Instant Sunshine

David Barlow, Peter Christie, Alan Maryon Davis and Tom Barlow

The Pheasantry (Chelsea)

Best known for their many performances on BBC radio, Instant Sunshine’s unique and original humorous songs, laden with self-parody, have delighted audiences at home and abroad for decades. As a musical comedy team they have been described as brightening up the dullest of days with their timeless entertainment. They have played regularly at festivals and theatres throughout the United Kingdom and on their travels round the world. They have performed for many years at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and also they played weekly cabaret for over 18 years at a popular restaurant in London’s Mayfair. Instant Sunshine have had audiences in the Albert Hall singing along at Christmas concerts but the Pheasantry is a perfect intimate venue for the group to brighten a summer evening.

£20.00

“Their every second on stage is honed for comedy”

The Scotsman

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Instant Sunshine is a unique musical comedy team that has been entertaining audiences for years with their particular blend of humorous, witty songs and hilarious routines. They take a sideways look at every day life in a beguiling and very funny style all their own. They have played at festivals, and theatres throughout the UK and also delighted audiences on their travels around the world to New Zealand, Bermuda and Hong Kong. In New York they have played in Greenwich Village and even impressed the New York Times reviewer  - “Expert comic timing, genuinely literate cabaret”.  Instant Sunshine has recorded over 100 songs of which three albums were with EMI at Abbey Road studio.  They performed regularly on BBC radio 4’s Stop the Week with Robert Robinson for 18 years and had many radio series of their own. One Christmas, the BBC broadcast a film on the history of Instant Sunshine, ”Roads to Stardom”. They have played in many and varied venues from the Albert Hall to Chichester Cathedral and written and performed many signature tunes on radio and television including Oneupmanship, Moneybox and One is Fun. They have performed at the Edinburgh Fringe regularly and had a sell out anniversary Concert at the Cadogan Hall, London with the release of a brand-new album “50 Not Out”.

Instant Sunshine look forward to another joyful evening at the Pheasantry.

www.instantsunshine.co.uk

Band Lineup

David Barlow

Peter Christie

Alan Maryon Davis

Tom Barlow (bass)