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Inside No 9's Stage/Fright Goes On Tour Around UK From September 2025

Inside No 9's Stage/Fright from Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith goes on tour around the UK... a A local show for local people.

I saw Stage/Fright, the Inside No 9 stage show from Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith in the West End a couple of months back, and it was an absolute hoot. A meta-textual epilogue to their horror comedy BBC anthology show, it sold out faster than a hare. Every show had a special guest being held hostage by the cast (it's okay, we are allowed to say that now) as parts of it reprised and reinterpreted the TV show for the stage, and others added new mythos and history to the concept of horror on the boards going back centuries in the very theatre it took place.

Well, that will be a challenge for the new chapter in Stage/Fright as it goes on a twelve-week tour around the UK. A local show for local people. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at noon, at insideno9onstage.com or your local tout standing on the corner of the street… here's where you will find them:

Tuesday 9 – Saturday 13 September
Milton Keynes Theatre
Tuesday 16 – Saturday 20 September
Sunderland, Empire Theatre
Tuesday 23 – 27 September
Canterbury, Marlowe Theatre
Tuesday 7 – 11 October
Birmingham, Alexandra Theatre
Tuesday 14 – 18 October
Manchester, Opera House
Tuesday 21 – 25 October
Woking, New Victoria Theatre
Tuesday 28 October – Saturday 1 November
Hull, New Theatre
Tuesday 4 – Saturday 8 November
Oxford, New Theatre
Tuesday 11 – Saturday 15 November
Stoke-on-Trent, Regent Theatre
Tuesday 18 – Saturday 22 November
Liverpool, Empire Theatre
Tuesday 25 – 29 November
Edinburgh Playhouse

Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith said: "We have been bowled over by the success of Inside No 9 Stage / Fright at the Wyndham's Theatre. Selling out every performance before the run started and being nominated for an Olivier Award was fantastic enough, but the nightly reaction from fans and newcomers alike has been exhilarating and really quite moving. So we are delighted to be able to bring the show to a wider audience around the country. The phrase 'swan-song' refers to a final performance, often associated with the ancient belief that swans sing beautifully just before their death. Which is a load of bollocks of course as all swans do is shit and honk. So come along to the swan-song tour of Inside No 9 and see for yourselves how we bow out. There won't be a dry seat in the house."

Each performance will see a different celebrity 'hostage' perform with Steve and Reece. The West End run included cameos from Stephen Fry, Lenny Henry, Mel Giedroyc, Matt Lucas, Michael Sheen, Tamsin Greig, Adrian Dunbar, Bob Mortimer, David Walliams, Micky Flanagan, Meera Syal, Mackenzie Crook, Emilia Fox and Rob Brydon, as well as many others.

Inside No.9 Stage / Fright is presented by Phil McIntyre Live and IN9 Theatre Company. Here's a look at what's coming…

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