Comedy
Shappi Khorsandi: Mistress and Misfit
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- Shappi Khorsandi
Comic Shappi Khorsandi introduces us to England’s unsung heroine, Emma Hamilton.
“For too many years she has been known as just ‘Nelson’s mistress’ and a bit of a harlot (you get ONE job in a brothel and bang goes your reputation…). Women’s lib wasn’t a ‘thing’ in Georgian times, and Emma moved mountains to haul herself from ‘scullery maid’ to ‘Lady Hamilton’.
“Yes, she occasionally danced on tables naked to get ahead in life, but who hasn’t?”
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“She has plenty to say, and says it with pointedness and potency.” The Guardian
8pm, £16. Ages 15+. For more info, visit bristololdvic.org.uk/shappi-khorsandi.html
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