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Comedy

Bring Your Own Baby Comedy

Thu 4 Jun - Thu 3 Dec 2026

Come along for an afternoon of side splitting comedy, where you can relax and have a good laugh at some hilarious comedians without needing childcare!

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Comedy

ShakeItUp Shakespeare

Sat 6 Jun 2026

Using Shakespearian language, your audience suggestions and their overactive imaginations, ShakeItUp create a brand-new Shakespeare play live on stage.

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Comedy

Ruby Wax: Absolutely Famous

Sat 6 Jun 2026

Join Ruby and lifelong friend/producer Clive Tulloh for a hilarious, no-holds-barred look back at her iconic celebrity interviews. Expect unforgettable clips, outrageous stories, and behind-the-scenes secrets from TV history.

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Pauline Eyre: Anyone For Tennis?

Wed 10 Jun 2026

Comedian Pauline Eyre has been a Wimbledon line judge for 20 years and is now ready to spill the Pimms on all the tennis gossip.

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Laura Lexx: Yo-Yo

Fri 4 Sep 2026

In a 10 year marriage eventually your partner sees it all. Every bad idea. Every silly decision. Every unfiltered thought, and somehow, they still say they love you. The real twist is that somewhere along the way, you have to believe them.

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Lucy Porter: Let Yourself Go!

Fri 11 Sep - Sat 12 Sep 2026

Lucy’s brand-new show celebrates the power of letting go whether it’s owning your wrinkles and love handles to dancing like no one is watching after downing a few Babychams.

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Paul Sinha: 2 Sinha Lifetime

Fri 18 Sep - Sat 19 Sep 2026

Paul celebrated his 30th anniversary in stand-up last year and despite his continued quiz successes, Radio 4 series, and decision to write a memoir, Paul is not ready to exit the stage just yet.

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Finlay Christie's New Super Special Secret Tour

Wed 7 Oct 2026

Finlay Christie humblebrags for an hour about his f**kboy era and his new search for meaningful, authentic connection.

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Comedy

Jack Carroll: The Fall Guy

Fri 9 Oct 2026

BAFTA-Winning Comedian and Star of Britain’s Got Talent, Jack Carroll expertly examines subjects that can make us feel awkward, within the safe confines of his northern charm.

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Kiell Smith-Bynoe's Kool Story Bro

Tue 13 Oct 2026

Kiell Smith-Bynoe brings his smash hit improv comedy show to Chelmsford with a surprise celebrity guest each night from a cast of some of the UK’s best improvisers around

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Flo & Joan: With Feeling

Wed 14 Oct 2026

The time has come for critically acclaimed musical comedy duo Flo & Joan to write another bio as they make their highly anticipated return to the stage with a brand-new show.

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Michael Akadiri: Don't Call Me Uncle!

Sat 17 Oct 2026

Despite only being in his early 30s, “the supremely talented and likeable” (Metro) doctor, for the first time ever, was recently called uncle in public (a term usually reserved for elders!). This has sent him spiralling!

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Eric & Ern

Mon 26 Oct 2026

A brilliant homage crammed full of renditions of those famous comedy sketches from Eric and Ern.

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Comedy

Neil Delamere: Reinventing the Neil

Thu 29 Oct 2026

Comedic adventurer Neil Delamere returns with a brand new standup show, packed to the brim of tall tales and hilarious stories.

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Christopher Hall: Pizazz

Thu 29 Oct 2026

Come on the ultimate hometown holiday night out with Christopher Hall - he’ll give you a hilariously fun soirée and have you tucked up back in bed at a sensible time

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Mark Simmons: Jest to Impress

Fri 30 Oct 2026

After a sell out debut tour, Mark Simmons returns to Chelmsford Theatre in 2026 with Jest to Impress, a brand new hour packed with expertly crafted one liners and his trademark off the cuff jokes based on audience suggestions.

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Tom Ward

Fri 30 Oct 2026

Before Tom bails out on the modern world entirely to commit to nostalgia full-time, the burner phone using, Discman carrying, 1988-1995 obsessed freak is giving the present tense one last try.

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Paul & Suki: Paul Merton and Suki Webster's Improv Show

Sat 31 Oct 2026

An evening of sensational improvised comedy hosted by two of the UK’s masters of improvisation with their old friend, improv virtuoso, Mike McShane and a host of very special guests.

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Morgan Rees: What A Bummer

Sat 7 Nov 2026

After Morgan and his partner went on separate holidays - one to a Mathematics Forum and the other to a Bear Party - a massive revelation forced him to re-evaluate everything.

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Comedy

Sh!tfaced Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet

Sun 8 Nov 2026

The Sh*tfaced Shakespeare cast present an unconventional, no-holds-barred interpretation of Romeo and Juliet, with a tipsily tragic take on William Shakespeare's most iconic roll call of characters.

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Scott Bennett: Blood Sugar Baby

Tue 1 Dec 2026

One family, one condition, one hell of a hairy baby. Scott Bennett tells the amazing true story of how his daughter fell ill with a rare genetic condition, congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI). Never heard of it? Neither had Scott and Jemma.

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