Following the recent addition of an incredible 39 dates to the UK tour, award-winning and trail-blazing comedian Paul Foot has announced a Soho Theatre residency for his groundbreaking show Dissolve from 12th February – 24th February 2024.
Tickets are on sale now and are available via sohotheatre.com, paulfoot.tv and plosive.co.uk.
Dissolve’s Soho Theatre shows run in the middle of Paul’s 65-date UK tour, which kicks off at Arts Depot in Finchley on September 28th, 2023, with dates across the UK before now concluding on 17th May 2024 at London’s Leicester Square Theatre – many dates are already sold out.
In his new show, Paul breaks new ground as a comedian and as a person. Never has he been so vulnerable, honest and happy. You may ask yourself what his secret is, but you will have to hear it from the man himself. With Dissolve – which just co-won Best Show at the (ISH) Edinburgh Comedy Awards and was nominated for the NextUp Comedy Award – Paul has reached a whole new swathe of audience, and has affected people in a way he never has previously. If you’ve seen Paul before, this incredible show is something completely different, that will confound and surpass your expectations.
In the year 2022 something momentous changed for Paul, and in this show he will reveal how he discovered the secret of life on the outskirts of Lancaster. Inevitably he does get distracted by King Tutankhamun, the House of Lords, Sir Cliff Richard, officious lollipop ladies and what Jesus might have achieved if he’d been a plumber.
Life is a stress: full of rushed breakfasts, angry people, internal conflict, and Jacob Rees-Mogg. But what happens when everything you thought was important – your problems, grievances against others, your very identity – simply disappears?
Paul said: “It’s been overwhelming to discover how much the show has touched people. I’m used to people saying how much they laughed at my shows (and I’m still getting that!) but now I’m also hearing from people about how much it’s affected them emotionally. After one show, a man even rushed the stage. I thought he might be making an assassination attempt but it was just to give me a big hug. It’s truly a rollercoaster for me to perform the show, to make people laugh, cry (sometimes), and perhaps think about the world a little differently. And I am so, so excited to bring the show to the Soho Theatre.”
Paul Foot has been a hero of the alternative comedy circuit for more than two decades. As well as becoming a favourite on Would I Lie To You?, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Paul has performed more than a dozen solo stand-up shows and built up a huge cult following of savvy comedy-goers, dubbed ‘The Guild of Paul Foot Connoisseurs’. He won Best Show at the Sydney Comedy Festival, has twice been nominated for the prestigious Melbourne International Comedy Festival Most Outstanding Show Award and was nominated for the Perrier Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Fringe. Dissolve is co-written and directed by Paul’s long-time collaborator and accomplice, comedy writer Aaron Kilkenny-Fletcher.
Full tour dates below
September
28.09.23 LONDON, Finchley Arts Depot
30.09.23 READING, South Street
October
05.10.23 NEWCASTLE, The Stand
06.10.23 ABERDEEN, The Lemon Tree
07.10.23 EDINBURGH, Monkey Barrel
08.10.23 GLASGOW, The Stand
12.10.23 SHEFFIELD, Leadmill
13.10.23 BIRMINGHAM, Glee
14.10.23 STAFFORD, The Gatehouse
15.10.23 LEICESTER, Firebug
19.10.23 FOLKESTONE, Quarterhouse
20.10.23 GUILDFORD, G Live
21.10.23 SOUTHEND, Dixon Studio, Palace Theatre
26.10.23 SALFORD, The Lowry
27.10.23 BRADFORD, Alhambra
28.10.23 POCKLINGTON, Arts Centre
November
01.11.23 EXETER, Phoenix
02.11.23 TAUNTON, Brewhouse
03.11.23 BRISTOL, Hen & Chicken
10.11.23 CRAWLEY, The Hawth
16.11.23 MAIDENHEAD, Norden Farm
17.11.23 BRIDPORT, Arts Centre
21.11.23 BARNARD CASTLE, The Witham
22.11.23 ALNWICK, Playhouse
23.11.23 KENDAL, Brewery Arts Centre
24.11.23 LONDON, Leicester Square Theatre
EXTRA DATES 2024
February
12.02.24 LONDON, Soho Downstairs
13.02.24 LONDON, Soho Downstairs
14.02.24 LONDON, Soho Downstairs
15.02.24 LONDON, Soho Downstairs
16.02.24 LONDON, Soho Downstairs
17.02.24 LONDON, Soho Downstairs
19.02.24 LONDON, Soho Downstairs
20.02.24 LONDON, Soho Downstairs
21.02.24 LONDON, Soho Downstairs
22.02.24 LONDON, Soho Downstairs
23.02.24 LONDON, Soho Downstairs
24.02.24 LONDON, Soho Downstairs
March
02.03.24 BELFAST, Limelight 2
09.03.24 ISLE OF WIGHT, Quay Arts
15.03.24 GREAT TORRINGTON, The Plough Arts Centre
16.03.24 FALMOUTH, The Poly
17.03.24 St AUSTELL, Arts Centre
20.03.24 BIRMINGHAM, Glee
21.03.24 LANCASTER, The Dukes
22.03.24 LIVERPOOL, Royal Court Studio
23.03.24 BATH, Rondo
24.03.24 BRISTOL, The Comedy Box
27.03.24 FARNHAM, Maltings
28.03.24 TURNBRIDGE WELLS, Trinity Theatre
APRIL
04.04.24 POOLE, Lighthouse
05.04.24 CORSHAM, Pound Arts
06.04.24 STREET, Strode Theatre
07.04.24 CARDIFF, Glee
10.04.24 LEEDS, Wardrobe
11.04.24 YORK, The Crescent
12.04.24 KNARESBOROUGH, Frazer Theatre
13.04.24 HALIFAX, Square Chapel
14.04.24 SALE, Waterside Arts
17.04.24 CANTERBURY, Gulbenkian
19.04.24 MILTON KEYNES, The Stables
20.04.24 COLCHESTER, Colchester Arts Centre
21.04.24 DEAL, Astor Theatre
24.04.25 NOTTINGHAM, Metronome
25.04.24 LINCOLN, Arts Centre
26.04.24 HULL, Truck Theatre
27.04.24 STOCKTON, ARC
MAY
01.05.24 BRIGHTON, Komedia
02.05.24 SOUTHAMPTON, Attic
03.05.23 SALISBURY, Arts Centre
04.05.24 IVYBRIDGE, The Watermark
09.05.24 OXFORD, Old Fire Station
10.05.24 CAMBRIDGE, Junction
11.05.24 NORWICH, Playhouse
15.05.24 WOLVERHAMPTON, Newhampton Arts Centre
16.05.24 COVENTRY, Warwick Arts Centre
17.05.24 LONDON, Leicester Square Theatre
