VETERAN comedy subversive Mark Thomas brings tales of his latest adventures to the Arts Centre tomorrow.

His latest show, called 100 Acts of Minor dissent, is an ongoing report on a series of protests ranging from the strident to the subtle.

Last summer he set himself the task of completing 100 subversive acts by May of this year. To give himself an incentive, he pledged to suffer the most personally horrible fate imaginable should he fail fail.

As he recently told the Adver: “If I’m not successful the consequences are really bad – I have to donate £1,000 to UKIP. That’s about the worst thing I can think of outside murder.”

Since emerging on to the comedy scene more than two decades ago, 50-year-old Mark has set out to make people think as well as laugh, and also to stand up for the rights of the vulnerable against all kinds of oppressors.

His 100 Acts of Minor dissent have so far included leading an invasion of the Apple Store in London with a ceilidh band in protest at the company’s tax arrangements, hiding subversive messages in blockbuster novels on shop shelves and joining campaigns for vulnerable workers’ right to unionise.

He has also staged an LGBT comedy gig outside the Russian consulate in Ediburgh to protest against Moscow’s anti-gay legislation.

“If people watch Dave more than four times a week,” he said, “do not come to my show – it’s not for you.”

The Arts Centre show starts at 8pm. Tickets are £15 (£10). Call 01793 614837 or visit swindon.gov.uk/artscentre.