Description

  • Theatre/Arts and Comedy
  • Tickets from £8.00
  • Islington
  • 16+
  • Tue, 10th Jun 2025 @ 19:30 - 21:45
  • 19:30 - 21:45

Work in progress shows of Ayoade and Will’s Edinburgh Fringe shows. As featured on Channel 4 and British Comedy Guide’s Best Reviewed Shows, respectively.


Ayoade Bamgboye: Swings and Roundabouts (WIP)

The much-anticipated debut show about suffering (and smiling) from Nigerian stand-up Ayoade Bamgboye.


Burdened by the gift of sight, a primeval awareness that something is not quite right, and almost three accents, she'll ask life's big questions and provide absolutely no answers.


Born in London, raised in Lagos, sacked in Budapest, the poor woman has been there and done that – and to what end?


Swings and Roundabouts is about going nowhere fast, being too British to stop apologising, and too Nigerian to stop shouting.


As seen in her own Channel 4 Playground.


Will Owen: Looking Fab At Fifty (WIP)

26-year-old comedian Will Owen thinks the future looks bright (no further questions). 


Following his five-star debut, Will seeks to replace the empty gratifications of his forlorn life with the deep profundity of light entertainment. He's gay! He's lonely! But most importantly, he's live! In three, tw... 


One of 2024's Best Reviewed Shows of the Fringe. 

Winner: Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year. 

Tour support for Ania Magliano and Rhys Nicholson. 


***** (BroadwayBaby.com). ***** (ThreeWeeks). ***** (Entertainment-Now.com). 

'Dazzling' **** (List). 

'Hilarious, authentic, in control... gives us what we didn't know we needed' **** (OnTheMic.co.uk).



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COVID-19 Safety

We encourage patrons to wear a mask while moving around the building and when seated in the theatre.
Seating is not socially distanced. The theatre is ventilated before and after every performance with regular and thorough cleaning of touch points. Hand sanitiser and face masks are available onsite.

Access
We regret that our theatre is up a flight of stairs with no wheelchair access available.

Content warning: N/A

Image descriptions: A landscape image, made up of two halves. One half is a woman in all black, facing over the back of a chair and leaning her head on her hand. The other half shows a man vomiting out red and gold glitter.

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Tickets/Times

Ticket Event time Cost
Standard Ticket

unallocated seating

19:30 - 20:30 £8.00

Location

Address

2, Shepperton Road, N1 3DT

Area

Islington

Nearest Station

Hoxton (Rail)

Organiser

Rosemary Branch Theatre
A beautiful, characterful, historic, local pub on the border of Islington and Hackney. Just set back from the Regent’s Canal, we have delicious food, a wide range of thoughtful drinking options and an award-winning theatre and function room upstairs. Our theatre hosts all types of performance and community experiences - theatre, comedy, live music, improv, puppetry, family shows, drag, cabaret, podcasts, burlesque and workshops.

Venue

The Rosemary Branch

The Rosemary Branch does a bit of everything in a cosy atmosphere. After work drinks, catch up with friends, Sunday lunch with the family are all popular activities at The Rosemary Branch.

T&Cs

1. The ticket holder voluntarily assumes all risks and danger incidental to the event for which the ticket is issued, whether occurring prior, during or after the event. The ticket holder voluntarily agrees that the management, venue, event participants, DesignMyNight WFL Media Ltd and all of their respective agents, officers, directors, owners and employers are expressly released by the ticket holder from any claims arising from such causes.
2. Tickets are issued subject to the rules and regulations of the venue.
3. Please check your tickets, as mistakes cannot always be rectified.
4. Occasionally, events are cancelled or postponed by the promoter, team, performer or venue for a variety of reasons. If the event is cancelled, please contact us for information on receiving a refund from the responsible party. If the event was moved or rescheduled, the venue or promoter may set refund limitations. It is your responsibility to ascertain the date and time of any rearranged event.
5. The venue reserves the right to refuse admission and may on occasion have to conduct security searches to ensure the safety of the patrons.
6. Every effort to admit latecomers will be made at a suitable break in the event, but admission cannot always be guaranteed.
7. We regret that tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded after purchase.
8. Tickets are sold subject to the venue or promoter's right to alter or vary the programme due to events or circumstances beyond its control without being obliged to refund monies or exchange tickets.
9. If this ticket is re-sold or transferred for profit or commercial gain by anyone other than the promoter, venue management, DesignMyNight or one of their authorised sub-agents, it will become voidable and the holder may be
refused entry to or ejected from the venue.
10. The venue may operate a No Smoking Policy.
11. The promoter, venue management and DesignMyNight accept no responsibility for any personal property.
12. The event listed on the purchased ticket is strictly for ticket holders who are over 18 years of age. Identification may be required.

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