Control Enthusiast

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Control Enthusiast
Tour by Sarah Millican
Location
  • Europe
  • Oceania
  • North America
Start date8 February 2018 (2018-02-08)
End date13 April 2019 (2019-04-13)
Legs4
No. of shows
  • 121 in Europe
  • 15 in Oceania
  • 5 in North America
  • 141 in total
Sarah Millican concert chronology
  • Outsider
    (2016)
  • Control Enthusiast
    (2018–19)
  • Bobby Dazzler
    (2021–)

Control Enthusiast is a comedy tour by British comedian Sarah Millican. The tour began on 8 February 2018 in Porthcawl, Wales at The Grand Pavilion, and concluded on 13 April 2019 in Calgary, Canada at the Bella Concert Hall. The tour consisted of 141 shows across Europe, Oceania and North America. A live recording of the tour was released on DVD in December 2018.

Critical reception[edit]

Steve Bennett of Chortle gave a positive review of the Canterbury show, stating that Millican's "normality is key to her appeal [which allows] her audience see themselves reflected in her". He concluded by saying that Millican "excels" in her writing, "with plenty of acidic punchlines [within the show] to win over a crowd".[1] Elle May Rice of The Liverpool Echo gave the Liverpool show three out of five stars and a mixed review, saying that it was "unashamedly filthy [and] shocking" yet criticised that "the show started shakily".[2] However, Clive Davis of The Times gave the show a negative review, stating that "you [...] have to be a die-hard fan to enjoy her latest show, which rambles around familiar themes" and gave two out of five stars.[3]

Tour dates[edit]

List of shows, showing date, city, country and venue[4]
Date City Country Venue
Europe
8 February 2018 Porthcawl Wales Grand Pavilion
9 February 2018 Powys The Hafren
10 February 2018 Shrewsbury England Theatre Severn
11 February 2018 Carmarthen Wales Lyric Theatre
14 February 2018 Stafford England Stafford Gatehouse
15 February 2018 Hayes Beck Theatre
16 February 2018 Dunstable The Grove Theatre
17 February 2018 Oxford North Wall Arts Centre
18 February 2018 Peterborough Cresset Theatre
21 February 2018 Scunthorpe Baths Hall
22 February 2018 Chester Storyhouse
23 February 2018 Llandudno Wales Venue Cymru
28 February 2018 Guildford England G Live
2 March 2018 Scunthorpe Baths Hall
8 March 2018 Leeds Leeds Town Hall
9 March 2018
10 March 2018 Aberystwyth Wales Aberystwyth Arts Centre
11 March 2018 Malvern England Malvern Theatres
15 March 2018 Hull Hull City Hall
16 March 2018
17 March 2018 Skegness Embassy Theatre
18 March 2018 Norwich Theatre Royal
22 March 2018 Southend Cliffs Pavilion
23 March 2018 Bristol Colston Hall
24 March 2018
29 March 2018 Cheltenham Cheltenham Town Hall
30 March 2018
4 April 2018 Reading Reading Hexagon
5 April 2018
6 April 2018 Newcastle Tyne Theatre and Opera House
7 April 2018
8 April 2018
1 May 2018 Bridlington The Spa
2 May 2018 Blackpool Winter Gardens Arena
4 May 2018 Dartford Orchard Theatre
5 May 2018 Shanklin Shanklin Theatre
10 May 2018 Cardiff Wales St David's Hall
11 May 2018 Port Talbot Princess Theatre
16 May 2018 Bournemouth England Bournemouth Pavilion
17 May 2018
18 May 2018 London Eventim Apollo
19 May 2018
20 May 2018 Preston Preston Guild Hall
23 May 2018 Halifax Victoria Theatre
25 May 2018 Manchester O2 Apollo
26 May 2018
30 May 2018 Watford Watford Colosseum
31 May 2018 Swansea Wales Swansea Grand Theatre
1 June 2018
2 June 2018 Plymouth England Plymouth Pavilions
8 June 2018 Glasgow Scotland SEC Armadillo
9 June 2018
14 June 2018 Middlesbrough England Middlesbrough Town Hall
15 June 2018
16 June 2018 Blackburn King George's Hall
22 June 2018 Cambridge Corn Exchange
23 June 2018
24 June 2018 Margate Margate Winter Gardens
29 June 2018 Ipswich Regent Theatre
30 June 2018
1 July 2018 Derby Derby Arena
4 July 2018 Stockport Stockport Plaza
5 July 2018 Newcastle Tyne Theatre and Opera House
6 July 2018
12 July 2018 High Wycombe Swan Theatre
14 July 2018 Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
15 July 2018 St Albans Alban Arena
20 July 2018 Aberdeen Scotland His Majesty's Theatre
21 July 2018
27 July 2018 Huddersfield England Huddersfield Town Hall
28 July 2018 Douglas Isle of Man Villa Marina
29 July 2018 Buxton England Buxton Opera House
2 August 2018 Carlisle Sands Centre
3 August 2018 Great Yarmouth Britannia Pier
1 September 2018 Saint Helier Jersey Fort Regent
7 September 2018 Leicester England De Montfort Hall
8 September 2018 Worthing Assembly Hall
9 September 2018 Hastings White Rock Theatre
12 September 2018 Cork Ireland Cork Opera House
13 September 2018 Dublin Olympia Theatre
14 September 2018
20 September 2018 Perth Scotland Perth Concert Hall
21 September 2018 Dundee Caird Hall
22 September 2018 Edinburgh Edinburgh Festival Theatre
27 September 2018 Basingstoke England Anvil Theatre
28 September 2018
29 September 2018 Liverpool The Auditorium
30 September 2018
3 October 2018 Harrogate Royal Hall
10 October 2018 Salisbury Salisbury City Hall
12 October 2018 Coventry Warwick Arts Centre
13 October 2018
18 October 2018 Belfast Northern Ireland Waterfront Hall
19 October 2018 Derry Millennium Forum
25 October 2018 Birmingham England Symphony Hall
26 October 2018
27 October 2018 Grimsby Grimsby Auditorium
31 October 2018 Brighton Brighton Dome
1 November 2018
3 November 2018 Portsmouth Portsmouth Guildhall
4 November 2018 Exeter Corn Exchange
8 November 2018 Sheffield Sheffield City Hall
9 November 2018 York Barbican Centre
10 November 2018
15 November 2018 Northampton Royal & Derngate
16 November 2018
18 November 2018 Southampton Mayflower Theatre
21 November 2018 Crawley Hawth Theatre
25 November 2018 Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall Theatre
29 November 2018 Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Civic Hall
30 November 2018
1 December 2018 Bradford St George's Hall
5 December 2018 Warrington Parr Hall
6 December 2018
Oceania
26 January 2019 Christchurch New Zealand Isaac Theatre Royal
27 January 2019
28 January 2019 Wellington Wellington Opera House
29 January 2019
31 January 2019 Auckland Auckland Town Hall
1 February 2019
2 February 2019
4 February 2019 Melbourne Australia Hamer Hall
5 February 2019
7 February 2019 Sydney State Theatre
8 February 2019
10 February 2019 Brisbane Brisbane City Hall
12 February 2019 Adelaide Thebarton Theatre
14 February 2019 Perth Riverside Theatre
15 February 2019
Europe
3 March 2019 Antwerp Belgium Arenbergschouwburg
4 March 2019 Amsterdam Netherlands Delamar Theater
6 March 2019 Stockholm Sweden Chinateatern
8 March 2019 Stavanger Norway Konserthus
10 March 2019 Oslo Folkteatern
12 March 2019 Copenhagen Denmark Bremen Teater
13 March 2019 Geneva Switzerland Uptown Geneva
15 March 2019 Zürich Samsung Hall
North America
5 April 2019 Ottawa Canada Centrepointe Theatre
6 April 2019 Toronto Winter Garden Theatre
10 April 2019 Vancouver Vancouver Playhouse
12 April 2019 Calgary Bella Concert Hall
13 April 2019

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bennett, Steve (23 January 2018). "Sarah Millican: Control Enthusiast". Chortle. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  2. ^ Rice, Elle May (1 October 2018). "REVIEW: Sarah Millican is unashamedly filthy, shocking and exactly what we needed to hear at the Echo Arena". The Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  3. ^ Davis, Clive (9 February 2018). "Comedy review: Sarah Millican: Control Enthusiast at The Stables, Wavendon". The Times. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  4. ^ Millican, Sarah. "Live Shows". Retrieved 25 December 2018.