The Frank Carson Story
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1 review - The London Irish Centre
Description
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Theatre/Arts and Comedy
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Tickets from £8.00 - £10.00
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Over 18
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This event has taken place.
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Multiple start times (see ticket info)
Returning to London after a triumphant 5* run at this year's Edinburgh Festival, 'If I Didn't Laugh I'd Cry' tells the story of the life of the late Frank Carson, the much loved Northern Irish comedian. This moving and powerful one-man show is written and performed by Irish actor-comedian Mike McCabe, who is a stand-up himself.
He met Frank in the late seventies on the set of the TV show 'The Comedians'. Frank was so taken with Mike's impression of him, he bought him drinks for the rest of the evening and they became close friends.
'If I Didn't Laugh I'd Cry' tells the story of Frank's rise to fame and it also gives an insight into some of the tragedy that Carson suffered during his life; including when he killed the sniper who shot him in the leg during the war in Palestine; how he survived two heart attacks and how he coped, when in the 1980s, his TV work dried up because he was thought to be too 'old-fashioned' for television.
Mike was born in Ct Monaghan just outside the 6 Counties but he considers himself Northern Irish. Mike has been performing stand up for ~50 years and has appeared on tv shows such as Comedians (1988), he won New Faces (1986), on the silver screen in Michael Collins with Liam Neeson & Blue Money with Tim Curry and Billy Connolly, he has stared in the West End performing in The Wier (1995) at The Duke of York Theatre. He’s thrilled to bring The Frank Carson Story: If I Didn’t Laugh I’d Cry back to London.
'A deeply moving and touching tribute' Spectrum Radio
'Mike McCabe is a genuinely funny man' The Stage
'McCabe had them rolling in the aisles' Belfast Telegraph
'His characterisations are sharp and very funny' Glasgow Herald
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Tickets/Times
| Ticket | Event time | Cost |
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| Standard Admission - 20:00 to 21:30 | 20:00 - 21:30 | £10.00 |
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Concession Admission - 20:00 to 21:30
Student, Carer, Over 60
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20:00 - 21:30 | £8.00 |
| Standard Admission - 15:00 to 16:30 | 15:00 - 16:30 | £10.00 |
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Concession Admission - 15:00 to 16:30
Student, Carer, Over 60
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15:00 - 16:30 | £8.00 |
Location
Address
The London Irish Centre, 52, Camden Square, London, NW1 9XB
Nearest Station
Camden Town (Tube)
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2. Tickets are issued subject to the rules and regulations of the venue.
3. Please check your tickets, as mistakes cannot always be rectified.
4. Occasionally, events are cancelled or postponed by the promoter, team, performer or venue for a variety of reasons. If the event is cancelled, please contact us for information on receiving a refund from the responsible party. If the event was moved or rescheduled, the venue or promoter may set refund limitations. It is your responsibility to ascertain the date and time of any rearranged event.
5. The venue reserves the right to refuse admission and may on occasion have to conduct security searches to ensure the safety of the patrons.
6. Every effort to admit latecomers will be made at a suitable break in the event, but admission cannot always be guaranteed.
7. We regret that tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded after purchase.
8. Tickets are sold subject to the venue or promoter's right to alter or vary the programme due to events or circumstances beyond its control without being obliged to refund monies or exchange tickets.
9. If this ticket is re-sold or transferred for profit or commercial gain by anyone other than the promoter, venue management, DesignMyNight or one of their authorised sub-agents, it will become voidable and the holder may be
refused entry to or ejected from the venue.
10. The venue may operate a No Smoking Policy.
11. The promoter, venue management and DesignMyNight accept no responsibility for any personal property.
12. The event listed on the purchased ticket is strictly for ticket holders who are over 18 years of age. Identification may be required.
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