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SUMMARY:No Direction Home @ Journeys Festival
DESCRIPTION:Our comedy collective No Direction Home comes to Journeys Festival in Leicester\, featuring Selam Amare\, Anastasia Chokuwamba and Loraine Mponela. \nThe gig will be hosted by Rahul Somia who has been nominated for the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year award. \nFull details and booking \nCounterpoints Arts runs No Direction Home as part of our PopChange work: it’s a project for new comics from refugee and migrant backgrounds\, featuring workshops\, expert tuition and gigs around the country. \nCreated in partnership with Camden People’s Theatre and comedian Tom Parry\, we have run several series of workshops and more than 25 gigs\, featuring guest headliners such as Nish Kumar\, Romesh Ranganathan\, Rosie Jones\, Rob Delaney\, Fatiha El-Ghorri and Sindhu Vee. \n‘A memorable comedy night… Underlines how vital comedy is ‘ ★★★★ Standard
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-journeys-festival/
LOCATION:Curve Theatre\, 60 Rutland St\, Leicester\, LE1 1SB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home at Greenbelt Festival
DESCRIPTION:Our comedy collective No Direction Home is on tour at Greenbelt Festival Sat 24th August featuring Anastasia Chokuwamba\, Loraine Mponela and Selam Amare. \nCounterpoints Arts runs No Direction Home as part of our PopChange work: it’s a project for new comics from refugee and migrant backgrounds\, featuring workshops\, expert tuition and gigs around the country. \nCreated in partnership with Camden People’s Theatre and comedian Tom Parry\, we have run several series of workshops and more than 25 gigs\, featuring guest headliners such as Nish Kumar\, Romesh Ranganathan\, Rosie Jones\, Rob Delaney\, Fatiha El-Ghorri and Sindhu Vee. \n‘A memorable comedy night… Underlines how vital comedy is ‘ ★★★★ Standard
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-at-greenbelt-festival/
LOCATION:Greenbelt Festival\, Broughton House\, Kettering\, N14 1BJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home on tour!
DESCRIPTION:Our stand-up comedy collective are heading off around the country to bring their unique brand of humour to three different venues for Refugee Week. \n21 June – Merlin Theatre\, Frome \nFeaturing Selam Amare\, Pepa Duarte and Usman Khalid\, hosted by Roann Hassani McCloskey. \n22 June HOME\, Manchester \nFeaturing Selam Amare and Teddy with guest headliner Tadiwa Mahlunge\, hosted by Yasmeen Ghrawi \n23 June in Peterborough \nFatiha El-Ghorri\, Selam Amare and Teddy\, hosted by Yasmeen Ghrawi. \nProduced by Counterpoints Arts\, No Direction Home have performed more than 25 gigs across the country and currently have a monthly residency at Soho Theatre in London. \nNish Kumar says: “The No Direction Home comedians are a very exciting\, interesting and creative bunch of people to be around. And they are very funny\, the material is really good.” \n‘A memorable comedy night… Underlines how vital comedy is’ ★★★★ Standard
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-on-tour/
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home featuring Sara Pascoe
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the latest gig in our brilliant stand-up comedy collaboration with Show & Tell and Soho Theatre\, headlined by Sara Pascoe\, hosted by Laura Smyth and featuring two No Direction Home comedians (tbc) \nCounterpoints Arts runs No Direction Home\, a project for new comics from refugee and migrant backgrounds\, featuring workshops\, expert tuition and gigs around the country. Created in partnership with Camden People’s Theatre and comedian Tom Parry. Previous shows have featured headliners such as Sindhu Vee\, Nish Kumar\, Rosie Jones and Romesh Ranganathan. \nFull details and booking: https://sohotheatre.com/events/no-direction-home-3/ \nhttps://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/NDH-Second-Vox-Pops.mp4\n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-featuring-sara-pascoe/
LOCATION:Soho Theatre\, 21 Dean St\, London\, W1D 3NE
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home @ Soho Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a new run of our brilliant stand-up comedy collaboration with Show & Tell and Soho Theatre\, starting with a  gig headlined by Sophie Duker\, hosted by Fatiha El-Ghorri and featuring No Direction Home comedians Teddy and Selam Amare. \nCounterpoints Arts runs No Direction Home\, a project for new comics from refugee and migrant backgrounds\, featuring workshops\, expert tuition and gigs around the country. Created in partnership with Camden People’s Theatre and comedian Tom Parry. Previous shows have featured headliners such as Romesh Ranganathan\, Nish Kumar\, Joel Dommett\, Lou Sanders\, Suzi Ruffell and more. \n \nSelam Amare is a cultural producer\, comedian\, and advocate of migrant issues in London. She joined No Direction Home in 2019 and has since worked with Counterpoints Arts\, producing part of No Direction Home standup comedy event series. One of Selam’s projects is Azmari Bet\, she is passionate about platforming her native Ethiopian culture by promoting Ethiopian music styles\, artists\, food\, and dance. \n \nTeddy is an actor\, poet\, and comedian. He was part of the first No Direction Home cohort and has performed at venues including Camden People’s Theatre and Southbank Centre. Teddy engages with Phosphoros Theatre\, leads workshops for refugee youth\, and collaborates with education and mental health professionals. He’s a prolific poet\, performing at Ethiopian community events.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-soho-theatre-2/
LOCATION:Soho Theatre\, 21 Dean St\, London\, W1D 3NE
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home with Shaparak Khorsandi
DESCRIPTION:The latest show in our  season at Soho Theatre will be hosted by Sarah Keyworth with guest headliner Shaparak Khorsandi. \nBook Tickets \nPresented by Show And Tell with Counterpoints Arts\, the gigs feature line-ups of new voices from refugee and migrant backgrounds alongside some of the biggest names in British comedy. \nNo Direction Home was established by Counterpoints Arts with Camden People’s Theatre and top stand-up Tom Parry\, who has mentored the group. \nThey have already won over audiences in a variety of venues in London and around the country\, and have now secured their second West End run. \nTV comic and stand-up Nish Kumar\, says: “The No Direction Home comedians are a very exciting\, interesting and creative bunch of people to be around. And they are very funny. The material is really good.” \nNo Direction Home performers are new talents with backgrounds in countries including Syria\, Iran\, Iraq\, Ethiopia and Mali. \nYasmeen Ghrawi says: “No Direction Home is a space to show up/stand up\, a space to be seen and heard\, a space of celebration. We come from places of varying remoteness to the UK\, some of us fresh off the back of a truck\, others migrated here years ago. We hope to keep sharing the love – and our jokes.” \nShow And Tell is an award-winning production company of live comedy\, with a national and international programme of events. With teams in London and New York\, we seek to play an integral role in the live performance careers of many world-class and emerging talents in both the UK and US.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-with-shaparak-khorsandi/
LOCATION:Soho Theatre\, 21 Dean St\, London\, W1D 3NE
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:Palestine Comedy Club (Bristol)
DESCRIPTION:Counterpoints Arts\, The Palestine Museum in Bristol and the Palestine Comedy Club present a unique night of stand-up comedy! Featuring top Palestinian comedians Alaa Shehada\, Hanna Shammas and Diana Sweity on their first UK tour – performing in English. \nBOOK NOW (£7/£5) \nPalestine Comedy Club (PalCom) is a comedy production company established in the UK and Palestine by Palestinian stand-up comedian\, Alaa Shehada\, with assistance from senior lecturer in comedy and solo performance at Middlesex University\, Dr. Sam Beale\, and film producer\, Charlotte Knowles. \nUnder the leadership of Alaa Shehada\,  Palestine Comedy Club is working to establish a stand-up comedy circuit across the West Bank providing space and funds for emerging stand-up comedy talent in the region to hone their craft and develop a culture of live comedy performance that is unique to the Palestinian experience. \nThe Palestine Museum in Bristol was founded in 2013\, and is run entirely by volunteers It explores Palestinian culture\, heritage and daily life. \n \nPresented by Counterpoints Arts with the Palestine Museum as part of the Platforma festival 2023 \nMore about PalCom \nPalestine Comedy Club’s first show\, ‘Balad’ (بلد ) toured to venues in Ramallah\, Nablus\, Haifa\, Nazareth\, Jerusalem and Jenin in 2022. Performed by Alaa Shehada\, Hanna Shammas\, Raed Sheukhi\, Diana Sweity\, Ebaa Monther and Khalil Al-Batran\, ‘Balad’ explores the complexity of Palestinian identity as it is experienced across the entire region\, from Hebron to the Golan Heights. \nThe show received excellent reviews and was described as “ laughter in extreme pain\, and a turning point towards a different comedy in Palestine.” \nPalCom delivers workshops to non-performers including in women’s centres and refugee camps. We have taught in Ramallah\,  in the Korean Centre\, Hebron\, at the Ibaa Cultural Centre in Dheishah Camp\, Bethlehem\, and at the women’s centre in Jenin. We have also held workshops at Nablus Performing Arts and Circus School. These workshops gave local people an opportunity to share personal stories and explore stand-up skills as a form of personal and cultural expression.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/palestine-comedy-club-bristol/
LOCATION:Palestine Museum\, 27 Broad St\, Bristol\, BS1 2HG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Platforma
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home with Palestine Comedy Club (London)
DESCRIPTION:As part of our autumn run at Soho Theatre in partnership with Show And Tell\, we are collaborating with the Palestine Comedy Club (PalCom) to present guest performers Alaa Shehada\, Diana Sweity and Hanna Shammas on their first UK tour – performing in English. \nThe gig will be hosted by Thanyia Moore\, with guest headliner Catherine Bohart. \nPalestine Comedy Club (PalCom) is a comedy production company established in the UK and Palestine by Palestinian stand-up comedian\, Alaa Shehada\, with assistance from senior lecturer in comedy and solo performance at Middlesex University\, Dr. Sam Beale\, and film producer\, Charlotte Knowles. \nUnder the leadership of Alaa Shehada\,  Palestine Comedy Club is working to establish a stand-up comedy circuit across the West Bank providing space and funds for emerging stand-up comedy talent in the region to hone their craft and develop a culture of live comedy performance that is unique to the Palestinian experience. \nBOOK TICKETS \nThere is also a panel event with PalCom from 4.30pm at 21 Soho \nMore about PalCom \nPalestine Comedy Club’s first show\, ‘Balad’ (بلد ) toured to venues in Ramallah\, Nablus\, Haifa\, Nazareth\, Jerusalem and Jenin in 2022. Performed by Alaa Shehada\, Hanna Shammas\, Raed Sheukhi\, Diana Sweity\, Ebaa Monther and Khalil Al-Batran\, ‘Balad’ explores the complexity of Palestinian identity as it is experienced across the entire region\, from Hebron to the Golan Heights. \nThe show received excellent reviews and was described as “ laughter in extreme pain\, and a turning point towards a different comedy in Palestine.” \nPalCom delivers workshops to non-performers including in women’s centres and refugee camps. They have taught in Ramallah\,  in the Korean Centre\, Hebron\, at the Ibaa Cultural Centre in Dheishah Camp\, Bethlehem\, and at the women’s centre in Jenin. We have also held workshops at Nablus Performing Arts and Circus School. These workshops gave local people an opportunity to share personal stories and explore stand-up skills as a form of personal and cultural expression. \nUpcoming No Direction Home dates at Soho Theatre: \nNov 13: Hosted by Michael Akadiri \nDec 11: Headlined by Shaparak Khorsandi \nSoho Theatre\, 21 Dean St London W1D 3NE\nTickets from £15\nwww.sohotheatre.com \nBook tickets \n020 7478 0100 \n \nPresented by Show And Tell with Counterpoints Arts\, the gigs feature line-ups of new voices from refugee and migrant backgrounds alongside some of the biggest names in British comedy. \nNo Direction Home was established by Counterpoints Arts with Camden People’s Theatre and top stand-up Tom Parry\, who has mentored the group. \nThey have already won over audiences in a variety of venues in London and around the country\, and have now secured their second West End run. \nTV comic and stand-up Nish Kumar\, says: “The No Direction Home comedians are a very exciting\, interesting and creative bunch of people to be around. And they are very funny. The material is really good.” \nNo Direction Home performers are new talents with backgrounds in countries including Syria\, Iran\, Iraq\, Ethiopia and Mali. \nYasmeen Ghrawi says: “No Direction Home is a space to show up/stand up\, a space to be seen and heard\, a space of celebration. We come from places of varying remoteness to the UK\, some of us fresh off the back of a truck\, others migrated here years ago. We hope to keep sharing the love – and our jokes.” \nShow And Tell is an award-winning production company of live comedy\, with a national and international programme of events. With teams in London and New York\, we seek to play an integral role in the live performance careers of many world-class and emerging talents in both the UK and US.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-soho-theatre/
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home at Byline Times Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Counterpoints Arts comedy collective <a href=”https://counterpoints.org.uk/artist/no-direction-home/”>No Direction Home</a> will be performing at <a href=”https://www.dartington.org/whats-on/info/byline/”>The Byline Times Festival</a> in Dartington\, with a special guest headliner. \nDartington Trust and Byline Times Festival is a weekend of ideas\, food\, dancing and thinking about how we can change the world for the better. \nOriginally a three-day event in Sussex\, in 2023 Byline is collaborating with Dartington Trust on their beautiful estate in Devon. \nMore information: https://www.dartington.org/whats-on/info/byline/
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-at-byline-times-festival/
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home comedy in Nottingham
DESCRIPTION:For Nottingham Refugee Week\, a special stand-up comedy gig from our No Direction Home collective. \n“The evening will kick off at 5.30 with beautiful free food and drink from the Syrian Vegan Kitchen and a chance to mingle before the gig starts at 6pm. Join us for the most fun you’ll have in the hostile environment this year… Because sometimes\, it’s better to laugh than cry.” \nNo Direction Home was established by Counterpoints Arts with Camden People’s Theatre and top stand-up Tom Parry\, who has mentored the group. \nThey have already won over audiences in a variety of venues in London and around the country\, and have now secured their first West End run. \nTV comic and stand-up Nish Kumar\, says: “The No Direction Home comedians are a very exciting\, interesting and creative bunch of people to be around. And they are very funny. The material is really good.”
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-comedy-in-nottingham/
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home comedy at Soho Theatre
DESCRIPTION:UPDATE: All gigs are now sold out. Check back for more dates this autumn! \nNo Direction Home\, The UK’s first – and funniest – refugee comedy collective are coming to Soho Theatre for three groundbreaking gigs with their very special guests. \nStarting on 3rd April\, with guest headliner Nish Kumar\, the No Direction Home stand-ups will bring their unique perspectives to London’s premier comedy venue. \nPresented by Show And Tell with Counterpoints Arts\, the three gigs in April\, May and June will feature line-ups of new voices from refugee and migrant backgrounds alongside some of the biggest names in British comedy. \nConfirmed guest hosts and headliners: \nApril 3: Hosted by Jessica Fostekew\, headlined by Nish Kumar\, with Teddy\, Yasmeen Audisho Ghrawi\, Anastasia Chokuwamba \nMay 22: Hosted by Fatiha El-Ghorri\, headlined by Bridget Christie \nJune 26: Hosted by Chloe Petts\, headlined by Sindhu Vee \nSoho Theatre\, 21 Dean St London W1D 3NE\nTickets £14 – £18\nwww.sohotheatre.com \nBook tickets \n020 7478 0100 \nNo Direction Home was established by Counterpoints Arts with Camden People’s Theatre and top stand-up Tom Parry\, who has mentored the group. \nThey have already won over audiences in a variety of venues in London and around the country\, and have now secured their first West End run. \nTV comic and stand-up Nish Kumar\, says: “The No Direction Home comedians are a very exciting\, interesting and creative bunch of people to be around. And they are very funny. The material is really good.” \nNo Direction Home performers are new talents with backgrounds in countries including Syria\, Iran\, Iraq\, Ethiopia and Mali. \nYasmeen Ghrawi says: “No Direction Home is a space to show up/stand up\, a space to be seen and heard\, a space of celebration. We come from places of varying remoteness to the UK\, some of us fresh off the back of a truck\, others migrated here years ago. We hope to keep sharing the love – and our jokes.” \nShow And Tell is an award-winning production company of live comedy\, with a national and international programme of events. With teams in London and New York\, we seek to play an integral role in the live performance careers of many world-class and emerging talents in both the UK and US.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-comedy-at-soho-theatre/
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home... in Devon!
DESCRIPTION:Schedule in some uncontrollable laughter with No Direction Home — an evening of live stand-up comedy presented by Counterpoints Arts at Dartington Trust’s Great Hall\, in Totnes\, Devon. Laugh alongside our host\, Exeter-based award-winning comedian Tom Parry\, as he introduces guest celebrities and new hilarious voices. \nNish Kumar says: “The No Direction Home comedians are a very exciting\, interesting and creative bunch of people to be around. And they are very funny!” \nThe No Direction Home comedy collective\, produced by Counterpoints Arts\, supports people from refugee and migrant backgrounds to learn the skills of stand-up. Founded in 2018\, in partnership with Camden People’s Theatre and comedian Tom Parry\, they’ve since performed sell-out gigs around the country including at London’s Southbank Centre and the Edinburgh Fringe\, alongside leading comedians including Nish Kumar\, Rogesh Ramananthan\, Suzi Ruffell\, Fatiha El-Ghorri and Athena Kugblenu. New No Direction Home collectives have been established in Coventry and Greece. \nThe full lineup of comedians for the night: \n\nTom Parry is a screenwriter\, director\, comedian and podcaster. He is one-third of the award-winning ‘Pappy’s’\, nominated twice for the Edinburgh Comedy Award\, and has performed two sell-out solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe — ‘Parryoke’ in 2019 and ‘Yellow T-Shirt’ in 2015. Tom was a co-founder of the No Direction Home comedy collective produced by Counterpoints Arts.\nEmily Bampton is an exciting new voice in comedy\, recently shortlisted for BBC New Comedian of the Year 2022. She performs improvised comedy with the legendary Oxford Imps and is working on her first pilot for a comedy drama series\, Cash Grab. \nLoraine Mponela\, a migrants rights campaigner based in Coventry and originally from Malawi\, joined the No Direction Home comedy collective in 2021 and has since performed several gigs including a sold-out show at London’s Southbank Centre. \nSuchandrika Chakrabarti writes for Radio 4’s The News Quiz and The Now Show and debuted her comedy show “I Miss Amy Winehouse” at the Edinburgh Fringe this year. She also co-hosts the comedy podcast\, But Is It Funny?\, produced by Counterpoints Arts. \nYasmeen Audisho Ghrawi is a Queer Iraqi/Syrian/Assyrian performer and theatre-maker who\, after a lifetime of censorship\, is emerging to share joy\, pleasure\, and hairy relics of wisdom and truth. She’s been a member of the No Direction Home comedy collective since 2020\, and has performed her solo show “From the Daughter of a Dictator” around the country including the Weapons of Mass Hilarity Comedy Festival.\n\nAlongside this event\, Tom Parry has been running a series of No Direction Home comedy workshops with asylum seekers in Plymouth\, in collaboration with Devon & Cornwall Refugee Support.  \nThis comedy night is presented alongside Counterpoints’ Pop Culture & Social Change Retreat at Dartington Hall (12-14 October)\, bringing together a group of 50 change-making entertainment producers\, artists\, cultural innovators\, activists and philanthropists committing to building long-term narrative power for Black\, POC\, migrant and refugee communities. \nDetails:\n\nWednesday\, 12th October\, 8-9:30pm\nDartington’s’ Great Hall\, Totnes TQ9 6EL\, United Kingdom\nTickets £10 (50% of proceeds to be donated to Devon & Cornwall Refugee Support)\nAges 16+\, wheelchair accessible (for further accessibility requirements\, email boxoffice@dartington.org)\n\nBOOK ONLINE VIA DARTINGTON TRUST \n//  \nTom Parry is a screenwriter\, director\, comedian and podcaster. His debut feature film script “Your Christmas Or Mine” has just been filmed by Amazon Studio’s (release date November 2022). He is one-third of the award-winning ‘Pappy’s’\, nominated twice for the Edinburgh Comedy Award\, and has performed two sell-out solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe — ‘Parryoke’ in 2019 and ‘Yellow T-Shirt’ in 2015 for which he was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award and was adapted into the acclaimed Radio 4 series ‘Fancy Dressed Life’.  \nCounterpoints Arts is a leading UK organisation in the field of arts\, migration and cultural change. It’s mission is to support and produce the arts by and about migrants and refugees\, seeking to ensure that their contributions are recognized and welcomed within British arts\, history and culture. Its PopChange Initiative explores how to pop culture for social change\, shifting narratives about migration and displacement. \nDartington Trust\, founded in 1925\, is a thriving visitor destination and charity supporting learning in arts\, ecology and social justice\, set on a beautiful 1\,200 acre estate in the South Devon countryside. Throughout its history it has drawn leading artists and thinkers including Bernard Leach\, composer Igor Stravinsky\, cellist Jacqueline du Pre\, musician Ravi Shankar\, playwright Bernard Shaw and environmental activist Vandana Shiva.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-in-devon/
LOCATION:Dartington Trust\, Totnes\, TQ9 6EL
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home - Borderings
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a night of laughter from the brilliant No Direction Home\, hosted by Ola Labib\, with Yasmeen Ghawri\, Selam Amare\, Edin Suljic\, Charly Monreal. \nNo Direction Home is a comedy collective produced by Counterpoints Arts featuring new stand-ups from refugee and migrant backgrounds. They’ve performed sell-out gigs around the country including at London’s Southbank Centre and the Edinburgh Fringe. Nish Kumar says: “The No Direction Home comedians are a very exciting\, interesting and creative bunch of people to be around. And they are very funny!” \nHost Ola Labib is a star of the comedy circuit being the only Black\, Muslim\, female\, Sudanese comedian currently performing in the UK. She has already gained serious ground on the circuit\, performed on TV shows such as Mo Gilligan’s Lateish and has no intention of slowing down. \nPresented as part of Borderings \nPlease note that we can only offer a limited number of Unwaged tickets. Do not purchase one of these unless you have a legitimate need. \n\n\n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-borderings/
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210928T163000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210928T183000
DTSTAMP:20260529T234933
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SUMMARY:Stand-Up Comedy and the Critical Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Join Counterpoints Arts for the next event in our PopChange Salon Series featuring a live recording of our new podcast “But Is It Funny?” which puts comedy criticism in the spotlight. \nPanellists Suchandrika Chakrabarti (comic and writer)\, Jamal Khadar (writer and researcher) and Brian Logan (comedy critic for The Guardian) will be discussing current issues in stand-up and highlighting upcoming gigs and events. \nFollowing the recording\, PopChange Salon Series host\, K Biswas\, will lead a reflective discussion where you can have your say on what topics you think future episodes should be covering. The aim  is to extend and diversify comedy criticism\, bringing a wider range of insights into mainstream and emerging work. \nFree booking via Eventbrite \nAbout the “But Is It Funny?” Podcast: \nLaunching in September 2021\, this weekly podcast features Suchandrika Chakrabarti (comic and writer)\, Jamal Khadar (writer and researcher) and Brian Logan (comedy critic for The Guardian) discussing issues and highlights of the stand-up comedy scene in the UK. \nBuilding on Counterpoints Arts’ No Direction Home comedy project — which trains a new generation of stand-up comedians with migrant and refugee backgrounds — and its recent PopChange Retreat\, “But Is It Funny?” recognises that more diverse critical conversations can have a significant role in opening access and broadening audiences. For example\, is improv discriminatory? Do Middle Eastern performers only make jokes about terrorists? Can refugees ever be funny? \nWhile comedy has soared in popularity across the UK and internationally\, critical conversations have continued to be less prominent than for other artforms. “But Is It Funny?”\, the first regular podcast to focus on comedy criticism\, will help address that shortcoming. \nHosted by Counterpoints Arts‘ PopChange Initiative\, this is the second of five PopChange Salons in 2021 exploring the opportunities for real change presented within the New Brave world Report (2021)\, hosted by K Biswas. The Salon Series will explore racial justice\, comedy\, TV\, gaming and narrative change.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/stand-up-comedy-and-the-critical-conversation/
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Learning,Pop Culture
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SUMMARY:Comedy at the Museum of the Home
DESCRIPTION:As part of the Festival of Home enjoy a night of laughter from the brilliant No Direction Home\, hosted by Mo Omar\, with guest headliner Fatiha El-Ghorri and Yasin Moradi\, Selam Amare and Loraine Mponela. \nFull information and booking \nNo Direction Home is a comedy collective produced by Counterpoints Arts featuring new stand-ups from refugee and migrant backgrounds. They’ve performed sell-out gigs around the country including at London’s Southbank Centre and the Edinburgh Fringe. \nHost Mo Omar is a rising star of the comedy circuit who has appeared on Harry Hill’s Club Nite (ITV) and Stand Up for Live Comedy (BBC). \nGuest headliner Fatiha El-Ghorri is a London-based comedian who performs around the country and internationally. Her most recent TV appearance was on the Jonathan Ross Comedy Club (ITV). \n“The No Direction Home comedians are a veryexciting\, interesting and creative bunch of people to be around. And they are very funny!”\nNish Kumar
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/comedy-at-the-museum-of-the-home/
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210722T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210722T211500
DTSTAMP:20260529T234933
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home x LIMBO
DESCRIPTION:Live stand-up comedy online\, marking the release of critically acclaimed film LIMBO\, hosted by MUBI and Counterpoints Arts. \nBefore the critically acclaimed film LIMBO hits cinemas on 30 July\, enjoy a night of stand-up comedy with No Direction Home comics from refugee and migrant backgrounds. Along with your host Mo Omar\, the night will be introduced by Vikash Bhai\, star of LIMBO\, Ben Sharrock’s new film following a group of asylum seekers on a fictional remote Scotitish island. \nPlus performances from No Direction Home stand-ups Abdul Tahhan\, Selam Amare\, Loraine Mponela and Krzysia Balinska! \nLIMBO is a wry\, funny and poignant cross-cultural comedy-drama that sews together the hardship and hope of the refugee experience. Exploring themes spanning guilt\, regret and grief that come with leaving one life behind to embark on another\, this deadpan comedy-drama from a bold new voice in British film shines a light on the hearts and lives of those at the centre of a crisis that is mostly only experienced through headlines. \nLIMBO comes to cinemas on July 30 and exclusively to curated streaming platform MUBI later in the year. \nFree: booking required
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-x-limbo/
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210614
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210628
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home in Coventry
DESCRIPTION:As part of Coventry Welcomes\, Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 is producing a series of in-person and online gigs in partnership with Counterpoints Arts and our No Direction Home comedy project. \nGuest headliners include Shappi Khorsandi\, Nish Kumar\, Kai Samra and Rosie Jones. \nGigs will be hosted by Stella Graham. \nFull details here: https://coventry2021.co.uk/what-s-on/no-direction-home/ \nAnd here: https://coventry2021.co.uk/what-s-on/no-direction-home-coventry-showcase-online/
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-in-coventry/
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210318T200000
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home with Nabil Abdulrashid
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of laughter hosted by the brilliant Mo Omar and featuring new comedians from the No Direction Home Collective: Meron\, Krzysia Blainska\, Abdul Tahhan and Nour-ani Sisserian. Plus special guest headliners Fatiha El-Ghorri and Britain’s Got Talent sensation Nabil Abdulrashid. \nProduced by as part of our PopChange programme. \nNo Direction Home is a pioneering project featuring stand-up comedians from refugee and migrant backgrounds\, mentored by award winning comedian Tom Parry. It was created by Counterpoints Arts in partnership with Camden People’s Theatre and Tom Parry. Since 2018 they have performed gigs around the country\, including at the Southbank Centre in London. \nGuest headliners including Romesh Ranganathan\, Nish Kumar\, Sindhu Vee\, Joel Dommett and Suzi Ruffell have also spent time with the group and shared tips and advice. Nish Kumar says: “The No Direction Home comedians are a very exciting\, interesting and creative bunch of people to be around. And they are very funny! The material is really good.” \nRead an article about No Direction Home in The Guardian \nNabil Abdulrashid reached the final of Britain’s Got Talent in 2020 and will launch a nationwide tour later this year. \n \nFatiha El-Ghorri has performed at comedy clubs across the country and was recently a guest on the ITV show Jonathan Ross Comedy Club \n \nMo Omar is a fast-rising comedy talent with a unique perspective & TV appearances including on Harry Hill’s Club Nite. \n \nThis gig is presented in partnership with Refugee Action\, TERN & Haven Coffee
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-with-nabil-abdulrashid/
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200821T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200821T203000
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home featuring Sindhu Vee
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Just Festival\, Edinburgh \nRegister with Eventbrite (free\, donations welcome) \nLive\, online laughter from our brilliant No Direction Home comedy collective\, with Pepa Duarte\, Selam Mengistu\, Krishna Vytelingum\, Meron Abera and Tewodros Aregawe plus special guest headliner Sindhu Vee. \nNo Direction Home\, created by Counterpoints Arts\, Camden People’s Theatre and Tom Parry was founded in 2018. We run free workshops for emerging comics from refugee and migrant backgrounds and have staged gigs across the country including at the Gulbenkian (Canterbury) and South Bank Centre (London). Since March this year the group have been rehearsing and performing online. \nRead more about No Direction Home in The Guardian \nJust Festival has been part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for 20 years\, and in 2020 are running an online programme of events. If you have any access requirements please email director@just-festival.org to discuss. \nAbout Sindhu Vee \nSince swapping a career in investment banking for one in comedy\, Sindhu has fast become one of the most exciting and sought-after talents on the UK circuit. Having previously been a finalist in both the coveted BBC New Comedy Award and New Act Of The Year competitions\, 2018 saw Sindhu take her eagerly-anticipated debut hour\, Sandhog\, to the Edinburgh Fringe. A hit with critics and audiences alike\, the show sold out its entire run (including multiple extra dates) and was nominated for the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-featuring-sindhu-vee/
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200821
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201116
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home (virtual) tour 2020
DESCRIPTION:Following the huge success of our summer Zoom gigs\, and an online performance in Edinburgh\, No Direction Home is taking to the (online) road for a series of stand-up comedy performances this autumn. \nAll gigs will have live captions unless otherwise stated. \nThe virtual tour will visit: \nEdinburgh (21 August) – tour preview featuring Sindhu Vee\, with Just Festivals \nCamden (12 September) – featuring Mo Omar\, with Camden People’s Theatre > Full details and booking \nBristol (27 September) – featuring Fatiha El-Ghorri\, with Bristol Refugee Festival and Bristol Student Action for Refugees (STAR) > Full details and booking \nLeicester (4 October) – guest headliner Dane Baptiste\, with Journeys Festival International & Big Difference  > Full details and booking  \nCoventry (18 October) – in partnership with Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 > Full details and free booking \nBirmingham (25 October) – in partnership with Celebrating Sanctuary Birmingham > Full details and free booking \nBradford (29 October) – in partnership with Biasan as part of the Intercultured Festival > Full details and free booking \nGravesend (16 November) – in partnership with Cohesion Plus\, with guest headliner Geoff Norcott > Full details and booking \nSouthbank Centre\, London (22 November) > In partnership with Southbank Centre\, with guest headliner Rosie Jones > Full details and booking \nFollow the No Direction Home Facebook page for further updates. \nAbout No Direction Home \nNo Direction Home is a pioneering project featuring stand-up comedians from refugee and migrant backgrounds\, mentored by award winning comedian Tom Parry. \nCounterpoints Arts runs No Direction Home as part of our Pop Culture and Social Change (PopChange) programme. Created in partnership with Camden People’s Theatre\, it’s an ongoing project of workshops\, mentoring and performance for new comics from refugee and migrant backgrounds. Since 2018 they have performed more than 15 gigs around the country\, including at the Southbank Centre in London. \nGuest headliners including Romesh Ranganathan\, Nish Kumar\, Sindhu Vee\, Joel Dommett and Suzi Ruffell have also spent time with the group and shared tips and advice. Media coverage has included BBC News and BBC World Service. \nNish Kumar says: “The No Direction Home comedians are a very exciting\, interesting and creative bunch of people to be around. And they are very funny! The material is really good.” \nIn 2020 No Direction Home has been running new groups online and staging our very first gigs on Zoom. We’re confident that working digitally will help us to reach more people than ever. \nFor Refugee Week 2020 we produced three online gigs with different partners\, reaching a total online audience of more than 800 people. In autumn 2020 we will be running a No Direction Home virtual tour\, kicking off online in Edinburgh. \nMedia coverage \nFeature article by Brian Logan in The Guardian\n“Coached by Tom Parry\, the comedy collective No Direction Home are bucking stereotypes about refugees and migrants – and thriving online during lockdown” \nFeature article in Red Pepper magazine\n“With casual xenophobia a comedy circuit blight\, No Direction Home is a welcome tonic.” \nGravesend Messenger \nWatch Tom Parry chatting with Nish Kumar about No Direction Home on Facebook Live \n \n \n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-virtual-tour-2020/
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200621T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200621T211500
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SUMMARY:No Direction (at) Home - featuring Nish Kumar
DESCRIPTION:Live\, online laughter from the brilliant No Direction Home comedy collective\, \nJoin us for a Refugee Week special event\, in partnership with Southbank Centre : live online comedy via Zoom with the unique No Direction Home comedy collective\, hosted by Tom Parry\, with special guest headliner Nish Kumar. \nAlso featuring Délia Remy\, Edin Suljic\, Nour-ani Sisserian\, Yasmeen Gharwi & Selam Mengistu. \nAge 16+ \nTickets are pay what you can afford (suggested £5-10) \nBooking via Eventbrite \nSome guest list places available for low/zero income – email hello@counterpoints.org.uk \nNish Kumar says: “The No Direction Home comedians are a very exciting\, interesting and creative bunch of people to be around. And they are very funny! The material is really good.” \nNo Direction Home\, created by Counterpoints Arts\, Camden People’s Theatre and Tom Parry was founded in 2018. We run free workshops and have staged gigs across the country\, and since March this year have been working entirely online. \nFor Refugee Week we have teamed up with our friends at the Southbank Centre for our biggest Zoom gig ever. \nRead an article about No Direction Home in The Guardian \nWatch Nish Kumar and Tom Parry talk about lockdown\, online gigging and No Direction Home on Facebook \n \nIn 2019 No Direction Home played at the Southbank Centre for Refugee Week\, with guest headliner Romesh Ranganthan \nNish Kumar photo: Jose Farinha \nPost-event notes \nAttendance: 300 \nFeedback and evaluation via Auidence Finder \nPlus\, from Yasmeen (performer)
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-standup-comedy/
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Pop Culture
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SUMMARY:No Direction (at) Home featuring Mo Omar
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Sanctuary on Sea\, Counterpoints Arts presents No Direction Home live on Zoom for Refugee Week with guest headliner Mo Omar. \nBooking via Eventbrite \nAge 16+ \nSomali-born\, Cardiff-raised and London-based\, Mo Omar is a fast-rising talent with a unique perspective on culture\, faith and love. Recently making his TV debut on Harry Hills Clubnite on Channel 4\, Mo was also selected to perform in The Pleasance Comedy Reserve show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019\, and was a finalist in the BBC Introducing Radio 4 Comedy Award. \nThis live online gig\, hosted by Edinburgh-award winning stand-up Tom Parry\, will also feature No Direction Home comedians Edin Suljic\, Krzysia Balinska\, Krishna Vytelingum\, Majid Adin & Pepa Duarte. \nNo Direction Home\, created by Counterpoints Arts\, Camden People’s Theatre and Tom Parry was founded in 2018. We run free workshops and have staged gigs across the country\, and since March this year have been working entirely online. \nPrevious gigs have featured guest headliners including Nish Kumar\, Lou Sanders and Romesh Ranganathan. \nRead an article about No Direction Home in The Guardian \n \n \nPost-event notes \nTicket sales 86 \nFeedback/evaluation: Audience Finder \nComments:
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-at-home-featuring-mo-omar/
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200616T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200616T211500
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home featuring Mo Omar
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Student Action for Refugees (STAR)\, Counterpoints Arts presents No Direction Home live on Zoom for Refugee Week with guest headliner Mo Omar. \nBooking via Eventbrite \nAge 16+ \nSomali-born\, Cardiff-raised and London-based\, Mo Omar is a fast-rising talent with a unique perspective on culture\, faith and love. Recently making his TV debut on Harry Hills Clubnite on Channel 4\, Mo was also selected to perform in The Pleasance Comedy Reserve show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019\, and was a finalist in the BBC Introducing Radio 4 Comedy Award. \nThis live online gig\, hosted by Edinburgh-award winning stand-up Tom Parry\, will also feature No Direction Home comedians Selam Mengistu\, Yasin Moradi and Pepa Duarte. \nNo Direction Home\, created by Counterpoints Arts\, Camden People’s Theatre and Tom Parry was founded in 2018. We run free workshops and have staged gigs across the country\, and since March this year have been working entirely online. \nPrevious gigs have featured guest headliners including Nish Kumar\, Lou Sanders and Romesh Ranganathan. \nSTAR is the national network of student groups working to improve the lives of refugees across the UK. It is made up of 50 groups at universities and colleges across the UK and a national team which co-ordinates and supports the groups. STAR groups are students’ union societies which are affiliated to the charity.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-featuring-mo-omar/
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200427T200000
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SUMMARY:No Direction (At) Home
DESCRIPTION:Stand-up has gone online! \nJoin us for 60 minutes of lockdown comedy with No Direction Home\, the comedy collective produced by Counterpoints Arts featuring a brilliant mix of new stand-up talent. \nFor a free ticket please email hello@counterpoints.org.uk \nAge: 16+ \nNo Direction Home is led by Tom Parry and co-created by Counterpoints Arts with Camden People’s Theatre. \nDonate to support our work \nPhotos: Nour-anni Sisserian (by Jose Farinha) & Majid Adin (by Rosie Powell)
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-at-home/
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200227T000000
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home - Stand Up Comedy @ Migration Museum
DESCRIPTION:No Direction Home is a collective of stand-up comics from refugee and migrant backgrounds\, created in 2018 by Counterpoints\, Camden People’s Theatre and award-winning comedian Tom Parry. \nJoin us at the Migration Museum’s new venue in the heart of Lewisham Shopping Centre for a night of hilarious comedy hosted by Tom Parry with special guest headliners Charlie George and Kae Kurd. \nPlus: Tewodros Aregawe\, Edin Suljic and Selam Mengistu \nTickets £6. Concessions available on request. \nAbout No Direction Home \nCounterpoints Arts runs No Direction Home as part of our PopChange project\, in partnership with Camden People’s Theatre and comedian Tom Parry. It’s a unique course for new comics from refugee and migrant backgrounds. Since 2018 they have performed more than 15 gigs around the country\, including at the Southbank Centre in London (see video below). PopChange explores how the power of pop culture can be harnessed to shift the way we talk\, think and feel about migration and displacement. \n \nAbout Charlie George \nCharlie George is an award-winning stand-up comedian and writer. \nA former circus performer and dancer\, Charlie started doing stand-up in 2018 and\, since then\, has fast become one of the UK circuit’s most exciting new talents. A runner-up in both the prestigious Funny Women and So You Think You’re Funny? comedy competitions of 2019\, she has also performed stand-up on BBC Asian Network Live and the BBC’s No Country For Young Women Podcast. \n“Hilarious and no messin’. ” – BBC Asian Network Comedy \nAbout Kae Kurd \nSmart\, sharp and brilliantly astute\, Kae Kurd is a young British-Kurdish stand up making a serious name for himself. Passionate about making politics accessible to his peers\, his comedy presents beautifully crafted slick routines with confident cutting edge flair.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-migration-museum/
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home - Stand-up Comedy @ Stanley's Social
DESCRIPTION:No Direction Home is a collective of stand-up comics from refugee and migrant backgrounds\, created in 2018 by Counterpoints\, Camden People’s Theatre and award-winning comedian Tom Parry. \nJoin us at Stanley’s Social to see some of our newest members! \nAbout No Direction Home \nCounterpoints Arts runs No Direction Home as part of our PopChange project\, in partnership with Camden People’s Theatre and comedian Tom Parry. It’s a unique course for new comics from refugee and migrant backgrounds. Since 2018 they have performed more than 15 gigs around the country\, including at the Southbank Centre in London. PopChange explores how the power of pop culture can be harnessed to shift the way we talk\, think and feel about migration and displacement. \nAfter the smash-hit success of its debut season\, and a sell-out gig at Southbank Centre\, come join us for more laughs from the latest recruits to our talented team of stand-ups.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-stand-up-comedy-stanleys-social/
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home : the next generation!
DESCRIPTION:In 2018\, Camden People’s Theatre\, Counterpoints Arts and award-winning comedian Tom Parry (Pappy’s; Badults; The Lost Disc) launched the No Direction Home standup programme – a unique new course for aspiring comics from refugee and migrant backgrounds. \nAfter the smash-hit success of its debut season\, and a sell-out gig at Southbank Centre\, come join us for more huge laughs from our talented team. \nFull details & booking: https://www.cptheatre.co.uk/production/no-direction-home-standup-night/
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-the-next-generation/
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home in Kent
DESCRIPTION:#platforma5\n\nIn partnership with Ideas Test\, Woodville Theatre\, Cohesion PlusNo Direction Home\, produced by Counterpoints Arts & Camden People’s Theatre\, has been running since September 2018\, with free coaching and paid performances for new stand-up comedians from refugee & migrant backgrounds. Led by award-winning comic Tom Parry\, the group have performed at 10 gigs in London & Edinburgh and worked with guest headliners including Suzi Ruffell\, Nish Kumar and Romesh Ranganathan.For Platforma 5 Tom Parry and members of the No Direction Home group will lead a series of free workshops and performances with people in Gravesend and Sheerness.Workshop dates \nGravesend: 24\, 25 September\, 1\,2 October (all 6-8pm) \nSittingbourne: 10 Oct (6-8pm)\, 12 Oct (4.30pm-7.30pm). 13 October (3-6pm) \nPerformances \nGravesend – The Woodville Theatre – 9 October\, 7pm  booking \nThe Ypres Tavern – Sittingbourne – 13 October\, 7pm \nIf you are interested in joining the free workshops and having a go at stand-up comedy\, please contact tom@counterpoints.org.uk \nAll applications are welcome\, whatever your background. No previous experience necessary! Age 18+ \nPart of the 5th Platforma Festival\, produced by Counterpoints Arts
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-in-kent/
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home @ Edinburgh Festival
DESCRIPTION:Booking \nNo Direction Home is a stand-up comedy group from refugee & migrant backgrounds mentored by award-winning comedian Tom Parry\, created and produced by Counterpoints Arts and Camden People’s Theatre. \nThe comedians come from countries including Iran\, Pakistan and Syria. All were new to stand-up but each of them has grabbed the chance to represent themselves on stage\, to talk about their lives\, their experiences and what they have observed. Most of all\, they are extremely funny. \nProceeds from the evening will be donated to the Refugee Survival Trust a Scottish charity providing practical support to asylum seekers and refugees\, especially those who are at risk of destitution. 100% of donations collected at the event will go directly to refugees and asylum seekers in the form of grants or bus passes. \nHosted in partnership with Refugee Survival Trust.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-edinburgh-festival/
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:Refugee Week: No Direction Home with Romesh Ranganathan
DESCRIPTION:23 June\, 7pm\, Southbank Centre  \nTicketed: tickets from £12 \nBooking: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/134145-no-direction-home-2019 \nLaughter unites us: an evening of stand-up by comics from refugee and migrant backgrounds\, with guest headliners Suzi Ruffell and Romesh Ranganathan. \nNo Direction Home is a stand-up comedy group mentored by award-winning comedian Tom Parry. After a string of sell-out shows in London\, they will be bringing their unique brand of humour to Southbank Centre as the culmination of Refugee Week 2019. \nFeaturing: Arashk Farahani\, Nour-ani Sisserian\, Usman Khalid\, Majid Adin. \nGuest headliners: Suzi Ruffell (“A stand-up gem”\, The Guardian) and Romesh Ranganathan (“Irresistable gags”\, The Guardian) \nNo Direction Home is produced in partnership between Counterpoints Arts and Camden People’s Theatre. \nRomesh Ranganathan has sold out major venues across the UK with his stand-up\, including on his first national tour Irrational Live in 2016. He has made numerous TV appearances including with hit series The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan\, Just Another Immigrant and The Ranganation. \nSuzi Ruffell has performed stand-up shows across the country and appeared on Channel 4\, E4\, BBC3\, Comedy Central\, Dave & BBC Radio 4. She will be bringing her new show Dance Like Everyone’s Watching at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer. \nTom Parry is a member of the sketch troupe Pappy’s producing award-winning podcasts\, television and stage shows. He has written\, performed & directed work for stage\, TV and radio and his new stand-up show Parryoke will be at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer. \nMajid Adin is an artist and animator from Iran\, now living and working in London. Majid was shortlisted for the 2018 Groucho Maverick Award celebrating original\, creative artwork that seeks to challenge the status quo. \nNour-Ani Sisserian is an actor and theatre director based in East London. Acting credits include Welcome to the UK at The Bunker and Home Manchester\, Black Lives Black Words at the Bush Theatre. As an assistant director\, credits include a workshop at the National Theatre Studio. \nArashk Farahani is an Iranian performer and film-maker based in London who has recently started sharing his experiences through stand-up comedy. \nUsman Khalid is originally from Pakistan & now lives in London. As well as doing stand-up\, he is establishing a pop-up coffee business @havencoffee that supports refugees.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-romesh-ranganathan/
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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