National Theatre Connections 2024

Ruby And The Lost Wallets performing at The Wig And Pen

  GENERAL SALE THURSDAY 21ST DECEMBER 2023

Little White Lights Performing at The Wig and Pen

After mesmerizing audiences across five continents with over 700 shows, Tap Factory is thrilled to make its return to the UK with its 10th Anniversary Tour! Prepare to be captivated as eight extraordinary male performers deliver a sensational blend of dance, acrobatics, music, and comedy, creating a show that appeals to audiences of all ages. Brace yourself for an electrifying display of high-energy dance, explosive percussion, and jaw-dropping acrobatics, seamlessly woven together with live music and mesmerizing choreography. This mind-blowing experience will ignite your senses and make your toes tap. Fast and furiously funny, for all the family!

American born altoist Allison Neale‘s beautifully crafted lines evoke the spirit of Paul Desmond and Art Pepper with whom she has a particular affinity. As a strong advocate of the melodic West Coast style she has performed alongside leading international artists such as Adelaide Hall and Bud Shank, US tenorist Scott Hamilton and more recently in collaboration with New York guitarist Peter Bernstein who appears on her critically acclaimed new CD Quietly There. For this special project, altoist Allison Neale and guitarist Colin Oxley recreate the magical pairing of Paul Desmond, best known for his long standing association with Dave Brubeck, and Jim Hall, guitarist with Sonny Rollins. Drawing from these influences, they explore their own unique musical partnership, while staying true to the nature of the original recordings, beautiful in their simplicity and elegance. They are joined by wonderful bassist Simon Read and superb drummer Matt Fishwick to complete the lineup.

The naughtiest, funniest, most revolting science show in the world. Brace yourselves for TV Gastronaut Stefan Gates’ hilarious, high-tech, highly-explosive new family show, packed with science stunts, spectacular experiments and bizarre props. It’s a thoroughly educational science extravaganza based on the acclaimed Rude Science book. Expect enormous bottoms, fart machines, snot cocktails, vast whoopee cushions, pee-powered fireworks and vomiting mannequins in this celebration of the fascinating bodily science essential to life. The show transforms complex biology, physics and chemistry into educational hilarity using Stef’s signature stunts, irrepressible energy and encyclopaedic science knowledge. Stefan Gates is an award-winning CBBC presenter and STEM author of 12 books renowned for his clever, high-octane, highly-educational shows that inspire young audiences to fall in love with science. He has presented over 20 BBC TV series including Incredible Edibles, Gastrolab and Gastronuts and written 13 books including Fartology and Science You Can Eat. Warning: Loud bangs, audience participation, latex balloons, stage fog

Hot off the heels of his critically-acclaimed Netflix special, David Letterman appearance, and role on Life & Beth with Amy Schumer, Phil Wang is bringing a brand new stand-up show to venues nationwide. He’s chatting race, family, nipples, and everything else that’s been going on in his Philly little life.