Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Empathy Pains

We're living in times of discord and disagreement, but award winning comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean has a big idea about making things better. In Kiri's fourth UK tour she'll be taking a look at our need to empathise more, get under each other's skin, and try to understand the mechanics of what makes us all tick.

Previous shows have seen her tackle structural racism, sexism, child grooming, adoption and emotional abuse so what seemingly unfunny subject has she picked to turn into laughs this year? Chernobyl? The shrinking size of creme eggs? No, empathy. Which sounds fine actually but maybe not the way Kiri tackles it.

Kiri thinks that we live in a time where empathy is seen as a weakness, like asthma, or being first to pull away from a handshake. But why is that? Surely what we need in these divided times is more empathy? So Kiri is off on a search to find a group of people who she struggles to empathise with - what could this mean? Well, it means she's spent the last year talking to non-offending paedophiles on the internet. Yup, her search history is a disaster. So, come and see her make the impossible hilarious... or possibly get arrested.

Venue: Chorley Little Theatre CHORLEY
Dates: Thursday 12th March
Time: 7.30pm

Venue: Junction CAMBRIDGE
Dates: Friday 13th March
Time: 8.00pm

Venue: The Old Market BRIGHTON
Dates Saturday 14th March
Time: 8.00pm

Venue: The Marlowe CANTERBURY
Dates Sunday 15th March
Time: 8.00pm

Venue: G-Live GUILDFORD
Dates: Friday 20th March
Time: 8.00pm

Venue: Frog & Bucket Comedy Club MANCHESTER
Dates Sunday 22nd March
Time: 7.30pm

Venue: The Stand Comedy Club NEWCASTLE
Dates: Monday 23rd March
Time: 8.30pm

Venue: The Royal Court LIVERPOOL
Dates: Thursday 26th March
Time: 7.30pm

Venue: Catrin Finch Centre WREXHAM
Dates: Friday 27th March
Time: 7.30pm

Venue: Storyhouse CHESTER
Dates: Saturday 28th March
Time: 8.00pm

Venue: Hull Truck HULL
Dates: Monday 30th March
Time: 8.00pm

Venue: The Glee CARDIFF
Dates: Thursday 2nd April
Time: 7.30pm

Venue: Pontio BANGOR
Dates: Friday 3rd April
Time: 8.00pm

Venue: The Studio BRADFORD
Dates: Saturday 4th April
Time: 7.30pm

Venue: Glee Club NOTTINGHAM
Dates: Sunday 5th April
Time: 7.00pm

Venue: The Crescent Community Venue YORK
Dates Thursday 9th April
Time: 7.30pm

Venue: City Varieties LEEDS
Dates: Friday 10th April
Time: 7.30pm

Venue: Tobacco Factory Theatre BRISTOL
Dates: Saturday 11th April
Time: 7.30pm

Venue: The Stand GLASGOW
Dates: Monday 13th April
Time: 8.30pm

Venue: The Stand EDINBURGH
Dates: Tuesday 14th April
Time: 8.30pm

Venue: Lemon Tree ABERDEEN
Dates: Wednesday 15th April
Time: 7.30pm

Venue: Old Fire Station CARLISLE
Dates: Thursday 16th April
Time: 7.30pm

Venue: The Hawth CRAWLEY
Dates: Saturday 18th April
Time: 7.45pm

Venue: Frog & Bucket Comedy Club MANCHESTER
Dates Wednesday 22nd April
Time: 7.30pm

Venue: The Playhouse NORWICH
Dates: Thursday 23rd April
Time: 8.00pm

Venue: South Street Arts READING
Dates: Friday 24th April
Time: tbc

Venue: The Old Rep BIRMINGHAM
Dates Saturday 25th April
Time: 8.00pm

Venue: Komedia BATH
Dates Sunday 26th April
Time: 8.00pm

Venue: The Youth Wing MACHYNLLETH COMEDY FESTIVAL
Dates: Friday 1st May
Time: 7.00pm

Venue: Durham Gala, DURHAM
Dates: Tuesday 5th May
Time: 7.30pm

Venue: Engine Shed LINCOLN
Dates Thursday 7th May
Time: 7.30pm

Venue: The Y LEICESTER
Dates: Friday 8th May
Time: 7.30pm

Venue: Henry Tudor House SHREWSBURY
Dates Wednesday 13th May
Time: 8.00pm

Venue: Phoenix Theatre EXETER
Dates: Thursday 14th May
Time: 7.30pm

Venue: Arts Centre SWINDON
Dates: Friday 15th May
Time: 7.30pm

Venue: The MAC BELFAST
Dates Saturday 23rd May
Time: 8.00pm

Venue: Bloomsbury Theatre LONDON
Dates Saturday 5th September
Time: 7.30pm