YORK: The Crescent Community Venue

Tuesday 8th November, 2022

7:00pm

Event information

Expect creative fun from one of our oldest surviving alternative comics. Taking down politicians.

Mucking about. New ideas and finding HOPE. This award-winning comedian (is there any other type?) asks how did we get here? What are we going to do about it? Who’s up for a sing song? After lockdowns and isolation this show is about the simple act of being in a room together and toppling international capitalism.

“You’ll leave recommitted to the fight against this appalling authoritarian government, to keep that tradition alive.” Guardian 2021

PRESS ON ‘CHECK UP: OUR NHS AT 70’ (2018)

★★★★★  “Highly entertaining… very funny… a heartfelt love letter to the health service” THE i

★★★★★ “A master of this type of entertainment… this is a deadly serious and important show” THE
ARTS DESK

★★★★★ “Possibly his finest work to date… I cannot praise this show enough… a very accomplished piece” EDINBURGH REPORTER

★★★★ “Thomas’s wide-eyed astonishment is infectious… having painted a picture of extraordinary care and commitment, Thomas is able to fire his political volleys from the inside” THE GUARDIAN

★★★★“An engaging and informative 75 minutes where anger and humour bounce off of each other to good purpose” THE INDEPENDENT

★★★★ “This a show that comes from the guts”  THE TELEGRAPH

★★★★ ”A compelling, heartfelt documentary”  METRO

★★★★  “A devastatingly thorough portrait of a system in crisis, shot through with unlikely humour as Thomas’s fury grows” FINANCIAL TIMES

★★★★ “Perfectly balanced between laugh-a-minute entertainment and hard-edged political commentary… a wonderful tragicomic journey” THE SCOTSMAN

★★★★ “‘Engaging, and sometimes explosive… an impassioned interrogation that offers as much hope as despair” TIME OUT

★★★★ “Hilarious and self-deprecating… a compassionate and trenchant show” THE LIST

★★★★ “Righteous, moving and funny… Mark Thomas should be on prescription” THE HERALD

★★★★ “A worthy and highly entertaining show” BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE

★★★★ “Tempered with his impish wit…Thomas is driven by a fire in his belly” CHORTLE

★★★★“Mark Thomas’ impassioned mixture of reportage and storytelling takes the temperature of
the NHS” THE STAGE

★★★★ “Excellent … long may Mark Thomas keep calling the decision makers out” BRITISH
THEATRE

★★★★ “Very funny… it’s almost as if we’re involved in the heart-stopping action” MORNING STAR

★★★★ “Delightfully contrary and eminently humane… his is a voice that is sorely missing from the
wider political landscape” ED FEST MAG

★★★★ “Compelling, both as polemic and theatrical endeavour” THREEWEEKS

★★★★ ” A highly entertaining, emotionally involving show…another excellent show from the
Fringe’s great storyteller” SPIKED ONLINE

★★★★ “A well informed, sophisticated introspection… superb” BROADWAYBABY

★★★★ “Unafraid to challenge expectations… Thomas on fine form, using his skill as a theatre
maker and passion for a truly up-to-the-minute topic to create a riveting piece of work” FEST

★★★★ “An incredible performer: Check Up is delivered at a relentless rat-a-tat pace that barely

★★★★ “This is Mark Thomas on top form, talking about a subject close to his heart” WEST END
WILMA

★★★★ “A fascinating zeitgeist show… intriguing and hilarious” A YOUNGER THEATRE
“An hour of stage time with crystal clarity, pragmatism, and without a hint of exceptionalism”
EXEUNT

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York
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