What Wood Victoria Do

What Wood Victoria Do comes to The Garret Theatre at Storyhouse on Thursday 5 November, a new show celebrating the music and comedy of Victoria Wood. It's performed by Paulus The Cabaret Geek and directed by Sarah-Louise Young, and it's part of a nationwide tour. The show premiered in Bowness-on-Windermere in September 2026 at the newly named Victoria Wood Theatre, a venue of which Wood was patron and that continues to be run by friends from her close circle.

Coming ten years after her passing, the show draws on fresh tunes from The Victoria Wood Songbook and her legendary observational wit, with songs from her musicals like Acorn Antiques. It's billed as a celebration of women who don't mince their words, and it navigates friendship and loss amongst tea towels and village halls. Critics have called it a show that "finds that sweet spot, where homage turns into truly honouring our hero" (The Recs) and a "practically and national institution" (Kate Copstick).

It's a brand-new show from the team behind the critically acclaimed Looking For Me Friend, and it's being staged as part of a nationwide tour. The whole thing runs about 70 minutes with no interval, so you're in and out in one go. For those bringing younger ones, the content guidance is 10+ when accompanied by an adult, with one swear word, no nudity, and no flashing lights or smoke.

Tickets are £19.50 for members and £21.50 for non-members. It starts at 7:30pm on Thursday 5 November at The Garret Theatre, Storyhouse, Chester.