Entertainium
Welcome to the Entertainium! In the heart of London's glittering West End, two grown men will make fools of themselves, sing silly songs, redefine what it means to 'dance' and even as a last resort tell some jokes, all to keep you entertained on a Friday night.
Kick start your weekend with award-winning double act and BBC1/Radio 4 writers The Black Sheep, presenting a heady mixture of sketches, songs and silliness in an intimate cabaret setting with a private bar!
"Good solid comedy - that’s what Andrew Jones and Ciaran Murtagh serve up in their hour-long show currently tickling ribs underneath Leicester Square.
"It’s well-written, well-performed and well-thought out. It’s not particularly ground-breaking. It isn’t going to start a new comedy movement, but it is bloody funny. In places it even draws a guffaw.
"What Murtagh and Jones understand is the dynamics of a sketch and they understand it well.
Sketch shows can descend into cliche and laziness. The Black Sheep, as they are collectively known, generally avoid that. Buying Hitler on eBay, the TicketBastard ticketing service, the upstaging dancing bear, and the domestic blues singer are all top-draw sketches, as is the Dickens sketch, which is worthy of anything Fry and Laurie wrote.
"Both are good performers. Murtagh in particular has a relish for comedy. But their real strength lies in their writing. They know how comedy works. They know how to pace, how to feed and how to deliver the punch line.
"Television and radio is crying out for good solid comedy writers. This pair firmly fit the bill, and they certainly have the potential to make their way from back room boys to Radio 4 regulars."
Jeremy Austin, The Stage, 16.2.09
"A broad, contagious sense of fun" - The Times
"I doubt there's a funnier hour to be spent in the West End" - City AM
"Irresistibly hilarious, rush to get tickets" - Time Out
Friday nights at 8pm (doors 7.30)
January 30th 2009
February 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th
March 6th
At the Leicester Square Theatre
Venue: Leicester Square Theatre