The Alternative Book Club

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Comedy (stand-up, compilation)

  • Venue 151
    Laughing Horse @ Bar 50 - Upstairs
  • 11:00
  • Aug 25
  • 1 hour
  • Suitability: 14+ (Guideline)
  • Country: United Kingdom - England
  • Group: Shirley Halse and Friends / Free Festival
  • Warnings and additional info: Pay What You Can in advance from the following prices to guarantee entry or turn up at the venue for free, with the option of donating at the end of the show. Your Pay What You Can ticket options are: £2.50, £5, £7.50 and £10
  • Babes in arms policy: Babies do not require a ticket
  • Policy applies to: Children under 18 months
Venue Age Restriction: Under 18s allowed if accompanied by an adult

Description

The Alternative Book Club presents a stand-up comedy compilation show about books, where there is absolutely NO required reading. Prepare to be entertained – and informed – by a phenomenal line up of award-winning comics and brilliant friends who will be dissecting anything Lit: from John Milton’s Paradise Lost to Kim Kardashian’s Selfie, and everything in between. All hosted by Shirley Halse. 'A quintessential Fringe experience' (Scotsman). 'A wonderfully entertaining concept.' (Alex Farrow, director of Jericho Comedy).

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General venue access

  • Accessible entry: flight of stairs

    • Wheelchair access type: Not fully wheelchair accessible

  • Stairs: 11- 20
    Number of stairs is provided as guidance and is not in addition to any wheelchair access type (lift/ramp etc) stated above.

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  • Requires a complimentary personal assistant ticket to attend a performance

Galia Ring 97 days ago

This was just so much fun!
Nerdy and super entertaining

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Rachel Read 101 days ago

Love this show!! Whether the book chat is intense or tenuous it’s always a good laugh!

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Francesca Shakeshaft 105 days ago

10/10 recommend. Doesn’t matter if you’ve read the books or not it’s relatable and really funny.

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Tills Traviss 111 days ago

We attended the first show of the run and thoroughly enjoyed the performance, it's a mixture of stand-up. sketches, PowerPoint humour (who knew that was a thing), and really felt that the cast put their heart and soul into it. There is a bookish theme, but really it's fairly incidental to the show.

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