Tim Vine in a grey top hat and red jumper, holding a toy fox against a green valley backdrop.

Tim Vine will bring his new stand-up show Sillypun Valley to four Sussex venues in 2027, with five performances announced in Crawley, Worthing, Hastings and Bognor Regis.

The tour reaches The Hawth on Saturday 17 April, Worthing’s Pavilion Theatre on Wednesday 9 June and Hastings’ White Rock Theatre the following evening. Two dates at Bognor Regis’s Alexandra Arts Centre follow on 28 and 29 September.

Comedy magician John Archer will join Vine on the tour, which runs from April to October. General ticket sales are scheduled to open at 10am on Friday 30 October 2026, with a Ticketmaster presale from 10am on Wednesday 28 October.

Tim Vine’s five Sussex shows in 2027: Crawley 17 April, Worthing 9 June, Hastings 10 June and Bognor Regis 28–29 September.

Sussex dates at a glance

DateVenueTime and tickets
Saturday 17 April 2027The Hawth, Crawley7.30pm. Crawley ticket details
Wednesday 9 June 2027Pavilion Theatre, Worthing7.30pm; from £33.75. Worthing ticket details
Thursday 10 June 2027White Rock Theatre, Hastings7.30pm; £37.55. Hastings ticket details
Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 September 2027Alexandra Arts Centre, Bognor RegisDates announced by the promoter; artist’s tour and ticket information

What is Sillypun Valley about?

The new show centres on Vine’s rapid succession of one-liners, visual jokes and comic songs. Props will be part of the act, with the tour announcement promising that “the joke conveyor belt is set to full speed”.

It follows his previous tours BREEEEP! and Sunset Milk Idiot. The emphasis is on wordplay and absurdity, with musical diversions alongside the stand-up, rather than a story-led show.

For Sussex audiences, the dates offer a choice between a spring Saturday in Crawley, two midweek June performances on the coast and the September run in Bognor Regis. No Brighton date appears in the announced schedule.

Where have you seen Tim Vine and John Archer before?

Vine is familiar to television audiences from Not Going Out, in which he played Tim opposite Lee Mack, and from Taskmaster. His credits also include ITV’s BAFTA-winning The Sketch Show and Radio 4’s The Tim Vine Chat Show, built around conversations with audience members.

He began performing stand-up on the London circuit in the early 1990s and won the Edinburgh Fringe best-joke award in both 2010 and 2014. His work away from touring includes joke books and musical comedy films featuring his Plastic Elvis alter ego.

Archer brings a different stage skill to the bill: comedy mixed with magic. His official biography records his 2019 Britain’s Got Talent semi-final appearance and his success on Penn & Teller: Fool Us. He is also a former winner of the Magic Circle’s Stage Magician of the Year competition.

Tickets, age guidance and running time

Worthing’s listing gives a running time of 110 minutes and age guidance of 12+. White Rock also lists the show for ages 12+; its advertised £37.55 ticket price includes a booking fee, and the venue says all events include a restoration levy.

For Crawley, Ticketmaster specifies over-12s only, with under-16s accompanied by an adult over 18. It also sets a six-ticket limit per person and household. Those are the Crawley conditions, rather than a single rule for every venue on the tour.

The Bognor Regis appearances are part of the programme announced for the Alexandra Arts Centre. Arun District Council says the redeveloped venue is due to open in spring 2027, with Arun Arts as its operator. The promoter’s schedule gives two September performances; a start time and ticket price were not included in the supplied announcement.

For more live comedy, see our Josh Jones Brighton tour preview, or browse what’s on across Sussex.

Full announced UK tour dates for 2027

The schedule runs from Basingstoke on 1 April to Hertford on 1 October. Consecutive performances at the same venue are grouped below.

DateTown or cityVenue
1 Apr 2027BasingstokeHaymarket
2 Apr 2027 – 3 Apr 2027SouthendPalace Theatre
6 Apr 2027 – 7 Apr 2027LeedsCity Varieties
8 Apr 2027ChesterfieldWinding Wheel
9 Apr 2027BirminghamAlexandra Theatre
10 Apr 2027LeatherheadTheatre
13 Apr 2027 – 14 Apr 2027StamfordCorn Exchange
15 Apr 2027NorthamptonRoyal and Derngate
16 Apr 2027HayesBeck Theatre
17 Apr 2027CrawleyThe Hawth
20 Apr 2027PeterboroughNew Theatre
21 Apr 2027UlverstonCoro
22 Apr 2027 – 23 Apr 2027SalfordQuays Theatre, The Lowry
24 Apr 2027DartfordOrchard Theatre
27 Apr 2027DorkingHalls
28 Apr 2027WeymouthPavilion
29 Apr 2027 – 30 Apr 2027TorquayBabbacombe Theatre
1 May 2027ChathamCentral Theatre
4 May 2027GuildfordG Live
5 May 2027 – 6 May 2027RamsgateGranville Theatre
7 May 2027St AlbansArena
8 May 2027Chipping NortonTheatre
11 May 2027 – 12 May 2027MalvernTheatre
13 May 2027BurnleyMechanics
14 May 2027NottinghamPlayhouse
15 May 2027OxfordNew Theatre Oxford
18 May 2027MonmouthSavoy Theatre
19 May 2027 – 20 May 2027ChesterStoryhouse
21 May 2027Milford HavenThe Torch
22 May 2027EastleighThe Point
25 May 2027 – 26 May 2027WolverhamptonGrand Theatre
27 May 2027 – 28 May 2027Leamington SpaRoyal Spa Centre
29 May 2027FarehamLive
1 Jun 2027BuxtonOpera House
2 Jun 2027NewcastleTyne Theatre
3 Jun 2027WakefieldTheatre Royal
4 Jun 2027LancasterGrand Theatre
5 Jun 2027BlackpoolGrand Theatre
9 Jun 2027WorthingPavilion Theatre
10 Jun 2027HastingsWhite Rock Theatre
11 Jun 2027LondonShepherds Bush Empire
31 Aug 2027 – 4 Sept 2027BristolRedgrave
7 Sept 2027InvernessEden Court Theatre
8 Sept 2027PerthTheatre
9 Sept 2027GlasgowOran Mor
10 Sept 2027DunfermlineAlhambra Theatre
14 Sept 2027WimborneTivoli Theatre
15 Sept 2027BridportElectric Palace
16 Sept 2027 – 17 Sept 2027Isle Of WightShanklin Theatre
18 Sept 2027PortsmouthNew Theatre Royal
21 Sept 2027NorwichPlayhouse
22 Sept 2027LowestoftMarina Theatre
23 Sept 2027King’s LynnCorn Exchange
24 Sept 2027 – 25 Sept 2027IpswichCorn Exchange
28 Sept 2027 – 29 Sept 2027Bognor RegisAlexandra Arts Centre
30 Sept 2027 – 1 Oct 2027HertfordBEAM
See Tim Vine’s tour and ticket information

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