THE POLITICAL PARTY WITH MATT FORDE
Booking Number
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 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.
Monday 20 March, 7.30pm – With special guest Krishnan Guru-Murthy
The Political Party Podcast is regularly in the Top 10 comedy podcasts and has hit over 6 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.
Booking Number
Performances
Booking until Monday 18 December 2023
Tickets
£26.50
Show Times
7.30pm
Running Time
1hr 50mins including one interval
Theatre
Duchess Theatre
Age Recommendation
TBC
'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
TICKETS
Tickets £26.50
All tickets include a £1.50 Theatre Restoration Levy
PERFORMANCES
More guests to be announced
Monday 20 March, 7.30pm – With special guest Krishnan Guru-Murthy
Monday 3 April, 7.30pm – With special guest Ruth Davidson
Monday 17 April, 7.30pm – With special guest Jess Phillips
Monday 22 May, 7.30pm – With special guest David Blunkett
Monday 5 June, 7.30pm – With special guest Philip Hammond
Monday 19 June, 7.30pm
Monday 3 July, 7.30pm
Monday 17 July, 7.30pm
Monday 18 September, 7.30pm
Monday 2 October, 7.30pm
Monday 30 October, 7.30pm
Monday 6 November, 7.30pm
Monday 20 November, 7.30pm
Monday 4 December, 7.30pm
Monday 18 December, 7.30pm
Running time: 1hr 50mins including one interval
Age recommendation: 15+
VISITING THE VENUE
Box Office Opening Hours – 12pm – 8pm (on performance days)
Email: boxoffice@nimaxtheatres.com
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). To qualify, simply present your Q-Park car park ticket for validation at our box office and the car park machine will automatically charge you half price. For details of locations and prices please visit Q-Park’s website.
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)
Bus Routes
For buses to Aldwych use: RV1, 6, 11, 13, 23, 59, 68, 87, 171, 172, 188, X68