The Work of the Devil marches on, as Simon Evans’ tour continues ..
This show is about personal revelations that have recently turned his world upside down. In 2019, Evans adapted to unexpected personal revelations of a quite extraordinary nature, and used them to re-examine his entire 23-year career in comedy to date. And in so doing he has, in the words of Chortle’s Jay Richardson, “Exceeded what seemed to be his full potential”.
Simon Evans is one of the country’s best-loved stand-up comedians, with a loyal fan base who greatly appreciate his intelligent and independent scrutiny of the modern world. His tongue-in-cheek, often rueful attachment to traditionalism, and his scepticism towards the claimed achievements of progressive politics and modernist aesthetics, have set him apart from many of his contemporaries.
As well as making him a firm favourite on the usual platforms – Live at the Apollo, the Edinburgh Festival and the corporate circuit in particular – these qualities allow him to provide much-needed latitude and offer a diversity of views on TV and radio programmes, from BBC One’s Question Time to Radio 4’s The News Quiz. He has also written and presented five series of the groundbreaking economics/comedy hybrid Simon Evans Goes to Market, also for Radio 4.
Saturday, 24th September | Hemel Hempstead | Old Town Hall | oldtownhall.co.uk |
Thursday, 29th September | Maidstone | Hazlitt Theatre | www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/Hazlitt-Theatre |
Saturday, 1st October | London | Bloomsbury Theatre | www.ents24.com |
Friday, 7th October | Radlett | Centre | www.radlettcentre.co.uk |
Saturday, 15th October | Diss | Corn Hall | www.thecornhall.co.uk |
Sunday, 16th October | Basingstoke | The Haymarket | www.anvilarts.org.uk |
Thursday, 27th October | Winchester | Theatre Royal | www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk |
Friday, 28th October | Oxford | Playhouse | www.oxfordplayhouse.com |
Saturday, 29th October | Bracknell | South Hill Park | www.southhillpark.org.uk |
Saturday, 5th November | Aldershot | West End Centre | www.westendcentre.co.uk |
Tuesday, 8th November | Cardigan | Mwldan | mwldan.co.uk |
Wednesday, 9th November | Milford Haven | Torch Theatre | www.torchtheatre.co.uk |
Saturday, 12th November | Carmarthen | Lyric Theatre | www.theatrausirgar.co.uk |
Saturday, 19th November | Finchley | Arts Depot | www.artsdepot.co.uk |
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