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Rob Auton: The Eyes Open and Shut Show

Mon 27 Jan – Sat 1 Feb 25 60 minutes
BeyondTheJoke
Mail on Sunday
Daily Express
Independent
Scotsman
Award winning writer, comedian and actor Rob Auton brings his latest show to Soho.
‘Brilliant’
Stewart Lee

Rob has written ten hit Edinburgh Festival Fringe comedy/theatre/spoken-word shows on specific themes including the colour yellow in The Yellow Show, sleep in The Sleep Show and hair in The Hair Show.

‘One of my favourites’
Daniel Kitson

The Eyes Open and Shut Show is a show about eyes when they are open and eyes when they are shut. With this show Rob wanted to explore what he could do to himself and others with language when eyes are open and shut. After writing ten shows on specific themes, he wanted to think about what makes him open his eyes and what makes him shut them.

‘Rob Auton is the mother freaking greatest’
James Acaster

TV credits include Starstruck (BBC), Cold Feet (ITV), The End of the F*cking World (Netflix/Channel 4), Miracle Workers (TBS), The Russell Howard Hour (Sky), Stand-Up Central With Rob Delaney (Comedy Central).

 

British Podcast Awards 2020 | Winner: Best Daily Podcast
Three Weeks Editor’s Choice Awards 2017 | Winner
Dave Joke of the Fringe 2013 | Winner

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Reviews

'You'll laugh a lot, you'll smile a lot and, mark my words, you'll want to see him again. One of my favourite shows this year'
Beyond The Joke
'Like a sunbeam from heaven in human form, Auton is a constant delight'
Mail on Sunday
'Beautifully crafted, his act is well honed and his ease is infectious… Watching, you’d struggle not be swept up in the charm of it all'
Independent