Dick vs Dom (Stage show)

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Dick v Dom
GenreComedy
Entertainment
Gameshow
Date of premiereFebruary 2014
Final showPresent
LocationUnited Kingdom
Creative team
StarringDick and Dom
WritersDick and Dom
Executive ProducersButlins, James Grant Media Group, Dick and Dom
Other information
No. of shows200 +
Related ShowsDick & Dom in da Bungalow
Running time45–60 minutes
Official website

Dick vs Dom is a live comedy entertainment stage show devised by Dick and Dom. The show was originally created for Butlins holiday resorts. They headlined the 2014, 2016, and 2020 seasons. (2020 was cut short due to COVID-19)

On 29 December 2016 it was announced via Dick and Dom's official Twitter account that the Dick vs Dom would go on its first full UK tour in 2017.[1] On 31 January 2017 the full details of the tour were announced via Dick and Dom's official Twitter account and the Dick and Dom official website, The tour began on 10 April 2017 and end on 29 October 2017 and ran for 22 shows.[2]

In 2018 they performed to sell-out audiences and received 5-star reviews at the Edinburgh Festival. They also won the BroadwayWorld Best family show award. The show was also performed as a 'late night' version for a Millennial audience which was also a sell-out.

2019 saw the show headline the May half term at Eden Project in Cornwall. The show was such a success that queues formed and there were traffic jams in the St Austell area. In 2019 they also embarked on a tour with P&O Cruises.

Dick and Dom have taken the Festival version of the show to many family festivals including Camp Bestival, The Big Feastival, CarFest, The Great Wonderfest, Jimmy's Festival, Chalfest, Wychwood, Standon Calling, Hay Festival and BST in Hyde Park. At festivals, they either perform Dick vs Dom, host the main stage or DJ in the Silent Disco or on the main stage with their new spin-off show Dick vs Dom DJ Battle.


Tour overview[]

Tours Number of shows Opening Date Closing Date
Butlins 2014 80 February 2014 October 2014
Butlins 20162 38 April 2016 October 2016
Dick v Dom UK tour[2] 22 April 2017 October 2017
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 15 August 2018 August 2018
Eden Project 15 May 2019 May 2019
Butlins 2020 14 February 2020 October 2020

^2 Due to popular demand at Butlins, Dick and Dom did two shows per holiday doubling the shows from 19 to 38, one in the afternoon and one in the evening, allowing more people to watch the show since Centre Stage can only hold 3000 people.[3]

Games/ Items[]

This is a list of games/items from Dick vs Dom.

Title Points Description Year
My Bogies Lie Over the Ocean 1 point Song with hand and arm actions for the whole audience to take part in 2014–present
Fresh Punch 1 Point One Dad from each team play this game on stage, add ingredients into a blender wearing boxing gloves and then down a pint of it 2015–present
Crowd Surf 1 Point Two life-sized dolls are thrown out into the audience – one for each team –which then has to be passed to the rear of the room and back again before the other team does the same thing. On the UK festival tours giant blow-up 7-inch beach balls are used instead[4] 2014–present
Bag Lady 1 Point One Mum from each team plays this game. Each Mum has an oversized bag placed over them and is wearing boxing gloves; the first one to break free in the time limit of 45 seconds wins 2015–present
Roody song 1 point Dick and Dom sit down on the stage where they begin to teach new words to the audience from their book, which leads into a song about words they've made up 2015–present
Vent Mask 1 point In this game, Dick and Dom get one Dad up from each team and proceed to ask the father multiple questions. The Dad is wearing a mask hiding their mouth and Dick and Dom answer their own questions for him is a humorous voice. It ends with the Dad having to perform the YMCA [5] 2016–present
Musical Splatues 1 point Six children join Dick and Dom on stage to play a game much like musical statues but, when the music stops, the first person caught moving will receive a pie in the face and sent out. Usually, a pie fight ensues between the final three contestants, under the ruling that Dick and Dom "can't figure out who will win". 2014–present
Nellie the Elephant N/A Dick and Dom perform their own 'rock' version of the 'Nellie the Elephant' song 2014–present

References[]

  1. ^ "Dick and Dom on Twitter: "Our 2017 tour dates will be online soon! AND THIS IS WHAT WILL HAPPEN!!!". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  2. ^ a b "Dick and Dom Live! Tour dates". Dickndom.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  3. ^ "The Skyline Pavilion" (PDF). Butlins.com. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  4. ^ "Lorraine Henderson on Twitter: "Fun with Dick and Dom's Big Balls at #TheBigFeastival". Twitter. 2016-08-27. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  5. ^ Butlins Feb 16 Dick V Dom. YouTube. 21 February 2016.
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