# Control Enthusiast

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**Control Enthusiast** is a comedy tour by British comedian [Sarah Millican](/source/Sarah_Millican). The tour began on 8 February 2018 in [Porthcawl](/source/Porthcawl), [Wales](/source/Wales) at The Grand Pavilion, and concluded on 13 April 2019 in [Calgary](/source/Calgary), [Canada](/source/Canada) at the [Bella Concert Hall](/source/Mount_Royal_University). 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

Steve Bennett of *[Chortle](/source/Chortle)* gave a positive review of the [Canterbury](/source/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](/source/The_Liverpool_Echo)* gave the [Liverpool](/source/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](/source/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

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

1. Bennett, Steve (23 January 2018). ["Sarah Millican: Control Enthusiast"](https://www.chortle.co.uk/review/2018/01/23/38957/sarah_millican:_control_enthusiast#). *[Chortle](/source/Chortle)*. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

1. Rice, Elle May (1 October 2018). ["REVIEW: Sarah Millican is unashamedly filthy, shocking and exactly what we needed to hear at the Echo Arena"](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/review-sarah-millican-unashamedly-filthy-15222342). *[The Liverpool Echo](/source/The_Liverpool_Echo)*. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

1. Davis, Clive (9 February 2018). ["Comedy review: Sarah Millican: Control Enthusiast at The Stables, Wavendon"](https://www.thetimes.com/culture/comedy/article/comedy-review-sarah-millican-control-enthusiast-at-the-stables-wavendon-mjpb8mq5m). *[The Times](/source/The_Times)*. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

1. Millican, Sarah. ["Live Shows"](http://sarahmillican.co.uk/live/). Retrieved 25 December 2018.

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