Best known for her hit bathroom graffiti musical The Writing on the Stall, Caitlin Cook returns with The Hero We (Sort Of) Need — a brand-new comedy hour jam-packed with new songs, hilarious stories, and projected visuals. Built around her childhood theory that everyone has a superpower, the TheaterMania happens when, in a world of eight billion people, your special gift turns out to be comically specific.

Caitlin Cook at The Attic Monday 5th October

“Inventive and hilarious.” — David Cross

“If you aren’t worshipping her already, start now.“ — Ilana Glazer

“Funny and fabulous!” — Cat Cohen

“Delightfully irreverent, gleefully vulgar, slyly intellectual.” — TheaterMania.” — Daniel

“Marvelous. A real story about a human being. Funny, heartwarming, and very rewarding.” — Sean Patton

“The best show I've seen in a long time.” — Steve Rannazzisi

“She serenades the audience to rapturous laughter and applause” ★★★★★ — Three Weeks

“A very entertaining and unique show” ★★★★★ — AYP

“Beg, borrow, or steal a ticket” ★★★★★ — Edinburgh Fringe Travel Guide

“A gem of a show.” (★★★★½) — One4Review

“Delightfully irreverent, gleefully vulgar, slyly intellectual.” — TheaterMania

Supported by A.J. Holmes’

A.J. Holmes’ career has taken him all over the world! He is best known for playing Elder Cunningham in The Book of Mormon in the Broadway, Chicago, 1st US National Tour, West End, and Australian companies. A founding member of Team StarKid, AJ co-wrote the music and lyrics of A Very Potter Musical with Darren Criss and composed the widely popular Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier. His solo one-man musical Yeah, But Not Right Now has sold out the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019, the Adelaide Fringe in 2020, and the Soho Playhouse in 2021.

Tickets £18 in advance online

The bar & beer garden will be open from 6.30pm with doors at 7pm for a 7.45pm start time.

Southampton Comedy Club, The Attic, can be found @ River Studios, 32 Winsor Road, Totton, Southampton. SO40 9HQ

In the unlikely event that we cancel the event, we will offer a full refund. Unfortunately tickets are otherwise non-refundable. Please contact us if you wish to transfer your ticket to a friend if you cannot attend for any reason.

Seating unreserved.

Please take this as a polite warning seating is unreserved on a first come first serve basis so if want to choose where to sit and/or together we strongly advise to arrive on or before door opening times; be aware once the show starts we cannot guarantee entry.

There are NO physical tickets and all ticket holders will be on a list on the door and as back up we request you bring proof of purchase on your phone with your ticket confirmation order, so no need to print anything off.

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