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Simon Evans is Staring at the Sun
17 January @ 7.30pm
About Simon Evans is Staring at the Sun
Simon Evans is back! Waaaay back…
With growing evidence that we are living in a Computer Simulation – and a pretty glitchy, off-brand simulation at that – and the approaching watershed of the AI Singularity looming like a weirdly pixelated cumulo-nimbus on the horizon, BBC Radio 4 stalwart and veteran of a quarter century of highly acclaimed stand-up comedy Simon Evans is squinting at an uncertain future, and revisiting the blue remembered hills of his youth.
Simon remembers analogue world of hitch-hiking, pub bets and hedge porn – of being able to get properly lost. He ponders like the great thinkers and mystics of the past who had, it seems, the same doubts and misgivings about “reality”, back when an adjustable sandal passed for cutting-edge tech.
Reviews
“A masterclass.”
The Scotsman
“Dynamite.”
The Times
Tickets
Please see important booking information below.
Booking information
Ticket prices:
£22.00
A £2.75 booking fee per transaction applies to this event across all channels – website, phone and in-person bookings at the Box Office. The fee is waived for members, schools, groups and access bookers.
Dates & times:
Saturday 17 January 2026 at 7.30pm
Running time:
1 hour 50 minutes, including an interval
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