RESIDENTS are being asked to think ahead and book tickets for some of the exciting shows coming to The Anvil next year.

Japanese drumming ensemble Kodo will bring the spirit of the taiko on February 3, 2024.

Kodo, the most recognised and renowned troupe in the world, is based on Sado Island, Japan, and has played a significant role in popularising taiko drumming, both in Japan and abroad – forging new directions for a vibrant living art form. 

Comedy acts include Ross Noble who will be coming to Basingstoke on February 8 marking his 21st solo stand-up tour with his latest offering Jibber Jabber Jamboree, an evening of the sort of inspired nonsense that has cemented his place as the master of stream of conscious freewheeling stand-up.

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Chris McCausland will be at The Anvil on February 17 and will be a familiar face from TV, most recently on Channel 4’s Wonders of the World I Can’t See as well as Scared of the Dark, Would I Lie to You, Have I Got News for You, QI, and The Last Leg. He's been called an ‘overnight success’.

Dom Joly comes to The Haymarket on March 28. He’ll be providing a fascinating, hilarious and slightly anarchic guide to the wacky world of conspiracies. In the spirit of fairness, Dom will also be inviting well-known and highly respected conspiracy theorist Dr Julian Northcote to the stage to defend the alternate view.

You’ve heard of The Man With No Name? Well, here’s The Man With No Shame. Julian Clary, renowned homosexual and national trinket, will saddle up and head on out to Basingstoke on April 26.

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Al Murray returns to The Anvil on October 11, 2024, with his new show Guv Island. The Pub Landlord is back, standing up so you don’t have to take it lying down.

Residents can also spend an entertaining evening with the stars of Channel 4 hit Escape to the Chateau, Dick and Angel Strawbridge on October 18.

For more information about all the shows visit anvilarts.org.uk.