Arts & Culture
Comedian Mark Thomas invites us into his Red Shed

Comedian Mark Thomas is appearing at Reading’s South Street Arts centre on November 24 with the third part of his theatrical trilogy.

The Red Shed follows the multi award winning Bravo Figaro and Cuckooed.

Mark performed his first gigs in The Red Shed in Wakefield, a 47-foot-long wooden hut that doubles up as a Labour Club.

Interviewing old friends and comrades, Mark pieces together the club’s history and works alongside it to campaign with some of the poorest workers in the country. The Red Shed features the story of the battle for hope and the survival of a community. It is a tale of strikes, fights, dinner ladies, crap beer, friendship, love, history, dreams and, above all, remembering. Part theatre, part stand up, part journalism, part activism, Mark realises his obsession with community and struggle.

Thomas’ upcoming tour ‘The Red Shed’, visit www.markthomasinfo.com.