Chris Difford (Squeeze) and Norman Lovett (Red Dwarf) join forces to tour the UK in May & June for their not to be missed 'It's All About Tea' music and comedy shows.

Double Ivor Novello Award-winning lyricist and enigma Chris Difford has brought us characters and sketches from every day life, turning the mundane into the beautiful, the urbane into the exquisite, for over 30 years.

While Norman Lovett is arguably best know for playing Holly throughout the shows' 1st & 2nd series of Red Dwarf, before returning at the end of series 7 and featuring throughout series 8. His stand-up work has a quiet, almost dead-pan feel to it, which occasionally spills into surrealism.

The Show promises to be a must see master class of song writing and stand up. 

Full dates and links below and both Chris and Norman are available for interviews.

It's All About Tea tour dates :

11 May 2012 Leatherhead Football Club, Music Nights 01372 824261

15 May 2012 Dartford Orchard Theatre 01322 220099

17 May 2012 Stirling Tolbooth Arts Centre 01786 274000

21 May 2012 Runcorn The Brindley 0151 907 8360

22 May 2012 Buxton Opera House 01298 72050

23 May 2012 Hartlepool Town Hall 01429 890000

25 May 2012 Solihull Arts Complex 0121 704 6962

26 May 2012 Borehamwood The Ark Theatre 0208 238 7288

27 May 2012 Putney The Half Moon 0208 780 9383

30 May 2012 Leamington Royal Spa Centre 01926 334418

31 May 2012 Bradford St George’s Hall 01274 432000

2 Jun 2012 Alnwick Playhouse 01665 510785

3 Jun 2012 Leeds City Varieties 0113 243 0808

5 Jun 2012 Bury St Edmonds Apex Theatre 01284 758000

6 Jun 2012 Aldershot West End Theatre 01252 330040

7 Jun 2012 Andover The Lights 01264 368368

8 Jun 2012 Swansea The Grand 01792 475242

9 Jun 2012 Newport The Riverfront 01633 656 757

Chris Difford

With his partner, collaborator, friend and Squeeze co-founder Glenn Tilbrook, Chris has written some of the most enduring and best-loved songs of our time. Up The Junction, Cool For Cats and Labelled With Love, to name but a few.

Chris has 16 Squeeze albums, 3 critically acclaimed solo albums, countless top 20 hits, 32 American tours, 30 UK tours and a variety of global tours under his belt.

He is one of the country’s most respected songwriters and has co-written with a host of musicians and performers that reads like a veritable who’s who of the industry - Elton John, Trilok Gurtu, Marti Pellow, Lamont Dozier, Willie Mitchell, Bryan Ferry, Jools Holland and many others, as well as collaborating with songwriting partner Glenn Tilbrook to write the successful 1984 musical, Labelled with Love. One of his most recent co-writes appears on the best selling Ollie Murs album, proving Difford’s classic yet contemporary touch.

For 2012, Chris is 'aided and abetted' by comedian Norman Lovett for an evening of music and humour. With Norman providing laughs in his own inimitable style, Chris tells the story of his musical life - covering everything from the 50p advert in a newsagent window that was the start of Squeeze, through to playing Madison Square Garden and beyond.

With classics from Up The Junction, Cool For Cats and Labelled With Love to recent solo hits, it’s a night of tall tales, big laughs and great songs!

A show not to be missed.

Links :

www.chrisdifford.com

www.normanlovett.co.uk