Ian Stone
Ian Stone Is Looking For The Wow
Saturday 31 October 2026
Tickets: £21 (inc £1 booking fee)
Ages 16+
Ticket Link: https://arlington-arts.com/events/ian-stone-is-looking-for-the-wow/
Box Office: 01635 244246
boxoffice@arlingtonarts.co.uk
Arlington Arts Centre, Mary Hare, Snelsmore Common, Newbury RG14 3BQ
Hugely experienced broadcaster, podcaster and writer and a brilliantly funny comedian Ian Stone brings his new show to Arlington Arts Centre on Saturday 31st October 2026.
“Life can’t just be the humdrum, the mundane and the routine before the inevitable slide of disease, decay and death.
Why can’t we sneak in a bit of awesome, a tad of amazing and maybe a smidge of wonderful?”
A forest canopy opening onto a huge vista would be enchanting for some but Ian’s ancestors wondered the desert for forty years, they’ve been outdoors enough.
Others get their fix from the spiritual but Ian’s been harbouring a grudge against God since his mother stopped him going to Arsenal after his Barmitzvah.
Forty-nine years ago. ‘God will be watching’ she said.
Well, at least he got to see the game.
The point is, life could be so much better so Ian’s on the lookout. Come and join him on the hunt.
Ian performs at major comedy festivals and venues globally. His popular posts and reels on social media have quickly earned him a following of over 60k across BlueSky, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook, amassing millions of views.
Aside from stand-up comedy, Ian co-hosted the award-winning Rock ‘N’ Roll Football show on Absolute Radio for five years with Ian Wright.
He currently presents a very popular (50k downloads per episode), twice-weekly Arsenal podcast, Handbrake Off, for The Athletic.
A live version of the podcast recently sold out Leicester Square Theatre in London. Ian is also a regular contributor on Times Radio. His book To Be Someone was published in 2020 and has received nearly 500 four- and five-star reviews on Amazon.
Booking Information – arlington-arts.com/booking-information/
Doors to the venue open an hour before the performance starts, with the bar starting service at the same time.
Doors to the auditorium usually open half an hour before a performance.
Please note that there is no cash machine on site.
FOR CARER AND ACCESS SEATS, please call 01635 244 246 – or email boxoffice@arlingtonarts.co.uk.
Arlington Arts
Established in 2006 by Mary Hare, Arlington Arts Centre plays a pivotal role in supporting the mission and values of the largest school for deaf children in the UK.
The venue provides students from Mary Hare School with learning and performance spaces throughout the school day in addition to supporting the organisation with their programme of events generating revenue.
They are on the site of Mary Hare School, please stick to the public areas (the auditorium, foyer, grass and smoking area to the left hand side of the venue entrance as you look at it).
Doors to the venue open an hour before the performance starts, with the bar starting service at the same time.
Doors to the auditorium usually open half an hour before a performance.
Tickets can be purchased from the box office (which is directly opposite the entrance doors) during opening hours (10am-4.30pm weekdays), as well as just before and during the show.
Their box office and bar accept both card and cash payments.
Please note that there is no cash machine on site.
FOR CARER AND ACCESS SEATS, please call 01635 244 246 – or email boxoffice@arlingtonarts.co.uk.
All parking is free of charge.
IMPORTANT: ARLINGTON LANE IS NOW THE DESIGNATED PUBLIC ENTRANCE AND EXIT
Arlington Lane can be entered by both the B4494 and Oxford Road (green arrows).
01635 244246
boxoffice@arlingtonarts.co.uk
Opening Times
Monday to Friday 10am-4.30pm
(Hours may vary on show days at weekends and are subject to change)
Arlington Arts Centre
Mary Hare
Snelsmore Common
Newbury
RG14 3BQ
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