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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.
An Evening with Tony Benn
14 October 7:30 PM
Veteran Labour politician Tony Benn talks about his life in politics and what he thinks about the changes in the Labour party. Expect an evening of frank responses and entertaining political anecdotes in this welcome sequel to his original legendary theatre tour. Read more about this event … or
John Cooper Clarke, Frank Sidebottom & Charlie Chuck
01 November 8:00 PM
In a vain attempt at bourgeois credibility, Manchester’s sharp-dressed, sharp-delivering punk poet Lenny changed his name to John Cooper Clarke and embarked on a polysyllabic excursion though Thrillsville. Expect a mix of hilarious anecdotes of life in a Northern town interspersed with machine-gun fast delivery of some of his best poems.
Frank Sidebottom reached cult status in the late 80s with his bizarre, yet family-friendly routines which often included tombolas and lectures. In his own words, he is an ace, fantastic top showbiz entertainer with brilliant songs, he is, he really is ..
Finally, catch the surreal antics from Charlie Chuck, of Reeves & Mortimer fame, a madcap comedian who brings along a variety of weird and wonderful characters and will have you chuckling away for hours. And he has massive hair and drums. Read more about this event … or
An Evening with Andy Kirkpatrick & Andy Cave
28 November 8:00 PM
An evening with two of the UK’s top mountaineers. Andy Kirkpatrick has a reputation for climbing in extreme conditions, choosing treacherous routes where the chances of success are low and a safe return questionable. Andy Cave was recently voted one of the top three all round climbers in Britain and has been exploring the remote mountain ranges of the world for the last 20 years. Both men have tremendous stories to tell; of the mountains, the risks, the devastation when it all goes wrong. As much a journey into the mind of an extreme mountaineer as into the wild landscapes through which they have travelled. Read more about this event … or
Pam Ayres
28 February 7:30 PM
Pam Ayres returns to Buxton with her current show, which includes material from her bestselling books, Surgically Enhanced, With These Hands and The Works, along with some new poems and stories. It’s over 30 years since Pam first appeared on the TV talent show Opportunity Knocks, and her books still regularly appear in the Sunday Times bestseller charts, and many of her poems feature in school textbooks around the world. She’s a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio 4 in programmes such as Just A Minute, Quote Unquote, Loose Ends and in her own series Ayres On The Air, the third series of which will be broadcast on Radio 4 later this year. Read more about this event … or