Shappi Khorsandi Oh My Country! from Morris Dancing to Morrissey
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SHAPPI KHORSANDI OH MY COUNTRY! FROM MORRIS DANCING TO MORRISSEY ** BRAND NEW TOUR ANNOUNCED FOR AUTUMN 2016 ** "She has plenty to say, and says it with pointedness and potency” - The Guardian Has the crowd in the palm of her hand’ – The List “Makes live comedy thrilling” – London Evening Standard Shappi Khorsandi is celebrating the fortieth anniversary of her arrival in Britain. She's reclaiming patriotism, sending a love letter to her adopted land. Please don’t come if you’re a skinhead (though naturally bald folk are welcome). Star of Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News for You and Q.I., Shappi is back with a brand new tour for autumn 2016. Tickets for ‘Oh My Country!’ From Morris Dancing To Morrissey’ are on sale now (please find full listings information below). She has whip-crack jokes and is effortlessly funny as she handles every subject with a razor sharp wit, softened only by her deliciously mischievous delivery and endless charm. Summer 2016 will see the highly anticipated release of Shappi’s debut novel ‘Nina Is Not OK’ on 28th July, published by Ebury Publishing. An already accomplished author, Shappi is the best-selling author of ‘A Beginners Guide to Acting English’, released in 2009, also through Ebury Publishing. Shappi has notched up numerous high profile television appearances including; Live At The Apollo (BBC ONE), Channel 4’s Comedy Gala At The O2 (Channel 4, 2010 - 2016), Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow (BBC ONE), The Graham Norton Show (BBC ONE), Have I Got News For You (BBC ONE) and her own Comedy Store Special for Comedy Central. She also had the honour of being nominated at the prestigious British Comedy Awards in the Best Female Comic category up against fellow nominee’s Jo Brand and Sarah Millican. Shappi has also appeared as a panelist on ITV1's Loose Women and BBC ONE’s Question Time. In December 2015, Shappi was also elected president of the British Humanist Society. Shappi will also be bringing ‘Oh My Country! From Morris Dancing to Morrissey’ to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2016, where she will be performing nightly at 8.30pm at The Stand. www.shappi.co.uk / @shappikhorsandi / www.offthekerb.co.uk / @OffTheKerb For all press enquiries, press tickets, interview requests and images please contact: Alison Peters or Hannah Allan at Alison Peters PR [email protected] 07810 238 851 / [email protected] 07903 539 829 SHAPPI KHORSANDI AUTUMN 2016 – UK TOUR DATES Wednesday, 14th September Tewkesbury, The Roses 01684 295 074, www.rosestheatre.org Saturday, 17th September Chatham, Brook Theatre 01634 338 338, www.medwayticketslive.co.uk Wednesday, 21st September Leeds, City Varieties Music Hall 0113 243 0808, www.cityvarieties.co.uk Thursday, 22nd September Richmond (Yorkshire), The Georgian Theatre 01748 825 252, www.georgiantheatreroyal.co.uk Friday, 23rd September Haverhill, Arts Centre 01440 714 140, www.havehillartscentre.co.uk Sunday, 25th September Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms 023 9286 3911, www.wedgewood-rooms.co.uk Friday, 30th September Haywards Heath, Clair Hall 01444 455 440, www.clairhall.org Thursday, 6th October Andover, The Lights 01264 368 368, www.thelights.org.uk Friday, 7th October Lincoln, Lincoln Performing Arts Centre 01522 837 600, www.lpac.co.uk Sunday, 9th October Colchester, Arts Centre 01206 500 900, www.colchesterartscentre.com Monday, 10th October Harrogate, Harrogate Theatre 01423 502 116, www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk Tuesday, 11th October Leamington Spa, Royal Spa Centre 01926 334 418, www.warwickdc.gov.uk/royalspacentre Saturday, 15th October Luton, Arts Centre 01582 878 100, www.lutonculture.com Saturday, 22nd October Hedge End, The Berry Theatre 02380 652 3333, www.theberrytheatre.co.uk Tuesday, 1st November Evesham, Arts Centre 01386 446 944, www.eveshamartscentre.co.uk Wednesday, 2nd November Buxton, Pavilion Arts Centre 0845 127 2190, www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk Thursday, 10th November Henley On Thames, Kenton Theatre 01491 575 698, www.kentontheatre.co.uk For all press enquiries, press tickets, interview requests and images please contact: Alison Peters or Hannah Allan at Alison Peters PR [email protected] 07810 238 851 / [email protected] 07903 539 829 Saturday, 12th November Bristol, Tobacco Factory 0117 902 0344, www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com Thursday, 24th November Cranleigh, Arts Centre 01483 278000, www.cranleighartscentre.org Friday, 25th November Norwich, Playhouse 01603 598 598, www.norwichplayhouse.co.uk Sunday, 27th November Bradford Upon Avon, Pound Arts Centre 01249 701628, www.poundarts.org.uk Thursday, 1st December Sutton, Seacombe Theatre 0203 771 9055, www.suttontheatres.co.uk Sunday, 4th December Salford Quays, The Lowry (Quay Theatre) 0843 208 6010, www.thelowry.com Sunday, 11th December Newcastle, The Stand 0191 300 9700, www.thestand.co.uk Friday, 16th December Millom, Beggars Theatre 01229 775 677, www.beggarstheatre.co.uk Saturday, 17th December Whitehaven, Rosehill Theatre 01946 692 422, www.rosetheatre.co.uk For all press enquiries, press tickets, interview requests and images please contact: Alison Peters or Hannah Allan at Alison Peters PR [email protected] 07810 238 851 / [email protected] 07903 539 829 .