Coalville and National Forest will be hosting Leicester Comedy Festival Events next month
By Graham Hill
25th Jan 2022 | Local News
A taste of Britain's favourite comedy acts will be returning to Coalville and the National Forest next month.
The Big Weekend will be coming to North West Leicestershire from Thursday, February 3, to Monday, February 7, as part of the hugely successful Leicester Comedy Festival.
North West Leicestershire District Council (NWLDC) has worked with the festival organiser to bring events into the National Forest area during the first weekend of the festival, resulting in a feast of comedy entertainment for all ages.
Venues such as Coalville's Newmarket, Century Theatre, Conkers and the Lyric Rooms in Ashby are on board, along with other smaller venues such as Coalville Escape Rooms and Ashby and Coalville libraries to ensure a real variety of performances.
Highlights will include:
- Nathan Caton, who appeared on Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week and countless other TV shows, will appear at the Lyric Rooms in Ashby on Thursday 3 February
- A comedy dinner show with an Only Fools and Horses tribute act at Conkers on Friday 4 February
- An evening with Rob Gee for storytelling, comedy, and poetry at Coalville's Newmarket on Saturday 5 February
- Peter Kay tribute act – Lee Lard - will be at Conkers on Saturday 5 February
- Funny Folk Tales for Grown Ups and Silly Stories and Funny Fables for Children from Tom the Tale Teller at The Moira Furnace Museum and Country Park on Saturday 5 February
•Free caricature portraits by artist, Paul Rose at Snibston's Colliery Cafe and Newmarket Coalville on Saturday 5 February
- Comedian and BBC Radio 4's Tom Wrigglesworth will perform at The Century Theatre Coalville on Saturday 5 February
- An interactive comedy trail across Coalville town centre with Escape Coalville Escape Rooms from Thursday 3 February to Monday 7 February
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