Derby Comedy Festival

Shazia Mirza

The Kardashians Made Me Do It

Sun 8 May 2016

Location: Guildhall Theatre

Most suitable for Ages 16+
Running Time: 1 hour 50 minutes - approximate, including any interval(s).

Age 16

About the event

Following an acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe run, Shazia Mirza takes her new show on tour, in this searing and urgent exploration of life, love and Jihadi brides.

“My mum can’t find me anyone to marry. My friend Matthew looks at me with great concern and says, “You’re not thinking of becoming a Jihadi Bride are you?” Would I do that? The weather in Britain isn’t great, and the sunsets and landscape in Syria are meant to be very romantic… I’d get a husband, wouldn’t have to work, and would definitely get a place in heaven. Yes I’d miss my hair straighteners and hot pants, but that’s a small price to pay.”

The Kardashians Made Me Do It is inspired by three girls who left Bethnal Green to join ISIS, and an unrelated radio piece Shazia contributed to the BBC which subsequently received a record number of complaints. The show tells of the confusion it caused as she looks into the nature of offence, the dangers of politically correct liberalism versus the sinister and terrifying intrusion of ISIS into the lives of young British Asian women.

shazia-mirza.com/

Prices & Offers

£12

Concessions: £10

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Reviews

“Shazia Mirza is provoking laughter and large intakes of breath once again…brave and urgent”.
The Daily Telegraph

“a vital show, deftly handled, rammed with provocation.”
Mail on Sunday

“Brave…well-informed…potent.”
The Standard