TAPE FACE to Tour the UK This Autumn
By: BWW News Desk Jun. 22, 2016
Following three years conquering the rest of the world, Tape Face makes his highly anticipated return to the UK this Autumn with a major tour that will take in some of the country's foremost venues.
The show the world can't stop talking about. This is stand-up comedy with no talking, drama with no acting and punch lines with no words.
The artist formerly known as The Boy with Tape on His Face brings you a multi-award winning, multi-hyphenate spectacle that needs to be seen to be believed. Join TAPE FACE as he conjures uproarious & moving tableaux using only the most everyday of objects and the most popular of songs.
Think you've seen TAPE FACE? Think again. This year promises to be a bigger, brighter and more spectacular re-imagining of his unique and special brand of silent comedy. This truly is comedy made for everyone, be prepared to get involved and enraptured as you step inside a comedy world unlike any other. Visually stunning, heart-stopping, and hilarious - you'll laugh, you'll cry, and when it's all over you'll be completely lost for words.
Tape Face is a character with universal appeal. Delightful, wry, many-layered and hilarious, Sam Wills accesses an inner child in us all that must be fed. Through simple, clever and charming humour aimed at satisfying that hunger, he has created one of the most accessible and enjoyable shows the world has ever seen. Drawing on a heritage that includes silent film, mime, magic, puppetry, Motown and the films of Patrick Swayze, Tape Face is a pensive, curious soul approaching every object and audience member as a potential friend - or plaything. Wills creates a world of possibilities where the only certainty is laughter. Previous shows have seen him totally sell-out at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for four years in a row. He has also had four sold-out UK tours, a smash hit run in London's West End, and has become a critically acclaimed marvel around the world.
For more on the show, visit www.theboywithtapeonhisface.com.
TOUR SCHEDULE:
Venue: Guildhall Arts Centre GRANTHAM
Dates Tuesday 6th September
Time: 7.30pm
Box Office: 01476 406 158
Online www.guildhallartscentre.com
Venue: The Lowry SALFORD
Dates Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 7th, 8th & 9th September
Time: 8.00pm
Box Office: 0843 208 6000
Online: www.thelowry.com
Venue: Brewery Arts KENDAL
Dates: Saturday 10th September
Time: 8.00pm
Box Office: 01539 725 133
Online: www.breweryarts.co.uk
Venue: The Carriageworks Theatre LEEDS
Dates: Thursday 15th September
Time: 7.30pm
Box Office: 0113 376 0318
Online: www.leeds.gov.uk/carriageworks
Venue: Key Theatre PETERBOROUGH
Dates Friday 16th September
Time: 8.00pm
Box Office: 01733 207 239
Online: www.vivacity-peterborough.com
Venue: Arts Theatre NOTTINGHAM
Dates: Saturday 17th September
Time: 7.30pm
Box Office: 0115 9476096
Online: www.nottingham-theatre.co.uk
Venue: Core Theatre SOLIHULL
Dates Sunday 18th September
Time: 7.30pm
Box Office: 0121 704 6962
Online: www.thecoretheatresolihull.co.uk
Venue: Arts Centre SWINDON
Dates: Monday 19th September
Time: 7.30pm
Box Office: 01793 614837
Online: www.swindon.gov.uk/artscentre
Venue: Parabola Arts Centre CHELTENHAM
Dates: Tuesday 20th September
Time: 8.00pm
Box Office: 01242 707 484
Online: www.parabolaartscentre.co.uk
Venue: The Guildhall GLOUCESTER
Dates: Wednesday 21st September
Time: 8.00pm
Box Office: 01452 503 050
Online: www.venues.gloucester.gov.uk/Freetime/Guildhall
Venue: Komedia BATH
Dates Thursday 22nd September
Time: 8.00pm
Box Office: 0845 293 8480
Online: www.komedia.co.uk
Venue: The Redgrave Theatre BRISTOL
Dates: Friday & Saturday 23rd & 24th September
Time: 8.00pm
Box Office: 01253 675 750
Online: www.redgravetheatre.com
Venue: Playhouse NORWICH
Dates: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 26th,27th,28th & 29th September
Time: 8.00pm
Box Office: 01603 598 598
Online: www.norwichplayhouse.co.uk
Venue: Arts Centre HOUNSLOW
Dates: Saturday 1st October
Time: 7.30pmq
Box Office: 0203 743 2329
Online: www.hounslowartscentre.co.uk
Venue: Gulbenkian Theatre CANTERBURY
Dates Sunday 2nd October
Time: 7.30pm
Box Office: 01227 769 075
Online: www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian
Venue: The Corn Exchange EXETER
Dates Wednesday 5th October
Time: 8.00pm
Box Office: 01392 665 938
Online: www.exeter.gov.uk/cornexchange
Venue: The Plough Arts Centre TORRINGTON
Dates: Thursday & Friday 6th & 7th October
Time: 8.00pm
Box Office: 01805 624 624
Online: www.theploughartscentre.org.uk
Venue: The Point EASTLEIGH
Dates: Saturday 8th October
Time: 8.00pm
Box Office: 023 8065 2333
Online: www.thepointeastleigh.co.uk
Venue: HarroGate Theatre HARROGATE
Dates: Tuesday 11th October
Time: 8.00pm
Box Office: 01423 502 116
Online: www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk
Venue: Royal Spa Centre & Town Hall ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA
Dates Wednesday 12th October
Time: 7.30pm
Box Office: 01926 334 418
Online: www.warwickdc.gov.uk
Venue: mac BIRMINGHAM
Dates Thursday, Friday & Saturday 13th, 14th & 15th October
Time: 8.00pm
Box Office: 0121 446 3232
Online: www.macbirmingham.co.uk
Venue: Lincoln Performing Arts Centre LINCOLN
Dates Sunday 16th October
Time: 7.30pm
Box Office: 0844 888 4414
Online: www.lincoln.ac.uk
Venue: Guildhall Theatre (Derby Live) DERBY
Dates: Monday 17th October
Time: 7.30pm
Box Office: 01332 255 800
Online: www.derbylive.co.uk
Venue: Epstein Theatre LIVERPOOL
Dates Wednesday 19th October
Time: 7.30pm
Box Office: 0844 888 4411
Online: www.epsteinliverpool.co.uk
Venue: Tyne Theatre & Opera House NEWCASTLE
Dates: Thursday 20th October
Time: 7.30pm
Box Office: 0844 2491 000
Online: www.tynetheatreandoperahouse.uk
Venue: Lemon Tree ABERDEEN
Dates: Tuesday & Wednesday 25th & 26th October
Time: 7.00pm
Box Office: 01224 641 122
Online: www.aberdeenperformingarts.com
Venue: Eden Court Theatre INVERNESS
Dates: Thursday 27th October
Time: 7.30pm
Box Office: 01463 234 234
Online: www.eden-court.co.uk
Venue: Wulfrun Hall WOLVERHAMPTON
Dates Tuesday 1st November
Time: 8.00pm
Box Office: 0870 320 7000
Online: www.wolvescivic.co.uk
Venue: Chorley Little Theatre CHORLEY
Dates: Wednesday 2nd November
Time: 7.30pm
Box Office: 01257 264 362
Online: www.chorleylittletheatre.com
Venue: Pontio BANGOR
Dates: Thursday 3rd November
Time: 7.30pm
Box Office: 01248 382828
Online: www.pontio.co.uk
Venue: Catrin Finch Centre WREXHAM
Dates: Friday 4th November
Time: 7.30pm
Box Office: 01978 293 494
Online: www,conferencevenues.glyndwr.ac.uk
Venue: The Y LEICESTER
Dates: Saturday 5th November
Time: 8.00pm
Box Office: 0116 255 7066
Online : www.leicesterymca.co.uk
Venue: Royal and Derngate NORTHAMPTON
Dates Monday 7th November
Time: 8.00pm
Box Office: 01604 624 811
Online: www.royalandderngate.co.uk
Venue: The Stables, WAVENDON, MILTON KEYNES
Dates: Tuesday 8th November
Time: 8.00pm
Box Office: 01908 280 800
Online: www.stables.org
Venue: South Street Arts READING
Dates: Wednesday 9th November
Time: 8.00pm
Box Office: 0118 960 6060
Online: www.readingarts.com
Venue: The Old Market BRIGHTON
Dates Thursday, 10th to Saturday 12th November
Time: 7.30pm
Box Office: 01273 201 801
Online: www.theoldmarket.com
Venue: Shaw Theatre LONDON
Dates: Friday 18th November
Time: 7.30pm
Box Office: 0844 248 5075
Online: www.shaw-theatre.com
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