The Alley Theatre, Strabane is set to welcome the best stand-up comedians over the next couple of months, so if you are looking for a great night out with plenty of laughs, look no further as Micky Bartlett, Emma Doran, David O’Doherty, Neil Delamere, Colin Murphy and Chris Kent will all be hitting Strabane.
On Saturday 14th September the Lurgan comedian Mickey Bartlett is back with his brand new show THICC! You’ve seen him on podcasts, you’ve seen him on telly now come see him LIVE! Bartlett is a comic who clearly knows absolutely what he's doing. If you are looking for a rock-solid sure-fire stand-up who is going to get the crowd quaking with laughter look no further.
Next up is the dishevelled prince of €10 Ebay keyboards ‘David O’Doherty’ This new show ‘Tiny Piano Man’ will make you feel alive with a new pageant of laughter, song and occasionally getting up from a chair. It’s gonna be a big one so don’t miss it on Friday 25th October.
Emma Doran is one of the most exciting stand – ups to emerge from these shores in years and we can’t wait to welcome her to the Alley on Friday 8th November. Her show ‘Dilemma’ It’s set in the post-apocalyptic world. There’s only one contraceptive pill left. Do you give it to your 19-year-old daughter or keep it for yourself? Is it better to be a 40-year-old grandmother or a 40-year-old new Mum. These are the dilemmas facing Emma Doran aged 39 and 7/8’s, even though the most obvious outcome is neither. If turning 40 is the start of something new, what is it the end of? Come and find out…
Comedy hero Neil Delamere returns with his new show ‘Achilles Neil’ on Saturday 23rd November. Join one of Ireland's favourite comics as he takes on life's absurdities in his own inimitable way. A celebration of the altogether too frequent weaknesses that make us human. Don’t miss the hilarious Achilles Neil, early booking advised.
After his sell out dates with his ‘Colinization’ and ‘Whatchamacolin’ tours, Colin Murphy is back out on the road in 2025 with his hilarious new show Murphy Beaucoup! He examines, amongst many other things, dog poo etiquette, living in the future and being on the same planet as other humans who have the bare faced cheek to be younger than you. There will be a lot of the usual winging it with the audience, gratuitous swearing and scenes of a sexual nature. See him live on Saturday 25th January.
Cork’s own Chris Kent returns with a brand new show ‘Offline’ on Saturday 15th February He tries to give up the internet and navigate life without asking his phone what to eat, where to go or how to get home. He longs for a simpler time of playing ‘Snake’ and constructing emojis himself. Now that he has hit 40 years of age, he wonders if he can ever go back to thinking for himself. Join him on a journey that will either make him or break him.
All these and lots more great shows are in the Alley Theatre Autumn/Winter programme available now. Download yours and for further information and tickets visit www.alley-theatre.com or call the Alley Theatre Box Office on 028 71 384444