Adam Kay to bring new show to arts centre

Best-selling author and comedian Adam Kay is to bring his new live show, Undoctored, to Mullingar Arts Centre next year.

The former junior doctor will perform in Mullingar on Thursday February 11 following a successful run of the show in England, where it sold out and spent a month as the best-selling show at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Kay is best known for his book This Is Going to Hurt, which sold three million copies and was adapted into a multi-BAFTA-winning BBC television series.

Undoctored follows the success of the book and features Kay’s stories of life on and off the hospital wards, blending humour with more emotional reflections on his experiences as a doctor. The show includes his infamous ‘degloving’ story, which Kay says audiences have come to expect.

“I can’t think of a better place to spend a whole month of it than touring Ireland and NI with Undoctored,” he said, jokingly questioning whether 2027 would happen at all.

“Last time I was there I got the warmest welcome, despite sharing some of my most unpalatable stories, and I’m looking forward to revolting you all again, very soon.”

Kay’s books have sold more than five million copies in total and have been translated into 37 languages. He is also an award-winning television writer, and has a BAFTA and Writers Guild awards for adapting This Is Going to Hurt for television.

His television work has also earned him a 2026 International Emmy nomination for Dexter Procter: The 10-Year-Old Doctor.

As a live performer, Kay has sold out numerous West End seasons and tours in the UK and internationally, and more than 500,000 people have attended his shows.