Marcus Brigstocke News

With shows already on sale from Ben Hart, Nina Conti, The Showstoppers, NewsRevue and Cirque Berserk, the first official on-sale sees the Pleasance Theatre Trust presenting the comedy big guns.  With both Edinburgh Comedy Awards in their awards cabinet from the last full Fringe, Pleasance’s comedy programme is always unmissable alongside the amazing theatre, circus and family work that Pleasance are known and loved for. 

White Rabbit Red Rabbit comes to Theater For the New City on March 13. This is an Et Alia Theater Production, written by Nassim Soleimanpour, performed by Maria Müller, and produced by Luísa Galatti and Ana Moioli.

By popular demand an extra date has been added to the run of Whodunnit [Unrehearsed] 2 at Park Theatre. A 3pm matinee on Tuesday 8th March was put on sale this morning and is the only date now available in the otherwise sold out run (except for £10 day seats released at 10am on show days).

Park Theatre has today announced the full line up of almost 40 celebrities who will take to the Park200 stage this February and March – completely unrehearsed – to play the Inspector in a farcical whodunnit.

Originally commissioned for BBC Radio 4 and winner of the BBC Audio Drama Award 2018 for Best Single Drama, Marcus Brigstocke's compelling drama of family and addiction is based on his own recovery. The 2019 stage production had acclaimed runs at Omnibus Theatre and Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 

ArtsEmerson, Boston's leading presenter of contemporary world theater and film and the professional presenting and producing organization of Emerson College, is thrilled to bring Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour's original play, White Rabbit Red Rabbit to audiences as a virtual theatre offering from December 07 – 12, 2021.

Learn about the full lineup which includes circus, music, comedy, drag, and more!

Underbelly Festival returns with a bang for summer 2021 in a brand-new location in Cavendish Square in the heart of Central London with more acts joining an already stellar season brimming with the very best comedy, cabaret, variety, music, family shows and live podcasts – a sure sign that live entertainment is back, and the capital once again open for summer fun.

The arts and education charity Play to the Crowd has today announced that Theatre Royal Winchester will re-open later this month with a plethora of socially distanced shows for audiences to enjoy.

Et Alia Theater, in association with Aurora Nova, presents: White Rabbit Red Rabbit by Nassim Soleimanpour, produced by Luísa Galatti and Ana Moioli, performed by Giorgia Valenti. Will you participate? Will you be manipulated? Will you listen? Will you really listen?

There has never been a better time to get into stand-up comedy. Many of the hard-working touring comics have taken their work online and are doing online versions of their full-length solo shows or are taking part in club setups online.

The Survival Fundraising Appeal of Play to the Crowd - the arts and education charity which runs Theatre Royal Winchester, Hat Fair and Playmakers - has announced this week, that their fundraising efforts have reached the milestone of £200,000. The charity needs to raise a total of £225,000 by the end of September.

Pleasance is known for its amazing comedy and this year's programme is like no other.

Described as 'on the verge of nationwide fame' by Chortle and as 'a very funny man' by Marcus Brigstocke, Welsh stand-up, Robin Morgan (CBBC's The Dog Ate My Homework; BBC One's Stand Up At BBC Wales, writer on BBC Two's The Mash Report and the BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz and The Now Show) has announced a 2020 spring tour.

No Set. No director. No Rehearsal. Each night, a different actor arrives on stage and is handed a sealed envelope. Together, actor and audience discover the mystery that lies in the envelope.

Benedict's dad loved wine. He loved collecting it, drinking it and sharing it with friends and family was an act of love. Benedict was a teenage alcoholic. He's been sober now for 25 years. On the day of his father's funeral, Benedict receives an unsettling final bequest: a bottle of exceptionally fine red wine. Will he drink one final toast to his father?

Further performers have been revealed for Park Theatre's World Premiere murder mystery Whodunnit [Unrehearsed], as Adam Hills, Jason Manford, Neil Morrissey, Clarke Peters and Sandi Toksvig - with the voice of Miriam Margolyes - join the stellar list of participants. Every night, a different guest performer will step onstage to join the rehearsed ensemble of a scripted murder mystery play, having attended no rehearsals, read no script, nor received any direction. Armed only with a hidden earpiece to receive instructions, they will endeavour to solve the crime in real time.

Further performers have been revealed for Park Theatre's World Premiere murder mystery Whodunnit [Unrehearsed], as Adam Hills, Jason Manford, Neil Morrissey, Clarke Peters and Sandi Toksvig - with the voice of Miriam Margolyes - join the stellar list of participants. Every night, a different guest performer will step onstage to join the rehearsed ensemble of a scripted murder mystery play, having attended no rehearsals, read no script, nor received any direction. Armed only with a hidden earpiece to receive instructions, they will endeavour to solve the crime in real time.

Believe it or not, one of the greatest TV shows of our time recently celebrated its 30th anniversary, and what better way to commemorate than with a live Fringe extravaganza at Underbelly's McEwan Hall - for the full month!

From hosting a screening with David Harewood for his documentary 'Psychosis & Me', to Q&A's with Jim Carter, Imelda Staunton and Streatham-based Jamael Westman (Hamilton from award winning musical Hamilton), to providing free or subsidised support and space for local organisations, Streatham Space Project (SSP) is proving it is a true cultural community hub.