Matt Forde's Political Party

James Marriott is an exceptional writer. His debut book 'The New Dark Ages' charts our shocking decline in reading and what the political impact of that already is.

This is a warning about the profound impact on smart phones on us as human beings and how they are directly linked to the rise of charismatic, populist leaders.

Reading less and scrolling more is ruining our politics.

It's not massively optimistic, but it is absolutely compelling.

Buy James's book 'The New Dark Ages' here:

https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/482835/the-new-dark-ages-by-marriott-james/9781847929518

See the Political Party Live on Stage:
9 November: Liz Kendall and Mishal Husain
21 December: Wes Streeting

https://nimaxtheatres.com/shows/the-political-party-with-matt-forde/

GET TICKETS for Matt's brand new stand-up show Project Holy Moly at the Edinburgh Festival and touring nationwide in 2027:
www.mattforde.com

MARCH
19 FAVERSHAM The Alex
20 DORKING Halls
APRIL
7 STOURBRIDGE Town Hall
8 GLOUCESTER Guildhall
9 LEICESTER Y Theatre
12 SALFORD Lowry
16 NORTHAMPTON Royal & Derngate
21 EXETER Northcott Theatre
24 LONDON Bloomsbury Theatre
28 ALNWICK Playhouse
29 BARNARD CASTLE Witham
30 HULL Asylum
MAY
6 BIRMINGHAM The Glee Club
12 COVENTRY Warwick Arts Centre
13 WORCESTER Huntingdon Hall
14 CHORLEY Theatre
18 STAMFORD Corn Exchange
19 SHEFFIELD Steamworks
20 SHREWSBURY Theatre Severn
21 NOTTINGHAM Theatre Royal
23 LEEDS City Varieties Music Hall
26 NORWICH Playhouse
27 NORWICH Playhouse
JUNE
2 SCUNTHORPE Plowright
4 CANTERBURY Gulbenkian Theatre
5 READING Concert Hall
8 CARDIFF The Glee Club
9 BATH Komedia
10 MONMOUTH Savoy Theatre
11 CHIPPING NORTON The Theatre
15 BURY ST EDMUNDS Theatre Royal
16 MILTON KEYNES The Stables
18 TUNBRIDGE WELLS Trinity Theatre
30 LIVERPOOL Everyman Playhouse
JULY
1 CARLISLE Old Fire Station
2 GLASGOW The Glee Club
4 EDINBURGH Lyceum Theatre
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Why is Andy Burnham's online game so strong? And what the hell is looksmaxxing?

Two of the social media stars behind the Prime Minister's online dominance explain what works well on TikTok and Instagram and why the new PM is so adept at it.

Lottie, 19, and Poppy, 17, don't just take us inside the world of political stan accounts, they give us a fascinating insight into how young people think about politics and their futures and why they find progressive politics so hopeful.

This is a glimpse into the political future with two young people already shaping the present.

See the Political Party Live on Stage:
9 November: Liz Kendall and Mishal Husain
21 December: Wes Streeting

https://nimaxtheatres.com/shows/the-political-party-with-matt-forde/

GET TICKETS for Matt's brand new stand-up show Project Holy Moly at the Edinburgh Festival and touring nationwide in 2027:
www.mattforde.com

MARCH
19 FAVERSHAM The Alex
20 DORKING Halls
APRIL
7 STOURBRIDGE Town Hall
8 GLOUCESTER Guildhall
9 LEICESTER Y Theatre
12 SALFORD Lowry
16 NORTHAMPTON Royal & Derngate
21 EXETER Northcott Theatre
24 LONDON Bloomsbury Theatre
28 ALNWICK Playhouse
29 BARNARD CASTLE Witham
30 HULL Asylum
MAY
6 BIRMINGHAM The Glee Club
12 COVENTRY Warwick Arts Centre
13 WORCESTER Huntingdon Hall
14 CHORLEY Theatre
18 STAMFORD Corn Exchange
19 SHEFFIELD Steamworks
20 SHREWSBURY Theatre Severn
21 NOTTINGHAM Theatre Royal
23 LEEDS City Varieties Music Hall
26 NORWICH Playhouse
27 NORWICH Playhouse
JUNE
2 SCUNTHORPE Plowright
4 CANTERBURY Gulbenkian Theatre
5 READING Concert Hall
8 CARDIFF The Glee Club
9 BATH Komedia
10 MONMOUTH Savoy Theatre
11 CHIPPING NORTON The Theatre
15 BURY ST EDMUNDS Theatre Royal
16 MILTON KEYNES The Stables
18 TUNBRIDGE WELLS Trinity Theatre
30 LIVERPOOL Everyman Playhouse
JULY
1 CARLISLE Old Fire Station
2 GLASGOW The Glee Club
4 EDINBURGH Lyceum Theatre
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Melanie Ward has only been an MP two years and she is already a government minister, promoted to the government by Andy Burnham.

Melanie worked in international aid before becoming an MP and continues to be an advocate for some of the most vulnerable people on the planet.

Two years ago she visited Gaza and she describes the horrors she witnessed.

This is a frank discussion about why Labour's policy on Gaza has changed and what it means for the Middle East and for domestic politics here in the UK.

And as Labour gathers in Liverpool for its Annual Conference, what song might Melanie be singing at the karaoke..?

See the Political Party Live on Stage:
9 November: Liz Kendall and Mishal Husain
21 December: Wes Streeting

https://nimaxtheatres.com/shows/the-political-party-with-matt-forde/

GET TICKETS for Matt's brand new stand-up show Project Holy Moly at the Edinburgh Festival and touring nationwide in 2027:
www.mattforde.com

MARCH
19 FAVERSHAM The Alex
20 DORKING Halls
APRIL
7 STOURBRIDGE Town Hall
8 GLOUCESTER Guildhall
9 LEICESTER Y Theatre
12 SALFORD Lowry
16 NORTHAMPTON Royal & Derngate
21 EXETER Northcott Theatre
24 LONDON Bloomsbury Theatre
28 ALNWICK Playhouse
29 BARNARD CASTLE Witham
30 HULL Asylum
MAY
6 BIRMINGHAM The Glee Club
12 COVENTRY Warwick Arts Centre
13 WORCESTER Huntingdon Hall
14 CHORLEY Theatre
18 STAMFORD Corn Exchange
19 SHEFFIELD Steamworks
20 SHREWSBURY Theatre Severn
21 NOTTINGHAM Theatre Royal
23 LEEDS City Varieties Music Hall
26 NORWICH Playhouse
27 NORWICH Playhouse
JUNE
2 SCUNTHORPE Plowright
4 CANTERBURY Gulbenkian Theatre
5 READING Concert Hall
8 CARDIFF The Glee Club
9 BATH Komedia
10 MONMOUTH Savoy Theatre
11 CHIPPING NORTON The Theatre
15 BURY ST EDMUNDS Theatre Royal
16 MILTON KEYNES The Stables
18 TUNBRIDGE WELLS Trinity Theatre
30 LIVERPOOL Everyman Playhouse
JULY
1 CARLISLE Old Fire Station
2 GLASGOW The Glee Club
4 EDINBURGH Lyceum Theatre
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Claire Hanna went viral with a superb joke about Donald Trump after he apparently supported a united Ireland.

The leader of the SDLP gives us a comprehensive and entertaining briefing about the state of politics in Northern Ireland and has clear ideas about how to improve the system and its politics.

On top of the detail, passionate and funny, Claire embodies the hope of a politics free of sectarianism.

See the Political Party Live on Stage:
9 November: Liz Kendall and Mishal Husain
21 December: Wes Streeting

https://nimaxtheatres.com/shows/the-political-party-with-matt-forde/

GET TICKETS for Matt's brand new stand-up show Project Holy Moly at the Edinburgh Festival and touring nationwide in 2027:
www.mattforde.com

MARCH
19 FAVERSHAM The Alex
20 DORKING Halls
APRIL
7 STOURBRIDGE Town Hall
8 GLOUCESTER Guildhall
9 LEICESTER Y Theatre
12 SALFORD Lowry
16 NORTHAMPTON Royal & Derngate
21 EXETER Northcott Theatre
24 LONDON Bloomsbury Theatre
28 ALNWICK Playhouse
29 BARNARD CASTLE Witham
30 HULL Asylum
MAY
6 BIRMINGHAM The Glee Club
12 COVENTRY Warwick Arts Centre
13 WORCESTER Huntingdon Hall
14 CHORLEY Theatre
18 STAMFORD Corn Exchange
19 SHEFFIELD Steamworks
20 SHREWSBURY Theatre Severn
21 NOTTINGHAM Theatre Royal
23 LEEDS City Varieties Music Hall
26 NORWICH Playhouse
27 NORWICH Playhouse
JUNE
2 SCUNTHORPE Plowright
4 CANTERBURY Gulbenkian Theatre
5 READING Concert Hall
8 CARDIFF The Glee Club
9 BATH Komedia
10 MONMOUTH Savoy Theatre
11 CHIPPING NORTON The Theatre
15 BURY ST EDMUNDS Theatre Royal
16 MILTON KEYNES The Stables
18 TUNBRIDGE WELLS Trinity Theatre
30 LIVERPOOL Everyman Playhouse
JULY
1 CARLISLE Old Fire Station
2 GLASGOW The Glee Club
4 EDINBURGH Lyceum Theatre



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Matt Langford was Special Adviser to The Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, from the day he became Prime Minister to the day he left.

He takes us inside the famous black door and tells us what Keir Starmer was really like as a leader, a boss and a man.

He tells us what it was really like in those final weeks in between the local election results and the Prime Minister's departure.

And he reveals the true extent of Larry the Cat's power and influence.

This is an unmissable nosey around the most famous address in the country.

See the Political Party Live on Stage:
9 November: Liz Kendall (London)
21 December: Wes Streeting (London)

GET TICKETS for Matt's brand new stand-up show Project Holy Moly at the Edinburgh Festival and touring nationwide in 2027:
www.mattforde.com

MARCH
19 FAVERSHAM The Alex
20 DORKING Halls
APRIL
7 STOURBRIDGE Town Hall
8 GLOUCESTER Guildhall
9 LEICESTER Y Theatre
12 SALFORD Lowry
16 NORTHAMPTON Royal & Derngate
21 EXETER Northcott Theatre
24 LONDON Bloomsbury Theatre
28 ALNWICK Playhouse
29 BARNARD CASTLE Witham
30 HULL Asylum
MAY
6 BIRMINGHAM The Glee Club
12 COVENTRY Warwick Arts Centre
13 WORCESTER Huntingdon Hall
14 CHORLEY Theatre
18 STAMFORD Corn Exchange
19 SHEFFIELD Steamworks
20 SHREWSBURY Theatre Severn
21 NOTTINGHAM Theatre Royal
23 LEEDS City Varieties Music Hall
26 NORWICH Playhouse
27 NORWICH Playhouse
JUNE
2 SCUNTHORPE Plowright
4 CANTERBURY Gulbenkian Theatre
5 READING Concert Hall
8 CARDIFF The Glee Club
9 BATH Komedia
10 MONMOUTH Savoy Theatre
11 CHIPPING NORTON The Theatre
15 BURY ST EDMUNDS Theatre Royal
16 MILTON KEYNES The Stables
18 TUNBRIDGE WELLS Trinity Theatre
30 LIVERPOOL Everyman Playhouse
JULY
1 CARLISLE Old Fire Station
2 GLASGOW The Glee Club
4 EDINBURGH Lyceum Theatre
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.