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ANDY KIRKPATRICK TOUR October/November 2007

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Rebecca Varley 24 Sep 2007

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ANDY KIRKPATRICK is off again, well that is when he comes back from Yosemite he'll be off again, taking his slighlty disturbing but extremely funny show 'PSYCHOVERTICAL' on tour to 6 new locations:

SOUTHAMPTON Turner Simms Concert Hall, Tuesday 23rd October. Box Office 023 8059 5151

KING'S LYNN Arts Centre Saturday 3rd November. Box Office: 01553 764 864

ABERWYSTWYTH Arts Centre Wednesday 7th November. Box Office: 01970 623 232

DERBY Guildhall Theatre, Saturday 17th November. Box Office: 01332 255 800

CAMBRIDGE Guildhall Thursday 22nd November. Box Office: 01223 357 851

HIGH WYCOMBE Town Hall, Tuesday 27th November. Box Office: 01494 512000

WORCESTER, Huntington Hall, Tuesday 4th December. Box Office: 01905 611 427

Tickets £12, concessions and group discounts available - contact each indivudal venue for details.

A great evening out, guaranteed to cheer up the dark and gloomy evenings - here's what other people have said about his show:

"Fantastic, didn't stop laughing. My non-climbing girlfriend thought it was excellent too. If you get the chance – go!"

"Fantastic, absolutely fantastic. The guys a good speaker and I couldn't stop laughing through the show. Strongly recommend it."

"I have never laughed so much."

"An absolute riot with some great stories and a really insightful and philosophical ending"

"I felt exhausted by the interval, there was no hope by the end. It was great, I recommend it for anyone who gets a chance to go."

"It was pure comedy"

"He’s a funny bastard"

For more information on Andy, look at http://andy-kirkpatrick.com/ontour.htm

Removed User 28 Sep 2007

In reply to rebecca varley:

Go and see this man. A really genuine character who has changed the accepted format of climbing lectures from Mr/Ms X's holiday snaps into pure comedy entertainment.

MttSnr 07 Oct 2007

In reply to Removed User:

Still no London dates I see.

Rebecca Varley 08 Oct 2007

He came to the RGS in London on 4th September - sorry you missed it, though so did a lot of other people because of the tube strike!

Fredt 16 Oct 2007

In reply to rebecca varley:

> He came to the RGS in London on 4th September -

I went to that, and was slightly disappointed, as there was hardly any climbing material, mainly Antarctica. So it was a different show to one I had seen previously, but still had the same title. Did Andy change the content as it was RGS?

Rebecca Varley 16 Oct 2007

In reply to Fredt: Wasn't aware that he had -'Psychovertical' is designed to appeal to a wide audience and not just climbers, so does have a broader scope. Sorry you were disappointed!

andy kirkpatrick 16 Oct 2007

Hi

Yes the one at the RGS had 50% of the normal content cut out (Retisant wall - the psychovertical bit), as London audiences generally start leaving at 9.30 at most shows (tubes/trains etc), and with the tube strike I'd been asked to keep it shorter at the last minute. Sorry you didn't enjoy it, but I thought it was one of the best shows I've done (if you didn't find me getting the woman up on stage worth the money in itself then I suggest you go and see more climbing slideshows!!!!!).

The show isn't aimed at climbers really, and is meant to be entertaining, gripping, funny etc. Unfortunately talking to 30 people who've begrudgingly paid £4 each to listen to me babble on about climbing in some back room of a climbing wall just doesn't pay the bills anymore (YES I AM A SELL OUT!).

If you want some proper London climbing talks then see about join the alpine club - their pre-talk nibbles are great.

All the other Southern talks will be complete.

Cheers

Andy

Fredt 18 Oct 2007

In reply to andy kirkpatrick:
Hi Andy

I didn't say I didn't enjoy the RGS show, I thought you were your usual hilarious self. I saw a talk you did at Hope Valley College which was also brilliant, so when I saw you were on at RGS I took along a London-based climbing friend, assuming the subject would be the same, hence the (slight) disappointment at lack of climbing content. We did enjoy it, but I just thought I'd comment on the fact that there were two different talks with the same title.
Anyway, when are you going to do a hard-core climbing talk in London? (ducks for cover...)

Fred

grumsta 18 Oct 2007

So is there any chance of this tour hitting the north of England at all? Kendal maybe?

andy kirkpatrick 18 Oct 2007

In reply to Fredt:

Sorry if my reply was a bit harsh, and re-reading your post I can see you weren't saying you didn't enjoy it. I'd like to do something just about climbing (I did last year at the RGS gig for porters progress), but finding a good venue is hard in London. Maybe if anough people bug Costwold outdoor they may ask me to come down and do some talks at their London shops?

As for lakes lectures, I did Barrow, Amblside and Carlyle last year, but maybe I could do something at Rged?

Cheers

Andy

Ashley 23 Oct 2007

In reply to andy kirkpatrick:

Why was the Southampton one cancelled last week?

Rebecca Varley 25 Oct 2007

In reply to rebecca varley:

Despite being a mighty, strong climber type, he was actually ill for once - glad to know he is mortal at least. Sorry if you missed out - will be more dates for 'O8.

Cheers

Rebecca

Jim C 30 Oct 2007

In reply to grumsta:

> So is there any chance of this tour hitting the north of England at all? Kendal maybe?

Or Scotland ?

Going to the Fly or Die Talk tonight 30th at Tiso Glasgow. He can be as funny as he likes, as it will keep my mind off the uncomfortable chairs. (forgot my cushion)