Nina Conti gets In Your Face this autumn at Tyne Theatre & Opera House!

Comedy and ventriloquist extraordinaire Nina Conti is set to showcase her unprecedented skills with In Your Face at Tyne Theatre & Opera House on Saturday 19^th November.

Using the power of improvisation, Nina Conti, with the help of her playful puppet monkey gathers all her inspiration from her audience to put together a truly unique and priceless performance.

Nina started her career as an actress at the Royal Shakespeare Company before discovering her true talent as a comedian. Conti’s Talk to The Hand tour received superb reviews in the UK and beyond, securing her a British Comedy Award and prestigious Barry Award in Melbourne. Nina is also a star of BBC’s Live at the Apollo, QI and HBO’s Family Tree.

Now Nina will use the unique skills and wit that she’s loved for to bring a new comedy experience to venues all around the country. Strap into the mask as Nina gets In Your Face without even moving her lips, in a simply side-splitting evening.

‘A gem… funny, poignant, novel’ – The Guardian

‘Put simply, Nina Conti is a genius’ – The Daily Mirror

2016 sees Tyne Theatre & Opera House play host to a variety of comedy heroes. Witness Lee Nelson get all Suited and Booted with his show on Saturday 19^th March and Dave Spikey throwing his Punchlines on Thursday 31^st March. We then welcome Katherine Ryan’s Kathbum show on Thursday 14^th April. Or for some local humor come and see Gavin Webster on 13^th May, and Sarah Millican across various dates in May and July! The self-proclaimed ‘absolute lad’, Joe Lycett, will take over the stage on Friday 1^st July and last but not least, Romesh Ranganathan explores his rationality on Sunday 6^th November.