A double bill of musical comedy, sketches and spoken word brought to you by three women who really should know better.

BALLAD OF A LOST CAT AND OTHER STORIES...

An original one woman show featuring theatrical shenanigans and very funny songs! Written and performed by Jenny Lockyer

Jennys been performing her original comic numbers and playing about with comedy for over 20 years. Ballad of a Lost Cat is a warm and welcoming world of surreal character comedy and witty guitar-based numbers inspired by The Goons and the Ealing Comedies. Original ditties such as, 'You Make Me Steal Things', 'What Have they Done With the Children?' and the eponymous 'Lost Cat', are interspersed with quick-fire comic characters, in a mix of nostalgia and contemporary satire. Imagine Nol Coward on Facebook, Joyce Grenfell in Aldi or Katherine Hepburn on the school run This is a one-woman comedy musical revue with original songs, intrigue, and a little bit of opera!

"You were brilliant Jenny. Jaw dropping " - -Nick Helm

'Musical Comedy joy! A comic songstress with delightfully insane, catchy, charming musical numbers. Mixes the worlds of music and comedy with a guitar, a golden voice and a twisted lyric or two!" -- Paul Kerensa, writer of Miranda and Not Going out

The most frequently requested performer to return to our shows. Jenny does it all. Her sense of comedic timing is impeccable. Seamlessly weaves punchlines into complex and whimsical musical arrangements. A joy to watch. Our audiences are never disappointed with Jenny on the bill - Matt Burden, host Comedy Utopia.

BALLS OF FUN

A unique blend of comedy sketches, songs and spoken word.

Writer-performers Helen Rice and Sarah Carratt bring their offbeat lens to the everyday. Whether its incompetent pool attendants, creepy twins or excessively liberal-minded grannies, enter the world of Balls of Fun - a mix of comedy sketches and spoken word brought to you by two middle-aged women who really should know better. Combining humour with poignant observation, expect a melting pot of wordplay where the mundane marries with the absurd to produce a show unlike anything else.

Arancini consists of Helen Rice and Sarah Carratt, who are both experienced comedy writers / performers. They have been performing together since 2023 and their first show was nominated Best Comedy Show at Buxton Fringe in 2024. Helen, who performs as Helen Rice is Showing Off, writes quirky songs and poems exploring life's essentials like grief and sex, drawing from her experiences as a bread-loving middle-aged disabled woman. She has supported acts such as Tom Wrigglesworth, Justin Moorhouse, and Nathan Caton, and co-wrote, co-produced and starred in Sheffield's legendary Fish Pie Cabaret. Sarah was part of Ill Have What Shes Having, a sketch comedy act dedicated to fostering opportunities for older female actors and writers. As a writer, Sarah has had her work performed at the Crucible Studio, Sheffield; Chesterfields Pomegranate Theatre; the Studio at Manchesters Royal Exchange Theatre; the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough and on BBC Radio Sheffield.