Film Postponed – February 7

Cop-turned-comedian Alfie returns with a brand-new show ahead of recording his award-winning BBC Radio 4 comedy It’s a Fair Cop. The audience are ‘sworn in’ as police officers before Alfie shares a brand-new real-life scenario from his own casebook.

As the story unfolds, he playfully challenges them with the real moral dilemmas that police officers on the street face every day and invites them to share what real-time decisions they would make. Often with unexpected and entertaining results!

Policing decisions are easy in hindsight, aren’t they? But officers often have to make snap decisions – based only on the information that they have in front of them. Experience the thrills, spills and laughter of making high-risk calls in the moment and find out what sort of cop you’d make.

Thought-provoking and fun with every show unique to the audience in the room. It’d be a crime to miss it!

“Brilliantly funny… genuinely hilarious” – David Mitchell

“…offbeat, revealing and very funny” – Mail

“…thoroughly engaging, endlessly funny. His charisma shines through as bright and colourful as a twirling blue light” – Times

Cop-turned-comedian Alfie returns with a brand-new show ahead of recording his award-winning BBC Radio 4 comedy It’s a Fair Cop. The audience are ‘sworn in’ as police officers before Alfie shares a brand-new real-life scenario from his own casebook.

As the story unfolds, he playfully challenges them with the real moral dilemmas that police officers on the street face every day and invites them to share what real-time decisions they would make. Often with unexpected and entertaining results!

Policing decisions are easy in hindsight, aren’t they? But officers often have to make snap decisions – based only on the information that they have in front of them. Experience the thrills, spills and laughter of making high-risk calls in the moment and find out what sort of cop you’d make.

Thought-provoking and fun with every show unique to the audience in the room. It’d be a crime to miss it!

“Brilliantly funny… genuinely hilarious” – David Mitchell

“…offbeat, revealing and very funny” – Mail

“…thoroughly engaging, endlessly funny. His charisma shines through as bright and colourful as a twirling blue light” – Times

New material from the ‘Mock The Week’ star

Mock The Week star and Dave’s Joke of The Fringe Winner is back on the road testing out new material. Settle in for a fully loaded night of comedy, supported by three amazing comedians, all handpicked by Mark.

Expect an evening of freshly cooked one-liners, some that may never see the light of day again, from the ‘master of one-liners’.

• As Seen on Mock The Week
• Heard on BBC Radio4Extra Stands Up
• Host of Jokes With Mark Simmons Podcast
• WINNER DAVE’s Joke of the Fringe 2024
• UK Comics’ Comic 2022 – Best Act

Presented by RBM

Townsend Theatre Productions returns with its unique blend of powerful storytelling, rousing community choirs and vibrant dance in “Farewell Leicester Square”, an uplifting new production celebrating the extraordinary life of Joe Clough, Britain’s first black bus driver.

Born in Jamaica and brought to London in 1906, Joe embraced the dawn of the motor age, becoming one of the capital’s earliest bus drivers.

His remarkable journey took him from the battlefields of the First World War to the villages of Bedfordshire, where he transported communities, veterans, evacuee children and later, local families through his own taxi business.

Through music, movement and heartfelt storytelling, “Farewell Leicester Square” brings Joe’s inspiring life vividly to the stage; a story of courage, resilience and quiet determination that challenges assumptions about Black British history, reminding us that people of African and Caribbean heritage have been contributing to Britain’s life, industry and public service for generations before Windrush.

Joyful, moving and uplifting, this is a celebration of an unsung pioneer whose legacy continues to inspire today.

New collaboration for 2026

Two of British folk’s most distinctive, expressive and highly regarded artists join together in a brand new inspired collaboration.  

Both are celebrated for their deeply expressive musicianship, warmth and the rare intimacy of their live performances. In this brand new show they weave together original compositions with traditional folk music and song. Shaped by their natural rapport and deep musical sensitivity, the experience promises to be spell-binding – with plenty of humour, reflection, beauty and connection. 

Jackie Oates stands at the heart of the British folk scene. A two-time BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winner and five-time nominee, Jackie is an exquisite singer, expressive fiddler, composer, and multi-instrumentalist whose work has redefined contemporary English folk. Across a string of critically acclaimed solo albums, Jackie has cemented her reputation as one of our most gifted interpreters and performers of traditional song. Jackie persistently seeks out unexpected artistic corners to illuminate with her voice, research, writing, and musicianship. 

‘There’s a sweetness and melancholy to her voice that is like no other.’ Songlines 
‘One of folk’s brightest talents. Her lovely take on The Longpigs’ On and On should get the John Lewis Xmas ad team on the phone pronto.’ The Guardian 

Belinda O’Hooley is an acclaimed pianist, singer and composer whose music is steeped in a rich musical heritage and draws inspiration from her Irish roots; Belinda comes from a long line of County Sligo musicians. Widely known as one half of the celebrated duo O’Hooley & Tidow, Belinda and Heidi achieved international recognition for writing the theme to the hit television series Gentleman Jack. Belinda is also highly regarded for her inventive, minimalist and sometimes flamboyant accompanying of artists such as Nic Jones and Rufus Wainwright. 

‘Beautiful beyond belief and charged in its performance – this is, from start to close, a stunning album.’ Fatea 
‘Belinda’s playing was reflective, stark, yet full of warmth, and riveting from start to finish.’  Klofmag 

Join Mark as he tries out some brand-new material!

Sony and Writers’ Guild Award-winning writer and comedian, Mark Steel is best known for his critically acclaimed BBC Radio 4 show Mark Steel’s in Town.

Mark has presented the BAFTA-nominated Mark Steel Lectures for BBC Two and is a regular on BBC One’s Have I Got News for You and BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz. He has also written several acclaimed books including Reasons To Be Cheerful and What’s Going On. He has also written an adaptation of his critically acclaimed stand-up show Who Do I Think I Am for Audible which was released in 2021.

Mark has recently recovered from throat cancer and has just released his book The Leopard in My House about his experiences over this rather tough time.

“He’s a man with a passionate desire to communicate his ideas, who is also very funny”  The Guardian

“Steel’s rapier wit cuts to the chase” The Observer

“Excellent standup” The Times