The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You!

The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You!
Date premiered	2005
Original language	English
Genre	Comedy
Setting	Royston Vasey

The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You! was a pantomime-themed stage show by The League of Gentlemen.^[1] It was their second major UK tour; it premiered in 2005. The whimsical, pantomime nature of the show was a departure from their trademark dark humour. Almost all the material performed was new and original.

A performance filmed at the Hammersmith Apollo, Hammersmith, was released on DVD Video.

Shows

The tour dates were as followed;^[2]

Date	City	Country	Venue
12 October 2005	Bristol	England	Bristol Hippodrome
13 October 2005
14 October 2005
15 October 2005
17 October 2005	Manchester		Carling Apollo Manchester
18 October 2005
19 October 2005
20 October 2005	Scarborough		Futurist Theatre
21 October 2005	Birmingham		National Indoor Arena
22 October 2005
24 October 2005	Nottingham		Theatre Royal, Nottingham
25 October 2005
26 October 2005	Leicester		De Montfort Hall
27 October 2005	Ipswich		Regent Theatre, Ipswich
28 October 2005
30 October 2005	Cambridge		Cambridge Corn Exchange
31 October 2005	Blackpool		Opera House Theatre, Blackpool
1 November 2005	Blackburn		King George's Hall, Blackburn
3 November 2005	Oxford		New Theatre Oxford
4 November 2005
5 November 2005	Bournemouth		Bournemouth International Centre
8 November 2005	Newcastle upon Tyne		Newcastle City Hall
9 November 2005
11 November 2005	Sunderland		Sunderland Empire Theatre
12 November 2005
13 November 2005	Glasgow	Scotland	Scottish Event Campus
15 November 2005	Southport	England	Southport Theatre
16 November 2005	Blackburn		King George's Hall, Blackburn
17 November 2005	Grimsby		Grimsby Auditorium
18 November 2005	Brighton		Brighton Centre
19 November 2005
21 November 2005	Grimsby		Grimsby Auditorium
22 November 2005	Bradford		St George's Hall, Bradford
23 November 2005
24 November 2005
25 November 2005	Llandudno	Wales	Venue Cymru
26 November 2005
27 November 2005	Croydon	England	Fairfield Halls
28 November 2005	Plymouth		Plymouth Pavilions
30 November 2005	Southend-on-Sea		Cliffs Pavilion
1 December 2005	London		Hammersmith Apollo
2 December 2005
3 December 2005
4 December 2005
5 December 2005	Cambridge		Cambridge Corn Exchange
6 December 2005	Portsmouth		Portsmouth Guildhall
7 December 2005	Manchester		Carling Apollo Manchester
8 December 2005	London		Hammersmith Apollo
9 December 2005
10 December 2005
12 December 2005	Leicester		De Montfort Hall
13 December 2005	Sheffield		Sheffield City Hall
14 December 2005

References

1. Richman, Simmy (29 October 2005). "Comedy: The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You, National Indoor Arena, Birmingham / Little Britain Live, Guildhall, Portsmouth". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
2. Web, UK Theatre. "Tour archive for The League of Gentlemen - Are Behind You Tour 2005 (Comedy). 12th October 2005-14th December 2005 [TOUR]". UK Theatre Web. Retrieved 31 March 2025.

External links

• The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You! at IMDb