Bloomsbury Theatre - What's On at the Bloomsbury Theatre

 

This summer, we’ve got some fantastic shows lined up from comedy legends to pioneering women artists, from a poetry slam champion to a Man Booker Prize winner. These shows will have you laughing, have you crying and leave you with a profound appreciation for the power of comedy and spoken word.

Legends of Comedy 18 May 2024 Experience the extraordinary Legends of Comedy event, where we bring together the pioneers of UK Black Comedy. Find out more The Rob Auton Show 1 June 2024 Award winning writer, comedian and actor, Rob Auton explores the memories and feelings that create his life on a daily basis. Find out more Old Mistresses: Editing Gombrich 4 June 2024 With the help of a kitchen knife, Maria Gimeno cuts into Gombrich's history of art, to make room for women artists. Find out more An Evening with Marlon James 6 June 2024 Join Man Booker Prize winner Marlon James, to mark the 10th anniversary of A Brief History of Seven Killings. Find out more Richard Herring: Can I Have My Ball Back? 7 June 2024 In 2021 Richard Herring was told he had testicular cancer and had to have his murderous gonad removed. Did he survive? Find out more Pierre Novellie: Why Are You Laughing? 22 June 2024 Pierre Novellie is definitely normal, has normal and reasonable thoughts, but now he wants to know why you're laughing. Find out more The Very Best And Worst Of Mr Swallow - In Aid of Blood Cancer UK 29 June 2024 Nick Mohammed’s beloved alter ego gives one final performance of his show, under the banner of Laugh for Leukaemia. Find out more Harry Baker: Wonderful 25 July 2024 World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker is back with a brand new show celebrating the wonder that is being alive. Find out more Reuben Solo: Please Clap 31 July 2024 Reuben says if this performance doesn’t go well he’s going to retire from his (highly acclaimed) comedy career and take up archery. Find out more Stick Man  4 December 2024 – 5 January 2025 What starts off as a morning jog becomes quite the misadventure for Stick Man in this year's Christmas show. Will he ever get back to the family tree? Find out more Elsewhere at UCL.. A London to Find drawing workshop 21 May 2024 Join Lucy McGeown of the London Drawing Group in a workshop looking at the drawings of artist Geoffrey Fletcher. Find out more Maplective exhibition at UCL East until 15 June 2024 Artist Sonia E. Barrett takes European colonial tools and reconfigures them to do the cultural work they disrupted. Find out more