Janet Street-Porter is Still off the Leash at 80!

Janet Street-Porter brings her new show, Still off the Leash at 80!, to Hull Truck Theatre on Tuesday 2 February 2027. It's a one-woman show that traces her life from a bolshy child with a Welsh-speaking budgie to a National Treasure, and the whole thing is billed as a tour de force rant against growing old gracefully.

If you've followed her career, you'll know she's spent decades at the sharp end of British media. As a broadcaster, television executive and newspaper editor, she was at the forefront of many of the country's most enduring cultural moments. She's often described as the nation's favourite 'pissed-off pensioner', and that's exactly the persona she brings to the stage here. The show promises comedy, tragedy and gossip in equal measure, and it's her life and language that provide the colour. Her good friend Elton John once called her 'the bitch', and that's the same spirit she's taking on the road.

Now on the cusp of turning 80, she's returning to touring with this one, and the Hull date is BSL interpreted. It's a night of her talking her way through the years, with the ranting and the gossip taking centre stage.

The show runs from 19:30 to 21:10 at Hull Truck Theatre, 50 Ferensway, HU2 8LB, and tickets are £28.