The Work of the Devil marches on, as Simon’s tour continues into Autumn 2022.
This show is about personal revelations that have recently turned his world upside down. In 2019, Evans adapted to unexpected personal revelations of a quite extraordinary nature, and used them to re-examine his entire 23-year career in comedy to date. And in so doing he has, in the words of Chortle’s Jay Richardson, “Exceeded what seemed to be his full potential”.
Simon Evans is one of the country’s best-loved stand-up comedians, with a loyal fan base who greatly appreciate his intelligent and independent scrutiny of the modern world. His tongue-in-cheek, often rueful attachment to traditionalism, and his scepticism towards the claimed achievements of progressive politics and modernist aesthetics, have set him apart from many of his contemporaries. As well as making him a firm favourite on the usual platforms – Live at the Apollo, the Edinburgh Festival and the corporate circuit in particular – these qualities allow him to provide much-needed latitude and offer a diversity of views on TV and radio programmes, from BBC One’s Question Time to Radio 4’s The News Quiz. He has also written and presented five series of the groundbreaking economics/comedy hybrid Simon Evans Goes to Market, also for Radio 4.
He will be appearing at the Ropetackle Arts Centre on Thursday, 22nd September in Shoreham
“Jaw-Dropping… You tend to expect a high standard of stand-up from this veteran performer. But in sharing something so deeply personal he has exceeded what seemed to be his full potential. Outstanding stuff.” –
Jay Richardson, Chortle
TOUR DATES
| Friday, 9th September | Winchester | Theatre Royal | www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk |
| Saturday, 10th September | East Grinstead | Chequer Mead Theatre | www.chequermead.org.uk |
| Friday, 16th September | Folkestone | Quarterhouse | www.creativefolkestone.org.uk |
| Saturday, 17th September | Haverhill | Arts Centre | haverhillartscentre.co.uk |
| Thursday, 22nd September | Shoreham | Ropetackle Arts Centre | ropetacklecentre.co.uk |
| Saturday, 24th September | Hemel Hempstead | Old Town Hall | oldtownhall.co.uk |
| Thursday, 29th September | Maidstone | Hazlitt Theatre | www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/Hazlitt-Theatre |
| Saturday, 1st October | London | Bloomsbury Theatre | www.ents24.com |
| Friday, 7th October | Radlett | Centre | www.radlettcentre.co.uk |
| Saturday, 15th October | Diss | Corn Hall | www.thecornhall.co.uk |
| Sunday, 16th October | Basingstoke | The Haymarket | www.anvilarts.org.uk |
| Friday, 28th October | Oxford | Playhouse | www.oxfordplayhouse.com |
| Saturday, 29th October | Bracknell | South Hill Park | www.southhillpark.org.uk |
| Saturday, 5th November | Aldershot | West End Centre | www.westendcentre.co.uk |
| Tuesday, 8th November | Cardigan | Mwldan | mwldan.co.uk |
| Wednesday, 9th November | Milford Haven | Torch Theatre | www.torchtheatre.co.uk |
| Friday, 11th November | Abergavenny | Borough Theatre | boroughtheatreabergavenny.co.uk |
| Saturday, 12th November | Carmarthen | Lyric Theatre | www.theatrausirgar.co.uk |
| Saturday, 19th November | Finchley | Arts Depot | www.artsdepot.co.uk |
MORE INFORMATION: www.simonevanscomedianetc.com
