“Taskmaster” has long been one of my favorite shows… In addition to being silly and enchanting, “Taskmaster” is breathtakingly novel: I’m amazed by its capacity to remain unpredictable to both its viewers and its participants… [its] among the best of the best”...
“Jumps from one ingenious routine to another…glorious” ★★★★ Dominic Maxwell, The Times “Dazzling one-liners…gags so good that resistance is futile…a mini-masterpiece of extensio ad absurdum” ★★★★ Brian Logan, The Guardian “Relatable, but superbly crafted… it’s a...
“completely irresistible… one of the most effective political stand-ups around, for the way he can keep any crowd on board, being didactic without being divisive… God, the man can put on a show. Howard is a brilliantly talented live performer” ★★★★ Tristram Fane...
“one of the most accomplished stand-ups working in the UK today” ★★★★ Ashley Davies, The Scotsman “When it comes to comedy Petts is very much Premier League.” ★★★★ Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard “[Petts] holds [the] audience with inventive authority throughout” ★★★★...
“Zaltzman is a master of lacerating satire mixed with extreme silliness, topped off with a dash of the surreal… a peerless set from comedy’s finest cricket-loving, satirical Taskmaster champion.” Mark Wareham, The Mail on Sunday ★★★★ “Topical laughs with a surreal...
“Jumps from one ingenious routine to another…glorious” ★★★★ Dominic Maxwell, The Times “Dazzling one-liners…gags so good that resistance is futile…a mini-masterpiece of extensio ad absurdum” ★★★★ Brian Logan, The Guardian “Relatable, but superbly crafted… it’s a...
The homeless Welshman whose body became ‘Major William Martin’ in the audacious WWII deception is remembered with a special performance and memorial bench “[Operation Mincemeat] swerves into heartfelt sincerity — and somehow honours these quiet heroes, whose pivotal...
Photo: roses thrown for Operation Mincemeat World Tour first preview at Lowry Salford, photo credit: Phil Tragen WITH STOPS IN NEW DESTINATIONS INCLUDING LIVERPOOL, DUBLIN, BELFAST, LEICESTER AND MORE “It’s not just the best musical I’ve ever seen; it’s the most...
“It’s not just the best musical I’ve ever seen; it’s the most rewarding theatrical experience I’ve ever had.” Taffy Brodesser-Akner, The New York Times “One of British theatre’s great success stories and is packing out theatres in the West End and on Broadway… both...
PERFORMANCES NOW RUN THROUGH 29TH MAY 2027 “It’s not just the best musical I’ve ever seen; it’s the most rewarding theatrical experience I’ve ever had” Taffy Brodesser-Akner, The New York Times “A little show with a very big future” David Benedict, Variety “One of...
