An Evening with Alison Steadman

Extended Theatre Seated

Alison Steadman live at Brewery Arts!

We are thrilled to announce a very special fundraiser event starring Alison Steadman, live in conversation with Christine Gernon, for a joy-filled, unmissable evening.

Join one of Britain’s finest performers—Alison Steadman, legendary for Abigail’s Party and Gavin & Stacey—as she shares stories, anecdotes, and behind-the-scenes insights from her remarkable career.

This event is a fundraiser for Brewery Arts to help us continue our work as an arts and education charity. All proceeds from the event will go directly to our charitable activities in the arts, helping to ensure we remain a vital performing arts venue and creative hub for the next generation.

Hosted by our CEO, Miriam Randall, and Board Member Charlie Pattinson, this will also be a night of celebration for our youth & community engagement work, showing the impact of your support and inviting you to be part of our fundraising journey.

Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum Tickets are available, with optional Pre-Event Champagne Reception and Post-Event Meet & Greet Reception with Alison Steadman. See below for details.

British actress Alison Steadman OBE is one of the most highly respected veterans of stage and screen. She was appointed an OBE in 2000. On screen, Steadman’s collaborations with Mike Leigh include Nuts in May, Abigail’s Party, Topsy Turvy and Leigh’s Life Is Sweet. She has also brought her peerless and precise skills for characterisation to films as diverse as Shirley Valentine, P’Tang Yang Kipperbang, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Wilt and A Private Function. Twice nominated for BAFTAs for iconic television roles in Fat Friends and The Singing Detective, Steadman won the US National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for Life Is Sweet and the Olivier for Best Actress for her role in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice. In 2024, she appeared in the feature film Better Man, directed by Michael Gracey and reprised her role as Pamela in the much-anticipated Christmas special finale of Gavin & Stacey.

Christine Gernon has directed some of the most successful comedy series of the last two decades, including the BAFTA award-winning One Foot In The Grave, Absolutely Fabulous and Gavin & Stacey. In 2014, she moved to America and directed episodes of comedies including New Girl, Blackish, Superstore and The Goldbergs. She then went on to shoot the pilot of Speechless for ABC and spent 3 years as the show’s EP/Lead director. She directs the US version of Ghosts for CBS and NBC’s new smash hit comedy St Denis Medical. She most recently directed and executive produced Gavin & Stacey: The Finale for Christmas 2024, which broke narrative viewing figures and to date has been watched by almost 20 million people.

Charlie Pattinson is a multi-award-winning Producer, Executive Producer and Co-Founder / Non-Executive Chair of New Pictures. Before his work with New Pictures, he co-founded Company Pictures, one of the UK’s largest Independent TV and Film Drama production companies. Charlie’s Producer and Exec Producer credits include Skins, Shameless, Our Friends in the North, The Missing, Wild at Heart, Elizabeth 1, The Lakes, and numerous other BAFTA, Emmy and Golden Globe winning productions.

 Ticket Options

• £35 Bronze Ticket includes:
  • Standard Theatre Seat for A Night with Alison Steadman from 8pm-9.30pm

• £50 Silver Ticket includes:
  • Champagne on Arrival from 7.30pm-8pm
  • Premium Theatre Seat for A Night with Alison Steadman from 8pm-9.30pm

• £75 Gold Ticket includes:
  • Pre-Event Champagne & Canapés Reception from 6.30pm-7.30pm
  • Front Row Circle Seat for A Night with Alison Steadman from 8pm-9.30pm

• £100 Platinum Ticket includes:
  • Pre-Event Champagne & Canapés Reception from 6.30pm-7.30pm
  • Front Row Circle Seat for A Night with Alison Steadman from 8pm-9.30pm
  • Post-Event Meet & Greet with Alison Steadman from 9.30pm-10.30pm