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LEICESTER SQUARE THEATRE MAIN HOUSE SUMMER 2014 6 Leicester Place London WC2H 7BX BOX OFFICE 08448 733433 leicestersquaretheatre.com

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LEICESTER SQUARE THEATRE

MAIN HOUSESUMMER 20146 Leicester PlaceLondon WC2H 7BX

BOX OFFICE 08448 733433leicestersquaretheatre.com

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PAM ANN: FLYUntil Saturday 26 April

JIM GAFFIGANSaturday 5 April

THE AMAZING BUBBLEMANSunday 6 April

STACEY KENTSunday 6 April

ROB BECKETTSaturday 12 April

RICHARD HERRING’S MEANING OF LIFESundays 13 April & 18 May

MARTY MACDONALD’S FARMTuesday 15 April – Thursday 17 April

AUSTENTATIOUS: An Improvised Jane Austen NovelSundays 27 April & 25 May

Dumnezeul de a doua ziONCE UPON A SECOND TIMESunday 27 April

AN EVENING WITH SHAWN MICHAELSMonday 28 April

DAVID SERERO One Man Musical ShowTuesday 29 April

GYLES BRANDRETH: Looking For HappinessSaturday & Sunday 3 & 4 and 10 & 11 May

JERRY SADOWITZFriday & Saturday 9 & 10 and 30 & 31 May

SNAKE DAVIS with Special Guest Zoot MoneySunday 11 May

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO JOHN BIRD:Money Sex and Justice. How to Change Your WorldWednesday 14 May

VINCENT MOSCATO: One Man Chaud – Saison 2Thursday 15 May

CHRISTIAN O’CONNELLThis Is 13Friday 16 May

ALIEN The Stage AdaptationSaturday 17 May DANIEL KITSON AND SOME COLLEAGUES Comedy Benefit in Aid of The Neuro FoundationSaturday 17 May WILLIAM REGAL: An Audience With A Wrestling VillainWednesday 21 May

HOW TO BECOME PARISIAN IN ONE HOUR?Wednesday 28 May MATT RICHARDSON: Hometown HeroSaturday 31 MayTANGOED-UP: Argentinian Tango ShowSunday 8 June DOUG SEGAL:I Can Make You A MentalistFriday 13 June – Saturday 14 June ARIES SPEARSSaturday 14 June CAFE SOCIETY SWING: A True StoryTuesday 17 – Wednesday 18 & Friday 20 – Saturday 21 June

NIKKI KITT: An Evening of MediumshipSunday 29 June BUGLE BOY: The Life Story of Glenn MillerMonday 30 June – Sunday 20 July

CHORTLE PRESENTS FAST FRINGESunday 6 July THE LARRY CARLTON QUARTETSunday 13 July

LUKE JERMAY: Sixth SenseWednesday 16 July

THE LEGACY Thursday 24 July

ALIENS LOVE UNDERPANTSSaturday 19 July – Sunday 31 August

EPSTEIN: The Man Who Made The BeatlesWednesday 30 July – Saturday 6 September

Leicester Square Theatre Main HouseSummer 2014

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PAM ANN: FlyUntil Saturday 26 April7.15pmMonday – Tuesday: £30, £24, £18 Wednesday – Thursday: £40, £26, £20Friday – Sunday: £50, £32, £25International comedy sensation PAM ANN speeds intoLondon for a run in the West End, with her most explosiveshow yet, the all-new FLY! This hostess with the most-eststrips bare everything ridiculous about air travel and theculture surrounding it!

“Pam Ann has the audience in thepalm of her well-manicured hand.” Time Out New York

JIM GAFFIGANSaturday 5 April 9.45pm£27Jim Gaffigan has proven himself a major talentbeloved to a wide range of audiences, achievingaccolades and awards for his stand-up comedy,acting, and writing. As seen on Portlandia, Flight ofthe Concords, Bored to Death and Law & Order.

THE AMAZING BUBBLEMANSunday 6 April 2pmAdult £11, Child £8, Family £30Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around theworld for nearly 30 years with the art, magic,science and fun of bubbles. From square bubbles,bubbles inside bubbles, fog-filled bubbles, giantbubbles, bubble volcanoes, tornados andtrampolines to people inside bubbles, the AmazingBubble Man conjures shrieks of laughter and gaspsof amazement from all ages.

SOLDOUT

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STACEY KENTSunday 6 April

7.30pm£25, £22.50

Grammy-nominated singer, Stacey Kent, brings hernew album, The Changing Lights, to Leicester

Square Theatre. The Changing Lights places Kent'slove for Brazilian music centre-stage, featuring

Bossa Nova classics like How Insensitive alongsideoriginals by the song writing team of Jim Tomlinson

and acclaimed novelist, Kazuo Ishiguro.

“Devastatingly stylish...a beauty in any circumstances”

The Observer

RICHARD HERRING’S MEANING OF LIFESundays 13 April & 18 May7.30pm£10 Filmed monthly at the Leicester Square Theatrein London, each episode of this stand up serieswill tackle one of the big questions of life: Is there a God? What happens to us when we die? What is love, anyway? Why are we here? Is there really good and evil?You don’t get that with Paddy McGuinness.

13 April - Good and Evil

18 May - “The Shape of Things to Come”with expert Aleks Krotoski

ROB BECKETTSaturday 12 April 9.45pm£12, Conc £10Multi award winning comedian Rob Beckett hasextended his national tour due to outstandingdemand. The plan for the show is for you to laugha lot and leave happier than when you arrived.

“Little short of a revelation”HHHH The Scotsman

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MARTY MACDONALD’S FARMTuesday 15 April – 2pm

Wednesday 16 April – 11am & 2pmThursday 17 April – 11am

Adult £11, Child £9, Family £35Come and join in the adventure, make new

friends and sing along to your favourite songs& nursery rhymes, in a live and interactive

puppet show with bags of fun and laughter,down on Marty MacDonald’s Farm!

Featuring children’s favourite andBAFTA award-winning CBeebies

presenter Justin Fletcher MBE as the Voice of Pongo the Pig!

Please note that Justin does not appear in person. Suitable for 3 – 7 year olds.

AUSTENTATIOUS: An Improvised Jane Austen NovelSundays 27 April & 25 May7pm£12.50, Conc £10An eloquent, irreverent and 100% improvised take on Britain’s favourite novelist. At your behest, the group willconjure a one-off literary masterpiece, full of society balls, dashing lords and stolen looks.

"One of the most impressive comedy shows on the Fringe” HHHHH Chortle

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DAVID SERERO One Man Musical ShowTuesday 29 April 7pm£20Internationally renowned baritone David Sereropresents his One Man Musical Show! An evening ofOpera, Broadway musicals, World Popular Songs,Jazz and Comedy!

GYLES BRANDRETH: Looking For HappinessSaturday & Sunday 3 & 4 and 10 & 11 MaySaturdays 4pm & 7.15pmSundays 4pm£32, Concession £27When Gyles Brandreth set out to find the sevensecrets of happiness he started in Las Vegas andended up in the psychiatrist's chair. What hediscovered about who gets to be happy and how,plus other useful lessons picked up along the way,from Frank Sinatra and The Queen among others,provide the essence of a unique one-man show thatshould make you laugh and could change your life.

“Absolute Joy”The Scotsman

Dumnezeul de a doua ziONCE UPON A SECOND TIMEby Mimi BranescuSunday 27 April 3pm£25, £20, £15, Students £12.50

Act Theatre’s acclaimed production returns toLondon after a fantastically warm reception last year.Told from His and Her perspectives, Once Upon aSecond Time takes the idea of a second chance inlove and captures theridiculousness of life inhilarious, poignant andsurprisingly honest ways.

Performed in Romanianwith English surtitles

AN EVENING WITH SHAWN MICHAELSMonday 28 April 7pm£30For the first time ever WWE Hall of famer ShawnMichaels appears in the UK for an exclusive Q&A.Arguably the greatest WWE superstar of all timeand nicknamed by his peers as 'Mr Wrestlemania',this is a show NOT to be missed.

SOLDOUT

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JERRY SADOWITZFriday & Saturday 9 & 10 and 30 & 31 MayTimes vary£22.50

Jerry Sadowitz is best knownas an offensive comedian buthe is also one of the world’smost skilled and creativecard magicians. In this show you'll get to seesome amazing sleight ofhand and some originalmagic projected on a largescreen which means youautomatically get a front rowseat without having toactually sit near the c***.

“Truly astonishing sleight of hand”Guardian

“Genius ... astounds, amuses and appals in equal measure”Times

SNAKE DAVIS with Special Guest

Zoot MoneySunday 11 May

7.45pm£20, £18

For the first time inLondon Snake Davis

performs with SpecialGuest Zoot Money.

Top British soul jazz and funk saxophonist

Snake Davis is touringwith his band playing

material from hisextensive career.

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO JOHN BIRD:Money Sex and Justice. How to Change Your WorldWednesday 14 May 7pm£15, Conc £12

A working class hero of our time, John Bird startedthe publishing phenomena The Big Issue Magazine.His show is rock 'n roll, achingly funny andpowerfully inspiring, but never worthy.Bird will take you on a breath taking tour through hislife and his illusions. It will be fun. Join him.

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ALIEN – THE STAGE ADAPTATIONSaturday 17 May 3pm & 7pm£20

THEY'RE BACK!Paranoid Dramaticsare returning bypopular demandwith their epicand unique stageadaptation of thesci-fi classicALIEN. Anamateurdramaticproduction byParanoidDramatics basedin Wimborne,Dorset.

DANIEL KITSON AND SOME COLLEAGUES Comedy Benefit in Aid of The Neuro FoundationSaturday 17 May 9.45pmDaniel Kitson hosts an evening of first class stand-upcomedy. It's what Bob Holness would have wanted.

SOLDOUT

VINCENT MOSCATO: One Man Chaud – Saison 2Thursday 15 May 9.30pm£28The ex-French rugby player and boxer VINCENTMOSCATO has developed a career as an author,film actor and “info, talk, sport” famous radio host.He is now telling us hisincredible story through aOne Man Show all madeof hilarious anecdotes.

Please note thisshow will beperformed inFrench.

CHRISTIAN O’CONNELL: This Is 13

Friday 16 May 7.15pm£18.50

The 10-time Sony AwardWinning DJ's (Absolute Radio

Breakfast Show) debut stand-up show.

A race against time to complete a list of dreams

made when Christianwas 13. The most

revealing a British DJhas been since

Operation Yewtree. A show definitely

unsuitable for broadcast.

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DON’T STOP THE MUSICMonday 19 May 7.30pm£17.50, Conc £12.50

A roaring jukebox of the world’s greatest rock andpop artists. An explosion of 60’s icons to presentday superstars, from Frank Sinatra to Aerosmith,from The Monkees to Bon Jovi, all performed by thesome of the best talent from London’s West End!

WILLIAM REGAL: An Audience With A Wrestling VillainWednesday 21 MayMeet & Greet 5:30pm Show 7:30pm£20 VIP Meet & Greet £35

Hero, villain, gentleman, wrestler, warrior, wit...William Regal returns to Great Britain to share someof the amazing tales from a thirty year career in theworld of professional wrestling.This live, uncensored Q&A with a true legend of thewrestling world is guaranteed to be hilarious andfascinating in equal measure.

MATT RICHARDSON: Hometown HeroSaturday 31 May9.30pm£12Come and join multi-awardwinning comic and co-hostof The Xtra Factor MattRichardson. In 2010Matt started comedyand in just three yearshe has been rapidlyestablishing himselfas one of thehottest and mostexciting acts onthe comedycircuit.

HOW TO BECOME PARISIAN IN ONE HOUR?Wednesday 28 May 9.30pm£25, Conc £20 Come and discover theSmash hit show in Paris(+200 000 spectators),100% in English, OlivierGiraud, a Frenchcomedian, will teach youhow to survive in theParisian Jungle. He willtrain you on how tobecome Parisian in a taxi,metro, night club,restaurant, shop, even inbed (your partner won'trecognise you)…

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ARIES SPEARSSaturday 14 June 7.30pm & 9.30pm£20From “MAD TV” & Showtime’s “The Underground”,Aries is a force to be reckoned with on the comedyscene with his quick wit, charisma and ferociouslyaggressive style of comedy.

NIKKI KITT: An Evening of MediumshipSunday 29 June 7.30pm£15Psychic Medium Nikki Kitt is a Spiritualist Mediumwho aims to provide evidence of life after life by givingmessages to people in the audience from their lovedones in spirit with amazing accuracy in descriptions,personalities and all sorts of personal information…

TANGOED-UP: Argentinian Tango ShowSunday 8 June 7.30pm £15, Conc £12This dynamic and passionate showbreaks out of the confines of theBallroom and takes Tango back toits Buenos Aires roots showingboth the traditional origins andthe stylish modern revival of theArgentinean Tango.Come and experience thisglamorous and seductivedance and journey throughits numerous aspects andmoods, from timelesstradition through to thecontemporary highenergy beat of theTango Nuevo with ahint of Tango historyand humour.

DOUG SEGAL: I Can Make You A MentalistFriday 13 June 7pm Saturday 14 June 4pm£15, Conc £12Award winning entertainer Doug Segal's newcomedy mind reading show turns the audience intomind reading mentalists. Expect comedy, animation,interaction and mind blowing miracles performed byyou, the audience. Come on the ride of your life asDoug opens the doors to his Brain Academy. “Imagine if Derren Brown Was Funny”Evening Standard

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BUGLE BOYThe Life Story of Glenn Miller

Monday 30 June – Saturday 19 July 7pm

Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 matinees3pm

£30, £25, £20The Critically Acclaimed Hit Musical

‘BUGLE BOY’ traces the life oflegendary music icon Glenn Miller

from leaving college to play invarious bands including his own as

he searches tirelessly for overtwenty years to find a unique band

sound. 'BUGLE BOY' featuresall of Glenn Miller's famous and

instantly recognisable tunesincluding In the Mood; Little

Brown Jug; MoonlightSerenade and many others.

CAFE SOCIETY SWING: A True Story

Tuesday 17 – Wednesday 18 & Friday 20 – Saturday 21 June7pm, Saturday matinee 3pm

£20A new production of this this swinging show aboutthe legendary New York nightclub which promoted

racial equality back in the 1940s, launching thecareer of Billie Holiday and many others.

The irresistible soundtrack comes from the CafeSociety All Stars – a group drawn from the cream of

UK jazz talent and directed by pianist Alex Webb.Catch the show before it goes to New York’s 59E59

Theatre in December!

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CHORTLE PRESENTS FAST FRINGESunday 6 July 7.30pm£15, Conc £1228 top comedy and variety acts performridiculously short sets in one furiously fast-pacedshowcase. A hugely entertaining way to samplethe best of the Edinburgh Fringe, before – orwithout – travelling to Scotland.

THE LARRY CARLTON QUARTET

Sunday 13 July7.30pm

£35, £30

Nineteen-timeGrammy nominee,Four-time Grammywinner and all-timeguitar great, Larry

Carlton has 30 albums tohis credit, and having

performed on over 100albums that have gone Gold

or Platinum, Larry Carltonhas set a standard for

artistry that spans threedecades. Listen, learn and

be profoundly moved.

LUKE JERMAY: Sixth SenseWednesday 16 July7.30pm£18Luke Jermay is the most incredible man you’veprobably never heard of. He can read your mind.No really; he can read your mind. He doesn’t usemind games or psychological tricks; he is not atrickster, there are no smoke and mirrors. He cansimply read your mind. “Jermay is mind blowing. You would be outof your mind to miss this show!”The Sun THE LEGACY

Thursday 24 July 3pm & 7.30pm£17.50, Conc £15In 1935 The Legacy Nightclub, a seedy club in theeast end of London run by self-proclaimed jazz“legend” Benny Washington, burns to the groundin suspicious circumstances…. With a wonderfulnew script full of intrigue, suspense, tragedy andhumour and an exciting new score which capturesthe essence of two musical eras, evoking nostalgia,flamboyance and full-on rocking tunes in equalmeasure, The Legacy is this summer’s must-see show.

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ALIENS LOVE UNDERPANTSSaturday 19 July – Sunday 31 August £18.50, £15, £10Aliens Love Underpants, of everyshape and size, but there are nounderpants in space, so here's abig surprise! This zany, hilarioustale based on the best-sellingchildren’s book is delightfullybrought to life on stage for thevery first time.With stunning effects, madcapaction, original music (and lots ofaliens of course!) this fantasticallyfresh and funny production willdelight the whole family.You’ll laugh your PANTS off!

Meet the Aliens! VIP packagesavailable on Sundays. £35 andincludes a seat in the Pant Zone asuper Goody Bag and a chanceto meet and take photos with theCast and Aliens after the show.

EPSTEIN: The Man Who Made The BeatlesWednesday 30 July – Saturday 6 September£25 - £42.50Epstein is the long-awaited production about the enigmatic Brian Epstein – the music entrepreneur whose stellarcareer as Beatles Manager made him a household name yet whose controversial personal life remained very muchin the closet. Acclaimed stage and TV actor Andrew Lancel (Coronation Street, The Bill) plays Brian Epstein andwith newcomer Will Finlason as ‘This Boy’ – a role that embodies the soul of 60s Liverpool. A must-see opportunityto discover a previously unexplored story and celebrate a true icon of 1960’s popular culture – a man who shapedmusic and style across the world.

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AT THE MUSEUM OF COMEDYJerry Sadowitz Presents...CARD MAGIC COURSE FOR BEGINNERS6 week course from 16 June 2014

If you've ever wanted tolearn card magic as a hobbybut didn't know where to start,then here's your chance!

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