CARRY ON SHAPPI
'One of the most inspirational comics' (Evening Standard) returns after her 'Remarkable' (Independent) sell-out 2006 show. With 'Whip-crack jokes' (Sunday Times) and 'the warmest, most engaging performance styles I've ever seen' (Observer)
Shappi Khorsandi returns to play a string of new dates with her sell-out Edinburgh Festival show at the Soho Theatre in London's West End from Wed 6th until Sat 9th & Wed 13th until Sat 16th Feb.
Soho Theatre,
21 Dean St,
London W1
Box Office - 0870 429 6883 or + BOOK ONLINE
Off The Kerb Productions are delighted to announce that female stand-up comic Shappi Khorsandi has joined the Off The Kerb stable. Senior Partner Addison Cresswell said: "Having watched Shappi for many years, we feel she is the best new female comic to arrive on the UK circuit since the wonderful Jo Brand".
"Don't be fooled by her innocent looks, she packs a deceptively powerful punch." Evening Standard
"Britain's best young female comic by any yardstick"Guardian
"Has a fascinating story to tell, married to one of the warmest, most engaging performance styles I have seen"The Observer
In the early 80s Shappi became a refugee, long before it became fashionable. Nevertheless, having left Tehran for London, Shappi and her family were still not safe. As assassins chased after them, they went into hiding and tried to leave a normal life - seeing friends, going to school, checking under the car for bombs. Shappi tells her true story in a brilliantly intelligent and funny show
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