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More Pub Tales with Chris Sainton-Clark

 
Richard Beck Review by Richard Beck 4 Published: 8 Jun 2026 Malostranská beseda - Klub Show Dates: 28 May 2026-30 May 2026

Last year, Chris Sainton-Clark filled Prague Fringe Festival’s largest venue, Malostranská beseda, with his hugely successful and highly entertaining Tales from a British Country Pub, for which he deservedly picked up the 2025 Creative Award in recognition of his remarkable inventiveness; one of 12 theatre awards he now possesses.

Virtuoso talent as a lyricist, singer, guitarist and composer to create songs

The show had a simple formula. Draw on your years of working behind the bar, observing and listening to customers from all walks of life. Eavesdrop on them, engage with them, note their idiosyncrasies and quirky behaviour, and use your comprehensive ability with words to form narratives in rhyming couplets. Combine your virtuoso talent as a lyricist, singer, guitarist and composer to create songs that form a highly amusing hour’s entertainment that everyone can identify with.

He continued touring the show around the UK and then went on to a sell-out run in venues all around New Zealand, picking up multiple awards along the way and many more stories. The boundaries of his material have now gone beyond the pub to include encounters with people rooted in everyday life and situations occurring on his travels. Hence this year he was back in Prague with his sequel, appropriately and simply called More Pub Tales with Chris Sainton-Clark.

The show contains some of the most popular material from the original and remains true to form, bearing his hallmark blend of guitar-backed songs with cutting lyrics that lay bare the human condition. We are introduced to Paul, the classic pub geezer, and Bob, who loudly displayed his bright red Arsenal shirt while cruising up the stunning Milford Sound with his back to the most spectacular scenery. More amusement comes from New Zealand in Confusing Interactions I’ve Had With Kiwis; an exposé of the pitfalls of not fully tuning in to their vowel sounds. Folks from the USA also come in for some stick in A British Bartender’s Guide to Americans.

These and many more acutely observant pieces keep the light-hearted show rolling along with our host’s charismatic charm. There are a number of opportunities to see him on tour around the country and he’ll also be in Edinburgh again for the Fringe, where, additionally, he is performing his gripping five-star crime drama, The Night Ali Died.

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9-time award winning Chris Sainton-Clark returns for his third year at Prague Fringe with his new show The Bardtender. Chris is blending songs from his Tales from a Country Pub show with brand new songs encompassing, hospitality work, British Pub Culture, public transport nightmares and much more.   Since embarking on his journey as a storyteller, Chris has played Glastonbury Festival, filled the Beseda at Prague Fringe and sold out a tour in New Zealand. He blends comedy, rhythmic guitar patterns and spoken word together to create a truly unique sound, that draws on something entirely relatable to anyone who’s ever stepped foot in a pub.   ‘Ingenious storytelling’ Artmurmurs 'Charming, well-crafted, intelligent and hilarious' Broadway Baby 'The audience were howling with laughter' The Real Chrisparkle 'It ain’t easy being a barman, as this witty and insightful set of songs demonstrates.' London Theatre1 Buy tickets 28.05. 20:15 – 21:15 30.05. 20:15 – 21:15 Age Accessibility 14+ Language Advanced English Venue Malostranská beseda - Klub Add to My Calendar Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su 22232425262728