Upcoming Performances
18th January 2025
Solo Music Show at Thimblemill Library, Smethwick
25th January 2025
Improv Wolves at Stafford Gatehouse
08th February 2025
Noteworthy: The Made Up Musical at Leicester Comedy Festival
Improv Wolves at Leicester Comedy Festival
28th February 2025
Improv Wolves at Thimblemill Library, Smethwick
05th April 2025
Improv Wolves at The Swan Theatre, Worcester
Previous Performances
2024
08th February Online concert for RTProjects
24th February Improv Wolves charity gig for Diabetes UK Shifnal, Wolverhampton
02nd March Improv Wolves at West Bromwich Central Library
15th March Improv Wolves at Wednesbury Library
20th March Noteworthy: The Made Up Musical at The Playwright, Nottingham
23rd March The Black Swan, York solo music show
26th March Quarter Acoustic Music Club, South Lanarkshire solo music show
27th March Edinburgh Folk Club supporting Alastair McDonald
28th March Topic Folk Club, Bradford supporting Joe Topping
19th April Improv Wolves at The Windmill Centre, Deddington, near Banbury
04th May Improv Wolves in Burntwood for Birmingham Children’s Hospital
09th May Improv Wolves private workshop and performance in Stratford-upon-Avon
25th May Improv Wolves at Stafford Gatehouse
11th June Improv Wolves Temperance Leamington, as guests of Leamprov
15th June Improv Wolves at Beardy Folk Festival, Shropshire
16th June Improv Wolves at Beardy Folk Festival, Shropshire
29th June Improv Wolves at Swan Theatre, Worcester
17th July Noteworthy: The Made Up Musical at Midlands Improv Night
20th July Improv Wolves at Guildford Fringe Festival
10th September Noteworthy: The Made Up Musical Temperance Leamington
02rd October Improv Maestro at 1000 Trades Birmingham
03rd October Improv Wolves charity gig for Crisis UK, Shifnal, Wolverhampton
02nd November Noteworthy: The Made Up Musical at Nottingham Comedy Festival
03rd November Twickfolk, Twickenham solo music show supporting Sunjay
20th November Improv Wolves and Noteworthy: The Made Up Musical at Midlands Improv Night 1000 Trades, Birmingham
2023
18th January Improv Wolves at Midlands Improv Night 1000 Trades Birmingham
01st February Improv Maestro at 1000 Trades Birmingham
01st March Improv Maestro at 1000 Trades Birmingham
03rd March Improv Wolves at Arena Theatre Wolverhampton
05th April Improv Maestro (MC) at 1000 Trades Birmingham
21st April Downend Folk and Roots supporting Harbottle and Jonas solo music show 03rd May Improv Maestro at 1000 Trades Birmingham
05th May Colmworth Golf Club solo music show
28th May Improv Wolves at Bath Fringe Festival, afternoon show
28th May Improv Wolves at Bath Fringe Festival, evening show
17th June Improv Wolves at Theatre on the Steps, Bridgnorth
06th July Improv Wolves at Guildford Fringe Festival
19th July Armando at Midlands Improv Night, 1000 Trades Birmingham
22nd July IF: Milton Keynes International Festival solo music show
25th August Improv Wolves at Tilt, Birmingham
20th September Improv Wolves at Midlands Comedy Night, Birmingham
07th October Private House Concert Doncaster solo music show
11th October Improv Wolves at Birmingham Comedy Festival
01st November Improv Maestro at 1000 Trades Birmingham
23rd November Improv Wolves at Ludlow Brewery
16th December Christmas with Robert Lane and Improv Wolves for British Heart Foundation at Tilt, Birmingham
2022
26th January Online concert for RTProjects
8th February Kitchen Garden Cafe Birmingham supporting Rachel Croft
19th March Wychwood Folk Club supporting Track Dogs
13th May Neighbourhood Sessions, Beckenham supporting Tom Speight
07th July Online concert for RTProjects
13th July Albert’s Songwriters Showcase Shrewsbury
29th July Improv Wolves Light House Media Centre Wolverhampton
19th August Improv Wolves charity gig for Mental Health UK Shifnal, Wolverhampton
09th September Shifnal Rocks for Mental Health UK
10th September Private House Concert Doncaster
30th September Homeworking online album launch party
10th October New Music Mondays
08th December Online Gig for Sounds Good
15th December Crookes Folk Club, Sheffield
16th December FortyFive Vinyl Cafe, York supporting Our Man In The Field
17th December New Mills Sofa Sessions
21st December Online Christmas Show
Christmas singalong sessions
08th December Midland Mencap
15th December Midland Mencap
19th December Focus Birmingham
20th December Care Home near Bridgnorth
With Improv Wolves
29th July Light House Wolverhampton
19t August The Wheasheaf Inn, Shifnal
With The Improlectuals
18th May Midlands Improv Night, 1000 Trades, Birmingham
26th June Ludlow Fringe Festival
08th July Guildford Fringe Festival
Online Concerts/events 2021
22nd January Online Concert with Minnie Birch for Live at Thornsett Road
31st January Online Concert with Minnie Birch for The Big Comfy Bookshop
05th February Online Concert with Minnie Birch for West Malvern Social Club
06th February Online Concert with Minnie Birch for New Mills Sofa Sessions
18th March Off Mute comedy improv night for Comic Relief
22nd April Off Mute comedy improv night (online show)
2021 Live Events
08th July Ludlow Fringe Festival (with The Improlectuals)
15th July Guildford Fringe Festival (with The Improlectuals)
2020
14th February Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Valentines Event
Joint Headline tour with Minnie Birch
22nd January Southey Taproom, Penge
31st January Big Comfy Bookshop, Coventry
1st February West Malvern Social Club
23rd February Bluebell Roots, Arlington
7th March Tower of Song, Birmingham
13th March Colmworth Golf Club POSTPONED
20th March The Harrison, Kings Cross POSTPONED
27th March The Manor House, Sedgefield POSTPONED
28th March New Mills Sofa Sessions POSTPONED
19th April House Concert, Higham Ferrers POSTPONED
Solo Shows
25th April House Concert, Edinburgh POSTPONED
Online Concerts/events
27th March Joint Headline gig with Minnie Birch
11th April Home Folk Festival
26th April online concert on Robert’s Facebook page
17th May Wish Hound Promotions Page
24th May The Sound Lounge Facebook page/other socials #saveourvenues
27th May The Horn #saveourvenues with Minnie Birch in our Facebook group
31st May Isolation Sessions Locked Down Facebook group
03rd June The Stables Facebook page #saveourvenues
01st July Joint Headline gig with Minnie Birch 8pm
08th July Joint Headline gig with Minnie Birch 8pm supporting the Tower of Song
15th July Joint Headline gig with Minnie Birch 8pm Live podcast record
22nd July Joint Headline gig with Minnie Birch 8pm
29th July Joint Headline gig with Minnie Birch 8pm
12th August Online live stream with Minnie Birch, Neil King (magazine editor and radio host) and Jo Elkington (Agent)
22nd August Visual Radio Arts
25th September Big Comfy Bookshop
07th October Online live stream with Minnie Birch; Teaching music in a pandemic with guests Adam Stanley and Matty Pinfield
14th October Online live stream with Minnie Birch
21st October Online live stream with Minnie Birch; Pivoting in a pandemic with gests Roxanne de Bastion and Chris Keniger
28th October Online live stream with Minnie Birch
Spring/Summer Tour 2019
5th April Live at Thornsett Road
6th April The Harrison, Kings Cross
11th April Visual Radio Arts online concert
12th April Three Swans, Frome
14th April Bean and Nothingness, Hull
15th April String Theory, Hawick
17th April Nova Scotia, Glasgow
18th April Leith Depot, Edinburgh
3rd May Tower of Song, Birmingham
26th May How The Light Gets in Festival, Hay-On-Wye
28th May Bath Fringe Festival
8th June Wimborne Minster Folk Festival
27th July Bridport Folk Festival
28th July Bridport Folk Festival
3rd August Withernsea Festival
Only a Flight Away Tour
Spring 2018
05th April Crookes Folk Club Sheffield
06th April Newcastle Castle
11th April Lymington Folk Club
13th April Silk Mill, Frome
14th April Pebbles, Watchet
21st April Bishops Castle Town Hall
27th April Cherry Reds, Birmingham
03rd May Crossroads Blues, Cotteridge (Blues set)
05th May The Harrison, London
Holland and Germany
June 2018
15th June Podium Café 'Peter en Leni' Steendam
16th June Karin's Lounge Den Haag
17th June Lichtung Cologne
19th June Bar Ludwigs Nuremberg
20th June Tonfink Lübeck
23rd June House Concert Wiesbaden
Summer/Autumn 2018
21st July Wychwood Summer Showcase
27th Grassington Town Hall Joint headline show with Iona Lane
01st August Nova Scotia Folk Club, Glasgow
02nd August Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds Joint headline show with Iona Lane
03rd August The Gregson Centre, Lancaster Joint headline show with Iona Lane
04th August WithFest Acoustic Stage & Chill Out Zone, Withernsea
15th September Cwtch Coffee, Pembroke Dock, Wales
16th September Drovers Arms Puncheston, Wales
13th October The Harrison, Kings Cross, London
3rd November Fatea Festival
16th November Cherry Reds, Birmingham
Tuesday 27th November The Old Joint Stock Theatre Birmingham
Cucmber Writers rehearsed reading evening.
Robert was asked to add music to lyrics written by David Payne for his musical Reality Bites. David is a producer who works on the BBC's The Archers, as well as a freelance scriptwriter. Robert also acted in a piece called Secrets by Liz Parkes.
With The Improlectuals
17th November 2017 Cherry Reds, Birmingham
22nd February 2018 Cherry Reds, Birmingham
29th March 2018 Fat Penguin Improv presents, The Patrick Kavanagh, Birmingham
17th May 2018 Cherry Reds Birmingham
30th June 2018 Cherry Reds Birmingham
1st July 2018 Ludlow Fringe Festival
5th July 2018 Abbey Theatre Bar Nuneaton
20th September 2018 Abbey Theatre Bar Nuneaton
21st September 2018 Cherry Reds Birmingham
4th October 2018 The Arena Theatre Wolverhampton
6th December 2018 Ludlow Fringe Festival Event, Ludlow
2nd February 2019 The Harrison, Kings Cross, London
11th February 2019 Leicester Comedy Festival
16th February 2019 The Abbey Theatre, Nuneaton
11th March 2019 The Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
28th May 2019 Bath Fringe Festival
03rd June 2019 The Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
29th June 2019 Ludlow Fringe Festival
13th July 2019 Guildford Fringe Festival Workshop
13th July 2019 Guildford Fringe Festival
20th July 2019 The Abbey Theatre, Nuneaton
23rd July 2019 The Harrison, Kings Cross, London
25th September 2019 MissImp Smash Night, Nottingham
07th October 2019 The Crescent Theatre, Birmingham
12th October 2019 Leintwardine Village Hall
15th October 2019 Abbey Theatre, Nuneaton
27th October 2019 The Harrison, Kings Cross, London
05th December 2019 The Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton
06th February 2020 Leicester Comedy Festival
08th July 2021 Ludlow Fringe Festival
15th July 2021 Guildford Fringe Festival