Andrew Bird: On Edge

Andrew Bird brings his stand-up show On Edge to the Swansea Grand Theatre on Thursday 4 February 2027. If you've never seen him, the title gives you a fair idea of where he's coming from: the set centres on him being constantly worried or stressed about everyday things. He works his way through the small stuff—global events, the struggle to find free parking—and the domestic, with a wife hitting perimenopause and two teenage kids in the mix. It's that kind of recognisable, low-level anxiety that most of us carry around, just put on a stage.

Bird's spent plenty of time on the road supporting some of the biggest names in comedy. He's toured with Russell Howard, Rob Brydon, Brian Regan, Michelle Wolfe and Michael McIntyre, and he's a regular on the writing side of things too, having written on the recent series of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. The industry has noticed, as he was voted Comic's Comic-Best Act at the UK Comedy Awards 2023. He's also one of only seven comedians to have performed in front of Banksy at Dismal Land, so he's as comfortable in a strange art installation as he is in a traditional theatre.

That theatre is the Swansea Grand Theatre on Singleton Street, a grand Victorian building with a capacity of 1,200. It's a proper multi-purpose venue, hosting comedy, shows, music and drama, and it runs fortnightly behind-the-scenes tours if you're interested in how the place works from the inside. Tickets start from £15.00.