THE POLITICAL PARTY WITH MATT FORDE
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Matt Forde (Spitting Image, Have I Got News For You, The Royal Variety Performance, Mock the Week and Question Time) brings his hugely successful podcast ‘The Political Party’ to London’s Duchess Theatre. At each show Matt will be joined by a different political heavyweight. Previous guests include Keir Starmer, Tony Blair, Julia Gillard, Anthony Scaramucci, Nicola Sturgeon, Sadiq Khan, Jeffrey Archer, Jess Phillips, Margaret Beckett, Michael Heseltine, Sayeeda Warsi, Edwina Currie and Ken Clarke.
More special guests to be announced
The Political Party Podcast is regularly in the Top 10 comedy podcasts and has hit over 11 million downloads. The show was recently listed by ‘Mace Magazine’ as the Number 1 Political Podcast in the UK and by ‘The i’ newspaper as one of the 50 Greatest Podcasts.
Follow @MattForde on Twitter for the latest news and guest announcements. Line-ups subject to change.
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Telegraph
★★★★1/2
Chortle.co.uk
★★★★
Sunday Times
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Performances
Monday 12 May – Wes Streeting
Monday 9 June – Kemi Badenoch
Monday 14 July – Michael Gove
Monday 6 October
Monday 8 December
Monday 26 January, 2026
Monday 16 February, 2026
Monday 9 March, 2026
Monday 30 March, 2026
Monday 20 April, 2026
Monday 11 May, 2026
Monday 1 June, 2026
Tickets
£26.50
Price include £1.50 restoration levy
Show Times
7.30pm
Running Time
Approx 1hr 50mins including one interval
Theatre
Duchess Theatre
Age Recommendation
12+
'Our foremost satirical stand-up. Whatever your politics you will find excellence here'
The Sunday Times
'Forde has the kind of impersonation skills necessary to make the political class shift uncomfortably in its collective seat...informed, astute and consistently funny'
The Telegraph
'A first class comic'
The Guardian
Performances
Monday 12 May – Wes Streeting
Monday 9 June – Kemi Badenoch
Monday 14 July – Michael Gove
Monday 6 October
Monday 8 December
Monday 26 January, 2026
Monday 16 February, 2026
Monday 9 March, 2026
Monday 30 March, 2026
Monday 20 April, 2026
Monday 11 May, 2026
Monday 1 June, 2026
Show Times
7.30pm
Running Time
Approx 1hr 50mins including one interval
Theatre
Duchess Theatre
Age Recommendation
12+
TICKETS
£26.50
Price include a £1.50 restoration levy
VISITING THE VENUE
Box Office Opening Hours – 12pm – 8pm (on performance days)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0330 333 4810
Web: www.nimaxtheatres.com
The Duchess Theatre opens 45 minutes before the start of each performance.
The Duchess Theatre is located on Catherine Street, near to Covent Garden in London’s West End. Below you can find information on how to get to the theatre and a map showing the location of the venue.
If you’re driving into the West End to see a show, take advantage of Q-Park’s Theatreland Parking Scheme. Save 50% off parking with Q-Park (after 12pm and for up to 4 hours). Customers must book parking in advance here.
Children under 15 years of age must be accompanied by an adult over 18 years of age.
Please be aware that for your comfort and security all audience members will be subject to security checks upon arrival at the Duchess Theatre. For this reasons we recommend patrons arrive at the venue in good time. The auditorium will open 30 minutes prior to performance start time.
Address
Duchess Theatre, 3-5 Catherine Street, London, WC2B 5LA
Parking
Q-Park – Chinatown or Trafalgar
Tube
Covent Garden (Piccadilly line)