This week, Joe Chisholm is returning as host after a couple of months away.  We are excited to welcome him back and hear about his adventures since we last saw him.

On the 26th of July, Matthew Gent will be at the helm once more, having completed his run in Carnival of the Animals. 

Show Off! will not take a summer break this year, but instead is scheduled to continue fortnightly at Koha through the end of December (and we hope that it will continue well into the future!).

We are very excited about the many relatively new members of the Show Off! family who keep returning alongside our veteran supporters.  There have been many magical moments in recent weeks.  We hope that you will join us soon.

Now in its fourth year, Show Off! is continuing on every second Friday night.  The next one will be this Friday, the 22nd of March, with Nic Gibney hosting again and with Show Off! MD Nathan Martin back at the piano.  It should be an exciting night!

There is quite a crowd on some nights, so it is a good idea to reserve tickets ahead of time, either by using the reservations form linked at the top right of each page of the Show off! website or by sending an e-mail message to reservations@showoffpianobar.com.  It is also possible (though not necessary) to prepay online for tickets, using the PayPal link just below the Reservations button.

We hope to see you at Show Off! soon!

Joe will be returning to the hosting spot on the 22nd of February.  In the meantime, Nic Gibney will be hosting Show Off! for the first time on the 8th of February.

Both January nights were a lot of fun, with plenty of familiar faces (and voices) joined by some enthusiastic and very welcome newcomers.  We look forward to the February nights hosted by Nic and Joe, which will round out Show Off!'s third year.

Show Off! is scheduled to continue to take place every second Friday at Cafe Koha in coming weeks.  For specific dates, please see the Diary page.

For more frequent updates and photos from Show off!, please Like our Facebook page.  We create a Facebook Event for each night of Show Off!  You can "join" the event to reserve a ticket for that night, and you can use the event page to invite friends.  The Facebook event page for this week's Show Off! is at http://www.facebook.com/events/309819735794730/.

This Friday, the 14th of December, Toby Hine and Sarah Lark will be splitting hosting duties, with Toby starting the evening off and Sarah taking over after the interval.  This will be the last night of Show Off! before Christmas, and it should be a great night of festive cheer.

Show Off! will also take place on the 28th of December.  That night should be an excellent opportunity for us all to let our hair down between Christmas Day and New Year's Eve.

Dates for the first few months of 2013 are now on our Diary page.  We will be continuing on every second Friday, starting two weeks after the 28th of December.  We look forward to great things in 2013.  Believe it or not, our 8 March show will mark the 3rd anniversary of Show Off!

We hope to see you this month and again in 2013!

Ben Stock returns to us for a third outing as host this Friday, the 19th of October, and will be back at the helm on the 16th of November.  Natalie Green will be hosting again on the 2nd of November, and Matthew Gent will be making a special return appearance on the 30th of November.

If you plan to join us, please do ensure yourself a space by e-mailing us at reservations@showoffpianobar.com, filling out the reservations form or joining the appropriate Facebook event via our Facebook page.  We hope to see you soon!

On the 22nd of June, Mark Dugdale made his Show Off! hosting debut.  Mark made a wonderful addition to the Show Off! family, and we very much look forward to welcoming him back as host on the 20th of July.  Mark's theatre credits include Zac in Don Giovanni The Opera (Heaven Nightclub), Fleshcreep in Jack and the Beanstalk (Grand Opera House, Belfast), Various Roles in Jest End (Leicester Square Theatre), Understudied and played the role of Khashoggi in We Will Rock You (Dominion Theatre), Courfeyrac and understudy Enjolras in Les Misérables (Queen’s Theatre); Mary Sunshine in Chicago (National tour and Cambridge Theatre); Ugly Sister in Cinderella (Grand Opera House, Belfast for Qdos Entertainment); Anthology (Covent Garden); Soup in Merry Christmas Betty Ford (Lyric Theatre, Belfast); principal singer onboard The Queen Elizabeth 2; Chris in Have a Nice Life (Union Theatre); Asher in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (national tour); featured soloist in The Thursford Christmas Spectacular; Randolf in Bye Bye Birdie (Landor Theatre); and The Boy Friend (50th anniversary production).

On the 6th of July, Shelly Goldstein will be hosting Show Off!  Shelly is a writer-producer-lyricist-performer-producer who has sold out cabaret venues throughout the US and UK. Her popular cabaret shows include GAY MAN TRAPPED INSIDE THE BODY OF A STRAIGHT GIRL and ONE FINE DAY: THE GROOVY GIRLS OF THE 60s. She has written TV, film, special material and cabaret acts for such artists as Steve Martin, Sharon Stone, Liza Minnelli, Justin Timberlake and Yoko Ono. She co-starred in the film THE RIDDLE, opposite Derek Jacobi & Vanessa Redgrave.

We hope that you will join us in July to see Shelly and Mark in action.

Show Off! hosts Sarah Lark and Matthew Gent have from time to time been joining forces to treat the crowd to a duet.  This past Friday night, when Matthew and Sarah split hosting duties, we snapped this photo of them with Show Off! MD Nathan Martin.

Keep an eye on this space for news of some special guest hosts in the coming weeks!

We hope that you can join us to celebrate this milestone.  Matthew Gent - who will soon be appearing in Sweeney Todd in the West End - will be hosting, with Nathan Martin at the piano.  It promises to be a fantastic night.