Aidan Jones: Chopin's Nocturne

Aidan Jones brings his piano and his stand-up to the Godber Studio at Hull Truck Theatre on Thursday 12 November, as part of the Hull Comedy Festival. The premise is simple: he plays Chopin's Nocturne in E-flat major, but he doesn't play it straight through. He stops and starts, weaving jokes in between the movements, so the classical piano and the comedy run side by side rather than one following the other.

There's a bit of a story behind why he does it. Jones grew up playing classical piano but failed his conservatory audition at 18. He turned his attention to MDMA and started stand-up in 2011, and the piano stayed on the shelf until the pandemic, when he went back to it. This show is what happens when those two versions of his life finally meet on the same stage.

The whole thing runs for an hour and 45 minutes, including a break, and it's produced by Ingenious Fools Ltd. It's recommended for ages 16 and over, and it's one of the nights that makes up the Hull Comedy Festival, so it sits alongside other comedy across the city that month. Tickets are £13.50.