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'One of the Bravest and Funniest Comedians in the World.' METRO MTM Productions Presents OCTOBER 2017 1 ILKLEY, Literature Festival, Clarke Foley Ctr 14 ABERDEEN, Comedy Festival, The Shack 25 HALIFAX, Comedy Festival, Victoria Theatre NOVEMBER 2017 6 ANKARA, Comedy Festival 8 TWICKENHAM, The Exchange 9 LIVERPOOL, Hot Water Comedy Club 17 CLEVEDON, Curzon Cinema 21 ZÜRICH, Miller’s Studio 25 HAY-ON-WYE Winter Weekend Festival DECEMBER 2017 12 MILL VALLEY CA, Throckmorton Theatre FEBRUARY 2018 2 BIRMINGHAM, The Old Rep 3 LEAMINGTON SPA, The Royal Spa Centre 23 TUNBRIDGE WELLS, Trinity Theatre 25 NEWCASTLE, The Stand Comedy Club MARCH 2018 1 COLCHESTER, Arts Centre 2 WORCESTER, Huntingdon Hall 3 BRIDGNORTH, Theatre On The Steps 10 MILTON KEYNES, The Stables 14 SINGAPORE, Merry Lion 24 BANBURY, Mill Arts Centre 27 BRIGHTON, Komedia 29 LONDON, Finchley artsdepot APRIL 2018 6 OXFORD, Old Fire Station 7 LEEDS, Carriageworks 12 SOUTHAMPTON, Hanger Farm Arts Centre SEEN ON 13 WIRKSWORTH, Town Hall AS 15 EDINBURGH, Monkey Barrel Comedy 23-27 LONDON, Soho Theatre 28 SALFORD, The Lowry MAY 2018 4 HARPENDEN, Harpenden Public Halls 5 CAMBRIDGE, The Junction 6 GLASGOW, The Stand Comedy Club 7 BELFAST, Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival 8 EPSOM, Playhouse R 2 U 10 SHEFFIELD, Memorial Hall 01 TO 7 /18 UK 11 COVENTRY, Warwick Arts Centre 12 HIGH WYCOMBE, Old Town Hall 13 BRISTOL, Colston Hall 17 HUDDERSFIELD, Lawrence Batley Theatre ‘One of the bravest 18 DERBY, Guildhall Theatre 19 HEBDEN BRIDGE, Little Theatre and funniest comedians 24 ABERYSTWYTH, Arts Centre 26 BROMSGROVE, Artrix in the world.’ METRO 27 HAY-ON-WYE Literature Festival JUNE 2018 8 NORWICH, The Garage shazia-mirza.com Shazia Mirza @shaziamirza1 theshaziamirza 15 Dalkey, Book Festival 29 Brentford , Watermans Centre Design by Martin Twomey Design by Martin TELEGRAPH SUNDAY TIMES METRO MAIL ON SUNDAY THE SKINNY 2017/18 INTERNATIONAL TOUR ‘With Love From St. Tropez’ is a riot of brexit, buquas and butt-plugs as seen through the lens of the Periodic Table fo Elements. A show about lies and truth- or is that the same thing? Nudity and The Periodic Table, these things hold the key to the future. How much do you wear? What do you look like, and will they let you in? Whatever happens, don’t you dare wear more than dental floss on a French beach. ‘After starving to death on a desert Island, I’ve changed my mind about a few things. I knew nothing about men before, I know an awful lot now. Men versus women, survival, and is anyone really an atheist in the middle of a Tsunami?’ This show launched at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017 at the Gilded Balloon for a 26 night run and, including London previews, has played for a total of 87 nights. ‘Plenty of fiercely held views and knows how to structure a joke’ TIMES ‘There is great stuff in here... super-sharp digs in a dizzying array of directions’ THREEWEEKS ‘We’re laughing from the get go, even before Shazia Mirza gets on stage’ FUNNYWOMEN ‘Shedding light on the darkest corners’ SUNDAY TIMES Listed in ‘Funniest one-liners from the Fringe 2017’ by the TELEGRAPH Listed ‘TOP JUOESOK from the Fringe 2017’ by the TELEGRAPH Contact : Martin Twomey | MTM Productions | t: 020 7241 0966 | m: 07789 915 649 | e: [email protected] Contact : Martin Twomey | MTM Productions | t: 020 7241 0966 | m: 07789 915 649 | e: [email protected] Shazia Mirza is an award winning British stand up comedian and writer who works internationally. She has performed stand-up shows across the world in Europe, US, Asia and the Far East. Her sell out tours include; Norway, Sweden, Denmark, France, Germany, Switzerland, India, Pakistan, Singapore, Indonesia, Nong Kong, Cambodia and Kosovo. Listed by The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy, Shazia is also a winner of the prestigious PPA Awards; ‘Columnist of the Year’ for her writing in The New Statesman. Other publications she writes for include; The Guardian, The Financial Times, the Daily Mail, New Internationalist, the Chicago Tribune, the Big Issue and Loaded Magazine. Shazia’s TV work includes; ‘Celebs In Solitary’ (Channel 5), ‘Travel Man – 48 Hours In… Côte d’Azur’ (Channel 4), ‘Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls’ (Channel 4), ‘The Jonathan Ross Show’ (ITV), ‘Loose Women’ (ITV), ‘Top Gear’ (BBC), ‘The Late Late Show’ (RTE), ‘Have I got News for You’ (BBC), ‘60 Minute’s (CBS), ‘Last Comic Standing’ (NBC) and she is a regular panellist on ‘Jeremy Vine’ (Chanel 5). Other TV credits Include: ‘F*** Off, I’m a Hairy Woman’ (BBC), ‘The Dog Eat My Homework’ (BBC), ‘Larry Grayson: Shut That Door!’ (ITV), ‘Amanpour’ (CNN), ‘Muslim Driving School’ (Voiceover BBC), ‘Beautiful People’ (BBC) ‘Richard and Judy’ (Channel 4) ‘28 Acts in 28 Minutes’ (BBC) ‘The World Stands Up’ (Paramount Comedy). Radio Appearances include; ‘The Graham Norton Show’ (BBC), ‘Steve Wright in the Afternoon’ (BBC), ‘The Craig Ferguson Show’ (SiriusXM), ‘The Now Show’ (BBC), ‘Arthur Smith’s Comedy Club’ (BBC), ‘Saturday Live’ (BBC), ‘Midweek’ (BBC), ‘Woman’s Hour’ (BBC), ‘With Great Pleasure’ (BBC), ‘Between Ourselves’ (BBC), ‘A Good Read’ (BBC), ‘Vanessa Feltz Show- Pause For Thought’ (BBC), ‘The Frank Skinner Show’ (Absolute Radio). “Shazia Mirza is provoking laughter and large intakes of breath once again … brave and urgent” THE TELEGRAPH “As brave a piece of comedy as you’ll see” MAIL ON SUNDAY “she’s effective at getting under your skin... strikes a blow” METRO “at this moment in time – post-Brexit, post-Nice, post-Orlando – it’s on point chilling and superb” THE SKINNY “Mirza has stepped up a gear… the bravest thing you’ll see on a comedy stage this year... a remarkable finale” SUNDAY TIMES Contact : Martin Twomey | MTM Productions | t: 020 7241 0966 | m: 07789 915 649 | e: [email protected] Issue 3 | Aug. 2018.
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