Dial Up Sun 4th Jan at Cafe@Market Street

 VENUE UPDATE!!

Happy new year! Just to confirm, our Sunday 4th January Dial Up is still going ahead 2-5pm 🥳 but due to the challenges at Johnny’s Bar we’ve moved venue to Cafe @Market street (the old garden rooms!) Hope to see you there and much love! Xx

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from The Dial Up!

 

3- 4.30pm Saturday 13th December: 

Tiger Jazz Sings Christmas! @Tina's Cafe, Pump House Theatre

The Dial Up @ Johnny's Bar!

Where: Johnny's Bar, 96 QUEEN'S RD, WATFORD, WD17 2NX

When: First Sunday of each month, 2-4pm

Free entry (suggested donation £5)

Join The Dial Up for a fantastic afternoon of performance and open mic! If you’re looking for a friendly and welcoming space to share your music, poetry, prose, drama, comedy, magic or dance, or just want a couple of hours of entertainment, then The Dial Up is the place for you! Each month has a theme but feel free to interpret or ignore it as you choose! All Welcome. Free entry (suggested donation of £5). Johnny's Bar is a 2 minute walk from Watford High Street; if driving, we recommend using the Sutton Car Park and walking across.

Sunday 4th January: Anything Goes

Sunday 1st February: Love Songs

Sunday 1st March: Hidden Gems

Sunday 5th April: Sun, Moon and Stars

Sunday 3rd May: Off the Beaten Track

Sunday 7th June: Flora

Sunday 5th July: Disney Special

BHM Dial Up a huge success! Now who's ready for a Christmas Party... ;)

 

Thanks so much to everyone who came and made our Black History Month Dial Up such a success! Special thanks to Scott Awcock who recorded the whole thing for us, you can now watch it on Youtube! It was a wonderful night, I'm looking forward to keeping the creativity flowing at our future Dial Ups!

The Dial Up @ Johnny's Bar!

Where: Johnny's Bar, 96 QUEEN'S RD, WATFORD, WD17 2NX

When: First Sunday of each month, 2-4pm

Free entry (suggested donation £5)

Join The Dial Up for a fantastic afternoon of performance and open mic! If you’re looking for a friendly and welcoming space to share your music, poetry, prose, drama, comedy, magic or dance, or just want a couple of hours of entertainment, then The Dial Up is the place for you! Each month has a theme but feel free to interpret or ignore it as you choose! All Welcome. Free entry (suggested donation of £5). Johnny's Bar is a 2 minute walk from Watford High Street; if driving, we recommend using the Sutton Car Park and walking across.

Sunday 2nd November: Night at the Movies

Sunday 7th December: Christmas Party!

Sunday 4th January: Anything Goes

Sunday 1st February: Love Songs

Sunday 1st March: Hidden Gems

Sunday 5th April: Sun, Moon and Stars

Sunday 3rd May: Off the Beaten Track

Sunday 7th June: Flora

Sunday 5th July: Disney Special

The Black History Month Dial Up!

The Pump House Theatre Black History Month Dial Up Open Mic!

Where: 

Colne River Room @ Pump House Theatre and Arts Centre,

Local Board Road, Lower Watford High Street, WD17 2JP

(2 minutes from Watford High Street train station)

When:

Friday 17th October 2025, 7-9pm

The Watford Pump House is proud to host a Dial Up Open Mic in celebration of Black History Month! We want to throw the doors of the Pump House wide open so this is a FREE EVENT with a suggested donation of £5 at the door for those who feel able to pay.

As ever, we will celebrate community and creativity in all their forms, so whether you are Black, White, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Mixed or however you identify, we welcome you to join us for this joyful occasion! Share you music, your poetry, your passion, your stories. The stage is yours!

The Dial Up @ Johnny's Bar!

Where: Johnny's Bar, 96 QUEEN'S RD, WATFORD, WD17 2NX

When: First Sunday of each month, 2-4pm

Free entry (suggested donation £5)

Join The Dial Up for a fantastic afternoon of performance and open mic! If you’re looking for a friendly and welcoming space to share your music, poetry, prose, drama, comedy, magic or dance, or just want a couple of hours of entertainment, then The Dial Up is the place for you! Each month has a theme but feel free to interpret or ignore it as you choose! All Welcome. Free entry (suggested donation of £5). Johnny's Bar is a 2 minute walk from Watford High Street; if driving, we recommend using the Sutton Car Park and walking across.

Sunday 5th October: Forgotten Heroes

Sunday 2nd November: Night at the Movies

Sunday 7th December: Christmas Party!

Sunday 4th January: Anything Goes

Sunday 1st February: Love Songs

Sunday 1st March: Hidden Gems

Sunday 5th April: Sun, Moon and Stars

Sunday 3rd May: Off the Beaten Track

Sunday 7th June: Flora

Sunday 5th July: Disney Special

The Dial Up returns after our summer break!

The Dial Up @ Johnny's Bar!

Where: Johnny's Bar, 96 QUEEN'S RD, WATFORD, WD17 2NX

When: First Sunday of each month, 2-4pm

Free entry (suggested donation £5)

Join The Dial Up for a fantastic afternoon of performance and open mic! If you’re looking for a friendly and welcoming space to share your music, poetry, prose, drama, comedy, magic or dance, or just want a couple of hours of entertainment, then The Dial Up is the place for you! Each month has a theme but feel free to interpret or ignore it as you choose! All Welcome. Free entry (suggested donation of £5). Johnny's Bar is a 2 minute walk from Watford High Street; if driving, we recommend using the Sutton Car Park and walking across.

Sunday 7th September: All the Colours of the Rainbow

Sunday 5th October: Forgotten Heroes

Sunday 2nd November: Night at the Movies

Sunday 7th December: Christmas Party!

Sunday 4th January: Anything Goes

Sunday 1st February: Love Songs

Sunday 1st March: Hidden Gems

Sunday 5th April: Sun, Moon and Stars

Sunday 3rd May: Off the Beaten Track

Sunday 7th June: Flora

Sunday 5th July: Disney Special

And don't forget our Black History Month Special, 7-9pm on Friday 17th October at the Pump House Colne River Room!

Love in Slough at Watford and Camden Fringe this July!

 

Love in Slough

A one-man musical comedy!

Written and performed by Alexander Williams 

Based on the songs of Phil Craddock

Love in Slough, a brand new one-man musical comedy written by Alexander Williams and based on the songs of Phil Craddock, is the story of Jack, a middle-aged man tied to an unfulfilling marriage, whose drab, directionless life is given an injection of vigour when he embarks on an unexpected affair. This funny, fast-paced show is bursting with wonderful jazz tunes, which propel us through Jack’s journey of self-discovery and redefined relationships with sparkling wit and brutal honesty. Join us for an entertaining hour packed with toe-tapping, finger-clicking music and a story brimming with humour, heart and hope.

Next performances:

Sunday 27th July 8pm

@ The Pumphouse Theatre and Arts Centre

Local Board Road, Lower Watford High Street, WD17 2JP

(2 minutes from Watford High Street train station)

as part of the Watford Fringe Festival

Tickets available here.

Wednesday 30th July 7pm

@ The Hope Theatre

207 Upper Street, Islington, London N1 1RL

(2 minutes from Highbury and Islington tube station)

as part of the Camden Fringe Festival

Tickets available here

Tiger Jazz and the Dial Up Band!

 

Tiger Jazz and the Dial Up Band had an amazing night performing at the Bossanyi Studio this Saturday! Thanks so much to Ann and Oliver for being wonderful hosts, and to the gorgeous crowd for their support! It was a night of happy memories and fresh interpretations as we wended our way through a collection of Great American Songbook Standards. Line up: Bon on sax, David on clarinet, Helen on bass, Jon on piano, Tiger Jazz on vocals. 

Click the Future Dates tab for our next gigs! The one not to miss is Tiger Jazz as part of the Watford Fringe Festival on Saturday 13th July!