Mel Brooks: The Almost 100 Year Old Man
Jewish Book Week
| Maureen Lipman | speaker |
|---|---|
| Andy Nyman | speaker |
| Marc Antolin | speaker |
| Allan Corduner | speaker |
| Rob Rinder | speaker |
A specially-commissioned celebration of the life and works of Mel Brooks, led for Jewish Book Week by grande dame of the UK’s entertainment industry Maureen Lipman.
Brownsville, Brooklyn, June 28th, 1926: on a tenement table is born a baby who will transform comedy. As his centenary nears, we celebrate Mel Brooks and his dazzling seven decades on stage and screen, from The 2000 Year Old Man and Young Frankenstein to The Producers and History of the World, Parts I & II. When Jewish Book Week began in 1952 he was already a WWII veteran and writer on Your Show of Shows. Now, to close our 75th anniversary, festival favourite Maureen Lipman and special guests Andy Nyman and Marc Antolin from the current London cast of The Producers, alongside Allan Corduner and Rob Rinder, salute the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony winner.
This event will last approximately 90 minutes, with no interval.
Concessions & Under 30s tickets
Kings Place Concessions Tickets
We want to ensure that people who may be struggling financially to purchase a ticket can still enjoy visiting Kings Place. A limited number of tickets are allocated for certain events (if the ticket type does not show in the booking pathway, it means they are not available for this event or have all been sold). Concessions tickets are accessible for people on the following criteria (for more information visit our FAQs)
- Pension Credit
- Universal Credit
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£10 ‘Under 30s’ tickets
A limited number of £10 tickets for attendees aged under 30 are available for certain shows. To purchase an ‘Under 30s’ ticket, please choose the ‘Under 30s’ price type when selecting your ticket(s). If the option does not appear, this means all ‘Under 30s’ tickets have sold out or are not available for this performance. Please note that proof of age may be requested at the venue. The £10 offer does not apply to premium price categories.
Plan your visit
Getting here
Kings Place is situated just a few minutes’ walk from King’s Cross and St Pancras stations, one of the most connected locations in London and now the biggest transport hub in Europe.
Our address is:
90 York Way, London, N1 9AG.
The Venue
Our performance spaces are situated on the lower ground floor. Hall One, Hall Two and St Pancras are located in level -2, reached by stairs, escalator and lift from the ground floor entrance level.
Event Times
Door times indicate auditorium entrance times only. Visitors are welcome to enjoy the Kings Place seating areas, gallery-level art, canal-side terrace, café, restaurant and bar throughout the day and evening.
- Our events begin promptly at the advertised start time. Typically, there is no support unless otherwise stated.
- We recommend arriving in good time before the performance. The Hall doors will open 30 minutes before the performance to allow time to take your seats, or to choose a space for standing shows.
- Latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance where possible
Access
We aim to make your visit to Kings Place as comfortable as possible. For more information about the accessibility of Kings Place, including details about our Access Scheme, please visit this page.
If you would like to discuss your access requirements with a member of our team, please get in touch with the Box Office team at info@kingsplace.co.uk.
Food & Drink
Rotunda Bar & Restaurant
Rotunda, situated on the ground floor of Kings Place, offers a unique dining and drinking experience alongside Regent’s Canal. The concert bar in the venue foyer will also be open for select events.
Green & Fortune Café
Recently re-furbished and now open with a new look, the Green & Fortune Café is open for selected concerts. Serving hot and cold food and drinks, including sandwiches, salads, soup, stew and a pie of the day, alongside a choice of cakes made by the on-site bakery team. See here for selected concert dates and standard opening hours.
Maureen Lipman
Apart from being one of the country’s’ best-loved and most versatile actresses and the winner of many awards,including an Olivier, Dame Maureen Lipman has written a number of bestselling books as well as witty monologues which she has broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
Andy Nyman
Andy Nyman is an award-winning actor, writer and director who has earned acclaim from both critics and audiences for his work in theatre, film and television. He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for his performance as Tevye in the 2019 West End revival of Fiddler on the Roof. He is currently starring as the flamboyant producer Max Bialystock in the hit West End revival of Mel Brooks’ musical The Producers.
Marc Antolin
Marc Antolin is an acclaimed actor known for his work in both drama and musical theatre. He is currently starring in The Producers at the Garrick Theatre in London, as Leo Bloom.
Allan Corduner
Born in Sweden to a German mother and a Ukrainian-Finnish father, Allan Corduner grew up in a secular Jewish home in London. He made his feature film debut in Yentl with Barbra Streisand and Mandy Patinkin and has worked extensively in theatre, TV (“Homeland”, “Ridley Road”) and over 50 feature films, including Tár with Cate Blanchett.
Rob Rinder
Rob Rinder is a barrister turned writer and broadcaster.