Dawn French returns to New Zealand with her new show 'Dawn French Is A Huge Twat'

Auckland, New Zealand (MONDAY 09 OCTOBER, 2023): Dawn French, the Queen of British comedy returns to the stage with her one-woman stand-up show ‘Dawn French is a Huge Twat’ playing Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch in May 2024.

"This show is so named because unfortunately, it’s horribly accurate," French said, "There have been far too many times I have made stupid mistakes or misunderstood something vital or jumped the gun in a spectacular display of twattery. I thought I might tell some of these buttock clenching embarrassing stories to give New Zealand audiences a peek behind the scenes of my work life…Roll up! Book early to see the telly vicar lady be a total twat on stage, live in front of your very eyes. And ears.”

Tickets go on sale at 11am (local time) Thursday October 12. My Live Nation members can secure tickets during the pre-sale which commences at 11am (local time) on Tuesday October 10, and concludes at 11am (local time) on Thursday October 12. For complete tour and ticket information, visit: livenation.co.nz

Few people are as firmly ensconced in the British comedy firmament as Dawn French. As one half of the ground-breaking comedy duo French & Saunders (with Jennifer Saunders) she blazed a trail that shaped TV comedy through the 80s and 90s, spoofing everyone from Oasis to The Corrs and brilliantly sending up films such as Titanic and The Lord Of The Rings series.

In the early 90s, both French and Saunders forged separate but equally successful paths, creating two comedy institutions in the process. As Jennifer Saunders launched Absolutely Fabulous, Dawn French starred in multiple roles in the black comedy Murder Most Horrid, often playing both murderer and murdered in the same episode. This was followed by the enormously popular Richard Curtis series The Vicar Of Dibley, which attracted over 12 million viewers to its series finale. Dawn is also a successful author, having written six best-selling books. Her latest book, The Twat Files, is published in October.

French has also enjoyed considerable success on stage, both as a stand-up comedian and actress, and on the big screen in films from Coraline to Death On The Nile. In 2022, she announced her return to the stage with her show ‘Dawn French Is A Huge Twat’.

DAWN FRENCH IS A HUGE TWAT
NZ TOUR

TUESDAY MAY 21
MICHAEL FOWLER CENTRE, WELLINGTON

FRIDAY MAY 24
TOWN HALL, CHRISTCHURCH

WEDNESDAY MAY 29
THE CIVIC, AUCKLAND

TICKETS ON SALE THURSDAY 12 OCTOBER
My Live Nation presale from Tuesday October 10, 11am.
For complete tour and ticket information, visit: www.livenation.co.nz

For all tour publicity enquiries contact:
818 Entertainment
Bex Martelletti
+64 27 528 6839
bex@818.co.nz

For all Live Nation enquiries contact:
Sarah Wilson
Sarah.wilson@livenation.com.au

Arlo Flitcroft
arlo.flitcroft@livenation.com.au