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Platforma Festival – Comedy special

  • Gloucester Guildhall 23 Eastgate Street Gloucester UK (map)
 

“a very exciting, interesting and creative bunch of people… very funny”, Nish Kumar

Join us for a special night of stand-up comedy from the brilliant No Direction Home collective, hosted by Stella Graham with guest headliner Sami Abu Wardeh. 

Prior to the gig a delicious Pay As You Choose feast will be served by FOOD SPEAK EAT with DJ accompaniment from Liam Large playing original vinyl from Sudan, Columbia, Ethiopia, Eritrea and more. Food served from 2-6:30pm. 

Sami Abu-Wardeh is a character comedian described by The Guardian as "blissfully funny" after a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Festival  

Stella Graham is a comedian, writer and podcast host. "Fun and original... everything a good comedian should be: self-assured, likeable and, crucially, funny" 

No Direction Home is a comedy collective run by Counterpoints Arts for new performers from refugee and migrant background. Performing in Gloucester will be Loraine Mponela and Anastasia Chokuwamba. 

TV 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.” 

Presented by Gloucester Guildhall and Counterpoints Arts as part of the Platforma festival 2023 . Keep a look out for other events that day launching soon as part of the festival including screenings and talks. 

TICKET OPTIONS
£15.50 - General Admission - Pay It Forward

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£10 - General Admission - Standard Ticket
Tickets at the standard entry rate
£7 - General Admission - Open Concession
A reduced ticket option available to everyone
FREE - General Admission - Community Ticket
Free Entry option available to anyone that would otherwise be unable to attend the event


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Unreserved seating
Doors 6.30pm / Starts 7pm
Suitable for all ages

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