The Churchill's pantomime for 2010/2011 season.

With this exclusive packaged hotel deal you receive ticket(s) to "The 39 Steps" at the Criterion Theatre and choose your duration at our selection of London hotels.

'Exactly the thing the West End has been waiting for' - The Observer

'A joyous version of the Hitchcock classic' **** - Sunday Times

John Buchan's THE 39 STEPS - memorably filmed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1935 - is thrillingly adapted for the stage.

This hilarious and spectacular new version of John Buchan’s gripping novel is based on the 1935 Hitchcock film. It features 4 actors, more than 139 parts and scenes including a chase on the Flying Scotsman, an escape on the Forth Bridge, the first theatrical bi-plane crash ever staged and a death-defying finale! Rachel Pickup now stars.

'Clever, very funny, imaginative and brilliantly acted' - The Guardian

NO 1 CRITICS' CHOICE
Daily Telegraph, Evening Standard, Independent on Sunday, Observer, Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Times, Time Out

Jeremy's perhaps best remembered as a much younger man, but there is nothing he can do about that now. Still alive and able to speak unaided for lengthy periods, this show will be not so much be a one-man show as an under-staffed cavalcade. Jeremy is best known for his appearances in News Quiz and Sorry I Haven't A Clue.

'One of the sharpest comedians on the circuit' The Guardian

'Hilarious, detailed, gently self-depreciating act from a stand-up comic in complete control' The Independent

'One minute lewd, the next blimpish, the next acerbic, he is always one step wide of insult and one ahead of expectation' The Financial Times

RBM presents Punt & Dennis on tour in 2011 in a brand new show which sees them returning to the live arena after four years. Hugh Dennis's popularity has catapulted since their last tour, following his role in the award-winning Outnumbered (BBC1) and his quick-witted quips as a regular panellist on Mock the Week (BBC2). He and Steve Punt also enjoy continued success in the award-winning and acclaimed BBC Radio 4 programme The Now Show.

'The kings of satirical comedy.' The Guardian

**** The Scotsman

Noel Coward's 1941 comedy Blithe Spirit centres on novelist Charles Condomine and his second wife Ruth who are literally haunted by a past relationship when an eccentric medium manages to conjure up the ghost of Charles's neurotic first wife, Elvira, at a seance.

They have assumed the preposterous Madame Arcati is a fraud who will simply entertain their dinner guests with a little chicanery and supply Charles with material for his forthcoming novel. But when Elvira appears, visible only to Charles, and is detemined to sabotage his current marriage, life - and the afterlife - begin to get complicated.

In this production of Blithe Spirit, Madame Arcati is played by Alison Steadman, a Laurence Olivier Award-winning actress who was last seen in the West End in Alan Bennett's Enjoy. Her many screen appearances include the Mike Leigh films Abigail's Party, Topsy Turvy and Life Is Sweet, as well as the sitcomes Fat Friends and Gavin And Stacey.

Blithe Spirit director Thea Sharrock is one of Theatreland's rising stars who recent work includes productions of The Misanthrope, Equus and After The Dance

They say all political careers end in tears. In Gyles Brandreth's case it's tears of laughter as the actor, author, One Show reporter, former MP and government whip turns stand-up. This is Brandreth unleashed on the stars he's known (one-to-one) and the wicked ways of Westminster (no expenses spared).  Without hesitation or repetition (and just a touch of deviation), Just a Minute regular Gyles delivers a dazzling evening of wit, wordplay and hilarious name-dropping. 

'Incredibly funny, wildly indiscreet.'  Daily Mail

'Very funny.' Sunday Times

'A dead-pan comic to rival Jack Dee.' Daily Telegraph 

'Brilliant. A serious talent for making people laugh.' Daily Mirror

Multi-award-winning comedian and actor Ardal O'Hanlon returns with his unique brand of off the wall, hilarious stand up. The star of Father Ted and My Hero, Ardal also stars in the forthcoming feature film Wide Open Spaces.

Katy Brand is taking her Big Ass on tour.
Join the British Comedy Award Winner and star of ITV2’s Katy Brand’s Big Ass Show, Have I Got News For You and Peep Show, for an evening of anarchic comedy, celebrity satire, music spoofs and much, much more.
Following the success of her hit TV show, Katy is returning to her live roots with this silly, sassy and smart evening of comedy. Featuring old favourites and new material, there’s something here for everyone.
'A canny ability to dismantle the silliness of celebrity' The Guardian
Recommended for ages 14+

Following the resounding success of BBC One’s BAFTA-nominated Armstrong & Miller Show, Ben Miller (Moving Wallpaper) and Alexander Armstrong (Mutual Friends) will be hitting the road in Autumn 2010 and touring a brand new live show around the UK’s major venues. 

With their usual mix of the beautifully observed and the utterly barmy, Ben and Xander will be performing a parade of characters from their extensive dressing-up box and wig-store including; The street-talking WWII chav pilots; Brabbins and Fyffe, the filthy alter-egos of Flanders and Swann; Jilted Jim, dumped at the altar but still on his honeymoon; Terry Devlin, the royal correspondent who really knows the royals; Dennis Lincoln-Park, the accident-prone culture buff; the Frank Dad; and so many more…

Ben and Xander comment: 'We are cock-a-hoop to be stepping out on tour in Autumn 2010. Expect all your favourite Armstrong and Miller characters and sketches in a market-fresh brand spanking new show.'

Bradley Walsh has established himself as one of Britain's most versatile and popular entertainers. Arguably best known for playing Danny Baldwin in Coronation Street, for which he was won Best Dramatic Performance in the British Soap Awards, Bradley also won acclaim for his part in Law & Order UK and has also found time to host a number of TV quiz shows. For this fantastic show Bradley will be cutting loose with his own brand of stand-up comedy in which he will be casting a gaze on the ordinary and making it hilarious. Get your tickets early for an evening of laughter and fun you'll long remember.

There will also be a support act included in the performance.