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Festival of the Spoken Nerd Return to Wyvern Theatre

Science comedy phenomenon Festival of the Spoken Nerd is back with a brand new tour this Autumn: You Can’t Polish A Nerd.

Don’t miss the “resplendently geeky trio” (The Times) as they put the oooh into zoology, the fun into fundamental theorem of calculus and the recursion into recursion. Together they’ll be buffing up a veritable Periodic Table of new science, songs, and spreadsheets that will tickle your ribs and light your Bunsen burner.

Since their last tour, experiments guy Steve Mould (BBC1’s The One Show, ITV’s I Never Knew That About Britain), geek songstress Helen Arney (BBC2’s Coast, Comedy Central’s Stewart Lee’s Alternative Comedy Experience) and stand-up mathematician Matt Parker (Numberphile, Discovery’s Outrageous Acts Of Science) have featured on BBC2’s QI,created the genuinely experimental comedy show Domestic Science for BBC Radio 4 (already recommissioned for series 2) and played the Hammersmith Apollo with Professor Brian Cox and Robin Ince.

Two thirds of The Nerds, Steve Mould and Helen Arney have also penned their first science comedy book – The Element In The Room: Science-y Stuff Staring You In The Face. This rib-tickling, experiment-fuelled and irreverent adventure explains the elements of science that other books ignore and will be published by Cassell Illustrated (part of the Octopus Publishing Group) in October 2017.

As well as performing their last UK tour to audiences of over 15 kilo-people, selling out a run at the prestigious Soho Theatre and racking up millions of views on YouTube, Festival of the Spoken Nerd have performed at Shakespeare’s Globe, The British Library, TED, The Royal Institution, Latitude and Underbelly Festivals, James Randi’s ‘The Amaz!ng Meeting’ in Las Vegas and headlined the UK’s biggest national science festival: The Big Bang Fair.

Contains scenes of multiple recursion. Suitable for ages 14+

“Charm and perky curiosity is in its DNA” - Guardian
“Great, funny, clever... Even the heckles at this terrific show are smart” - The Scotsman
“The nerd show to end all nerd shows” - The List
“Smart and funny… a set of curious scientific facts that are genuinely obscure. The perfect night out for
Mythbusters fans, or Brainiac fans who are ready for some actual science.” - The Skinny
“Harnesses comedy to highlight what is fun – and funny – about science” - New Scientist
“A riotously funny show about science… brimming with unashamed geekery” - Three Weeks
“Somewhere between Dave Gorman and The Big Bang Theory lies nerd-Heaven… Hilarious” - Latest 7

Festival of the Spoken Nerd are at the Wyvern Theatre on November 1st. Click here for further details.

Wyvern Theatre Swindon

Wyvern Theatre Swindon

Wyvern Theatre Swindon offers an excellent mixed programme of concerts, comedy, dance, drama, musical theatre and local amateur productions.

Theatre Square, Swindon, SN1 1QN

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