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Welsh comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean is a multi-award winning comedian, satirist and writer. Her recent credits include hosting Live at the Apollo and appearances on HIGNFY, 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, QI and Frankie Boyle's New World Order.

A regular on the radio, with her own specialist comedy show on BBC Radio Wales. Kiri was also the host of Newjack, she regularly co-hosts Loose Ends, guest hosted The News Quiz and has now become the host of her own Radio 4 panel show, Best Medicine. Best Medicine was nominated for Best Comedy Panel Show at the British Comedy Awards and was nominated for an Aria for it?s first series, it has recently been commissioned for a second series.
Kiri?s writing and directing credits are as diverse as they are acclaimed. She is 1/5 of the sketch group, Tarot, a former winner of the Caroline Aherne Bursary, she wrote an ad directed a monologue for The Old Vic staring Susan Wokoma and has recently received a third series commission for her BBC Radio Wales sitcom, The Learners.
In 2023 she made her screen directing with a comedy short for the BBC, Pobl Bachyn. No stranger to a writer's room Kiri has written extensively across radio and was a writer on four series of the Russel Howard Hour.
During lockdown Kiri hosted Live from the Covid Arms, which emerged top of the online comedy gigs during this period and was sighted as a cultural highlight of 2020 by The Telegraph. It was recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest online pub; it had 6,215 visitors to its online quiz and The Covid Arms also raised over £150, 000 for food banks and The Trussell Trust.

doors 7.00pm starts 8 pm tickets £16 plus booking fee

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Foxlowe Arts Centre is a community run arts centre for the people of Leek and The Staffordshire Moorlands.

Leek’s arts centre is housed in the historic building, Foxlowe, at the top of Leek’s market place.

Foxlowe Arts Centre opened its doors in December 2011 and has already gained a strong following from the local community and is attracting attention from further afield as well. Funded by individuals’ pledges, donations and trading proceeds and with the majority of the staff volunteering, this is truly a community arts centre for the people of Leek and the Staffordshire Moorlands.

With a popular café, bar, gallery, live performance space for music, drama, comedy, talks and a cinema, the Foxlowe Arts Centre has rapidly established a reputation as the go to place in Leek.

Foxlowe arts centre has limited parking at the back of the building for permit holders and disabled users only. Some workshops will include a parking permit spaces are available. To access the car park follow parking signs on Stockwell Street signed ‘P Short Stay, Council Offices’ and turn left after the first parking bays – this is the entrance to Foxlowe arts centre car park for permit holders, disabled users and others with permission e.g. workshop attendees.

Market Place,

Leek,

Staffordshire,

England,

ST13 6AD.

01538 386112