HOTBED FESTIVALHotbed is a festival of new writing produced by Menagerie Theatre Company. This year a snapshot of the festival will take place at Soho Theatre with 3 new One Act Plays and 6 monologues which have been commissioned as part of the ‘What’s Up Doc?’ series of plays.

What’s Up Doc? A project designed to bring ideas and people together. Each commission is a play written and created in response to a question or challenge established by a ‘Doc’ in conversation or correspondence with a writer. The ‘Docs’ are people who sit as Thought Leaders in their field (e.g academic, scientific, political).

SHORT SHARP SHOUTS

‘We’re thrilled that the Hotbed Festival is with Soho Theatre for the first time. Like us, Menagerie Theatre Company seek out and support talented writers to develop and produce innovative new theatre. It’s wonderful to help expand and develop its work searching out voices and stories we couldn’t imagine on our own.’

Steve Marmion, Artistic Director, Soho Theatre

Tue 23 – Sat 27 July

THEATRE – Tickets: 10 / £8 concessions Buy tickets for for 2 events on the same night: £15 / £12 concessions

DUSTY LIMITS: POST MORTEM

Dusty Limits, cabaret star and dangerous drinker, presents a one-man musical obituary celebrating a life lived badly.

NOMINEE: TO&ST 2012

Tue 9 – Sat 13 July, 9.30pm

CABARET – Tickets: £10 – £15

RICH HALL’SHOEDOWN

Join Rich and his virtuoso musical mates for a late-night mash-up of music, comedy and gratuitous coloration featuring the very best of comedy and music.

BARRY AWARD WINNER 2013

Mon 15 – Sat 20 July, 7.15pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £15 – £20

RUBBERBANDITSTheir single Horse Outside became a global 10m YouTube hit sensation. Now these urban ‘Hib-Hop’ plastic-bag-heads from Limerick are back at Soho following their smash-hit sell out run earlier this year.

‘Wild & winning’ Guardian

Mon 15 – Sat 27 July, 9.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £20

DARK VANILLA JUNGLE BY PHILIP RIDLEY

Catch an exclusive preview before it heads to Manchester’s Royal Exchange and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Sat 20 & Sun 21 July, 7.45pm

THEATRE – Tickets: £12

DICKIE BEAU: BLACKOUTS

Drag fabulist Dickie Beau shapeshifts through a shadowy soundscape of lost souls in this theatrical trip to the subconscious underworld of his future self. Bringing to life extraordinary audio artefacts, Dickie leads us on a bewitching adventure in found sound as he channels the ghosts of his childhood idols.

‘Touching, bizarre and visually gorgeous.’ Time Out

‘Superb.’ Guardian

Wed 17 – Sat 27 July, 9.15pm

CABARET – Tickets: £10 – £17.50

JAMES RHODESThe exciting classical music performer comes to delight audiences in a unique show.

‘Provocative? Certainly. But Rhodes’ showmanship is supported by great intelligence and skill. Don’t miss him.’ Herald Sun Melbourne

‘Such natural ease and brilliance that no one can resist.’ Times

Thu 25 July – Sat 3 August, 7.30pm

MUSIC – Tickets: £20

SOHO UPSTAIRS

SOHO THEATRE

SOHO DOWNSTAIRS

SOHO THEATRE FRIENDS

Get closer to the very best theatre, comedy and cabaret

- Priority booking- Late night access to Soho Theatre Bar- First to hear about new shows

By becoming a Friend you will also be helping us to develop new writers, fund new work and reach new audiences.

Call: 020 7478 0111

Email: friends@sohotheatre.com

Log on: sohotheatre.com/support-us

A SUMMER OF POLITICS - SOHO STYLELONDON’S MOST VIBRANT VENUE FOR NEW...THEATRE A packed summer season of international political performance including an exciting adaptation in both English and French of the classic novel about the rise of fascism, Address Unknown; then we have Bigmouth, Valentijn Dhaenens’ one-man, multi-lingual show that blew audiences away in Edinburgh. Plus Brad Birch, Philip Ridley and the Hotbed Festival offering an eclectic range of insights into the world today.

COMEDY Takes its turn to change things as Chief political correspondent for the Independent, Steve Richards, goes on a hilarious behind the scenes tour of the great political dramas of our time, while Francesca Martinez asks us What the **** is Normal?! and controversial comic Scott Capurro offers his Islamohomphobia.

CABARET The voices become even more heterogeneous with raconteur and icon of the London cabaret scene Dusty Limits & drag fabulist Dickie Beau.

KEEP UP TO DATE:SOHOTHEATRE.COM/ MAILING-LIST FACEBOOK.COM/SOHOTHEATRE TWITTER.COM/SOHOTHEATRE

BOOK TICKETSSOHOTHEATRE.COM 020 7478 0100 21 DEAN STREET, LONDON W1D 3NE

HOTBED FESTIVAL JAMES RHODESDICKIE BEAU

VERITY BARGATE AWARD 2013 In addition to choosing as an overall winner, there will be additional readings of three shortlisted plays at each of our partner venues, Theatre Royal Plymouth, Birmingham Rep & Live Theatre Newcastle.

The prize this year is £5000 in respect of an exclusive option to produce the winning play.

‘We want to hear a story we’ve never heard before, from a voice we weren’t expecting. Something that is brave with what it is trying to say, and how it is trying to say it. A shout from the crowd that we have to listen to.’

Steve Marmion, Soho Theatre, Artistic Director

WorkshopsTo encourage playwrights, and develop writers’ skills, Soho Theatre will be running workshops across the country and at Soho, focusing on various aspects of the craft of playwriting.

For more info please go to sohotheatre.com/writers or contact writers@sohotheatre.com.

SOHO THEATRE IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE RETURN OF ITS BIENNIAL SEARCH FOR A NEW AND EXCITING THEATRICAL VOICE.

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HOTBED FESTIVALHotbed is a festival of new writing produced by Menagerie Theatre Company. This year a snapshot of the festival will take place at Soho Theatre with 3 new One Act Plays and 6 monologues which have been commissioned as part of the ‘What’s Up Doc?’ series of plays.

What’s Up Doc? A project designed to bring ideas and people together. Each commission is a play written and created in response to a question or challenge established by a ‘Doc’ in conversation or correspondence with a writer. The ‘Docs’ are people who sit as Thought Leaders in their field (e.g academic, scientific, political).

SHORT SHARP SHOUTS

‘We’re thrilled that the Hotbed Festival is with Soho Theatre for the first time. Like us, Menagerie Theatre Company seek out and support talented writers to develop and produce innovative new theatre. It’s wonderful to help expand and develop its work searching out voices and stories we couldn’t imagine on our own.’

Steve Marmion, Artistic Director, Soho Theatre

Tue 23 – Sat 27 July

THEATRE – Tickets: 10 / £8 concessions Buy tickets for for 2 events on the same night: £15 / £12 concessions

DUSTY LIMITS: POST MORTEM

Dusty Limits, cabaret star and dangerous drinker, presents a one-man musical obituary celebrating a life lived badly.

NOMINEE: TO&ST 2012

Tue 9 – Sat 13 July, 9.30pm

CABARET – Tickets: £10 – £15

RICH HALL’SHOEDOWN

Join Rich and his virtuoso musical mates for a late-night mash-up of music, comedy and gratuitous coloration featuring the very best of comedy and music.

BARRY AWARD WINNER 2013

Mon 15 – Sat 20 July, 7.15pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £15 – £20

RUBBERBANDITSTheir single Horse Outside became a global 10m YouTube hit sensation. Now these urban ‘Hib-Hop’ plastic-bag-heads from Limerick are back at Soho following their smash-hit sell out run earlier this year.

‘Wild & winning’ Guardian

Mon 15 – Sat 27 July, 9.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £20

DARK VANILLA JUNGLE BY PHILIP RIDLEY

Catch an exclusive preview before it heads to Manchester’s Royal Exchange and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Sat 20 & Sun 21 July, 7.45pm

THEATRE – Tickets: £12

DICKIE BEAU: BLACKOUTS

Drag fabulist Dickie Beau shapeshifts through a shadowy soundscape of lost souls in this theatrical trip to the subconscious underworld of his future self. Bringing to life extraordinary audio artefacts, Dickie leads us on a bewitching adventure in found sound as he channels the ghosts of his childhood idols.

‘Touching, bizarre and visually gorgeous.’ Time Out

‘Superb.’ Guardian

Wed 17 – Sat 27 July, 9.15pm

CABARET – Tickets: £10 – £17.50

JAMES RHODESThe exciting classical music performer comes to delight audiences in a unique show.

‘Provocative? Certainly. But Rhodes’ showmanship is supported by great intelligence and skill. Don’t miss him.’ Herald Sun Melbourne

‘Such natural ease and brilliance that no one can resist.’ Times

Thu 25 July – Sat 3 August, 7.30pm

MUSIC – Tickets: £20

SOHO UPSTAIRS

SOHO THEATRE

SOHO DOWNSTAIRS

SOHO THEATRE FRIENDS

Get closer to the very best theatre, comedy and cabaret

- Priority booking- Late night access to Soho Theatre Bar- First to hear about new shows

By becoming a Friend you will also be helping us to develop new writers, fund new work and reach new audiences.

Call: 020 7478 0111

Email: friends@sohotheatre.com

Log on: sohotheatre.com/support-us

A SUMMER OF POLITICS - SOHO STYLELONDON’S MOST VIBRANT VENUE FOR NEW...THEATRE A packed summer season of international political performance including an exciting adaptation in both English and French of the classic novel about the rise of fascism, Address Unknown; then we have Bigmouth, Valentijn Dhaenens’ one-man, multi-lingual show that blew audiences away in Edinburgh. Plus Brad Birch, Philip Ridley and the Hotbed Festival offering an eclectic range of insights into the world today.

COMEDY Takes its turn to change things as Chief political correspondent for the Independent, Steve Richards, goes on a hilarious behind the scenes tour of the great political dramas of our time, while Francesca Martinez asks us What the **** is Normal?! and controversial comic Scott Capurro offers his Islamohomphobia.

CABARET The voices become even more heterogeneous with raconteur and icon of the London cabaret scene Dusty Limits & drag fabulist Dickie Beau.

KEEP UP TO DATE:SOHOTHEATRE.COM/ MAILING-LIST FACEBOOK.COM/SOHOTHEATRE TWITTER.COM/SOHOTHEATRE

BOOK TICKETSSOHOTHEATRE.COM 020 7478 0100 21 DEAN STREET, LONDON W1D 3NE

HOTBED FESTIVAL JAMES RHODESDICKIE BEAU

VERITY BARGATE AWARD 2013 In addition to choosing as an overall winner, there will be additional readings of three shortlisted plays at each of our partner venues, Theatre Royal Plymouth, Birmingham Rep & Live Theatre Newcastle.

The prize this year is £5000 in respect of an exclusive option to produce the winning play.

‘We want to hear a story we’ve never heard before, from a voice we weren’t expecting. Something that is brave with what it is trying to say, and how it is trying to say it. A shout from the crowd that we have to listen to.’

Steve Marmion, Soho Theatre, Artistic Director

WorkshopsTo encourage playwrights, and develop writers’ skills, Soho Theatre will be running workshops across the country and at Soho, focusing on various aspects of the craft of playwriting.

For more info please go to sohotheatre.com/writers or contact writers@sohotheatre.com.

SOHO THEATRE IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE RETURN OF ITS BIENNIAL SEARCH FOR A NEW AND EXCITING THEATRICAL VOICE.

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BACONFACE: IT’S ALL BACON

The cult 80s Canadian stand-up comedian and inventor of Canadian stand-up comedy comes to Soho. See Canadian stand-up comedy’s past, and perhaps its future.

‘An unpredictable Canadian forest dweller in a Mexican wrestling mask smeared with bacon.’ London Is Funny

Mon 10 – Fri 14 June, 9.45pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £7.50

RONNA & BEVERLY‘Hysterical chat show hosts from hell. Oi vey – they’re to die for!’ Time Out

Thu 13 & Fri 14 June, 10pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10

THE CRICK CRACK CLUB: UNLOCKING NINE LOCKS

The fabulous storyteller Laura Simms distills true-life and fairytales into highly entertaining pieces of theatre.

Tue 18 June, 8pm

THEATRE – Tickets: £9

GREG PROOPSGreg Proops returns to London for a brief but drunken run full of vitriol and lazy barbs. Tuesday and Sunday sees Greg recording his acclaimed podcast The Smartest Man in the World.

‘An extremely quick-witted, intelligent and sharply dressed man.’ Time Out Sydney

Tue 18 – Sat 22 Jun, 9.30pm Sun 23 Jun, 7.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £20

A TIMELESS TALE OF FRIENDSHIP & BETRAYAL

Soho Theatre presents Kathrine Kressmann Taylor’s classic text, brought to life in two powerful new productions directed by Steve Marmion.

We are proud to present this unique theatrical event in partnership with Institut francais, JW3: the Jewish Community Centre London, with performances in French and English.

Thanks to generous funding from the Mohamed S. Farsi Foundation 1,000 tickets have been made available to under 26s for just £10.

ADDRESS UNKNOWN BY KATHRINE KRESSMANN TAYLOR EDITED BY FRANK DUNLOP

How strong are the bonds of friendship when your world is overturned? A successful art dealer returns to his native Germany, keeping a correspondence with his close Jewish friend back in America. Against a backdrop of austerity, recession and rising nationalism, their former allegiances become distorted beyond recognition.

THE WORLD CHAMPION JUDAH FRIEDLANDER

The star of 30 Rock described by Tina Fey as ‘one of the all-time great weirdos’ is a unique and spontaneous cult performer.

Tue 4 – Thu 6 June, 9.45pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £20

JARRED CHRISTMAS: LET’S GO MOFO’

‘One of the funniest men to pick up a microphone.’ Time Out

Thu 6 – Sat 8 June, 9.15pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £12.50

NO PRESSURE TO BE FUNNY Sundays 9 June, 14 July 7pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10

FOUR SCREWS LOOSESketch comedy troupe Four Screws Loose present their favourite material so far.

‘Had me crying with laughter… pure comedy gold.’ Three Weeks

Mon 10 – Fri 14 June, 7.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £12.50

JOEL DOMMETT: NUNCHUCK SILVER MEDALLIST 2002

‘Simply hilarious and highly recommended’ Three Weeks

Mon 10 – Fri 14 June, 9.15pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £12.50

SCOTT CAPURRO: ISLAMOHOMOPHOBIA

Mid-life crisis. Check. Koran jokes. Check. Husband. Check mate.

In Islamohomophobia, Scott Capurro inches closer to self lynching with his tirade against bigotry, fag bashing and Cardiff.

‘Capurro’s mission is to make everyone nervous, regardless of their faith or colour. It goes without saying that you should avoid this show if you are easily offended. But he is addressing important issues in his own reckless and courageous way.’ Times

Tue 4 – Sat 8 June, 9.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £15

FRANCESCA MARTINEZ: WHAT THE **** IS NORMAL?!

Francesca asks what happens when you’re branded ‘abnormal’ in a world obsessed with normality. This award winning show is her defiant insightful and fascinating answer.

‘Hilarious and deeply moving.’ Metro

‘A thought-provoking piece that is profound and touching as well as laugh-out-loud funny.’ Evening Standard

Tue 18 & Wed 19 June, 7.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £15

Written as an anti-fascist call to arms, Address Unknown was banned in 30s Germany for dramatically exposing the threat of Nazism. It became an international literary sensation and social phenomenon. Today it is a timely warning of how humanity can fail in the face of extreme ideology.

Thu 13 – Sat 22 Jun, 8.30pm (matinees, 4pm); Mon 24 Jun – Sat 27 Jul, 7.15pm (matinees, 2pm)

THEATRE – Tickets: £10 – £25

INCONNU A CETTE ADRESSEADAPTED BY MICHELE LÉVY-BRAM

There will be a limited number of performances in French starring theatre and film legends Christian Clavier (Les Visiteurs, Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre) & Thierry Lhermitte (An American Werewolf in Paris, Les Papas du dimanche, Le noir (te)vous va si bien)

Thu 13 – Sat 22 Jun, 7pm (matinees, 2pm)

THEATRE – Tickets: £10 – £25

FELICITY WARD: THE HEDGEHOG DILEMMA

‘Tremendously entertaining & charmingly funny.’ Time Out

Thu 20 – Sat 22 June, 7.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10–£12.50

CHILL PILLA laid-back poetry club night.

Thu 20 June, 8pm

THEATRE – Tickets: £5

VITAMIN55 minutes of surreal skits, bizarre caricatures and demented accordion playing.

‘Wonderful comic theatre.’ Broadway Baby

Thu 20 – Sat 22 June, 10pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £12.50

JEN BRISTER: NOW AND THEN

Jen’s cup is half empty and she’s struggling to fill it.

‘Blisteringly funny.’ List

Fri 21 & Sat 22 June, 7.15pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £12.50

JAKE HURWITZ & AMIR BLUMENFELD + STREETER SEIDELL

The UK debut of the collegehumor.com stars.

Tue 25 – Sat 29 June, 7.45pm & 9.45pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £20

STEVE RICHARDS: ROCK N ROLL POLITICS

Award winning columnist and BBC presenter Steve Richards takes you on a hilarious behind the scenes tour of the great political dramas and characters, from Cameron and Clegg to the two Eds, Blair and Brown.

‘Unmissable.’ Guardian

Tue 2 – Sat 6 July, 7.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £15

ORAM & MEETEN’S CLUB FANTASTICO

Wed 3 July, 9.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10

DAN CLARK AND FRIENDS: CLARKS

Star of BBC3’s cult hit sitcom How Not To Live Your Life, brings back Clark’s, his legendary comedy night. Expect TV stars alongside exciting new comedians, all mixing sketch, stand-up and song.

‘Comic ecstasy.’ Metro

Thu 4 – Sat 6 July, 9.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £12.50

PAUL F. TOMPKINS: CRYING & DRIVING

‘Makes intelligent, classy storytelling stand-up look effortlessly easy.’ Time Out

‘Sparkling and sophisticated.’ Independent

Mon 8 – Sat 13 July, 7.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £15 – £20

Skagen with Richard Jordan Productions Ltd in a co-production with De Tijd & STUK present

BIGMOUTHPERFORMANCE AND DIRECTIONS BY VALENTIJN DHAENENS

The sell-out hit of the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe from one of Europe’s hottest theatre companies to explode out of Belgium since Ontroerend Goed.

Valentijn Dhaenens’ acclaimed Bigmouth examines 2,500 years of oratory from Socrates to Osama bin Laden, from the rousing to the frankly inept. Performing fragments of famous and lesser known speeches to show how the tricks of the rhetorical trade have hardly changed over time, and showing how picking the right words can turn the weakest argument into the strongest, achieve world power, or simply win the hand of a beloved.

‘Enthralling roller-coaster through history and its (in)humanity.’ List

‘Brilliant … a fascinating experience.’ Lyn Gardner, Guardian

‘…it is in performance, and the skilled hands and mouth of Belgian virtuoso Valentijn Dhaenens, that this deceptively simple idea of one man and a few microphones morphs into an electrifying and transcendent piece of art.’ Exeunt

Tue 1 – Sat 13 Jul, 9.15pm (matinees, 4pm)

THEATRE – Tickets: £10 – £15

Tabula Rasa Theatre and Lindsay Fraser Ltd Present

EVEN STILLNESS BREATHES SOFTLY AGAINST A BRICK WALLBY BRAD BIRCH DIRECTED BY NADIA LATIF

A visceral examination of urban living and human existence spiralling out of control. Brad Birch’s blistering new play charts the turbulent descent of two people, whose lives are an orchestra of alarm clocks, traffic lights, advertising, emails, credit cards, meal deals, phone calls, breaking news, loyalty cards, wi-fi, meetings, meetings, meetings…

BAFTA WINNERS CLOSE-UP

Fresh from starring together in this year’s BAFTA winning drama Murder on the BBC, Joe Dempsie and Lara Rossi are reunited here at Soho Theatre. Best known for Skins and more recently Game of Thrones, this marks Joe’s professional stage debut. Lara has recently appeared in The Alchmeist at Liverpool Playhouse and 13 at the National Theatre.

Tue 28 May – Fri 14 June, 7.15pm (Sat matinees, 3.30pm)

THEATRE – Tickets: £10 – £15

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Call: 020 7478 0111

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BACONFACE: IT’S ALL BACON

The cult 80s Canadian stand-up comedian and inventor of Canadian stand-up comedy comes to Soho. See Canadian stand-up comedy’s past, and perhaps its future.

‘An unpredictable Canadian forest dweller in a Mexican wrestling mask smeared with bacon.’ London Is Funny

Mon 10 – Fri 14 June, 9.45pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £7.50

RONNA & BEVERLY‘Hysterical chat show hosts from hell. Oi vey – they’re to die for!’ Time Out

Thu 13 & Fri 14 June, 10pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10

THE CRICK CRACK CLUB: UNLOCKING NINE LOCKS

The fabulous storyteller Laura Simms distills true-life and fairytales into highly entertaining pieces of theatre.

Tue 18 June, 8pm

THEATRE – Tickets: £9

GREG PROOPSGreg Proops returns to London for a brief but drunken run full of vitriol and lazy barbs. Tuesday and Sunday sees Greg recording his acclaimed podcast The Smartest Man in the World.

‘An extremely quick-witted, intelligent and sharply dressed man.’ Time Out Sydney

Tue 18 – Sat 22 Jun, 9.30pm Sun 23 Jun, 7.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £20

A TIMELESS TALE OF FRIENDSHIP & BETRAYAL

Soho Theatre presents Kathrine Kressmann Taylor’s classic text, brought to life in two powerful new productions directed by Steve Marmion.

We are proud to present this unique theatrical event in partnership with Institut francais, JW3: the Jewish Community Centre London, with performances in French and English.

Thanks to generous funding from the Mohamed S. Farsi Foundation 1,000 tickets have been made available to under 26s for just £10.

ADDRESS UNKNOWN BY KATHRINE KRESSMANN TAYLOR EDITED BY FRANK DUNLOP

How strong are the bonds of friendship when your world is overturned? A successful art dealer returns to his native Germany, keeping a correspondence with his close Jewish friend back in America. Against a backdrop of austerity, recession and rising nationalism, their former allegiances become distorted beyond recognition.

THE WORLD CHAMPION JUDAH FRIEDLANDER

The star of 30 Rock described by Tina Fey as ‘one of the all-time great weirdos’ is a unique and spontaneous cult performer.

Tue 4 – Thu 6 June, 9.45pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £20

JARRED CHRISTMAS: LET’S GO MOFO’

‘One of the funniest men to pick up a microphone.’ Time Out

Thu 6 – Sat 8 June, 9.15pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £12.50

NO PRESSURE TO BE FUNNY Sundays 9 June, 14 July 7pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10

FOUR SCREWS LOOSESketch comedy troupe Four Screws Loose present their favourite material so far.

‘Had me crying with laughter… pure comedy gold.’ Three Weeks

Mon 10 – Fri 14 June, 7.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £12.50

JOEL DOMMETT: NUNCHUCK SILVER MEDALLIST 2002

‘Simply hilarious and highly recommended’ Three Weeks

Mon 10 – Fri 14 June, 9.15pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £12.50

SCOTT CAPURRO: ISLAMOHOMOPHOBIA

Mid-life crisis. Check. Koran jokes. Check. Husband. Check mate.

In Islamohomophobia, Scott Capurro inches closer to self lynching with his tirade against bigotry, fag bashing and Cardiff.

‘Capurro’s mission is to make everyone nervous, regardless of their faith or colour. It goes without saying that you should avoid this show if you are easily offended. But he is addressing important issues in his own reckless and courageous way.’ Times

Tue 4 – Sat 8 June, 9.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £15

FRANCESCA MARTINEZ: WHAT THE **** IS NORMAL?!

Francesca asks what happens when you’re branded ‘abnormal’ in a world obsessed with normality. This award winning show is her defiant insightful and fascinating answer.

‘Hilarious and deeply moving.’ Metro

‘A thought-provoking piece that is profound and touching as well as laugh-out-loud funny.’ Evening Standard

Tue 18 & Wed 19 June, 7.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £15

Written as an anti-fascist call to arms, Address Unknown was banned in 30s Germany for dramatically exposing the threat of Nazism. It became an international literary sensation and social phenomenon. Today it is a timely warning of how humanity can fail in the face of extreme ideology.

Thu 13 – Sat 22 Jun, 8.30pm (matinees, 4pm); Mon 24 Jun – Sat 27 Jul, 7.15pm (matinees, 2pm)

THEATRE – Tickets: £10 – £25

INCONNU A CETTE ADRESSEADAPTED BY MICHELE LÉVY-BRAM

There will be a limited number of performances in French starring theatre and film legends Christian Clavier (Les Visiteurs, Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre) & Thierry Lhermitte (An American Werewolf in Paris, Les Papas du dimanche, Le noir (te)vous va si bien)

Thu 13 – Sat 22 Jun, 7pm (matinees, 2pm)

THEATRE – Tickets: £10 – £25

FELICITY WARD: THE HEDGEHOG DILEMMA

‘Tremendously entertaining & charmingly funny.’ Time Out

Thu 20 – Sat 22 June, 7.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10–£12.50

CHILL PILLA laid-back poetry club night.

Thu 20 June, 8pm

THEATRE – Tickets: £5

VITAMIN55 minutes of surreal skits, bizarre caricatures and demented accordion playing.

‘Wonderful comic theatre.’ Broadway Baby

Thu 20 – Sat 22 June, 10pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £12.50

JEN BRISTER: NOW AND THEN

Jen’s cup is half empty and she’s struggling to fill it.

‘Blisteringly funny.’ List

Fri 21 & Sat 22 June, 7.15pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £12.50

JAKE HURWITZ & AMIR BLUMENFELD + STREETER SEIDELL

The UK debut of the collegehumor.com stars.

Tue 25 – Sat 29 June, 7.45pm & 9.45pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £20

STEVE RICHARDS: ROCK N ROLL POLITICS

Award winning columnist and BBC presenter Steve Richards takes you on a hilarious behind the scenes tour of the great political dramas and characters, from Cameron and Clegg to the two Eds, Blair and Brown.

‘Unmissable.’ Guardian

Tue 2 – Sat 6 July, 7.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £15

ORAM & MEETEN’S CLUB FANTASTICO

Wed 3 July, 9.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10

DAN CLARK AND FRIENDS: CLARKS

Star of BBC3’s cult hit sitcom How Not To Live Your Life, brings back Clark’s, his legendary comedy night. Expect TV stars alongside exciting new comedians, all mixing sketch, stand-up and song.

‘Comic ecstasy.’ Metro

Thu 4 – Sat 6 July, 9.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £12.50

PAUL F. TOMPKINS: CRYING & DRIVING

‘Makes intelligent, classy storytelling stand-up look effortlessly easy.’ Time Out

‘Sparkling and sophisticated.’ Independent

Mon 8 – Sat 13 July, 7.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £15 – £20

Skagen with Richard Jordan Productions Ltd in a co-production with De Tijd & STUK present

BIGMOUTHPERFORMANCE AND DIRECTIONS BY VALENTIJN DHAENENS

The sell-out hit of the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe from one of Europe’s hottest theatre companies to explode out of Belgium since Ontroerend Goed.

Valentijn Dhaenens’ acclaimed Bigmouth examines 2,500 years of oratory from Socrates to Osama bin Laden, from the rousing to the frankly inept. Performing fragments of famous and lesser known speeches to show how the tricks of the rhetorical trade have hardly changed over time, and showing how picking the right words can turn the weakest argument into the strongest, achieve world power, or simply win the hand of a beloved.

‘Enthralling roller-coaster through history and its (in)humanity.’ List

‘Brilliant … a fascinating experience.’ Lyn Gardner, Guardian

‘…it is in performance, and the skilled hands and mouth of Belgian virtuoso Valentijn Dhaenens, that this deceptively simple idea of one man and a few microphones morphs into an electrifying and transcendent piece of art.’ Exeunt

Tue 1 – Sat 13 Jul, 9.15pm (matinees, 4pm)

THEATRE – Tickets: £10 – £15

Tabula Rasa Theatre and Lindsay Fraser Ltd Present

EVEN STILLNESS BREATHES SOFTLY AGAINST A BRICK WALLBY BRAD BIRCH DIRECTED BY NADIA LATIF

A visceral examination of urban living and human existence spiralling out of control. Brad Birch’s blistering new play charts the turbulent descent of two people, whose lives are an orchestra of alarm clocks, traffic lights, advertising, emails, credit cards, meal deals, phone calls, breaking news, loyalty cards, wi-fi, meetings, meetings, meetings…

BAFTA WINNERS CLOSE-UP

Fresh from starring together in this year’s BAFTA winning drama Murder on the BBC, Joe Dempsie and Lara Rossi are reunited here at Soho Theatre. Best known for Skins and more recently Game of Thrones, this marks Joe’s professional stage debut. Lara has recently appeared in The Alchmeist at Liverpool Playhouse and 13 at the National Theatre.

Tue 28 May – Fri 14 June, 7.15pm (Sat matinees, 3.30pm)

THEATRE – Tickets: £10 – £15

SOHO UPSTAIRS

SOHO THEATRE

SOHO DOWNSTAIRS

EVEN STILLNESS...

SOHO THEATRE FRIENDS

Ever missed a sold out show? Friends get priority booking for all the hottest tickets. From £50 a year (or £25 if you’re 25 or under).

Call: 020 7478 0111

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BACONFACE: IT’S ALL BACON

The cult 80s Canadian stand-up comedian and inventor of Canadian stand-up comedy comes to Soho. See Canadian stand-up comedy’s past, and perhaps its future.

‘An unpredictable Canadian forest dweller in a Mexican wrestling mask smeared with bacon.’ London Is Funny

Mon 10 – Fri 14 June, 9.45pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £7.50

RONNA & BEVERLY‘Hysterical chat show hosts from hell. Oi vey – they’re to die for!’ Time Out

Thu 13 & Fri 14 June, 10pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10

THE CRICK CRACK CLUB: UNLOCKING NINE LOCKS

The fabulous storyteller Laura Simms distills true-life and fairytales into highly entertaining pieces of theatre.

Tue 18 June, 8pm

THEATRE – Tickets: £9

GREG PROOPSGreg Proops returns to London for a brief but drunken run full of vitriol and lazy barbs. Tuesday and Sunday sees Greg recording his acclaimed podcast The Smartest Man in the World.

‘An extremely quick-witted, intelligent and sharply dressed man.’ Time Out Sydney

Tue 18 – Sat 22 Jun, 9.30pm Sun 23 Jun, 7.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £20

A TIMELESS TALE OF FRIENDSHIP & BETRAYAL

Soho Theatre presents Kathrine Kressmann Taylor’s classic text, brought to life in two powerful new productions directed by Steve Marmion.

We are proud to present this unique theatrical event in partnership with Institut francais, JW3: the Jewish Community Centre London, with performances in French and English.

Thanks to generous funding from the Mohamed S. Farsi Foundation 1,000 tickets have been made available to under 26s for just £10.

ADDRESS UNKNOWN BY KATHRINE KRESSMANN TAYLOR EDITED BY FRANK DUNLOP

How strong are the bonds of friendship when your world is overturned? A successful art dealer returns to his native Germany, keeping a correspondence with his close Jewish friend back in America. Against a backdrop of austerity, recession and rising nationalism, their former allegiances become distorted beyond recognition.

THE WORLD CHAMPION JUDAH FRIEDLANDER

The star of 30 Rock described by Tina Fey as ‘one of the all-time great weirdos’ is a unique and spontaneous cult performer.

Tue 4 – Thu 6 June, 9.45pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £20

JARRED CHRISTMAS: LET’S GO MOFO’

‘One of the funniest men to pick up a microphone.’ Time Out

Thu 6 – Sat 8 June, 9.15pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £12.50

NO PRESSURE TO BE FUNNY Sundays 9 June, 14 July 7pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10

FOUR SCREWS LOOSESketch comedy troupe Four Screws Loose present their favourite material so far.

‘Had me crying with laughter… pure comedy gold.’ Three Weeks

Mon 10 – Fri 14 June, 7.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £12.50

JOEL DOMMETT: NUNCHUCK SILVER MEDALLIST 2002

‘Simply hilarious and highly recommended’ Three Weeks

Mon 10 – Fri 14 June, 9.15pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £12.50

SCOTT CAPURRO: ISLAMOHOMOPHOBIA

Mid-life crisis. Check. Koran jokes. Check. Husband. Check mate.

In Islamohomophobia, Scott Capurro inches closer to self lynching with his tirade against bigotry, fag bashing and Cardiff.

‘Capurro’s mission is to make everyone nervous, regardless of their faith or colour. It goes without saying that you should avoid this show if you are easily offended. But he is addressing important issues in his own reckless and courageous way.’ Times

Tue 4 – Sat 8 June, 9.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £15

FRANCESCA MARTINEZ: WHAT THE **** IS NORMAL?!

Francesca asks what happens when you’re branded ‘abnormal’ in a world obsessed with normality. This award winning show is her defiant insightful and fascinating answer.

‘Hilarious and deeply moving.’ Metro

‘A thought-provoking piece that is profound and touching as well as laugh-out-loud funny.’ Evening Standard

Tue 18 & Wed 19 June, 7.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £15

Written as an anti-fascist call to arms, Address Unknown was banned in 30s Germany for dramatically exposing the threat of Nazism. It became an international literary sensation and social phenomenon. Today it is a timely warning of how humanity can fail in the face of extreme ideology.

Thu 13 – Sat 22 Jun, 8.30pm (matinees, 4pm); Mon 24 Jun – Sat 27 Jul, 7.15pm (matinees, 2pm)

THEATRE – Tickets: £10 – £25

INCONNU A CETTE ADRESSEADAPTED BY MICHELE LÉVY-BRAM

There will be a limited number of performances in French starring theatre and film legends Christian Clavier (Les Visiteurs, Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre) & Thierry Lhermitte (An American Werewolf in Paris, Les Papas du dimanche, Le noir (te)vous va si bien)

Thu 13 – Sat 22 Jun, 7pm (matinees, 2pm)

THEATRE – Tickets: £10 – £25

FELICITY WARD: THE HEDGEHOG DILEMMA

‘Tremendously entertaining & charmingly funny.’ Time Out

Thu 20 – Sat 22 June, 7.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10–£12.50

CHILL PILLA laid-back poetry club night.

Thu 20 June, 8pm

THEATRE – Tickets: £5

VITAMIN55 minutes of surreal skits, bizarre caricatures and demented accordion playing.

‘Wonderful comic theatre.’ Broadway Baby

Thu 20 – Sat 22 June, 10pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £12.50

JEN BRISTER: NOW AND THEN

Jen’s cup is half empty and she’s struggling to fill it.

‘Blisteringly funny.’ List

Fri 21 & Sat 22 June, 7.15pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £12.50

JAKE HURWITZ & AMIR BLUMENFELD + STREETER SEIDELL

The UK debut of the collegehumor.com stars.

Tue 25 – Sat 29 June, 7.45pm & 9.45pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £20

STEVE RICHARDS: ROCK N ROLL POLITICS

Award winning columnist and BBC presenter Steve Richards takes you on a hilarious behind the scenes tour of the great political dramas and characters, from Cameron and Clegg to the two Eds, Blair and Brown.

‘Unmissable.’ Guardian

Tue 2 – Sat 6 July, 7.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £15

ORAM & MEETEN’S CLUB FANTASTICO

Wed 3 July, 9.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10

DAN CLARK AND FRIENDS: CLARKS

Star of BBC3’s cult hit sitcom How Not To Live Your Life, brings back Clark’s, his legendary comedy night. Expect TV stars alongside exciting new comedians, all mixing sketch, stand-up and song.

‘Comic ecstasy.’ Metro

Thu 4 – Sat 6 July, 9.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £12.50

PAUL F. TOMPKINS: CRYING & DRIVING

‘Makes intelligent, classy storytelling stand-up look effortlessly easy.’ Time Out

‘Sparkling and sophisticated.’ Independent

Mon 8 – Sat 13 July, 7.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £15 – £20

Skagen with Richard Jordan Productions Ltd in a co-production with De Tijd & STUK present

BIGMOUTHPERFORMANCE AND DIRECTIONS BY VALENTIJN DHAENENS

The sell-out hit of the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe from one of Europe’s hottest theatre companies to explode out of Belgium since Ontroerend Goed.

Valentijn Dhaenens’ acclaimed Bigmouth examines 2,500 years of oratory from Socrates to Osama bin Laden, from the rousing to the frankly inept. Performing fragments of famous and lesser known speeches to show how the tricks of the rhetorical trade have hardly changed over time, and showing how picking the right words can turn the weakest argument into the strongest, achieve world power, or simply win the hand of a beloved.

‘Enthralling roller-coaster through history and its (in)humanity.’ List

‘Brilliant … a fascinating experience.’ Lyn Gardner, Guardian

‘…it is in performance, and the skilled hands and mouth of Belgian virtuoso Valentijn Dhaenens, that this deceptively simple idea of one man and a few microphones morphs into an electrifying and transcendent piece of art.’ Exeunt

Tue 1 – Sat 13 Jul, 9.15pm (matinees, 4pm)

THEATRE – Tickets: £10 – £15

Tabula Rasa Theatre and Lindsay Fraser Ltd Present

EVEN STILLNESS BREATHES SOFTLY AGAINST A BRICK WALLBY BRAD BIRCH DIRECTED BY NADIA LATIF

A visceral examination of urban living and human existence spiralling out of control. Brad Birch’s blistering new play charts the turbulent descent of two people, whose lives are an orchestra of alarm clocks, traffic lights, advertising, emails, credit cards, meal deals, phone calls, breaking news, loyalty cards, wi-fi, meetings, meetings, meetings…

BAFTA WINNERS CLOSE-UP

Fresh from starring together in this year’s BAFTA winning drama Murder on the BBC, Joe Dempsie and Lara Rossi are reunited here at Soho Theatre. Best known for Skins and more recently Game of Thrones, this marks Joe’s professional stage debut. Lara has recently appeared in The Alchmeist at Liverpool Playhouse and 13 at the National Theatre.

Tue 28 May – Fri 14 June, 7.15pm (Sat matinees, 3.30pm)

THEATRE – Tickets: £10 – £15

SOHO UPSTAIRS

SOHO THEATRE

SOHO DOWNSTAIRS

EVEN STILLNESS...

SOHO THEATRE FRIENDS

Ever missed a sold out show? Friends get priority booking for all the hottest tickets. From £50 a year (or £25 if you’re 25 or under).

Call: 020 7478 0111

sohotheatre.com/support-us

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BACONFACE: IT’S ALL BACON

The cult 80s Canadian stand-up comedian and inventor of Canadian stand-up comedy comes to Soho. See Canadian stand-up comedy’s past, and perhaps its future.

‘An unpredictable Canadian forest dweller in a Mexican wrestling mask smeared with bacon.’ London Is Funny

Mon 10 – Fri 14 June, 9.45pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £7.50

RONNA & BEVERLY‘Hysterical chat show hosts from hell. Oi vey – they’re to die for!’ Time Out

Thu 13 & Fri 14 June, 10pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10

THE CRICK CRACK CLUB: UNLOCKING NINE LOCKS

The fabulous storyteller Laura Simms distills true-life and fairytales into highly entertaining pieces of theatre.

Tue 18 June, 8pm

THEATRE – Tickets: £9

GREG PROOPSGreg Proops returns to London for a brief but drunken run full of vitriol and lazy barbs. Tuesday and Sunday sees Greg recording his acclaimed podcast The Smartest Man in the World.

‘An extremely quick-witted, intelligent and sharply dressed man.’ Time Out Sydney

Tue 18 – Sat 22 Jun, 9.30pm Sun 23 Jun, 7.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £20

A TIMELESS TALE OF FRIENDSHIP & BETRAYAL

Soho Theatre presents Kathrine Kressmann Taylor’s classic text, brought to life in two powerful new productions directed by Steve Marmion.

We are proud to present this unique theatrical event in partnership with Institut francais, JW3: the Jewish Community Centre London, with performances in French and English.

Thanks to generous funding from the Mohamed S. Farsi Foundation 1,000 tickets have been made available to under 26s for just £10.

ADDRESS UNKNOWN BY KATHRINE KRESSMANN TAYLOR EDITED BY FRANK DUNLOP

How strong are the bonds of friendship when your world is overturned? A successful art dealer returns to his native Germany, keeping a correspondence with his close Jewish friend back in America. Against a backdrop of austerity, recession and rising nationalism, their former allegiances become distorted beyond recognition.

THE WORLD CHAMPION JUDAH FRIEDLANDER

The star of 30 Rock described by Tina Fey as ‘one of the all-time great weirdos’ is a unique and spontaneous cult performer.

Tue 4 – Thu 6 June, 9.45pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £20

JARRED CHRISTMAS: LET’S GO MOFO’

‘One of the funniest men to pick up a microphone.’ Time Out

Thu 6 – Sat 8 June, 9.15pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £12.50

NO PRESSURE TO BE FUNNY Sundays 9 June, 14 July 7pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10

FOUR SCREWS LOOSESketch comedy troupe Four Screws Loose present their favourite material so far.

‘Had me crying with laughter… pure comedy gold.’ Three Weeks

Mon 10 – Fri 14 June, 7.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £12.50

JOEL DOMMETT: NUNCHUCK SILVER MEDALLIST 2002

‘Simply hilarious and highly recommended’ Three Weeks

Mon 10 – Fri 14 June, 9.15pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £12.50

SCOTT CAPURRO: ISLAMOHOMOPHOBIA

Mid-life crisis. Check. Koran jokes. Check. Husband. Check mate.

In Islamohomophobia, Scott Capurro inches closer to self lynching with his tirade against bigotry, fag bashing and Cardiff.

‘Capurro’s mission is to make everyone nervous, regardless of their faith or colour. It goes without saying that you should avoid this show if you are easily offended. But he is addressing important issues in his own reckless and courageous way.’ Times

Tue 4 – Sat 8 June, 9.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £15

FRANCESCA MARTINEZ: WHAT THE **** IS NORMAL?!

Francesca asks what happens when you’re branded ‘abnormal’ in a world obsessed with normality. This award winning show is her defiant insightful and fascinating answer.

‘Hilarious and deeply moving.’ Metro

‘A thought-provoking piece that is profound and touching as well as laugh-out-loud funny.’ Evening Standard

Tue 18 & Wed 19 June, 7.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £15

Written as an anti-fascist call to arms, Address Unknown was banned in 30s Germany for dramatically exposing the threat of Nazism. It became an international literary sensation and social phenomenon. Today it is a timely warning of how humanity can fail in the face of extreme ideology.

Thu 13 – Sat 22 Jun, 8.30pm (matinees, 4pm); Mon 24 Jun – Sat 27 Jul, 7.15pm (matinees, 2pm)

THEATRE – Tickets: £10 – £25

INCONNU A CETTE ADRESSEADAPTED BY MICHELE LÉVY-BRAM

There will be a limited number of performances in French starring theatre and film legends Christian Clavier (Les Visiteurs, Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre) & Thierry Lhermitte (An American Werewolf in Paris, Les Papas du dimanche, Le noir (te)vous va si bien)

Thu 13 – Sat 22 Jun, 7pm (matinees, 2pm)

THEATRE – Tickets: £10 – £25

FELICITY WARD: THE HEDGEHOG DILEMMA

‘Tremendously entertaining & charmingly funny.’ Time Out

Thu 20 – Sat 22 June, 7.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10–£12.50

CHILL PILLA laid-back poetry club night.

Thu 20 June, 8pm

THEATRE – Tickets: £5

VITAMIN55 minutes of surreal skits, bizarre caricatures and demented accordion playing.

‘Wonderful comic theatre.’ Broadway Baby

Thu 20 – Sat 22 June, 10pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £12.50

JEN BRISTER: NOW AND THEN

Jen’s cup is half empty and she’s struggling to fill it.

‘Blisteringly funny.’ List

Fri 21 & Sat 22 June, 7.15pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £12.50

JAKE HURWITZ & AMIR BLUMENFELD + STREETER SEIDELL

The UK debut of the collegehumor.com stars.

Tue 25 – Sat 29 June, 7.45pm & 9.45pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £20

STEVE RICHARDS: ROCK N ROLL POLITICS

Award winning columnist and BBC presenter Steve Richards takes you on a hilarious behind the scenes tour of the great political dramas and characters, from Cameron and Clegg to the two Eds, Blair and Brown.

‘Unmissable.’ Guardian

Tue 2 – Sat 6 July, 7.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £15

ORAM & MEETEN’S CLUB FANTASTICO

Wed 3 July, 9.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10

DAN CLARK AND FRIENDS: CLARKS

Star of BBC3’s cult hit sitcom How Not To Live Your Life, brings back Clark’s, his legendary comedy night. Expect TV stars alongside exciting new comedians, all mixing sketch, stand-up and song.

‘Comic ecstasy.’ Metro

Thu 4 – Sat 6 July, 9.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £12.50

PAUL F. TOMPKINS: CRYING & DRIVING

‘Makes intelligent, classy storytelling stand-up look effortlessly easy.’ Time Out

‘Sparkling and sophisticated.’ Independent

Mon 8 – Sat 13 July, 7.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £15 – £20

Skagen with Richard Jordan Productions Ltd in a co-production with De Tijd & STUK present

BIGMOUTHPERFORMANCE AND DIRECTIONS BY VALENTIJN DHAENENS

The sell-out hit of the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe from one of Europe’s hottest theatre companies to explode out of Belgium since Ontroerend Goed.

Valentijn Dhaenens’ acclaimed Bigmouth examines 2,500 years of oratory from Socrates to Osama bin Laden, from the rousing to the frankly inept. Performing fragments of famous and lesser known speeches to show how the tricks of the rhetorical trade have hardly changed over time, and showing how picking the right words can turn the weakest argument into the strongest, achieve world power, or simply win the hand of a beloved.

‘Enthralling roller-coaster through history and its (in)humanity.’ List

‘Brilliant … a fascinating experience.’ Lyn Gardner, Guardian

‘…it is in performance, and the skilled hands and mouth of Belgian virtuoso Valentijn Dhaenens, that this deceptively simple idea of one man and a few microphones morphs into an electrifying and transcendent piece of art.’ Exeunt

Tue 1 – Sat 13 Jul, 9.15pm (matinees, 4pm)

THEATRE – Tickets: £10 – £15

Tabula Rasa Theatre and Lindsay Fraser Ltd Present

EVEN STILLNESS BREATHES SOFTLY AGAINST A BRICK WALLBY BRAD BIRCH DIRECTED BY NADIA LATIF

A visceral examination of urban living and human existence spiralling out of control. Brad Birch’s blistering new play charts the turbulent descent of two people, whose lives are an orchestra of alarm clocks, traffic lights, advertising, emails, credit cards, meal deals, phone calls, breaking news, loyalty cards, wi-fi, meetings, meetings, meetings…

BAFTA WINNERS CLOSE-UP

Fresh from starring together in this year’s BAFTA winning drama Murder on the BBC, Joe Dempsie and Lara Rossi are reunited here at Soho Theatre. Best known for Skins and more recently Game of Thrones, this marks Joe’s professional stage debut. Lara has recently appeared in The Alchmeist at Liverpool Playhouse and 13 at the National Theatre.

Tue 28 May – Fri 14 June, 7.15pm (Sat matinees, 3.30pm)

THEATRE – Tickets: £10 – £15

SOHO UPSTAIRS

SOHO THEATRE

SOHO DOWNSTAIRS

EVEN STILLNESS...

SOHO THEATRE FRIENDS

Ever missed a sold out show? Friends get priority booking for all the hottest tickets. From £50 a year (or £25 if you’re 25 or under).

Call: 020 7478 0111

sohotheatre.com/support-us

ADDRESS UNKNOWNFRANCESCA MARTINEZSCOTT CAPURRO BIGMOUTHADDRESS UNKNOWN

BACONFACE: IT’S ALL BACON

The cult 80s Canadian stand-up comedian and inventor of Canadian stand-up comedy comes to Soho. See Canadian stand-up comedy’s past, and perhaps its future.

‘An unpredictable Canadian forest dweller in a Mexican wrestling mask smeared with bacon.’ London Is Funny

Mon 10 – Fri 14 June, 9.45pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £7.50

RONNA & BEVERLY‘Hysterical chat show hosts from hell. Oi vey – they’re to die for!’ Time Out

Thu 13 & Fri 14 June, 10pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10

THE CRICK CRACK CLUB: UNLOCKING NINE LOCKS

The fabulous storyteller Laura Simms distills true-life and fairytales into highly entertaining pieces of theatre.

Tue 18 June, 8pm

THEATRE – Tickets: £9

GREG PROOPSGreg Proops returns to London for a brief but drunken run full of vitriol and lazy barbs. Tuesday and Sunday sees Greg recording his acclaimed podcast The Smartest Man in the World.

‘An extremely quick-witted, intelligent and sharply dressed man.’ Time Out Sydney

Tue 18 – Sat 22 Jun, 9.30pm Sun 23 Jun, 7.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £20

A TIMELESS TALE OF FRIENDSHIP & BETRAYAL

Soho Theatre presents Kathrine Kressmann Taylor’s classic text, brought to life in two powerful new productions directed by Steve Marmion.

We are proud to present this unique theatrical event in partnership with Institut francais, JW3: the Jewish Community Centre London, with performances in French and English.

Thanks to generous funding from the Mohamed S. Farsi Foundation 1,000 tickets have been made available to under 26s for just £10.

ADDRESS UNKNOWN BY KATHRINE KRESSMANN TAYLOR EDITED BY FRANK DUNLOP

How strong are the bonds of friendship when your world is overturned? A successful art dealer returns to his native Germany, keeping a correspondence with his close Jewish friend back in America. Against a backdrop of austerity, recession and rising nationalism, their former allegiances become distorted beyond recognition.

THE WORLD CHAMPION JUDAH FRIEDLANDER

The star of 30 Rock described by Tina Fey as ‘one of the all-time great weirdos’ is a unique and spontaneous cult performer.

Tue 4 – Thu 6 June, 9.45pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £20

JARRED CHRISTMAS: LET’S GO MOFO’

‘One of the funniest men to pick up a microphone.’ Time Out

Thu 6 – Sat 8 June, 9.15pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £12.50

NO PRESSURE TO BE FUNNY Sundays 9 June, 14 July 7pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10

FOUR SCREWS LOOSESketch comedy troupe Four Screws Loose present their favourite material so far.

‘Had me crying with laughter… pure comedy gold.’ Three Weeks

Mon 10 – Fri 14 June, 7.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £12.50

JOEL DOMMETT: NUNCHUCK SILVER MEDALLIST 2002

‘Simply hilarious and highly recommended’ Three Weeks

Mon 10 – Fri 14 June, 9.15pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £12.50

SCOTT CAPURRO: ISLAMOHOMOPHOBIA

Mid-life crisis. Check. Koran jokes. Check. Husband. Check mate.

In Islamohomophobia, Scott Capurro inches closer to self lynching with his tirade against bigotry, fag bashing and Cardiff.

‘Capurro’s mission is to make everyone nervous, regardless of their faith or colour. It goes without saying that you should avoid this show if you are easily offended. But he is addressing important issues in his own reckless and courageous way.’ Times

Tue 4 – Sat 8 June, 9.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £15

FRANCESCA MARTINEZ: WHAT THE **** IS NORMAL?!

Francesca asks what happens when you’re branded ‘abnormal’ in a world obsessed with normality. This award winning show is her defiant insightful and fascinating answer.

‘Hilarious and deeply moving.’ Metro

‘A thought-provoking piece that is profound and touching as well as laugh-out-loud funny.’ Evening Standard

Tue 18 & Wed 19 June, 7.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £15

Written as an anti-fascist call to arms, Address Unknown was banned in 30s Germany for dramatically exposing the threat of Nazism. It became an international literary sensation and social phenomenon. Today it is a timely warning of how humanity can fail in the face of extreme ideology.

Thu 13 – Sat 22 Jun, 8.30pm (matinees, 4pm); Mon 24 Jun – Sat 27 Jul, 7.15pm (matinees, 2pm)

THEATRE – Tickets: £10 – £25

INCONNU A CETTE ADRESSEADAPTED BY MICHELE LÉVY-BRAM

There will be a limited number of performances in French starring theatre and film legends Christian Clavier (Les Visiteurs, Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre) & Thierry Lhermitte (An American Werewolf in Paris, Les Papas du dimanche, Le noir (te)vous va si bien)

Thu 13 – Sat 22 Jun, 7pm (matinees, 2pm)

THEATRE – Tickets: £10 – £25

FELICITY WARD: THE HEDGEHOG DILEMMA

‘Tremendously entertaining & charmingly funny.’ Time Out

Thu 20 – Sat 22 June, 7.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10–£12.50

CHILL PILLA laid-back poetry club night.

Thu 20 June, 8pm

THEATRE – Tickets: £5

VITAMIN55 minutes of surreal skits, bizarre caricatures and demented accordion playing.

‘Wonderful comic theatre.’ Broadway Baby

Thu 20 – Sat 22 June, 10pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £12.50

JEN BRISTER: NOW AND THEN

Jen’s cup is half empty and she’s struggling to fill it.

‘Blisteringly funny.’ List

Fri 21 & Sat 22 June, 7.15pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £12.50

JAKE HURWITZ & AMIR BLUMENFELD + STREETER SEIDELL

The UK debut of the collegehumor.com stars.

Tue 25 – Sat 29 June, 7.45pm & 9.45pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £20

STEVE RICHARDS: ROCK N ROLL POLITICS

Award winning columnist and BBC presenter Steve Richards takes you on a hilarious behind the scenes tour of the great political dramas and characters, from Cameron and Clegg to the two Eds, Blair and Brown.

‘Unmissable.’ Guardian

Tue 2 – Sat 6 July, 7.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £15

ORAM & MEETEN’S CLUB FANTASTICO

Wed 3 July, 9.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10

DAN CLARK AND FRIENDS: CLARKS

Star of BBC3’s cult hit sitcom How Not To Live Your Life, brings back Clark’s, his legendary comedy night. Expect TV stars alongside exciting new comedians, all mixing sketch, stand-up and song.

‘Comic ecstasy.’ Metro

Thu 4 – Sat 6 July, 9.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £12.50

PAUL F. TOMPKINS: CRYING & DRIVING

‘Makes intelligent, classy storytelling stand-up look effortlessly easy.’ Time Out

‘Sparkling and sophisticated.’ Independent

Mon 8 – Sat 13 July, 7.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £15 – £20

Skagen with Richard Jordan Productions Ltd in a co-production with De Tijd & STUK present

BIGMOUTHPERFORMANCE AND DIRECTIONS BY VALENTIJN DHAENENS

The sell-out hit of the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe from one of Europe’s hottest theatre companies to explode out of Belgium since Ontroerend Goed.

Valentijn Dhaenens’ acclaimed Bigmouth examines 2,500 years of oratory from Socrates to Osama bin Laden, from the rousing to the frankly inept. Performing fragments of famous and lesser known speeches to show how the tricks of the rhetorical trade have hardly changed over time, and showing how picking the right words can turn the weakest argument into the strongest, achieve world power, or simply win the hand of a beloved.

‘Enthralling roller-coaster through history and its (in)humanity.’ List

‘Brilliant … a fascinating experience.’ Lyn Gardner, Guardian

‘…it is in performance, and the skilled hands and mouth of Belgian virtuoso Valentijn Dhaenens, that this deceptively simple idea of one man and a few microphones morphs into an electrifying and transcendent piece of art.’ Exeunt

Tue 1 – Sat 13 Jul, 9.15pm (matinees, 4pm)

THEATRE – Tickets: £10 – £15

Tabula Rasa Theatre and Lindsay Fraser Ltd Present

EVEN STILLNESS BREATHES SOFTLY AGAINST A BRICK WALLBY BRAD BIRCH DIRECTED BY NADIA LATIF

A visceral examination of urban living and human existence spiralling out of control. Brad Birch’s blistering new play charts the turbulent descent of two people, whose lives are an orchestra of alarm clocks, traffic lights, advertising, emails, credit cards, meal deals, phone calls, breaking news, loyalty cards, wi-fi, meetings, meetings, meetings…

BAFTA WINNERS CLOSE-UP

Fresh from starring together in this year’s BAFTA winning drama Murder on the BBC, Joe Dempsie and Lara Rossi are reunited here at Soho Theatre. Best known for Skins and more recently Game of Thrones, this marks Joe’s professional stage debut. Lara has recently appeared in The Alchmeist at Liverpool Playhouse and 13 at the National Theatre.

Tue 28 May – Fri 14 June, 7.15pm (Sat matinees, 3.30pm)

THEATRE – Tickets: £10 – £15

SOHO UPSTAIRS

SOHO THEATRE

SOHO DOWNSTAIRS

EVEN STILLNESS...

SOHO THEATRE FRIENDS

Ever missed a sold out show? Friends get priority booking for all the hottest tickets. From £50 a year (or £25 if you’re 25 or under).

Call: 020 7478 0111

sohotheatre.com/support-us

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HOTBED FESTIVALHotbed is a festival of new writing produced by Menagerie Theatre Company. This year a snapshot of the festival will take place at Soho Theatre with 3 new One Act Plays and 6 monologues which have been commissioned as part of the ‘What’s Up Doc?’ series of plays.

What’s Up Doc? A project designed to bring ideas and people together. Each commission is a play written and created in response to a question or challenge established by a ‘Doc’ in conversation or correspondence with a writer. The ‘Docs’ are people who sit as Thought Leaders in their field (e.g academic, scientific, political).

SHORT SHARP SHOUTS

‘We’re thrilled that the Hotbed Festival is with Soho Theatre for the first time. Like us, Menagerie Theatre Company seek out and support talented writers to develop and produce innovative new theatre. It’s wonderful to help expand and develop its work searching out voices and stories we couldn’t imagine on our own.’

Steve Marmion, Artistic Director, Soho Theatre

Tue 23 – Sat 27 July

THEATRE – Tickets: 10 / £8 concessions Buy tickets for for 2 events on the same night: £15 / £12 concessions

DUSTY LIMITS: POST MORTEM

Dusty Limits, cabaret star and dangerous drinker, presents a one-man musical obituary celebrating a life lived badly.

NOMINEE: TO&ST 2012

Tue 9 – Sat 13 July, 9.30pm

CABARET – Tickets: £10 – £15

RICH HALL’SHOEDOWN

Join Rich and his virtuoso musical mates for a late-night mash-up of music, comedy and gratuitous coloration featuring the very best of comedy and music.

BARRY AWARD WINNER 2013

Mon 15 – Sat 20 July, 7.15pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £15 – £20

RUBBERBANDITSTheir single Horse Outside became a global 10m YouTube hit sensation. Now these urban ‘Hib-Hop’ plastic-bag-heads from Limerick are back at Soho following their smash-hit sell out run earlier this year.

‘Wild & winning’ Guardian

Mon 15 – Sat 27 July, 9.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £20

DARK VANILLA JUNGLE BY PHILIP RIDLEY

Catch an exclusive preview before it heads to Manchester’s Royal Exchange and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Sat 20 & Sun 21 July, 7.45pm

THEATRE – Tickets: £12

DICKIE BEAU: BLACKOUTS

Drag fabulist Dickie Beau shapeshifts through a shadowy soundscape of lost souls in this theatrical trip to the subconscious underworld of his future self. Bringing to life extraordinary audio artefacts, Dickie leads us on a bewitching adventure in found sound as he channels the ghosts of his childhood idols.

‘Touching, bizarre and visually gorgeous.’ Time Out

‘Superb.’ Guardian

Wed 17 – Sat 27 July, 9.15pm

CABARET – Tickets: £10 – £17.50

JAMES RHODESThe exciting classical music performer comes to delight audiences in a unique show.

‘Provocative? Certainly. But Rhodes’ showmanship is supported by great intelligence and skill. Don’t miss him.’ Herald Sun Melbourne

‘Such natural ease and brilliance that no one can resist.’ Times

Thu 25 July – Sat 3 August, 7.30pm

MUSIC – Tickets: £20

SOHO UPSTAIRS

SOHO THEATRE

SOHO DOWNSTAIRS

SOHO THEATRE FRIENDS

Get closer to the very best theatre, comedy and cabaret

- Priority booking- Late night access to Soho Theatre Bar- First to hear about new shows

By becoming a Friend you will also be helping us to develop new writers, fund new work and reach new audiences.

Call: 020 7478 0111

Email: friends@sohotheatre.com

Log on: sohotheatre.com/support-us

A SUMMER OF POLITICS - SOHO STYLELONDON’S MOST VIBRANT VENUE FOR NEW...THEATRE A packed summer season of international political performance including an exciting adaptation in both English and French of the classic novel about the rise of fascism, Address Unknown; then we have Bigmouth, Valentijn Dhaenens’ one-man, multi-lingual show that blew audiences away in Edinburgh. Plus Brad Birch, Philip Ridley and the Hotbed Festival offering an eclectic range of insights into the world today.

COMEDY Takes its turn to change things as Chief political correspondent for the Independent, Steve Richards, goes on a hilarious behind the scenes tour of the great political dramas of our time, while Francesca Martinez asks us What the **** is Normal?! and controversial comic Scott Capurro offers his Islamohomphobia.

CABARET The voices become even more heterogeneous with raconteur and icon of the London cabaret scene Dusty Limits & drag fabulist Dickie Beau.

KEEP UP TO DATE:SOHOTHEATRE.COM/ MAILING-LIST FACEBOOK.COM/SOHOTHEATRE TWITTER.COM/SOHOTHEATRE

BOOK TICKETSSOHOTHEATRE.COM 020 7478 0100 21 DEAN STREET, LONDON W1D 3NE

HOTBED FESTIVAL JAMES RHODESDICKIE BEAU

VERITY BARGATE AWARD 2013 In addition to choosing as an overall winner, there will be additional readings of three shortlisted plays at each of our partner venues, Theatre Royal Plymouth, Birmingham Rep & Live Theatre Newcastle.

The prize this year is £5000 in respect of an exclusive option to produce the winning play.

‘We want to hear a story we’ve never heard before, from a voice we weren’t expecting. Something that is brave with what it is trying to say, and how it is trying to say it. A shout from the crowd that we have to listen to.’

Steve Marmion, Soho Theatre, Artistic Director

WorkshopsTo encourage playwrights, and develop writers’ skills, Soho Theatre will be running workshops across the country and at Soho, focusing on various aspects of the craft of playwriting.

For more info please go to sohotheatre.com/writers or contact writers@sohotheatre.com.

SOHO THEATRE IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE RETURN OF ITS BIENNIAL SEARCH FOR A NEW AND EXCITING THEATRICAL VOICE.

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HOTBED FESTIVALHotbed is a festival of new writing produced by Menagerie Theatre Company. This year a snapshot of the festival will take place at Soho Theatre with 3 new One Act Plays and 6 monologues which have been commissioned as part of the ‘What’s Up Doc?’ series of plays.

What’s Up Doc? A project designed to bring ideas and people together. Each commission is a play written and created in response to a question or challenge established by a ‘Doc’ in conversation or correspondence with a writer. The ‘Docs’ are people who sit as Thought Leaders in their field (e.g academic, scientific, political).

SHORT SHARP SHOUTS

‘We’re thrilled that the Hotbed Festival is with Soho Theatre for the first time. Like us, Menagerie Theatre Company seek out and support talented writers to develop and produce innovative new theatre. It’s wonderful to help expand and develop its work searching out voices and stories we couldn’t imagine on our own.’

Steve Marmion, Artistic Director, Soho Theatre

Tue 23 – Sat 27 July

THEATRE – Tickets: 10 / £8 concessions Buy tickets for for 2 events on the same night: £15 / £12 concessions

DUSTY LIMITS: POST MORTEM

Dusty Limits, cabaret star and dangerous drinker, presents a one-man musical obituary celebrating a life lived badly.

NOMINEE: TO&ST 2012

Tue 9 – Sat 13 July, 9.30pm

CABARET – Tickets: £10 – £15

RICH HALL’SHOEDOWN

Join Rich and his virtuoso musical mates for a late-night mash-up of music, comedy and gratuitous coloration featuring the very best of comedy and music.

BARRY AWARD WINNER 2013

Mon 15 – Sat 20 July, 7.15pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £15 – £20

RUBBERBANDITSTheir single Horse Outside became a global 10m YouTube hit sensation. Now these urban ‘Hib-Hop’ plastic-bag-heads from Limerick are back at Soho following their smash-hit sell out run earlier this year.

‘Wild & winning’ Guardian

Mon 15 – Sat 27 July, 9.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £20

DARK VANILLA JUNGLE BY PHILIP RIDLEY

Catch an exclusive preview before it heads to Manchester’s Royal Exchange and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Sat 20 & Sun 21 July, 7.45pm

THEATRE – Tickets: £12

DICKIE BEAU: BLACKOUTS

Drag fabulist Dickie Beau shapeshifts through a shadowy soundscape of lost souls in this theatrical trip to the subconscious underworld of his future self. Bringing to life extraordinary audio artefacts, Dickie leads us on a bewitching adventure in found sound as he channels the ghosts of his childhood idols.

‘Touching, bizarre and visually gorgeous.’ Time Out

‘Superb.’ Guardian

Wed 17 – Sat 27 July, 9.15pm

CABARET – Tickets: £10 – £17.50

JAMES RHODESThe exciting classical music performer comes to delight audiences in a unique show.

‘Provocative? Certainly. But Rhodes’ showmanship is supported by great intelligence and skill. Don’t miss him.’ Herald Sun Melbourne

‘Such natural ease and brilliance that no one can resist.’ Times

Thu 25 July – Sat 3 August, 7.30pm

MUSIC – Tickets: £20

SOHO UPSTAIRS

SOHO THEATRE

SOHO DOWNSTAIRS

SOHO THEATRE FRIENDS

Get closer to the very best theatre, comedy and cabaret

- Priority booking- Late night access to Soho Theatre Bar- First to hear about new shows

By becoming a Friend you will also be helping us to develop new writers, fund new work and reach new audiences.

Call: 020 7478 0111

Email: friends@sohotheatre.com

Log on: sohotheatre.com/support-us

A SUMMER OF POLITICS - SOHO STYLELONDON’S MOST VIBRANT VENUE FOR NEW...THEATRE A packed summer season of international political performance including an exciting adaptation in both English and French of the classic novel about the rise of fascism, Address Unknown; then we have Bigmouth, Valentijn Dhaenens’ one-man, multi-lingual show that blew audiences away in Edinburgh. Plus Brad Birch, Philip Ridley and the Hotbed Festival offering an eclectic range of insights into the world today.

COMEDY Takes its turn to change things as Chief political correspondent for the Independent, Steve Richards, goes on a hilarious behind the scenes tour of the great political dramas of our time, while Francesca Martinez asks us What the **** is Normal?! and controversial comic Scott Capurro offers his Islamohomphobia.

CABARET The voices become even more heterogeneous with raconteur and icon of the London cabaret scene Dusty Limits & drag fabulist Dickie Beau.

KEEP UP TO DATE:SOHOTHEATRE.COM/ MAILING-LIST FACEBOOK.COM/SOHOTHEATRE TWITTER.COM/SOHOTHEATRE

BOOK TICKETSSOHOTHEATRE.COM 020 7478 0100 21 DEAN STREET, LONDON W1D 3NE

Sat 20 & Sun 21 July, 7.45pm

THEATRE – Tickets: £12HOTBED FESTIVAL JAMES RHODESDICKIE BEAU

VERITY BARGATE AWARD 2013 In addition to choosing as an overall winner, there will be additional readings of three shortlisted plays at each of our partner venues, Theatre Royal Plymouth, Birmingham Rep & Live Theatre Newcastle.

The prize this year is £5000 in respect of an exclusive option to produce the winning play.

‘We want to hear a story we’ve never heard before, from a voice we weren’t expecting. Something that is brave with what it is trying to say, and how it is trying to say it. A shout from the crowd that we have to listen to.’

Steve Marmion, Soho Theatre, Artistic Director

WorkshopsTo encourage playwrights, and develop writers’ skills, Soho Theatre will be running workshops across the country and at Soho, focusing on various aspects of the craft of playwriting.

For more info please go to sohotheatre.com/writers or contact writers@sohotheatre.com.

SOHO THEATRE IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE RETURN OF ITS BIENNIAL SEARCH FOR A NEW AND EXCITING THEATRICAL VOICE.

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HOTBED FESTIVALHotbed is a festival of new writing produced by Menagerie Theatre Company. This year a snapshot of the festival will take place at Soho Theatre with 3 new One Act Plays and 6 monologues which have been commissioned as part of the ‘What’s Up Doc?’ series of plays.

What’s Up Doc? A project designed to bring ideas and people together. Each commission is a play written and created in response to a question or challenge established by a ‘Doc’ in conversation or correspondence with a writer. The ‘Docs’ are people who sit as Thought Leaders in their field (e.g academic, scientific, political).

SHORT SHARP SHOUTS

‘We’re thrilled that the Hotbed Festival is with Soho Theatre for the first time. Like us, Menagerie Theatre Company seek out and support talented writers to develop and produce innovative new theatre. It’s wonderful to help expand and develop its work searching out voices and stories we couldn’t imagine on our own.’

Steve Marmion, Artistic Director, Soho Theatre

Tue 23 – Sat 27 July

THEATRE – Tickets: 10 / £8 concessions Buy tickets for for 2 events on the same night: £15 / £12 concessions

DUSTY LIMITS: POST MORTEM

Dusty Limits, cabaret star and dangerous drinker, presents a one-man musical obituary celebrating a life lived badly.

NOMINEE: TO&ST 2012

Tue 9 – Sat 13 July, 9.30pm

CABARET – Tickets: £10 – £15

RICH HALL’SHOEDOWN

Join Rich and his virtuoso musical mates for a late-night mash-up of music, comedy and gratuitous coloration featuring the very best of comedy and music.

BARRY AWARD WINNER 2013

Mon 15 – Sat 20 July, 7.15pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £15 – £20

RUBBERBANDITSTheir single Horse Outside became a global 10m YouTube hit sensation. Now these urban ‘Hib-Hop’ plastic-bag-heads from Limerick are back at Soho following their smash-hit sell out run earlier this year.

‘Wild & winning’ Guardian

Mon 15 – Sat 27 July, 9.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £20

DARK VANILLA JUNGLE BY PHILIP RIDLEY

Catch an exclusive preview before it heads to Manchester’s Royal Exchange and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Sat 20 & Sun 21 July, 7.45pm

THEATRE – Tickets: £12

DICKIE BEAU: BLACKOUTS

Drag fabulist Dickie Beau shapeshifts through a shadowy soundscape of lost souls in this theatrical trip to the subconscious underworld of his future self. Bringing to life extraordinary audio artefacts, Dickie leads us on a bewitching adventure in found sound as he channels the ghosts of his childhood idols.

‘Touching, bizarre and visually gorgeous.’ Time Out

‘Superb.’ Guardian

Wed 17 – Sat 27 July, 9.15pm

CABARET – Tickets: £10 – £17.50

JAMES RHODESThe exciting classical music performer comes to delight audiences in a unique show.

‘Provocative? Certainly. But Rhodes’ showmanship is supported by great intelligence and skill. Don’t miss him.’ Herald Sun Melbourne

‘Such natural ease and brilliance that no one can resist.’ Times

Thu 25 July – Sat 3 August, 7.30pm

MUSIC – Tickets: £20

SOHO UPSTAIRS

SOHO THEATRE

SOHO DOWNSTAIRS

SOHO THEATRE FRIENDS

Get closer to the very best theatre, comedy and cabaret

- Priority booking- Late night access to Soho Theatre Bar- First to hear about new shows

By becoming a Friend you will also be helping us to develop new writers, fund new work and reach new audiences.

Call: 020 7478 0111

Email: friends@sohotheatre.com

Log on: sohotheatre.com/support-us

A SUMMER OF POLITICS - SOHO STYLELONDON’S MOST VIBRANT VENUE FOR NEW...THEATRE A packed summer season of international political performance including an exciting adaptation in both English and French of the classic novel about the rise of fascism, Address Unknown; then we have Bigmouth, Valentijn Dhaenens’ one-man, multi-lingual show that blew audiences away in Edinburgh. Plus Brad Birch, Philip Ridley and the Hotbed Festival offering an eclectic range of insights into the world today.

COMEDY Takes its turn to change things as Chief political correspondent for the Independent, Steve Richards, goes on a hilarious behind the scenes tour of the great political dramas of our time, while Francesca Martinez asks us What the **** is Normal?! and controversial comic Scott Capurro offers his Islamohomphobia.

CABARET The voices become even more heterogeneous with raconteur and icon of the London cabaret scene Dusty Limits & drag fabulist Dickie Beau.

KEEP UP TO DATE:SOHOTHEATRE.COM/ MAILING-LIST FACEBOOK.COM/SOHOTHEATRE TWITTER.COM/SOHOTHEATRE

BOOK TICKETSSOHOTHEATRE.COM 020 7478 0100 21 DEAN STREET, LONDON W1D 3NE

HOTBED FESTIVAL

TWITTER.COM/SOHOTHEATRE

JAMES RHODESDICKIE BEAU

VERITY BARGATE AWARD 2013 In addition to choosing as an overall winner, there will be additional readings of three shortlisted plays at each of our partner venues, Theatre Royal Plymouth, Birmingham Rep & Live Theatre Newcastle.

The prize this year is £5000 in respect of an exclusive option to produce the winning play.

‘We want to hear a story we’ve never heard before, from a voice we weren’t expecting. Something that is brave with what it is trying to say, and how it is trying to say it. A shout from the crowd that we have to listen to.’

Steve Marmion, Soho Theatre, Artistic Director

WorkshopsTo encourage playwrights, and develop writers’ skills, Soho Theatre will be running workshops across the country and at Soho, focusing on various aspects of the craft of playwriting.

For more info please go to sohotheatre.com/writers or contact writers@sohotheatre.com.

SOHO THEATRE IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE RETURN OF ITS BIENNIAL SEARCH FOR A NEW AND EXCITING THEATRICAL VOICE.

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HOTBED FESTIVALHotbed is a festival of new writing produced by Menagerie Theatre Company. This year a snapshot of the festival will take place at Soho Theatre with 3 new One Act Plays and 6 monologues which have been commissioned as part of the ‘What’s Up Doc?’ series of plays.

What’s Up Doc? A project designed to bring ideas and people together. Each commission is a play written and created in response to a question or challenge established by a ‘Doc’ in conversation or correspondence with a writer. The ‘Docs’ are people who sit as Thought Leaders in their field (e.g academic, scientific, political).

SHORT SHARP SHOUTS

‘We’re thrilled that the Hotbed Festival is with Soho Theatre for the first time. Like us, Menagerie Theatre Company seek out and support talented writers to develop and produce innovative new theatre. It’s wonderful to help expand and develop its work searching out voices and stories we couldn’t imagine on our own.’

Steve Marmion, Artistic Director, Soho Theatre

Tue 23 – Sat 27 July

THEATRE – Tickets: 10 / £8 concessions Buy tickets for for 2 events on the same night: £15 / £12 concessions

DUSTY LIMITS: POST MORTEM

Dusty Limits, cabaret star and dangerous drinker, presents a one-man musical obituary celebrating a life lived badly.

NOMINEE: TO&ST 2012

Tue 9 – Sat 13 July, 9.30pm

CABARET – Tickets: £10 – £15

RICH HALL’SHOEDOWN

Join Rich and his virtuoso musical mates for a late-night mash-up of music, comedy and gratuitous coloration featuring the very best of comedy and music.

BARRY AWARD WINNER 2013

Mon 15 – Sat 20 July, 7.15pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £15 – £20

RUBBERBANDITSTheir single Horse Outside became a global 10m YouTube hit sensation. Now these urban ‘Hib-Hop’ plastic-bag-heads from Limerick are back at Soho following their smash-hit sell out run earlier this year.

‘Wild & winning’ Guardian

Mon 15 – Sat 27 July, 9.30pm

COMEDY – Tickets: £10 – £20

DARK VANILLA JUNGLE BY PHILIP RIDLEY

Catch an exclusive preview before it heads to Manchester’s Royal Exchange and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Sat 20 & Sun 21 July, 7.45pm

THEATRE – Tickets: £12

DICKIE BEAU: BLACKOUTS

Drag fabulist Dickie Beau shapeshifts through a shadowy soundscape of lost souls in this theatrical trip to the subconscious underworld of his future self. Bringing to life extraordinary audio artefacts, Dickie leads us on a bewitching adventure in found sound as he channels the ghosts of his childhood idols.

‘Touching, bizarre and visually gorgeous.’ Time Out

‘Superb.’ Guardian

Wed 17 – Sat 27 July, 9.15pm

CABARET – Tickets: £10 – £17.50

JAMES RHODESThe exciting classical music performer comes to delight audiences in a unique show.

‘Provocative? Certainly. But Rhodes’ showmanship is supported by great intelligence and skill. Don’t miss him.’ Herald Sun Melbourne

‘Such natural ease and brilliance that no one can resist.’ Times

Thu 25 July – Sat 3 August, 7.30pm

MUSIC – Tickets: £20

SOHO UPSTAIRS

SOHO THEATRE

SOHO DOWNSTAIRS

SOHO THEATRE FRIENDS

Get closer to the very best theatre, comedy and cabaret

- Priority booking- Late night access to Soho Theatre Bar- First to hear about new shows

By becoming a Friend you will also be helping us to develop new writers, fund new work and reach new audiences.

Call: 020 7478 0111

Email: friends@sohotheatre.com

Log on: sohotheatre.com/support-us

A SUMMER OF POLITICS - SOHO STYLELONDON’S MOST VIBRANT VENUE FOR NEW...THEATRE A packed summer season of international political performance including an exciting adaptation in both English and French of the classic novel about the rise of fascism, Address Unknown; then we have Bigmouth, Valentijn Dhaenens’ one-man, multi-lingual show that blew audiences away in Edinburgh. Plus Brad Birch, Philip Ridley and the Hotbed Festival offering an eclectic range of insights into the world today.

COMEDY Takes its turn to change things as Chief political correspondent for the Independent, Steve Richards, goes on a hilarious behind the scenes tour of the great political dramas of our time, while Francesca Martinez asks us What the **** is Normal?! and controversial comic Scott Capurro offers his Islamohomphobia.

CABARET The voices become even more heterogeneous with raconteur and icon of the London cabaret scene Dusty Limits & drag fabulist Dickie Beau.

KEEP UP TO DATE:SOHOTHEATRE.COM/ MAILING-LIST FACEBOOK.COM/SOHOTHEATRE TWITTER.COM/SOHOTHEATRE

BOOK TICKETSSOHOTHEATRE.COM 020 7478 0100 21 DEAN STREET, LONDON W1D 3NE

HOTBED FESTIVAL JAMES RHODESDICKIE BEAU

VERITY BARGATE AWARD 2013 In addition to choosing as an overall winner, there will be additional readings of three shortlisted plays at each of our partner venues, Theatre Royal Plymouth, Birmingham Rep & Live Theatre Newcastle.

The prize this year is £5000 in respect of an exclusive option to produce the winning play.

‘We want to hear a story we’ve never heard before, from a voice we weren’t expecting. Something that is brave with what it is trying to say, and how it is trying to say it. A shout from the crowd that we have to listen to.’

Steve Marmion, Soho Theatre, Artistic Director

WorkshopsTo encourage playwrights, and develop writers’ skills, Soho Theatre will be running workshops across the country and at Soho, focusing on various aspects of the craft of playwriting.

For more info please go to sohotheatre.com/writers or contact writers@sohotheatre.com.

SOHO THEATRE IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE RETURN OF ITS BIENNIAL SEARCH FOR A NEW AND EXCITING THEATRICAL VOICE.

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