title: Control Enthusiast
text: # Control Enthusiast
  
  Control Enthusiast is a comedy tour by British comedian Sarah Millican. The tour began on 8 February 2018 in Porthcawl, Wales at The Grand Pavilion, and concluded on 13 April 2019 in Calgary, Canada at the Bella Concert Hall. The tour consisted of 141 shows across Europe, Oceania and North America. A live recording of the tour was released on DVD in December 2018.
  
  ## Critical reception
  
  Steve Bennett of Chortle gave a positive review of the Canterbury show, stating that Millican's "normality is key to her appeal [which allows] her audience see themselves reflected in her". He concluded by saying that Millican "excels" in her writing, "with plenty of acidic punchlines [within the show] to win over a crowd". Elle May Rice of The Liverpool Echo gave the Liverpool show three out of five stars and a mixed review, saying that it was "unashamedly filthy [and] shocking" yet criticised that "the show started shakily". However, Clive Davis of The Times gave the show a negative review, stating that "you [...] have to be a die-hard fan to enjoy her latest show, which rambles around familiar themes" and gave two out of five stars.
  
  ## Tour dates
  
  List of shows, showing date, city, country and venue :
  
  | Date | City | Country | Venue |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Europe ||||
  | 8 February 2018 | Porthcawl | Wales | Grand Pavilion |
  | 9 February 2018 | Powys | Wales | The Hafren |
  | 10 February 2018 | Shrewsbury | England | Theatre Severn |
  | 11 February 2018 | Carmarthen | Wales | Lyric Theatre |
  | 14 February 2018 | Stafford | England | Stafford Gatehouse |
  | 15 February 2018 | Hayes | England | Beck Theatre |
  | 16 February 2018 | Dunstable | England | The Grove Theatre |
  | 17 February 2018 | Oxford | England | North Wall Arts Centre |
  | 18 February 2018 | Peterborough | England | Cresset Theatre |
  | 21 February 2018 | Scunthorpe | England | Baths Hall |
  | 22 February 2018 | Chester | England | Storyhouse |
  | 23 February 2018 | Llandudno | Wales | Venue Cymru |
  | 28 February 2018 | Guildford | England | G Live |
  | 2 March 2018 | Scunthorpe | England | Baths Hall |
  | 8 March 2018 | Leeds | England | Leeds Town Hall |
  | 9 March 2018 | Leeds | England | Leeds Town Hall |
  | 10 March 2018 | Aberystwyth | Wales | Aberystwyth Arts Centre |
  | 11 March 2018 | Malvern | England | Malvern Theatres |
  | 15 March 2018 | Hull | England | Hull City Hall |
  | 16 March 2018 | Hull | England | Hull City Hall |
  | 17 March 2018 | Skegness | England | Embassy Theatre |
  | 18 March 2018 | Norwich | England | Theatre Royal |
  | 22 March 2018 | Southend | England | Cliffs Pavilion |
  | 23 March 2018 | Bristol | England | Colston Hall |
  | 24 March 2018 | Bristol | England | Colston Hall |
  | 29 March 2018 | Cheltenham | England | Cheltenham Town Hall |
  | 30 March 2018 | Cheltenham | England | Cheltenham Town Hall |
  | 4 April 2018 | Reading | England | Reading Hexagon |
  | 5 April 2018 | Reading | England | Reading Hexagon |
  | 6 April 2018 | Newcastle | England | Tyne Theatre and Opera House |
  | 7 April 2018 | Newcastle | England | Tyne Theatre and Opera House |
  | 8 April 2018 | Newcastle | England | Tyne Theatre and Opera House |
  | 1 May 2018 | Bridlington | England | The Spa |
  | 2 May 2018 | Blackpool | England | Winter Gardens Arena |
  | 4 May 2018 | Dartford | England | Orchard Theatre |
  | 5 May 2018 | Shanklin | England | Shanklin Theatre |
  | 10 May 2018 | Cardiff | Wales | St David's Hall |
  | 11 May 2018 | Port Talbot | Wales | Princess Theatre |
  | 16 May 2018 | Bournemouth | England | Bournemouth Pavilion |
  | 17 May 2018 | Bournemouth | England | Bournemouth Pavilion |
  | 18 May 2018 | London | England | Eventim Apollo |
  | 19 May 2018 | London | England | Eventim Apollo |
  | 20 May 2018 | Preston | England | Preston Guild Hall |
  | 23 May 2018 | Halifax | England | Victoria Theatre |
  | 25 May 2018 | Manchester | England | O2 Apollo |
  | 26 May 2018 | Manchester | England | O2 Apollo |
  | 30 May 2018 | Watford | England | Watford Colosseum |
  | 31 May 2018 | Swansea | Wales | Swansea Grand Theatre |
  | 1 June 2018 | Swansea | Wales | Swansea Grand Theatre |
  | 2 June 2018 | Plymouth | England | Plymouth Pavilions |
  | 8 June 2018 | Glasgow | Scotland | SEC Armadillo |
  | 9 June 2018 | Glasgow | Scotland | SEC Armadillo |
  | 14 June 2018 | Middlesbrough | England | Middlesbrough Town Hall |
  | 15 June 2018 | Middlesbrough | England | Middlesbrough Town Hall |
  | 16 June 2018 | Blackburn | England | King George's Hall |
  | 22 June 2018 | Cambridge | England | Corn Exchange |
  | 23 June 2018 | Cambridge | England | Corn Exchange |
  | 24 June 2018 | Margate | England | Margate Winter Gardens |
  | 29 June 2018 | Ipswich | England | Regent Theatre |
  | 30 June 2018 | Ipswich | England | Regent Theatre |
  | 1 July 2018 | Derby | England | Derby Arena |
  | 4 July 2018 | Stockport | England | Stockport Plaza |
  | 5 July 2018 | Newcastle | England | Tyne Theatre and Opera House |
  | 6 July 2018 | Newcastle | England | Tyne Theatre and Opera House |
  | 12 July 2018 | High Wycombe | England | Swan Theatre |
  | 14 July 2018 | Nottingham | England | Royal Concert Hall |
  | 15 July 2018 | St Albans | England | Alban Arena |
  | 20 July 2018 | Aberdeen | Scotland | His Majesty's Theatre |
  | 21 July 2018 | Aberdeen | Scotland | His Majesty's Theatre |
  | 27 July 2018 | Huddersfield | England | Huddersfield Town Hall |
  | 28 July 2018 | Douglas | Isle of Man | Villa Marina |
  | 29 July 2018 | Buxton | England | Buxton Opera House |
  | 2 August 2018 | Carlisle | England | Sands Centre |
  | 3 August 2018 | Great Yarmouth | England | Britannia Pier |
  | 1 September 2018 | Saint Helier | Jersey | Fort Regent |
  | 7 September 2018 | Leicester | England | De Montfort Hall |
  | 8 September 2018 | Worthing | England | Assembly Hall |
  | 9 September 2018 | Hastings | England | White Rock Theatre |
  | 12 September 2018 | Cork | Ireland | Cork Opera House |
  | 13 September 2018 | Dublin | Ireland | Olympia Theatre |
  | 14 September 2018 | Dublin | Ireland | Olympia Theatre |
  | 20 September 2018 | Perth | Scotland | Perth Concert Hall |
  | 21 September 2018 | Dundee | Scotland | Caird Hall |
  | 22 September 2018 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Edinburgh Festival Theatre |
  | 27 September 2018 | Basingstoke | England | Anvil Theatre |
  | 28 September 2018 | Basingstoke | England | Anvil Theatre |
  | 29 September 2018 | Liverpool | England | The Auditorium |
  | 30 September 2018 | Liverpool | England | The Auditorium |
  | 3 October 2018 | Harrogate | England | Royal Hall |
  | 10 October 2018 | Salisbury | England | Salisbury City Hall |
  | 12 October 2018 | Coventry | England | Warwick Arts Centre |
  | 13 October 2018 | Coventry | England | Warwick Arts Centre |
  | 18 October 2018 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Waterfront Hall |
  | 19 October 2018 | Derry | Northern Ireland | Millennium Forum |
  | 25 October 2018 | Birmingham | England | Symphony Hall |
  | 26 October 2018 | Birmingham | England | Symphony Hall |
  | 27 October 2018 | Grimsby | England | Grimsby Auditorium |
  | 31 October 2018 | Brighton | England | Brighton Dome |
  | 1 November 2018 | Brighton | England | Brighton Dome |
  | 3 November 2018 | Portsmouth | England | Portsmouth Guildhall |
  | 4 November 2018 | Exeter | England | Corn Exchange |
  | 8 November 2018 | Sheffield | England | Sheffield City Hall |
  | 9 November 2018 | York | England | Barbican Centre |
  | 10 November 2018 | York | England | Barbican Centre |
  | 15 November 2018 | Northampton | England | Royal & Derngate |
  | 16 November 2018 | Northampton | England | Royal & Derngate |
  | 18 November 2018 | Southampton | England | Mayflower Theatre |
  | 21 November 2018 | Crawley | England | Hawth Theatre |
  | 25 November 2018 | Tunbridge Wells | England | Assembly Hall Theatre |
  | 29 November 2018 | Wolverhampton | England | Wolverhampton Civic Hall |
  | 30 November 2018 | Wolverhampton | England | Wolverhampton Civic Hall |
  | 1 December 2018 | Bradford | England | St George's Hall |
  | 5 December 2018 | Warrington | England | Parr Hall |
  | 6 December 2018 | Warrington | England | Parr Hall |
  | Oceania ||||
  | 26 January 2019 | Christchurch | New Zealand | Isaac Theatre Royal |
  | 27 January 2019 | Christchurch | New Zealand | Isaac Theatre Royal |
  | 28 January 2019 | Wellington | New Zealand | Wellington Opera House |
  | 29 January 2019 | Wellington | New Zealand | Wellington Opera House |
  | 31 January 2019 | Auckland | New Zealand | Auckland Town Hall |
  | 1 February 2019 | Auckland | New Zealand | Auckland Town Hall |
  | 2 February 2019 | Auckland | New Zealand | Auckland Town Hall |
  | 4 February 2019 | Melbourne | Australia | Hamer Hall |
  | 5 February 2019 | Melbourne | Australia | Hamer Hall |
  | 7 February 2019 | Sydney | Australia | State Theatre |
  | 8 February 2019 | Sydney | Australia | State Theatre |
  | 10 February 2019 | Brisbane | Australia | Brisbane City Hall |
  | 12 February 2019 | Adelaide | Australia | Thebarton Theatre |
  | 14 February 2019 | Perth | Australia | Riverside Theatre |
  | 15 February 2019 | Perth | Australia | Riverside Theatre |
  | Europe ||||
  | 3 March 2019 | Antwerp | Belgium | Arenbergschouwburg |
  | 4 March 2019 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Delamar Theater |
  | 6 March 2019 | Stockholm | Sweden | Chinateatern |
  | 8 March 2019 | Stavanger | Norway | Konserthus |
  | 10 March 2019 | Oslo | Norway | Folkteatern |
  | 12 March 2019 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Bremen Teater |
  | 13 March 2019 | Geneva | Switzerland | Uptown Geneva |
  | 15 March 2019 | Zürich | Switzerland | Samsung Hall |
  | North America ||||
  | 5 April 2019 | Ottawa | Canada | Centrepointe Theatre |
  | 6 April 2019 | Toronto | Canada | Winter Garden Theatre |
  | 10 April 2019 | Vancouver | Canada | Vancouver Playhouse |
  | 12 April 2019 | Calgary | Canada | Bella Concert Hall |
  | 13 April 2019 | Calgary | Canada | Bella Concert Hall |
  