From the success in Sidmouth they began to take the show to theatres and arts festivals in 2008 and 2009. They took the show to the Exeter Arts Festival and to The Hatherleigh Arts Festival where they played to sell-out audiences.
In 2009 they took the show to The Norfolk and Norwich International Arts Festival and performed the show in the World Famous Spiegeltent and headlined the Devizes International Festival at the Corn Exchange, Devizes.
In May 2010 they embarked on their first UK tour, winning standing ovations, 4 star reviews and critical acclaim. They began by playing for a week of sell out shows at legendary London venue The Roundhouse in London as part of the festival CircusFest. During this tour they played The Electric Palace, Bridport and The Brighton Festival, returned to the Spiegeltent at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival, The Warwick Arts Centre, The Carlton Theatre, Teignmouth, The Hull Comedy Festival, The Theatre Royal, Bury St. Edmunds and a hugely successful sell out weeks run at The Tobacco Factory Theatre, Bristol.
They played a night of new material in Sidmouth in December and in January 2011 took the show to a theatre festival in Rouen France. They created an international version of their show, performing their show to thousands, with standing ovations and coverage on national French radio where they were compared to Monty Python.
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They then took variety back to The Central Pier Theatre, Blackpool as part of the international cabaret festival Showzam in February. They also performed in The World Famous Tower Ballroom, and got a great review in The Stage and from several other online publications for shows in at The Dukes Theatre, Lancaster, Komedia Bath, The Keys Theatre, Peterborough, The Mill, Banbury and The North Wall, Oxford.
Slightly Fat Features then returned to The Roundhouse for another week of sell out shows at the famous London venue. One year after their first appearance there, they returned for 7 shows gaining standing ovations and national recognition. The Independent hailed the show as “hard to resist” and the Evening Standard said it was “laugh out loud entertainment”
