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2026
Frazzled Cafe: Monday's 7:45-8:45pm
In partnership with the Harpenden Trust we are supporting local residents by providing confidential and non-judgmental peer support meetings via Frazzled Cafe trained Facilitators, where people who are feeling overwhelmed by the stresses of life can talk openly, connect and feel heard. Speaking is optional, you are very welcome to just listen.
If you are a local group wanting to use our facilities please do get in touch by emailing emcfunctions@everyoneactive.com and we would be delighted to help!
The Eric Morecambe Centre
Rothamstead Park
Harpenden
Herts
AL5 2FR
EVENT BOOKINGS VIA: https://everyonetheatres.com/theatres/the-eric-morecambe-centre/
Fairport Convention Spring Tour 2026
Sunday 5th April, 7.30pm
Eric Morecambe Centre, Harpenden
Following a packed 2025, including two acclaimed tours and a sold-out Cropredy Convention, the group will reunite with esteemed drummer, Dave Mattacks for 24 dates throughout the UK - cueing up celebrations for Fairport Convention’s diamond anniversary in 2027, marking an incredible 60 years in the business.
Formed in 1967, the band pioneered the blending of traditional and electric instruments, in turn becoming synonymous with the 'electric-folk' sound. Their annual music festival attracts up to 15,000 people to the fields of Oxfordshire each August, and unlike many of their peers, they continue to sell out venues across the country - delighting both existing fans and new converts alike.
With a career now spanning 59 years, the chaps continue carrying on the Fairport torch, with the 2026 tour marking 30 years of the band’s current lineup - featuring Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg, Ric Sanders and Chris Leslie, augmented by Dave Mattacks on the drummer’s stool.
Formed in 1967, Fairport pioneered the blending of traditional and electric instruments, in turn becoming synonymous with the 'electric-folk' sound. Their annual music festival has attracted up to 15,000 people to the fields of Oxfordshire each August, and unlike many of their peers, they continue to sell out venues across the country - delighting both existing fans and new converts alike.
100 Years Celebration of Laurel and Hardy
Neil Brand brings this special centenary show featuring music and restored clips to the EMC in April
Following the success of his 2023/24 tour, Neil Brand invites you to celebrate the centenary of Laurel and Hardy with a brand-new show. In 1926, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy signed separate contracts with Hollywood film mogul Hal Roach, and appeared for the first time in a film together, "45 Minutes from Hollywood". The following year they would become an official comedy partnership that would set the whole world rocking with laughter. Nobody could have anticipated at the time how this unlikely Anglo/American comedy duo would become global icons in over 130 countries around the world.
Neil has established himself as the foremost exponent of silent film and improvised piano accompaniment. Thanks to new restorations of their silent films, and the rediscovery of some of their lesser-known comedies, Neil will uncover gems of hilarity from the team whose comedy never ages, and bring them to jaw-dropping life with the demanding live piano improvisations for which he is so famous. Featuring extended scenes from the best of their silent comedies, particularly You're Darn Tootin, The Finishing Touch and The Second Hundred Years.
Neil’s concerts have proved really popular with his personal contact with the audience & his unique insight into Laurel & Hardy and the birth of the cinema industry. His engaging easy-going style, along with his Q&A at the end of the show answering all the questions from the audience, followed by his after-show ‘Meet and Greet’, makes for a highly entertaining evening.
Currently working on a television documentary and a new book about 'The Boys', Neil is once again looking forward to sharing his knowledge and expertise with audiences around the country, and celebrating the life and times of comedy legends, Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy.
For more information and to book go to:
100 Years Celebration of Laurel & Hardy Presented by Neil Brand | Everyone Theatres
Or contact the EMC Box Office on 01582 767525
Spontaneous Potter
Sunday 19 April, 7.30pm
Grab your wands and don your house robes!
Direct from multiple sell-out, award-winning runs at The Edinburgh Fringe, Spontaneous Potter is an entirely improvised wizarding comedy play, based on an audience suggestion of a fanfiction title. This new Potter adventure is magically improvised on the spot with live musical accompaniment making for a uniquely hilarious theatre experience.
The company have several other previous Harry Potter parody titles under their belt, also performed nationally to acclaim.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Commerce
Harry Potter and the Neville Wears Prada
Harry Potter and the Rise of the Planet of the Snapes
Harry Potter and the Struggle for a Decent Mortgage in This Economy
Reviews for the show:-
"Unbeatably clever" - Edinburgh Guide 2017 (★★★★★)
"Flawlessly executed improv comedy... pure, unadulterated hilarity" - EdFringeReview (★★★★★)
"Side-splitting laughter across the entirety of the performance" - Three Weeks (★★★★★)
"An ingenious, laugh out loud show... perfect for Potterheads and muggles alike" - Edinburgh Guide 2018 (★★★★★)
"Manic laughter" - The Lumber Room (★★★★★)
Best Variety, Scottish Comedy Awards 2018 (Winners)
"Raucously funny... the highlight of the Fringe so far!" - TV Bomb (★★★★)
"A silly and raucously fun production that will tickle the fancy of any Potterhead" - Broadway Baby (★★★★)
"Side-splitting and absurd... their quick wit and ridiculous story lines left audiences hyperventilating" - Three Weeks (★★★★)
"Virtually non-stop hilarity... deliciously daft, utterly irresistible comedy" - Essential Surrey (★★★★)
"Professional quality improv done so, so right... certainly an event which lives up to its own hype" - Edinburgh49 (★★★★)
Tickets available from:-
Spontaneous Potter | Everyone Theatres
Or by contacting the EMC Box Office on 01582 767525
‘Direct From The Fringe’ at the EMC
New strand for 2026 Brings Edinburgh Fringe favourites to the Harpenden stage
Local theatre fans can look forward to a new programme strand in 2026 that will bring standout shows straight from the world’s biggest arts festival to Harpenden. Showcasing bold, brilliant and buzz-worthy work fresh from the Fringe, the new strand champions exciting live performance and will give local audiences access to the very best in contemporary comedy, theatre and spoken word.
The Fringe programme includes:-
Thursday 9 April – Olaf Falafel’s Stupidest Super Stupid Show
Award-winning local comedian and children’s author Olaf Falafel dishes up another frying pan full of family-friendly comedy when he brings his Edinburgh sell-out show to the EMC in April. The comedy show comedians take their kids to, hilarious show highlights include poos on pogo sticks, jokes, more jokes, truth-telling cheese, a time-travelling portal to the future, and a live drawalong. Winner of the Best Kids Show at the 2024 Leiecester Comedy Festival.
Saturday 11 April – John Robertson’s The Dark Room
Now its 13th year, this high-octane interactive show is the brainchild of comedian & cult leader John Robertson. Filled with stand-up, appalling prizes and more audience chanting than you’d get at a protest. This legendary interactive comedy show fuses improv, crowd work and gaming to create an insane live-action videogame.
Sunday 19 April – Spontaneous Potter
An entirely improvised wizarding comedy play, based on an audience suggestion of a fanfiction title. A new Potter adventure is magically improvised on the spot – with live musical accompaniment. This adult Potter parody is a winner of a Scottish Comedy Award and a plethora of 5 star reviews.
For more information and to book go to:-
What's On Archive | Everyone Theatres
