January 2012

6 January - Family Word Ship at the Lemon Tree Aberdeen
A 12th day of Christmas special with songs about dogs, dads and Daleks, verses about voles, and an attempt at some unicorn noises.....

Friday 6 January 7pm     Tickets £10 / £8 + online booking fee

The Lemon Tree    5 West North Street    Aberdeen    AB24 5AT

Phone 01224 641122     Web www.boxofficeaberdeen.com


19 January - Monsieur Robinet at Northcott Theatre Exeter
"Inspiring theatre at the heart of Devon"

Thursday 19 January 7pm     Tickets £10 / Family Discounts

Northcott Theatre    Stocker Road    Exeter     EX4 4QB

Phone 01392 493493     Web www.exeternorthcott.co.uk


23 January - John and Friends at the Betsey Trotwood
John is back again at one of his favourite London venues

With Steve Parry, Diego Brown, the Good Fairy and other beings of wonder

Monday 23 January 9pm     Tickets £8 / £5 concessions

The Betsey Trotwood    56 Farringdon Road    Clerkenwell     EC1R 3BL

Phone 0207 253 4285     Web www.thebetsey.com

February 2012

6 February - Talk with John at Bishop's Stortford College
John shares his love of literature with College Shell pupils at Bishop's Stortford College, as part of the Festival of Literature

Monday 6 February 8-9pm     Tickets £7 / £5 under 18

Bishop's Stortford College    Maze Green Road    Bishop's Stortford    Herts    CM23 2PJ

Phone 01279 838575     Web www.bishops-stortford-college.herts.sch.uk


16 February - Animal Alphaboat at the Fisher Theatre Bungay
A special Half Term show - limited places available

Thursday 16 February 3pm     Tickets £5.50 / £10 for 2 children

Fisher Theatre    10 Broad Street    Bungay    Norfolk    NR35 1EE

Phone 01986 897130      Web www.fishertheatre.org


16 February - Third Thursday at the Fisher Theatre Bungay
The second in a new series of monthly acoustic music and poetry nights

With our John and blues duo Front Porch

Thursday 16 February 8pm     Tickets £6 / £5 concessions

Fisher Theatre    10 Broad Street    Bungay    Norfolk    NR35 1EE

Phone 01986 897130      Web www.facebook.com

March 2012

10 March - Monsieur Robinet at Otley Courthouse
Otley Courthouse is a unique arts and resource centre created and run by local people

Saturday 10 March 8pm     Tickets £9 - £12

Otley Courthouse    Courthouse Street   Otley   West Yorkshire    LS21 3AN

Phone 01943 467466     Web www.otleycourthouse.org.uk


23 March - John and Clive Pig at Sandford Parish Hall Devon
An evening of Poetry, Comedy, Music and Stories, part of the Villages in Action programme.

Friday 23 March 7.30pm     Use contact details below for ticket enquiries

Sandford Parish Hall     Fanny's Lane    Sandford    Crediton    EX17 4NA

Phone 01363 772696     Web www.villagesinaction.co.uk     Email  clivepig@tiscali.co.uk


24 March - More High Jinks in Devon
Two chances to catch John as he careers madly through the South-West.....

A Little March Madness - another happening gig with John and Clive

Saturday 24 March 2-3pm     Tickets £1 (yes that's right one measly GBP!)

Barnstaple Library    Tuly Street    Barnstaple    Devon     EX31 1EL

Phone  01271 388593     Web www.devon.gov.uk

Mrs Neville's Night Out

A Cabaret Night of Spoken Word and Music featuring our John, the ubiquitous Clive Pig, Jackie Juno, Cue Fanfare and host Jonny FluffyPunk

Saturday 24 March 7.30 for 8pm     Tickets £10 / £12

Jubilee Hall     Chagford    Newton Abbot    Devon    TQ13 8DP

Email cat@mrsnevillesnightout.com     Web www.mrsnevillesnightout.com

Reviews

'More Elvis Costello than Alan Bennett'
Scotsman

'Awesomely mundane'
The Independent

'Scandalously talented'
Sunday Times

'Bleeding marvellous'
NME

'Like a good deed in a naughty world'
Herts Advertiser

'Makes little sense'
Luton News

'(Animal Alphaboat is) one of the ten best kids' shows at the 2010 Edinburgh Festival'
Guardian and Telegraph