MARCUS BRIGSTOBRIGSTOCCCCKEKEKEKE The Brig Society ** Autumn UK tour dates announced **
“Dazzling, inspired, perfectly observed. I’ve yet to see anything funnier” - Daily Telegraph “Intelligent, dark, subtle stuff” - The Observer
One of Britain’s finest comedians and broadcasters, Marcus BrigstockeBrigstocke,will be taking his hotly anticipated new show “The Brig Society” out on tour this autumn. The award-winning comedian is a firm favourite with comedy fans and his new show promises to be as quick-witted as his much loved catalogue of work.
“The Brig Society” will, through the persuasive medium of jokes and anecdotes tackle the trivialities and complexities of life with joyful silliness and vengeful ire.
This is The Brig Society. An invitation to re-engineer all the crappy systems that don't help us to be happy, live well, listen to good music, dance and eat whatever cheese we want to eat...
Marcus will be performing “The Brig Society ” at the Edinburgh Fringe in August (nightly at the Assembly Rooms, Rainy Hall) with the UK tour due to kick off in mid September. In early September Marcus will be reprising his fantastically received role as King Arthur for the West End Production of award-winning musical Spamalot .
Marcus’s talent was noted early on in his career in 1996 when he won the BBC New Comedian Award at the Edinburgh Festival. He is now regarded as a major comedy, writing and acting talent, performing stand up nationally to sell out audiences around the UK and globally at international comedy festivals.
BBC Radio 4 has become somewhat of a second home to him with regular appearances on The Now Show and Just A Minute , and he has notched up an impressive list of TV credits including team captain on Argumental (DAVE) and the host of BBC4’s The Late Edition and I’ve Never Seen Star Wars. Other appearances include; Have I Got News For You (BBC ONE), QI (BBC TWO), Sorry I've Got No Head (BBC ONE), The Late Edition (BBC FOUR), and the 11 O'Clock Show (Channel 4).
Political scandal, economic incompetence, religious hypocrisy and simple human stupidity; there's not much that escapes his blisteringly funny observations on twenty first century living. This is the Brig Society.
www.marcusbrigstocke.com / Twitter: @marcusbrig / www.offthekerb.co.uk
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The Brig Society 2012 tour dates
Thursday 13 th September Kettering Arts Centre at St Andrew’s Church 01536 513858, www.wegottickets.com
Friday 14 th September Stockton ARC, Stockton Arts Centre Box office: 01642 525 199, www.arconline.co.uk/
Saturday 15 th September Llandudno Venue Cymru 01492 872000, www.venuecymru.co.uk
Tuesday 18 th September Oxford Playhouse 01865 305305, www.oxfordplayhouse.com
Wednesday 19 th September Salford Quays The Lowry 0843 208 6010, www.thelowry.com/comedy
Friday 21 st September Hedge End Berry Theatre 01489 799 499, www.theberrytheatre.co.uk
Sunday 23 rd September Nottingham Playhouse 0115 941 9419, www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk
Thursday 27 th September Durham Gala Theatre 0191 3324041, www.galadurham.co.uk
Wednesday 3 rd October Birmingham Glee Club 0871 472 0400, www.glee.co.uk
Thursday 4 th October Northampton Royal & Derngate 01604 624811, www.royalandderngate.co.uk
Saturday 6 th October Hull Truck Theatre 01482 323638, www.hulltruck.co.uk
Sunday 7 th October Manchester Middleton Arena 0871 230 0010, www.middletonarena.com
Monday 8 th October Harrogate Royal Hall 01423 502 116,www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk
Tuesday 9 th October Buxton Opera House 0845 127 2190, www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk
Thursday 11 th October Lincoln Engine Shed 0844 888 8766, www.lincolncomedyfestival.co.uk
Friday 12 th October Ludlow Assembly Rooms 01584 878141, www.ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk
Saturday 13 th October Cheltenham Festival
Monday 15 th October Hayes The Beck Theatre 020 8561 8371, www.becktheatre.org.uk
Tue 16 th & Wed 17 th October Leeds City Varieties 0113 243 0808, www.cityvarieties.co.uk
Friday 19 th October Brighton Comedy Fest Corn Exchange 01273 709 709, www.brightoncomedyfestival.com
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Saturday 21 st October Kingston Rose Theatre 08444 821 556,rosetheatrekingston.org
Thursday 25 th October Canterbury Festival Shirley Hall 01227 787787, cantebruryfestival.co.uk
Friday 26 th October Melksham Assembly Hall 01225 709887, www.melkshamassemblyhall.com
Tuesday 6 th November Yeovil The Octagon Theatre 01935 422884, www.octagon-theatre.co.uk
Wednesday 7 th November Leicester Curve Theatre 0116 242 3595, www.curveonline.co.uk
Thursday 8th November Clacton West Cliff Theatre 01255 43 33 44, www.westcliffclacton.org
Friday 9 th November Bexhill On Sea De La Warr Pavilion 01424 229111, www.dlwp.com
Monday 12 th November Caernarfon Galeri Caernarfon 01286 685 222, www.galericaernarfon.com/galeri
Wednesday 14 November Newcastle Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre 0844 493 9999, www.millvolvotynetheatre.co.uk
Friday 16 th November Poole Arts Centre 0844 406 8666, www.lighthousepoole.co.uk
Saturday 17 th November Hertford Theatre 01992 531500, www.hertfordtheatre.com
Wednesday 21 st November Port Talbot The Princess Royal Theatre 01639 763214, www.princessroyaltheatre.com
Friday 23 rd November London Blackheath Halls 020 8463 0100, www.blackheathhalls.com
Saturday 24 th November Swindon Wyvern Theatre 01793 524 481, wyverntheatre.org.uk
Tuesday 27 th November Abergavenny Borough Theatre (01873) 850805, www.boroughtheatreabergavenny.co.uk
Wednesday 28 th November Telford Oakengates Theatre @ the Place 01952 382382, www.theplacetelford.com
Thursday 29 th November Cardiff Glee Club 0871 472 0400, www.glee.co.uk
Friday 30 th November Milton Keynes The Stables 01908 280800, www.stables.org
Tuesday 4 th – Friday 7 th December Norwich Playhouse 01603 598598, www.norwichplayhouse.co.uk
Monday 10 th December Farnham Maltings 01252 745444, www.farnhammaltings.com
Wednesday 12 th December Croydon Ashcroft Theatre, Fairfield Halls 020 8688 9291, www.fairfield.co.uk
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Thursday 13 th December Ipswich Corn Exchange 01473 433100, www.ipswichregent.com
Sunday 16 th December Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall 0870 320 7000, www.wolvescivic.co.uk
Thursday 20 th December Burnley Mechanics 01282 664400, www.burnleymechanics.co.uk
For all press enquiries, press tickets, interviews requests and images please contact: Alison Peters or Beth Hayworth at Alison Peters PR [email protected] 07810 238 851 /[email protected] 07580 983 361