Control Enthusiast

Comedy tour by Sarah Millican

Control EnthusiastTour by Sarah Millican

Location|

* Europe
* Oceania
* North America

Start date| 8 February 2018 (2018-02-08)
End date| 13 April 2019 (2019-04-13)
Legs| 4
No. of shows|

* 121 in Europe
* 15 in Oceania
* 5 in North America
* 141 in total

Sarah Millican concert chronology

*   * Outsider
(2016)
*   * Control Enthusiast
(2018–19)
*   * Bobby Dazzler
(2021–)

Control Enthusiast is a comedy tour by British comedian Sarah Millican. The tour began on 8 February 2018 in Porthcawl, Wales at The Grand Pavilion, and concluded on 13 April 2019 in Calgary, Canada at the Bella Concert Hall. The tour consisted of 141 shows across Europe, Oceania and North America. A live recording of the tour was released on DVD in December 2018.

## Critical reception

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Steve Bennett of Chortle gave a positive review of the Canterbury show, stating that Millican's "normality is key to her appeal [which allows] her audience see themselves reflected in her". He concluded by saying that Millican "excels" in her writing, "with plenty of acidic punchlines [within the show] to win over a crowd".[1] Elle May Rice of The Liverpool Echo gave the Liverpool show three out of five stars and a mixed review, saying that it was "unashamedly filthy [and] shocking" yet criticised that "the show started shakily".[2] However, Clive Davis of The Times gave the show a negative review, stating that "you [...] have to be a die-hard fan to enjoy her latest show, which rambles around familiar themes" and gave two out of five stars.[3]

## Tour dates

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List of shows, showing date, city, country and venue[4] Date  | City  | Country  | Venue

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Europe
8 February 2018  | Porthcawl | Wales | Grand Pavilion
9 February 2018  | Powys | The Hafren
10 February 2018  | Shrewsbury | England | Theatre Severn
11 February 2018  | Carmarthen | Wales  | Lyric Theatre
14 February 2018  | Stafford | England  | Stafford Gatehouse
15 February 2018  | Hayes | Beck Theatre
16 February 2018  | Dunstable | The Grove Theatre
17 February 2018  | Oxford | North Wall Arts Centre
18 February 2018  | Peterborough | Cresset Theatre
21 February 2018  | Scunthorpe | Baths Hall
22 February 2018  | Chester | Storyhouse
23 February 2018  | Llandudno | Wales  | Venue Cymru
28 February 2018  | Guildford | England  | G Live
2 March 2018  | Scunthorpe  | Baths Hall
8 March 2018  | Leeds | Leeds Town Hall
9 March 2018
10 March 2018  | Aberystwyth | Wales  | Aberystwyth Arts Centre
11 March 2018  | Malvern | England  | Malvern Theatres
15 March 2018  | Hull | Hull City Hall
16 March 2018
17 March 2018  | Skegness | Embassy Theatre
18 March 2018  | Norwich | Theatre Royal
22 March 2018  | Southend | Cliffs Pavilion
23 March 2018  | Bristol | Colston Hall
24 March 2018
29 March 2018  | Cheltenham | Cheltenham Town Hall
30 March 2018
4 April 2018  | Reading | Reading Hexagon
5 April 2018
6 April 2018  | Newcastle | Tyne Theatre and Opera House
7 April 2018
8 April 2018
1 May 2018  | Bridlington | The Spa
2 May 2018  | Blackpool | Winter Gardens Arena
4 May 2018  | Dartford | Orchard Theatre
5 May 2018  | Shanklin | Shanklin Theatre
10 May 2018  | Cardiff | Wales  | St David's Hall
11 May 2018  | Port Talbot | Princess Theatre
16 May 2018  | Bournemouth | England  | Bournemouth Pavilion
17 May 2018
18 May 2018  | London | Eventim Apollo
19 May 2018
20 May 2018  | Preston | Preston Guild Hall
23 May 2018  | Halifax | Victoria Theatre
25 May 2018  | Manchester | O2 Apollo
26 May 2018
30 May 2018  | Watford | Watford Colosseum
31 May 2018  | Swansea | Wales  | Swansea Grand Theatre
1 June 2018
2 June 2018  | Plymouth | England  | Plymouth Pavilions
8 June 2018  | Glasgow | Scotland | SEC Armadillo
9 June 2018
14 June 2018  | Middlesbrough | England  | Middlesbrough Town Hall
15 June 2018
16 June 2018  | Blackburn | King George's Hall
22 June 2018  | Cambridge | Corn Exchange
23 June 2018
24 June 2018  | Margate | Margate Winter Gardens
29 June 2018  | Ipswich | Regent Theatre
30 June 2018
1 July 2018  | Derby | Derby Arena
4 July 2018  | Stockport | Stockport Plaza
5 July 2018  | Newcastle  | Tyne Theatre and Opera House
6 July 2018
12 July 2018  | High Wycombe | Swan Theatre
14 July 2018  | Nottingham | Royal Concert Hall
15 July 2018  | St Albans | Alban Arena
20 July 2018  | Aberdeen | Scotland  | His Majesty's Theatre
21 July 2018
27 July 2018  | Huddersfield | England  | Huddersfield Town Hall
28 July 2018  | Douglas | Isle of Man | Villa Marina
29 July 2018  | Buxton | England  | Buxton Opera House
2 August 2018  | Carlisle | Sands Centre
3 August 2018  | Great Yarmouth | Britannia Pier
1 September 2018  | Saint Helier | Jersey | Fort Regent
7 September 2018  | Leicester | England  | De Montfort Hall
8 September 2018  | Worthing | Assembly Hall
9 September 2018  | Hastings | White Rock Theatre
12 September 2018  | Cork | Ireland | Cork Opera House
13 September 2018  | Dublin | Olympia Theatre
14 September 2018
20 September 2018  | Perth | Scotland  | Perth Concert Hall
21 September 2018  | Dundee | Caird Hall
22 September 2018  | Edinburgh | Edinburgh Festival Theatre
27 September 2018  | Basingstoke | England  | Anvil Theatre
28 September 2018
29 September 2018  | Liverpool | The Auditorium
30 September 2018
3 October 2018  | Harrogate | Royal Hall
10 October 2018  | Salisbury | Salisbury City Hall
12 October 2018  | Coventry | Warwick Arts Centre
13 October 2018
18 October 2018  | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Waterfront Hall
19 October 2018  | Derry | Millennium Forum
25 October 2018  | Birmingham | England  | Symphony Hall
26 October 2018
27 October 2018  | Grimsby | Grimsby Auditorium
31 October 2018  | Brighton | Brighton Dome
1 November 2018
3 November 2018  | Portsmouth | Portsmouth Guildhall
4 November 2018  | Exeter | Corn Exchange
8 November 2018  | Sheffield | Sheffield City Hall
9 November 2018  | York | Barbican Centre
10 November 2018
15 November 2018  | Northampton | Royal & Derngate
16 November 2018
18 November 2018  | Southampton | Mayflower Theatre
21 November 2018  | Crawley | Hawth Theatre
25 November 2018  | Tunbridge Wells | Assembly Hall Theatre
29 November 2018  | Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton Civic Hall
30 November 2018
1 December 2018  | Bradford | St George's Hall
5 December 2018  | Warrington | Parr Hall
6 December 2018
Oceania
26 January 2019  | Christchurch | New Zealand | Isaac Theatre Royal
27 January 2019
28 January 2019  | Wellington | Wellington Opera House
29 January 2019
31 January 2019  | Auckland | Auckland Town Hall
1 February 2019
2 February 2019
4 February 2019  | Melbourne | Australia | Hamer Hall
5 February 2019
7 February 2019  | Sydney | State Theatre
8 February 2019
10 February 2019  | Brisbane | Brisbane City Hall
12 February 2019  | Adelaide | Thebarton Theatre
14 February 2019  | Perth | Riverside Theatre
15 February 2019
Europe
3 March 2019  | Antwerp | Belgium | Arenbergschouwburg
4 March 2019  | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Delamar Theater
6 March 2019  | Stockholm | Sweden | Chinateatern
8 March 2019  | Stavanger | Norway | Konserthus
10 March 2019  | Oslo | Folkteatern
12 March 2019  | Copenhagen | Denmark | Bremen Teater
13 March 2019  | Geneva | Switzerland | Uptown Geneva
15 March 2019  | Zürich | Samsung Hall
North America
5 April 2019  | Ottawa | Canada | Centrepointe Theatre
6 April 2019  | Toronto | Winter Garden Theatre
10 April 2019  | Vancouver | Vancouver Playhouse
12 April 2019  | Calgary | Bella Concert Hall
13 April 2019

## References

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1. ^ Bennett, Steve (23 January 2018). "Sarah Millican: Control Enthusiast". Chortle. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
2. ^ Rice, Elle May (1 October 2018). "REVIEW: Sarah Millican is unashamedly filthy, shocking and exactly what we needed to hear at the Echo Arena". The Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
3. ^ Davis, Clive (9 February 2018). "Comedy review: Sarah Millican: Control Enthusiast at The Stables, Wavendon". The Times. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
4. ^ Millican, Sarah. "Live Shows". Retrieved 25 December 2018.

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