Pete goes back to his roots as compere extraordinaire of a classic variety night! Join us in the swish Studio space for an evening of songs and laughter as Pete welcomes some of the Royal Court regular cast as well as well-known faces from the cabaret circuit. Enjoy talented singers and comedians while Pete works the room and chats to [...]
Come and join us for an evening of script in hand readings from our new writing programme – Stage Write. There will be a selection of 10 minute excerpts from some of the scripts that have been submitted over the last two months. This is the chance to get an early look at works in progress as a team of [...]
The World famous, record breaking, eye popping, lung busting, side splitting, knee trembling Royal Court Christmas show is back! We’ve got the live band, we’ve got the great gags and we’ve got some pretty rude words so leave the kids at home and get down here for the best night of the year. Dick was lying in his bed when [...]
Prepare your chuckle muscles for the tickling of a lifetime at the fourth annual Doddy Day Happiness Show! The Squire Of Knotty Ash liked nothing more than making people laugh so to celebrate his birthday each year we bring together comedians and singers to reduce an audience to helpless laughter once again. Acts confirmed so far are: the hilarious John [...]
Following a sell out run at The Black-E, The Incident Room is back by popular demand! 1970s Leeds. The Millgarth Incident Room is the epicentre of the biggest manhunt in British history, for one of the most notorious serial killers: the Yorkshire Ripper. With public and political pressure mounting, hundreds of officers must work around the clock to end one [...]
In 2020, the world changed forever, as three time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Kieran Hodgson moved to Scotland. Now he's travelling around the still-just-about United Kingdom to tell you how it's working out. For him and for the Scots. You might remember Kieran as that guy from the BBC's 'Two Doors Down' (he's Gordon), the 'Bad TV Impressions' viral videos [...]
Folk singer, lesbian and checked-shirt-collector Grace Petrie has been incorrectly called Sir every day of her adult life, and, having finally run out of things to write whiny songs about, she’s putting down the guitar to try and work out why. Finding herself at 35 in an age of incessantly and increasingly fraught gender politics, Grace feels both more exposed [...]
All families are strange! The O’Brien siblings haven’t spoken in years. But when big sis, Angie, dies Tony & Bev have to sort through the family stuff. Remembering the 70’s when they were close brings Angie back. With the help of The Bee Gees, Bowie, and Benny Hill, tears turn to laughter... and Pan’s People dancing. Can looking back help [...]
One little line of Lemo never ruined anybody’s life, did it? James Kinsella, aka Jaybomb, loses his job at the Giro in Bootle after a long three weeks. Sick to death of working 9–5s, Jaybomb finally knocks at his kid’s house and embarks on a hip-hop drug dealing journey. While in the midst of all the money and fame it [...]
In the aftermath of a global pandemic, comedian and scientist, Ria Lina has had a Riawakening and sees the world differently. In this, her highly anticipated debut tour, Ria tackles the issues of coming out of a global pandemic, the new normal, divorce, dating in a new digital world, motherhood and what it really means to be a woman today. [...]