The Malawian born stand up Daliso Chaponda has announced a UK tour with a brand new unseen show entitled ‘Apocalypse Not Now’. The tour starts on 30th July at Leeds Wardrobe and culminates next May! Daliso has performed all over the world, including two previous UK tours and at the Edinburgh, Melbourne, Singapore and Cape Town comedy festivals.
Following the announcement of the tour, TotalNtertainment had a chat to the man himself to find out more about the upcoming tour, his lockdown mishaps and his early exposure to comedy and stand-up.
DATES IN FULL: BOX OFFICE
JULY
Fri 30th LEEDS – Wardrobe 0113 3838800
SEPTEMBER
Fri 10th SALFORD – The Lowry 0343 208 6000
Sat 25th HELMSLEY – Arts Centre 01439 771700
OCTOBER
Fri 1st CRAWLEY – The Hawth 01293 553636
Wed 13th EDINBURGH – The Stand 0131 558 7272
Thurs 14th GLASGOW – The Stand 0141 212 3389
Sun 24th CARDIFF – Glee Club 0871 472 0400
Thurs 28th BORDON – Phoenix Arts 01420 472 664
NOVEMBER
Thurs 11th NEWCASTLE – The Stand 0191 300 9700
Sat 13th BRISTOL – The Wardrobe Theatre 0117 902 0344
Fri 26th COVENTRY – Warwick Arts Centre 024 7652 4524
DECEMBER
Fri 3rd SELBY – Town Hall 01757 708449
2022
JANUARY
Sat 22nd BARNARD CASTLE – The Witham 01833 631107
Sat 29th SALE – Waterside 0161 912 5616
FEBRUARY
Fri 4th MAIDENHEAD – Norden Farm 01628 788997
Sat 5th OXFORD – North Wall Arts 01865 319450
Sat 12th BURTON-ON-TRENT – The Brewhouse 01283 508100
Sun 13th BATH – Komedia 01225 489070
Sat 26th CAMBRIDGE – Junction 01223 511 511
MARCH
Sun 6th OTLEY – Courthouse 01943 467466
Sat 19th STOCKTON – ARC Stockton 01642 525199
Thurs 31st BRIGHTON – Komedia Studio 01273 647100
APRIL
Sat 23rd WARRINGTON – Pyramid Arts Centre 01925 442345
MAY
Thurs 5th PETERBOROUGH – The Key Theatre 01733 207239
You can find tickets here https://dalisochaponda.com/tour
In addition to standup comedy, Daliso is also a prolific fiction writer. He has published science fiction, murder mysteries and fantasy fiction in numerous magazines, and anthologies and is currently working on his new novel and a children’s book.
