February 2010

4 February - Monsieur Robinet at the Croydon ClockTower
John returns to one of his favourite venues

Thursday 4 February        Contact venue for details

Croydon Clocktower   Katharine Street   Croydon   CR9 1ET

Phone 0208 253 1030        Web www.croydonclocktower.org.uk


19 February - Monsieur Robinet at The Maltings Ely
One of East Anglia's premier centres for meetings and events

Friday 19 February 7.15pm      £10/£8 concession/£32 family ticket

The Maltings    Ely    Cambs    CB7 4BB

Tickets available from ADeC, Babylon Gallery, Waterside, Ely CB7 4AU and Burrows Bookshop, High Street Passage, Ely.

Phone 01353 616991       Web www.adec.org.uk


21 February - Fourword at the Alpine Club
With guest poets plus rhythm 'n' booze

John with Jane Ukelain, Andrew Bailey, Rachel Pantechnicon, Dave Cohen
and Surprising Guest!

Sunday 21 February 7.30pm    Tickets £8

Available in advance from the venue (advisable)

Magdala Restaurant    South Hill    Hampstead    NW3 2SB

Phone 0207 435 2503


25 & 26 February - Monsieur Robinet at the Bath Ustinov
"The theatre with a spirit of adventure - drama, music, comedy, poetry nights, new writing, film"

Thursday 25 & Friday 26 February 8pm       Tickets £12.50/£8.50

Ustinov Studio   Theatre Royal    Sawclose    Bath    BA1 1ET

Phone 01225 448844       Web www.theatreroyal.org.uk


27 February - Crawley vs Luton Verses at The Hawth
Dazzling entertainment beyond your wildest dreams (as long as they're not too wild!)

Saturday 27 February 8.15pm     Tickets £13/£11

Rhymes, laugh out loud lines and beautiful moments arising out of the football match in the afternoon (as long as it wasn't snowed off)

Half price tickets for Crawley vs Luton match ticket holders! Please bring along your ticket to the Box Office to claim this discount.

Hawth Theatre    Hawth Avenue    Crawley    West Sussex    RH10 6YZ

Phone 01293 552941        Web www.theatresonline.com


28 February - An evening with John at the Finsbury Arts Festival
Back after the success of last year's inaugural event

Sunday 28 February 7.30pm       Tickets £7

St Luke's Centre     90 Central Street     EC1V 8AJ

Phone 0207 549 8181      Web www.finartsfest.org.uk

March 2010

5 March - Monsieur Robinet at Warwick Arts Centre
The largest arts centre in the Midlands, attracting around 300,000 visitors a year to over 2,000 individual events

Friday 5 March 7.30pm      Tickets £12.50/£10

Warwick Arts Centre   University of Warwick   Coventry   CV4 7AL

Phone 024 7652 4524     Web www.warwickartscentre.co.uk


11 March - Monsieur Robinet at the Liverpool Unity Theatre
Dedicated to enhancing the quality of the performing arts on Merseyside by encouraging creativity, participation, innovation and diversity!

Thursday 11 March 8pm       Tickets £12/£8

Liverpool Unity Theatre    1 Hope Place    Liverpool    L1 9BG

Phone 0151 709 4988       Web www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk


12 March - Monsieur Robinet at the Glasgow Tron
"Stands for everything Glasgow stands for: vibrancy, culture and friendliness"

Friday 12 March 10pm       Tickets £12/£10

Tron Theatre    63 Trongate    Glasgow    G1 5HB

Phone 0141 552 4267          Web www.tron.co.uk


20 March - Monsieur Robinet at the Presteigne Assembly Rooms
A treat for John's fans in Mid Wales

Saturday 20 March 8pm         £10 advance booking advised

The Assembly Rooms    Broad Street    Presteigne    Powys    LD8 2AD

Phone 01544 267163     Web www.midborderarts.org.uk       


25 March - Monsieur Robinet at the Brighton Komedia
Brighton's unique European café style live entertainment complex

Thursday 25 March 8.30pm        Tickets £12/£8

Komedia Brighton    44-47 Gardner Street    Brighton    BN1 1UN

Phone 0845 293 8480        Web www.komedia.co.uk/brighton


26 March - All Means All: Benefit Concert at the Rose Theatre
"A wonderful evening of music, poetry and laughter"

With a star-studded lineup including poets John Hegley and Michael Rosen, jazz musician Tim Whitehead and folk singer Leon Rosselson. Click here for flyer (472 KB).

Friday 26 March         £15 / Concessions £10 / Pit Cushions £8

This concert is in loving memory of Diana Simpson, founder of Parents for Inclusion and the Alliance for Inclusive Education, to whom all profits will go.

Rose Theatre    24-26 High Street    Kingston    KT1 1HL

Phone 0871 230 1552       Web www.rosetheatrekingston.org


27 March - Monsieur Robinet at the Canterbury Gulbenkian
"Home of the best in theatre, film and food"

Saturday 27 March 7.45pm       Tickets £15/£13

Gulbenkian Theatre    University of Kent    Canterbury    CT2 7NB

Phone 01227 769075         Web www.kent.ac.uk/gulbenkian

April 2010

1 April - John in Play On Words at The Barbican
Part of Mass Produced: a series of fast and furious action-packed evenings created by London's hottest design talent

Thursday 1 April 7-10pm

Free to same day ticket holders subject to availability

Barbican Art Gallery  Barbican Centre  Silk Street  London  EC2Y 8DS

Phone 0207 638 8891     Web www.barbican.org.uk


14 April - John in Excess Express at The Enterprise Camden
"A refreshing mix of comedy, poetry, spoken word and all round feel good"

Wednesday 14 April         Contact venue for details

The Enterprise    2 Haverstock Hill    Camden    London   NW3 2BL

Phone 0207 485 2659     Web www.camdenenterprise.com

May 2010

2 May - John at the Bristol Spring Poetry Festival
John's debut at this event which has a new look for 2010

Sunday 2 May 8pm         Tickets £10

Phone 0117 9330900      Web www.poetrycan.co.uk


14 May - John at the Oxford Playhouse
Oxford Playhouse - A Theatre For Everyone

Friday 14 May          Contact venue for details

Oxford Playhouse    Beaumont Street    Oxford    OX1 2LW

Phone 01865 305305      Web www.oxfordplayhouse.com


26 May - John at the Bury St Edmunds Festival
One of East Anglia's premier arts events attracting thousands of people to the historic market town at the heart of Heritage Suffolk

Wednesday 26 May          Contact organisers for details

Phone 01284 769505     Web www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk


29 May - John in the Stratford Circus Poetry Gala
"Shining bright with entertainment"

Saturday 29 May       Contact venue for details

Stratford Circus   Theatre Square  Stratford   London   E15 1BX

Phone 0844 357 2625       Web www.stratford-circus.com

June 2010

12 June - John at The Stables Milton Keynes
"A world class venue to inspire present and future generations"

Saturday 12 June        Contact venue for details

Stables Theatre  Stockwell Lane  Wavendon  Milton Keynes  MK17 8LU

Phone 01908 280800       Web www.stables.org


18 June - John at the Martin Harris Centre Manchester
"Bringing you the best in humour, music and poetry"

Friday 18 June 8pm         Tickets £8

Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall    Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama
University of Manchester    Bridgeford Street    Manchester    M13 9PL

Phone 0161 275 8951       Web www.arts.manchester.ac.uk


19 June - John at Harrogate Theatre
One of Yorkshire's most vibrant and exciting venues

Saturday 19 June         Contact venue for details

Harrogate Theatre    Oxford Street    Harrogate    HG1 1QF

Phone 01423 502 116         Web www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk


24 June - Monsieur Robinet at Norwich Arts Centre
"Small venue, big names....."

Thursday 24 June 8pm         Tickets £13/£10 concessions

Norwich Arts Centre    St Benedict's Street    Norwich    NR2 4PG

Phone 01603 660352     Web www.norwichartscentre.co.uk


27 June - Monsieur Robinet at the Exeter Corn Exchange
A great night out in one of the South-West's most happening venues

Sunday 27 June 8pm          Tickets £12

Exeter Corn Exchange    Market Street    Exeter    EX1 1BW

Phone 01392 665866     Web www.exeter.gov.uk

July 2010

17 July - John at the Frome Festival
John joins forces with Educating Kenyan Orphans

John has agreed to be the judge of a poetry competition organised by the Frome-based charity Educating Kenyan Orphans, which has organised this concert-cum-reading where John will give a performance and present the winners with their prizes.

It is intended that profits from the competition will go towards the building of a school in Mochenwa, Kenya, where the charity has bought two acres of land.

Saturday 17 July at 7.30pm     Tickets £10

Rook Lane Chapel    Bath Street    Frome    Somerset    BA11 1DN

Phone 01373 468040     Web www.educatingkenyanorphans.co.uk

August 2010

1 August - John at the Bristol Tobacco Factory
A dynamic, innovative and popular studio theatre located at the heart of one of the fastest growing areas in Bristol

Details to be finalised

Tobacco Factory   Raleigh Road    Southville    Bristol    BS3 1TF

Phone 0117 902 0344     Web www.tobaccofactorytheatre.com

Reviews

'More Elvis Costello than Alan Bennett'
Scotsman

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The Independent

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Sunday Times

'Bleeding marvelous'
NME

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Herts Advertiser

'Makes little sense'
Luton News