Wed 30 July 2025 ➡ Mon 25 August 2025 11:00pm

Adam Riches and John Kearns are Ball and Boe – For Three Nights Only

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Ballads. Bromance. Baubles. The Christmas show you've all been waiting for... in August! The show takes two titans of light entertainment, two icons of theatre, two award-winning behemoths of the modern age, and brings them together to play Michael Ball and Alfie Boe. Edinburgh Comedy Award-winners Adam Riches and John Kearns team up to become one of music's most bang-able duos. Expect songs. Anticipate goosebumps. Pray for harmonies.

'The single funniest hour I've spent in a theatre all year' ***** (Telegraph).
***** (Times).
***** (Chortle.co.uk).
***** (BeyondTheJoke.co.uk).

Adam Riches

Winner of the Edinburgh Comedy Award 2012, the biggest award in international comedy, for his wild and unpredictable rollercoaster of a show; Bring Me The Head Of Adam Riches. " A tear-inducingly funny piece of work." - The Telegraph. Adam Riches is notorious for his ultra-participative character comedy shows: compelling hands-on, dignity-off involvement from (usually male) audience members.

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John Kearns

The most original, odd, off-beat and hilarious alternative comic to arise this decade, John Kearns is an act who has forged his own raggedy path all the way to success. London-based comedian and Winner of the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award, Best Newcomer 2013. 'Tremendous originality... a jumpy and unpredictable raconteur... a shot of nervous energy, an elastic band about to snap... I can't see him waiting in reserve for long' (Broadyway Baby) '... brilliantly bonkers' (Time Out) 'Now THIS is how you do absurd comedy' (www.Chortle.co.uk).

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