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This page lists all the scheduled events at Buxton Opera House. If you would like to see all the shows between specific dates in the future then please select your preferred start and end date. Alternatively, you may filter by category.
Busting Out!
16 September 7:30 PM
Don’t miss the sell out show that has women cheering on their feet and men gasping with amazement. Join sassy songstress Emma Powell and charismatic comedian Bev Killick and see why over quarter of a million people Down Under were blown away with their originality, audacity and truly jaw-aching (and on occasion, knicker-wetting) humour. Read more about this event … or
From Here To Absurdity
17 September 7:30 PM
Following its success at last year’s Chicago Sketch Festival, the satirical sketch show comes to Buxton for 90 minutes of dark comedic commentary on the way we live now. In the course of up to 30 sketches, written by Private Eye contributor Richard Kelly, the Absurdity team takes a wry look at divorce, death, deafness, children’s parties, managerialism, devolution, political correctness and state-driven targets … and much else besides.
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From Here To Absurdity
18 September 7:30 PM
Following its success at last year’s Chicago Sketch Festival, the satirical sketch show comes to Buxton for 90 minutes of dark comedic commentary on the way we live now. In the course of up to 30 sketches, written by Private Eye contributor Richard Kelly, the Absurdity team takes a wry look at divorce, death, deafness, children’s parties, managerialism, devolution, political correctness and state-driven targets … and much else besides.
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The Best of British Variety 2010
28 September 7:30 PM
Featuring Paul Daniels, The Krankies, The Grumbleweeds, Syd Little, Dana and special guest host Christopher Biggins
The Best Of British Variety Tour is back for its third consecutive year, uniting the cream of variety entertainment from past decades. The show sees the return, by popular demand, of Paul Daniels and The Krankies, who appear alongside the host for the show, the irrepressible Christopher Biggins, Irish singer Dana, The Grumbleweeds and, for the first time as a solo act, Syd Little of Little & Large fame. Read more about this event … or