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Comedy Music Theatre
Friday 1 November 2013 in London
By TW Editorial | Published on Saturday 26 October 2013
TODAY IN LONDON comedians Liam Williams and Richard Herring, synth-pop valuables Goldfrapp (pictured), National Theatre luvvies Benedict Cumberbatch, Judi Dench and Helen Mirren, and disabled actor Mat Fraser all feature in the following TW-recommended events…
COMEDY: Liam Williams, The Invisible Dot, 1-9 Nov
The most fractious fraction of sketch flock Sheeps and now a one-man negativity-generator all by himself, ‘lyrical anti-lad’ Liam Williams, brings his acclaimed solo show to The Invisible D. Details and tickets here.
COMEDY: Comedy Bunker feat Men In Coats/Richard Herring, Ruislip Golf Centre, 1 Nov
Tee-ing off this low-key Bunker show, oh, it’s only a couple of big-swingers on the comedy green; clowns-in-anoraks Men In Coats and stand-up catch-of-the-day Richard Herring. Details and tickets here.
MUSIC: Goldfrapp, Hammersmith Apollo, 1 Nov
Strict synth-pop machine Alison ‘Frapp and her gold-star band press ‘play’ on their latest LP, the superb ‘Tales Of Us’. Details and tickets here.
THEATRE: NT – 50 Years On Stage, Olivier Theatre, 1 Nov
This extra-special gala night of performance catches the National Theatre in a nostalgic frame of mind, looking back on 50 years of productions like ‘The History Boys’, ‘Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead’, ‘London Road’ and ‘Guys And Dolls’, with assists by Benedict Cumberbatch, Frances de la Tour, Judi Dench, Christopher Eccleston, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Derek Jacobi, Alex Jennings, Rory Kinnear, Adrian Lester, Anna Maxwell Martin, Helen Mirren, Andrew Scott and Maggie Smith. And it’s only £300 minimum (the higher-tier price is £500) to get in! Details and tickets here.
THEATRE: Beauty And The Beast, Artsdepot, 1-2 Nov
Co-starring disabled actor/writer Mat Fraser as ‘The Beast’ and Miss Exotic World herself, Julie Atlas, as his ‘Beauty’, this radical, sexual play wrings modern significance from the ‘Old As Time’ fairy tale. Details and tickets here.
