Alasdair Beckett-King

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The Haymarket, RG21 7QR

Saturday 3 October

8pm

Come vagabonds, come mountebanks, come coney-catchers, and cutpurses to meet the King of Crumbs!

Alasdair Beckett-King is the crumbliest comedian in the game: a multi-award-winning stand-up comic and (occasionally) an internet sensation. See him at The Haymarket with his show King of Crumbs on Saturday 3 October.

The multi-award-winning Alasdair Beckett-King has performed on 8 out of 10 Cats, Mock the Week, Radio 4's The News Quiz and at the Glastonbury Festival.

For more information, and how to buy tickets, please visit: https://www.anvilarts.org.uk/events/alasdair-beckett-king

Start:

3rd October 2026 at 7:00 pm

End:

2nd October 2026 at 11:00 pm

Location:

The Haymarket, Basingstoke

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