Fun! With Barbara Nice

Name: Fun! With Barbara Nice
Start: 2026-07-03T20:00:00+01:00
Location: Lowry

Proudly presented by Tin Cat Entertainment

Fri 03 Jul 2026 8:00PM

Fri 03 Jul 2026

8:00PM

Quays Theatre

Tickets

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Proudly presented by Tin Cat Entertainment

5-star award-winning entertainment from the tip-top Queen of Comedy.

In Barbra Streisand’s recent autobiography, she says: "I haven't had much fun in my life, to tell you the truth. And I want to have more fun."

Join ordinary housewife extraordinaire Barbara Nice for a laugh-out-loud joyful get-together as we reconnect with what makes life worth living.

Barbara says “In these dark days, we need to find fun whenever we piggin’ can”. Expect Barbara’s unique comic insights into the current state of play on how we are all getting on.

This smashin' show is suitable for anyone aged from fourteen to four score & ten, guaranteed to lift the spirits and put a spring in your step.

Edinburgh Festival regular and comedy circuit headliner Barbara Nice brings out the hidden joy in all of us.

Reviews

★★★★★ The Independent
★★★★★ Chortle
★★★★★ Edinburgh Eve News
★★★★ The List

Additional Information

Age Reecommendation: 14+
Runtime: 2 x 45 mins, plus 20 min interval

Credits

Barbara Nice is the comedy creation of Janice Connolly BEM. On the telly, she’s perhaps best known for playing Holy Mary in Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights, receptionist Rosie Colton in BBC’s Doctors, and appearing in Guz Khan’s Man Like Mobeen. On the wireless, she can be heard as Cathy in Kiri Pritchard-McLean’s BBC sitcom The Learners, as part of the ensemble cast of Icklewick FM, and had her own popular BBC radio sitcom as Barbara Nice. In the past, Barbara has supported both Peter Kay and Johnny Vegas on tour. In 2024 she won The North West Comedy Awards Legend Award.