Live Comedy
Mark Steel: The Leopard In My House
"The consultant had told me he was confident I had throat cancer that had spread into the lymph glands. Joyfully, I held his hand and looked up to the heavens like a South American footballer after scoring a goal. It was one of the happiest moments of my life."
2025 dates
Thursday, 27 February: Bracknell South Hill Park
Friday, 28 February: Farnham Maltings
Saturday, 1 March: Gravesend The Woodville
Thursday, 6 March: Basingstoke Haymarket
Friday, 7 March: Dorchester Hardye Theatre
Saturday, 8 March: Tiverton TCAT
Tuesday, 11 March: Norwich Playhouse
Wednesday, 12 March: Norwich Playhouse
Thursday, 13 March: Hertford BEAM
Saturday 15 March Southend Palace
Thursday, 20 March: Maidstone Hazlitt Theatre
Friday, 21 March: Dunstable Grove Theatre
Tuesday, 25 March: Hull Truck Theatre
Wednesday, 26 March: Northampton Royal
Thursday, 27 March: Lancaster Grand
Thursday, 3 April: Chester Storyhouse
Friday, 4 April: Radlett Centre
Saturday, 5 April: Newbury Corn Exchange
Saturday, 12 April: Hereford Courtyard
Wednesday, 16 April: Colchester Mercury
Thursday, 24 April: Loughborough Town Hall
Friday, 25 April: Chesterfield Winding Wheel
Saturday, 26 April: Stamford Corn Exchange
Friday, 2 May: Swindon Wyvern
Saturday, 3 May: Exeter Corn Exchange
Wednesday, 7 May: Oxford Playhouse
Thursday, 8 May: Leeds City Varieties
Saturday, 10 May: Crewe Lyceum
Sunday, 11 May: Guildford Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Wednesday, 14 May: Scarborough Spa Theatre
Thursday, 15 May: Durham Gala
Friday, 16 May: Coventry Warwick Arts Centre Theatre
Thursday, 22 May: St Austell Keay Theatre
Friday, 23 May: Plymouth Quad Theatre
Saturday, 24 May: Launceston Town Hall
Wednesday, 28 May: Sunderland Firestation
Thursday, 29 May: Swaledale Festival
Saturday, 31 May: Monmouth Savoy Theatre
Sunday, 1 June: Doncaster CAST
Friday, 13 June: Shanklin (IOW) Shanklin Theatre
Friday, 20 June: Portsmouth New Theatre Royal
Wednesday, 10 September 2025: Shrewsbury Theatre Severn
Thursday, 11 September 2025: Liverpool Playhouse
Saturday, 13 September 2025: Ilkley King's Hall
Thursday, 25 September 2025: Taunton Brewhouse
Friday, 26 September 2025: Bridport Electric Palace
Sunday, 28 September 2025: Weston-super-Mare Playhouse
Thursday, 2 October 2025: Nottingham Playhouse
Wednesday, 8 October 2025: Carlisle Old Fire Station
Saturday, 11 October 2025: Southport Comedy Festival
Friday, 17 October 2025: Bromley Churchill Theatre
Saturday, 1 November 2025: York Theatre Royal
Wednesday, 5 November 2025: Lichfield Garrick
Saturday, 8 November 2025: Fareham Live
Saturday, 15 November 2025: Brighton Theatre Royal
Thursday, 11 December 2025: Chelmsford Theatre
Features
Press
- 16th March: Mark Steel: "Doing my car tax was more stressful than having cancer" (The Big Issue)
- 20th February: Mark Steel: "I did the worst two things - have a fling and get cancer" (The Times)
- 16th February: Mark Steel on the ups and downs of surviving cancer (The Observer)
- 23rd October: Mark Steel to discuss throat cancer battle in 2025 tour