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 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". 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". 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.
Tour dates + List of shows, showing date, city, country and venue Date City Country Venue Europe 8 February 2018PorthcawlWalesGrand Pavilion 9 February 2018PowysThe Hafren 10 February 2018ShrewsburyEnglandTheatre Severn 11 February 2018Carmarthen WalesLyric Theatre 14 February 2018Stafford England Stafford Gatehouse 15 February 2018HayesBeck Theatre 16 February 2018Dunstable The Grove Theatre 17 February 2018OxfordNorth Wall Arts Centre 18 February 2018Peterborough Cresset Theatre 21 February 2018ScunthorpeBaths Hall 22 February 2018ChesterStoryhouse 23 February 2018LlandudnoWalesVenue Cymru28 February 2018GuildfordEnglandG Live 2 March 2018ScunthorpeBaths Hall 8 March 2018LeedsLeeds Town Hall 9 March 2018 10 March 2018AberystwythWalesAberystwyth Arts Centre 11 March 2018MalvernEnglandMalvern Theatres 15 March 2018HullHull City Hall 16 March 2018 17 March 2018SkegnessEmbassy Theatre 18 March 2018NorwichTheatre Royal 22 March 2018SouthendCliffs Pavilion 23 March 2018BristolColston Hall 24 March 2018 29 March 2018CheltenhamCheltenham Town Hall 30 March 2018 4 April 2018ReadingReading Hexagon 5 April 2018 6 April 2018NewcastleTyne Theatre and Opera House 7 April 2018 8 April 2018 1 May 2018BridlingtonThe Spa 2 May 2018BlackpoolWinter Gardens Arena 4 May 2018DartfordOrchard Theatre 5 May 2018ShanklinShanklin Theatre 10 May 2018CardiffWalesSt David's Hall 11 May 2018Port TalbotPrincess Theatre 16 May 2018BournemouthEnglandBournemouth Pavilion 17 May 2018 18 May 2018LondonEventim Apollo 19 May 2018 20 May 2018PrestonPreston Guild Hall 23 May 2018HalifaxVictoria Theatre 25 May 2018ManchesterO2 Apollo 26 May 2018 30 May 2018WatfordWatford Colosseum 31 May 2018SwanseaWalesSwansea Grand Theatre 1 June 2018 2 June 2018PlymouthEnglandPlymouth Pavilions 8 June 2018GlasgowScotlandSEC Armadillo 9 June 2018 14 June 2018MiddlesbroughEnglandMiddlesbrough Town Hall 15 June 2018 16 June 2018BlackburnKing George's Hall 22 June 2018CambridgeCorn Exchange 23 June 2018 24 June 2018MargateMargate Winter Gardens 29 June 2018IpswichRegent Theatre 30 June 2018 1 July 2018DerbyDerby Arena 4 July 2018StockportStockport Plaza 5 July 2018NewcastleTyne Theatre and Opera House 6 July 2018 12 July 2018High WycombeSwan Theatre 14 July 2018NottinghamRoyal Concert Hall 15 July 2018St AlbansAlban Arena 20 July 2018AberdeenScotlandHis Majesty's Theatre 21 July 2018 27 July 2018HuddersfieldEnglandHuddersfield Town Hall 28 July 2018DouglasIsle of ManVilla Marina 29 July 2018BuxtonEnglandBuxton Opera House 2 August 2018Carlisle Sands Centre 3 August 2018Great YarmouthBritannia Pier 1 September 2018Saint HelierJerseyFort Regent 7 September 2018LeicesterEnglandDe Montfort Hall 8 September 2018WorthingAssembly Hall 9 September 2018HastingsWhite Rock Theatre 12 September 2018CorkIrelandCork Opera House 13 September 2018DublinOlympia Theatre 14 September 2018 20 September 2018PerthScotlandPerth Concert Hall 21 September 2018DundeeCaird Hall 22 September 2018EdinburghEdinburgh Festival Theatre 27 September 2018BasingstokeEnglandAnvil Theatre28 September 201829 September 2018LiverpoolThe Auditorium30 September 20183 October 2018HarrogateRoyal Hall10 October 2018SalisburySalisbury City Hall12 October 2018CoventryWarwick Arts Centre13 October 201818 October 2018BelfastNorthern IrelandWaterfront Hall 19 October 2018DerryMillennium Forum 25 October 2018BirminghamEnglandSymphony Hall 26 October 2018 27 October 2018GrimsbyGrimsby Auditorium 31 October 2018BrightonBrighton Dome 1 November 2018 3 November 2018PortsmouthPortsmouth Guildhall 4 November 2018ExeterCorn Exchange8 November 2018SheffieldSheffield City Hall 9 November 2018YorkBarbican Centre 10 November 201815 November 2018NorthamptonRoyal & Derngate 16 November 2018 18 November 2018SouthamptonMayflower Theatre 21 November 2018CrawleyHawth Theatre 25 November 2018Tunbridge WellsAssembly Hall Theatre 29 November 2018WolverhamptonWolverhampton Civic Hall30 November 20181 December 2018BradfordSt George's Hall5 December 2018WarringtonParr Hall6 December 2018Oceania26 January 2019ChristchurchNew ZealandIsaac Theatre Royal27 January 201928 January 2019WellingtonWellington Opera House29 January 201931 January 2019AucklandAuckland Town Hall1 February 20192 February 20194 February 2019MelbourneAustraliaHamer Hall5 February 20197 February 2019SydneyState Theatre8 February 201910 February 2019BrisbaneBrisbane City Hall12 February 2019AdelaideThebarton Theatre14 February 2019PerthRiverside Theatre15 February 2019Europe3 March 2019AntwerpBelgiumArenbergschouwburg4 March 2019AmsterdamNetherlandsDelamar Theater6 March 2019StockholmSwedenChinateatern8 March 2019StavangerNorwayKonserthus10 March 2019OsloFolkteatern12 March 2019CopenhagenDenmarkBremen Teater13 March 2019GenevaSwitzerlandUptown Geneva15 March 2019ZürichSamsung HallNorth America5 April 2019OttawaCanadaCentrepointe Theatre6 April 2019TorontoWinter Garden Theatre10 April 2019VancouverVancouver Playhouse12 April 2019CalgaryBella Concert Hall13 April 2019
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