long
Saturday 30 November
On November 30 Judith Owen and Harry Shearer's Holiday Sing-Along will transform Leicester Square into a good old-fashioned Christmas knees-up with a list of guests that is enough to get any lord a-leaping or lady dancing. They include the theatrical legend Maureen Lipman, the award winning comedy phenomenon and small man in a box Rob Brydon, the king of acoustic bass Danny Thompson, eclectic singer, songwriter and keyboardist Charlie Wood, the vocal talents of Jaccqui Dankworth, incisive comic satirist Marcus Brigstocke and of course Barry from Watford aka the superlative Alex Lowe. Together they promise to gently roast some seasonal chestnuts, pull a few crackers and unwrap a rare gift or two.
THE LOUNGE
Sex Guru - The Sexological Comedy Show
Fridays & Saturdays 1, 8, 9, 15 & 16 November
Riotously funny, obscenely cheeky, yet always intelligent, this is a bold, new approach to resolve the battle of the sexes! You are sure to leave on a theatrical climax and with more than a few tricks up your sleeve!
Daniel Sloss: Stand Up Friday 1 & Saturday 2 November
The new, hilarious show from comedy's internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man-half-Xbox, direct from his 6th consecutive sold out Edinburgh Fringe and hot on the heels of a massive year of live touring, television appearances and his debut DVD release...
Funny Women Introductory Comedy Workshop
Enjoy working with other women for a fun packed two hours. Find out how a humorous approach to life can be empowering by introducing you to the techniques of stand up. Even if you don't fancy yourself as a performer the 'take away' is self-confidence and enhanced communications skills.
Lewis Schaffer: American in London
The award-winning New York comic takes on England. Lewis Schaffer isn't a tourist. He isn't here on business. He's a hostage.
An Evening with Mark Halliday & Friends
West End star Mark Halliday (Jersey Boys/Rat Pack) brings his unique mix of swing music and musical theatre classics to Leicester Square Theatre, with different special guests from the West End each week and music provided by the Pete Faint trio.
Stripped
One woman - six characters - a wickedly funny, achingly honest look at the glittery and tawdry world of lap and pole.
"Stripped is one of this year's gems" ???? - Sunday Express
zazU: Sketch Comedy
In 1857 a rogue bee separated itself from the hive and accidentally flew into the home of an eminent professor of cartography. At this precise moment a parallel universe was born: the land of zazU. This evening some upstanding citizens of zazU will offer you a few glimpses into this strange new reality.
Don't Drop The Egg
Direct from an entirely sold out Edinburgh run, GibbensMagnusJones bring their Festival debut to Central London. Born at sea to a pirate father and no mother, these three comic triplets present narrative sketch comedy from the depths of the Clapham Falcons RFC changing room.
Hennessy & Friends' Sketchy Nights, Thursdays 7 November, 8.30pm, £6.50
Time Out recommended sketch & character night featuring night featuring the hottest acts around plus sketchy stuff from your hosts; Hennessy & Friends!
Funny Women London Nights, Saturday 9 November,7pm, £10, £8
Join hilarious host Annabel O'Connell, Funny Women Awards finalists Sindhu V and Bethan Roberts, up-and-coming Kate Perry, Lauren Pattison and Emily Snee, plus headliners and Funny Women Award winners 2013 Twisted Loaf.
Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year - Semi Finals, Sunday 10 & Monday 11 November, 7pm & 9pm, £6
It's all hotting up in the Semi-Finals of the annual competition to find the Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year.
You, the audience, can cast your vote to make sure your favourite makes the final in the Main House on 24th November.
Funny Women present Memoirs of a Slutsky, Tuesday 12 November, 9pm, £10, Conc £8
Burlesque artist, storyteller and comedienne Zoe Charles founder of the famous Cheek of It! school of burlesque and cabaret gives us a guided tour behind the glamour.
Winner of a Best Cabaret Audience Award- Mimetic Festival 2013
Ria Lia: Thpethial, Tuesday 12 & Thursday 14 November, 7pm, £10, Conc £8
Following a vicious online complaint that she made fun of special people Ria was compelled to defend herself by revealing her own Asperger's diagnosis. Through her unique combination of song, slides and stand-up she examines what social-rules she supposedly broke, and as someone who is considered to be 'thpethial' she questions what does it mean, who does it apply to, and why isn't everybody?
An Evening with the Sondheim Society and Alex Young, Wednesday 13 November, 7pm, £15
The Stephen Sondheim Society would like to invite you to join the amazing Alex Young for this evening's informal cabaret.
"The brilliant Alex Young sings and acts her way through the show without missing a beat, keeping us enthralled" - Whatsonstage
Justin Moorhouse: Justin Time, Wednesday 13 & Thursday 14 November, 8.30pm, £10, £8 Conc
Why should you come and see my show?
Well firstly because it'll be funny, and to be honest that's the only reason.
"A comedic tour de force. Excruciatingly funny" - Herald
"Moorhouse charms the pants off the crowd" - Sunday Times
The Bite-Size Plays Present... The Bite-Size Cocktail Hour, Friday 15 November, 7pm, £12, Conc £10
Serving up another tantalising selection of ten minute plays, this menu of plays is the 'Feisty Cocktail Hour'. Our actors, in character, start this delicious theatre experience by serving you a Bite-Size 'Feisty Cocktail' to enjoy with our feisty menu of Bite-Size Plays.
Christian Reilly: Songs of Praise, Saturday 16 November, 7pm, £8, Conc £7
Following a sell-out run at Edinburgh fringe 2013, Perrier and Chortle award- winning musical comedian Christian Reilly sings songs to heal the world.
Scene Selection: Plus Special Guests, Sunday 17 November, 7pm, £10, Conc £9
One girl. Two guys. Not digital, but extremely versatile. No subtitles, but lots of new angles. Bonus Features and Guest Stars included in this special edition! Play?
New to the Leicester Square Theatre, SCENE SELECTION offers a smorgasbord of comedy from the title menu of hilarity.
Rachel Parris: The Commission, Sunday 17 November, 8.45pm, £7
Rachel Parris brings her highly acclaimed debut hour to London.
"One sometimes doubts that Britain's got talent, but Parris has it in spades" ???? - The Guardian
Foil Arms & Hog, Monday - Wednesday 18 - 20 November, 7pm, £6
Irish sketch comedy, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, pot of gold, potato. You racist.
"Fantastic and increasingly bizarre" - The Scotsman
The Box, Monday 18 & Wednesday 20 November, 8.45pm, £10
Washed up soap stars finally come clean in this hilarious comedy-docu-play, written and performed by Zoe Lister and Lena Kaur.
Doggett & Ephgrave's Mostly Comedy Club, Tuesday 19 November, 9pm, £10, Conc £8
A grab-bag of stand-up, sketches and music from some of the finest acts on the scene, hosted by small-town comic duo, Doggett & Ephgrave
Matt Richardson: Hometown Hero, Thursday 21 November, 7pm, £10
The new host of ITV2's The Xtra Factor and winner of the Leicester Comedy Festival's Best New Show award takes his much anticipated debut tour on the road!
"Poised to become the next bright young sensation of comedy" - The Guardian
Monster, Thursday 21 November, 8.30pm, £10
The scarily clever comedy programmers behind MONSTER - London's best* and most monthly comedy night - bring you another cracking night packed full or mirth, merriment and ruddy good times. As if that wasn't enough, it's all for charity.
The RH Experience: Stuck!, Friday 22 November, 7pm, £10
An improvised comedy using audience suggestions! Three strangers stuck in a lift. Three stories unfold. Sometimes tragic, sometimes joyous, always absurd.
Paco Erhard: Djerman Unchained, Saturday 23 November, 7pm, £8, Conc £6
Paco Erhard is German, but he has other problems too. Sick of corporations, politicians and media constantly trying to push our buttons, the comedy desperado from Düsseldorf rides to a showdown with them all.
Mark Stephenson & Stewart Laws, Saturday 23 November, 9pm, £5
Mark Stephenson and Stuart Laws bring you their Edinburgh shows from 2013. It will be a night of much fun. We're looking forward to seeing you there. Lots of love, Mark and Stu x x x
Tamar Broadbent: Almost Epic, Monday & Tuesday 25 & 26 November, 7pm, £8, Conc £6
After a hit run at Edinburgh Fringe 2013, comedy songwriter Tamar Broadbent returns to the Leicester Square Theatre for two nights only!
Tamar was born to be a rock star. Unfortunately she was also born in Surrey. Riding off the buzz of a bit part on The Bill, this minstrel-sized songstress is ready for her next big break.
Dick! Comes Again: Bigger, Harder, Longer, Wednesday 27 November - Sunday 19 January, Various times, £18.50
Miss Dusty 'O' returns to the West End this Christmas in Stuart Saint's critically acclaimed adult panto DICK! Reprising the role of 'S'HoHo' sex club owner 'MISS SOFONDA COX', Dusty is accompanied by a highly talented gang of West End Wendy's as they take on another camp and quiet ridiculous, carnal romp through London Town.
Critics' Choice: The Guardian / TimeOut / Scout London (2012 Production)
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