Rob Auton to tour his 11th show in 2025
- Rob Auton: The Eyes Open and Shut Show will tour between January and April 2025
Rob Auton is to hit the road again in 2025.
His agents say: "Off the back of a critically acclaimed and sell-out run at last year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, award-winning comedian, writer and podcaster Rob Auton announces his largest tour to date with his 11th hour, The Eyes Open and Shut Show. Following on from his latest tour with his 'must-see' (Rolling Stone) show, being selected to perform at the prestigious Melbourne International Comedy Festival for the past two years and performing a month-long run of his brand-new show at the Fringe in August, Rob's tour starts in January and runs till April 2025. Kicking off the tour with a week-long run at London's Soho Theatre from Monday 27th January, the 39-date UK tour includes dates in Birmingham, Newcastle, Cardiff, York, Leeds, Salford, Liverpool, Brighton and Bristol.
"Marking a new departure for Rob after having written ten hit Fringe shows on specific themes, Rob's 11th show is a show about eyes when they are open and eyes when they are shut. Exploring what he could do to himself and others with language when eyes are open and shut, Rob thinks about what makes him open his eyes and what makes him shut them. Dubbed 'the Fringe's comedian laureate', Rob has earnt a cult Fringe following from his previous Fringe comedy/theatre/spoken word shows, including exploring the colour yellow in The Yellow Show, hair in The Hair Show, and time in The Time Show."
2025 dates
Monday 27 Jan - Saturday 01 Feb: London, Soho Theatre, Main House
Wednesday 05 Feb: Birmingham, Studio Glee Club
Thursday 06 Feb: Leamington Spa, Studio
Tuesday 11 Feb: Leicester, Y Theatre Leicester Comedy Festival
Wednesday 12 Feb: Norwich, Arts Centre
Thursday 13 Feb: Cambridge, Junction J2
Tuesday 18 Feb: Newcastle, Stand
Wednesday 19 Feb: Edinburgh Stand
Thursday 20 Feb: Glasgow Stand
Saturday 22 Feb: Corsham Pound Arts Centre
Thursday 27 Feb: Cardiff Sherman Theatre Studio
Friday 28 Feb: Cardiff Sherman Theatre Studio
Saturday 01 Mar: Aldershot West End Centre
Sunday 02 Mar: Southampton, Hanger Farm Arts Centre
Tuesday 04 Mar: Sheffield Leadmill
Wednesday 05 Mar: York, The Crescent
Friday 07 Mar: Northampton Royal and Derngate
Saturday 08 Mar: Leeds Playhouse, Courtyard
Sunday 09 Mar: Salford Lowry, The Quays
Friday 14 Mar: Fareham Studio One
Saturday 15 Mar: Reading South Street
Sunday 16 Mar: Guildford Electric
Wednesday 19 Mar: Chorley Little Theatre
Thursday 20 Mar: Liverpool Hot Water
Wednesday 26 Mar: Poole Lighthouse Studio
Thursday 27 Mar: Brighton Old Market
Friday 28 Mar: Brighton Old Market
Saturday 29 Mar: White Rock Hastings Studio
Tuesday 01 Apr: Exeter Phoenix
Wednesday 02 Apr: Bath Rondo Bath Comedy Festival
Thursday 03 Apr: Marine Theatre, Dorset
Friday 04 Apr: Bristol 1532
Thursday 10 Apr: Colchester Arts Centre
Friday 11 Apr: Southend Dixon Studio