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Belton House, Grantham

Ever wondered about what Tim’s toing and froing to America this summer is doing to the ozone layer? Well there’s some redemption as the Belton House gig tomorrow (to which you can till get tickets) is going to be very close to being carbon neutral!

The event will be powered by two generators running on 100% recycled vegetable oil. The oil is collected from the catering industry across the UK and then professionally filtered by a company based in Norfolk. Every aspect of the event, from the stage, the big screen, lighting, sound etc through to the food and bar providers will all be run off of these generators, as indeed will all the backstage elements including Tim’s dressing room.

The generators were brought in the week before the event and provide all the power while the event is being put together, so the only diesel used is by the four lorries bringing in the stage, the big screen, the marquees and the toilets.

Other eco steps taken are:

• All event wristbands for staff, contractors, artists etc. are silicone based meaning they can be reused all week rather than a fresh band given each day.
• All the waste from the event, including that produced by the public, is collected in two skips back stage after which it is taken to a recycling sorting plant.
• Anything which can be recycled is separated out, while food waste goes to bio-fuel generator plants and anything else that can’t be recycled goes to high efficiency incinerators which produce electricity from the waste they burn.
• So nothing goes into land-fill and even the gases produced by the incinerators is captured and filtered so nothing harmful goes into the air.

Somerset House, London

Now, we mentioned that there’d be a small, exclusive ticket release for this show, and true to our word, it has arrived! Tickets are very limited and will be restricted to two per customer. Given how quickly the main allocation sold out, we don’t anticipate these staying around for long, so grab yours here!

Three of Tim’s summer gigs will see him performing with the Large Band: Trust in Comedy at Belton House, Lincolnshire; Eden Session near St Austell, Cornwall; and Somerset House, London. Exciting!

We can now confirm that this will involve a 12-piece band, including as usual Pete Clements and Brad Webb, who will be joined by guitarist Tristan Cassel-Delavois and a big horne section. One of the musicians played with Tim on the Heritage Orchestra tour and another, an old chum of Tim’s, Graeme Blevins played on the Timmy The Dog album, ‘Sit’ in 2001 and with Tim for his ‘Yuletide Half Hour’ for BBC Radio Two in 2007.

There are still tickets available for Belton House and Eden. You’ll find links to them via the Gigs page and… heads-up!… if you missed out on the now sold out Somerset House gig then look out for an update, on this site, with details of a small exclusive Somerset House ticket release next week. We hear Angry (Feet) might have more information soon about when they’re released…

At the rest of the summer gigs where Tim is listed as performing with a band, Pete and Brad will be joined by Tristan. Many of these have now sold out but you can still get tickets for Truckfest here and a few of the others via Gigs.

Have a wonderful music and comedy filled summer!

It’s going to be all change at the Cambridge Theatre as David Leonard takes over the role of the terrifying Miss Trunchbull, the wicked headmistress of Crunchem Hall, on 3rd July. He’ll be filling the big (bogus) bosom left behind by Bertie Carvel after his final show on the 1st July.

Annette McLaughlin is also joining the cast on 21st August as Matilda’s loud, brash mother, Mrs Wormwood, after Josie Walker’s last performance on the 19th August.

They’ll be joining new cast members Steve Furst and Haley Flaherty, who play Mr Wormwood and Miss Honey, and the two new Matildas, Isobelle Molloy and Jade Marner, who have taken over from Sophia Kiely and Kerry Ingram. Hayley Canham will also be joining the company as Matilda in August.

The show is currently booking up until 17th February 2013, and you can grab your tickets from the Matilda the Musical website.

There are also plans afoot to open a production on Broadway in early 2013 – more on that, when details are confirmed.

As we announced here Tim has been cast his in dream role of Judas Iscariot in the rock arena tour of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar. He’s very excited!

The first London show at The O2 sold out within 24 hours of going onsale yesterday, so a second date has been added:

Jesus Christ Superstar will now play at London’s The O2 arena on Saturday 22 September, as well as Friday 21 September.

Tickets for the tour – which will also visit Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester, Cardiff, Birmingham, Belfast, Dublin, Liverpool, Nottingham and Sheffield, during September and October 2012, went on sale yesterday and are available online from www.jesuschristsuperstar.com.

You may have heard a whisper or two already but today The Really Useful Group and AEG Live officially announce the first ever UK arena tour of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary rock classic Jesus Christ Superstar with Tim cast in his dream role of Judas Iscariot!

Tim said:
“As a huge fan of Jesus Christ Superstar, I’ve always thought it needed 3 key things: a big cast and band; loads of volume; and me playing Judas. I’ve been in two small productions of the show, and understudied the big man both times. I am really bloody excited about this.”

Former Spice Girl Melanie C will play Mary Magdalene, and BBC Radio 1’s Chris Moyles will perform as King Herod, in what is gearing up to be one of the biggest and most spectacular arena tours ever to hit the UK.*

The public will be voting to cast the staring role of Jesus as the contenders perform on the ITV primetime show ‘Superstar’ in front of a panel of live show judges led by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Jesus Christ Superstar will be celebrating 40 years since it first opened in London’s West End when the arena tour kicks off in London on the 21st September before visiting Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester, Cardiff, Birmingham, Belfast, Dublin, Liverpool and Nottingham. The tour culminates in Sheffield on the 21st October. For full details, check out the GIGS page.

Tickets for the UK tour go on sale at 9.00am on Friday 18th May 2012, priced at £45-£65 and will be available online from www.jesuschristsuperstar.com.

Tim with (L-R) Andrew Lloyd Webber, Melanie C (Mary Magdalene) and Chris Moyles (King Herod)

* After Tim Minchin and the Heritage Orchestra naturally…

Tim will be flaunting his unique antipodean-accented voice on the UK airwaves over the next couple of days so if you have the urge to hear him chat about his plans for the future, be sure to tune into one or more of the following shows:

Richard Bacon – 15th May
BBC Radio 5 Live
Approximate Timmy Time (ATT): 2pm

Scott Mills – 15th May
BBC Radio 1
ATT: after 2:30pm

Jo Whiley – 15th May
BBC Radio 2
ATT: between 8pm and 9:30pm

Radcliffe and Maconie – 16th May
BBC 6 Music
ATT: 2pm – 2:30pm

You can tune into these shows from anywhere in the world, and they’ll also be available internationally on iPlayer for seven days after they’ve been broadcast if you miss them.

Hey! You can still grab tickets to all these festivals, at which you’ll be able to catch Timmy twinkle toes as he jets back and forth between all his pretending to be a rock star in California and pretending to be a rock star at various UK festivals, over the next few months.

RockNess Festival
Sunday 10th of June 2012
Clune Farm,
Aldourie, Inverness.
Tim will be performing solo. Details
Tickets

Trust In Comedy
Friday 15th of June 2012
Belton House in Grantham,
Lincolnshire.
With the Large Band: Brad & Pete and more. Details
Tickets

Eden Session
Saturday 23rd of June 2012
Eden Arena, Eden Project,
Nr St Austell, Cornwall.
Box office: 01726 811972
With his band: Brad & Pete. Details
Tickets

Kew the Music
Thursday 5th of July 2012
Venue: Kew Gardens, Surrey.
With his band: Brad & Pete. Details
Tickets

Henley Festival
Friday 6th of July 2012
Floating Stage
Henley-on-Thames.
Box office: 01491 843404
With his band: Brad & Pete. Details
Tickets

Larmer Tree Festival
Thursday 12th of July 2012
Main Stage
Larmer Tree Pleasure Gardens,
Wiltshire/Dorset Border.
Box office: 023 8071 1820
Tim will be performing solo. Details
Tickets

Latitude Festival
Friday 13th of July 2012
Henham Park,
Suffolk.
With his band: Brad & Pete. Details
Tickets

GuilFest
Saturday 14th of July 2012
Main Stage
Stoke Park, Guildford.
With his band: Brad & Pete. Details
Tickets

Truck Festival
Friday 20th of July 2012
Hill Farm, Steventon in Oxfordshire.
With his band: Brad & Pete. Details
Tickets

Tim’s appearing on The One Show tomorrow 11th May at 7pm on BBC One.

He’ll be chatting with Chris Evans and Alex Jones about Matilda The Musical, Californication and summer festivals, so expect musical insights, sexy speculation about the upcoming TV role and maybe even advice on wellies or canvas. Something for everyone. He’ll also be and performing ‘When I Grow Up’, one of the songs he wrote for Matilda The Musical, live on the show. The other guest is Des O’Connor.

If you miss it tomorrow evening you’ll be able to catch it on the BBC iPlayer for seven days.

Want to see Tim record a BBC Radio 4 programme? Well it’s your lucky day as he’ll be recording Chain Reaction on the 15th May at the Shaw Theatre in London.

The show is tag-team interviewing with the previous week’s interviewee become that week’s interviewer instead. Tim was interviewed by Derren Brown in January so it’s now his turn to do the interviewing, with his guest being journalist and author Caitlin Moran!

You can apply for free tickets to the recording here, but do remember that having a ticket doesn’t always mean you’ll get in, so turn up early if you’re successful.

For those unable to make it due to not being near London, the shows will be broadcast over the summer and we’ll keep you updated when air dates are confirmed.

Imagine if Tim was cast away on a desert island and he was only allowed to take eight bits of music, one book (plus the entire works of Shakespeare and a philosophical or religious work) and one luxury item with him.

Just think about the gentle sea breeze ruffling his ratty, golden mane; the sand getting in between the hairy toes of his bare, naked feet and those warm rays of the sun as they caress his beautifully tanned, soft skin… erm… what was I saying again?

Oh yes, this is what Tim will be doing on Sunday 6th May at 11:15am on BBC Radio 4 on Desert Island Discs, so if you’re curious as to what he’d bring along with him, wherever you are in the world, be sure to tune in and find out!

Update: If you do happen to miss Mr Sandy Toes first time around, then it will be repeated on Friday 11th May at 9am and up on iPlayer shortly after it airs. The programme will also be available indefinitely as a podcast. Go here to download it once it’s available.