<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br></div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> Spoken Nerd <<a href="mailto:spokennerdhq@gmail.com">spokennerdhq@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b> 13 July 2017 at 17:29:06 BST<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:NELUG-admin@nelug.org.uk">NELUG-admin@nelug.org.uk</a><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Festival of the Spoken Nerd: "You Can't Polish A Nerd" Tour!</b><br><br></div></blockquote><div><span></span></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear all at Durham LUG,</span><span style="font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">
My name’s Jo, and I’m emailing about Festival of the Spoken Nerd, the “resplendently geeky” </span></font></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(The Times) </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">trio of sci-curious comedians coming to a theatre near you.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Nerds are touring from September to November with an all-new night of science, songs and spreadsheets: “</span><a href="http://festivalofthespokennerd.com/buy-tickets" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">You Can’t Polish A Nerd</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">”. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For just 27 nights, stand-up mathematician </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Matt Parker</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, experiments guy </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Steve Mould</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and geek songstress </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Helen Arney</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> will be putting the “oooh” into zoology, the “fun” into fundamental theorem of calculus and the “recursion” into recursion. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Since their last tour, you might have seen them on BBC2’s QI, or heard their Radio 4 comedy series Domestic Science. Their most recent live show “Just For Graphs” was seen by 15,000 nerds and non-nerds across the UK, received rave reviews and is </span><a href="http://festivalofthespokennerd.com/shop" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">available now on DVD and download</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Charm and perky curiosity is in its DNA” - The Guardian</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">**** “Great, funny, clever... even the heckles at this terrific show are smart” - The Scotsman</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">**** “The nerd show to end all nerd shows” - The List</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br class="gmail-m_-6310774199317123273gmail-m_-7138258975774131869gmail-m_-3847709337994453603gmail-m_-4548568526756967295gmail-m_7735382131617330579gmail-m_5515974885892634327gmail-m_-5689933738658097270gmail-m_-6514961762789968646gmail-m_8490364077783637593gmail-m_-2700929328408826988gmail-m_3932663251833264211gmail-m_1563087204870108056gmail-kix-line-break"></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">**** “Fantastic and funny… you don’t need to be a ‘nerd’ to enjoy this show” - Broadway Baby</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">**** “Somewhere between Dave Gorman and The Big Bang Theory lies nerd-heaven… hilarious” - Latest 7</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This new show for 2017 is another great night of entertainment and we’re hoping to “spread the nerd” far and wide. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:11pt">The closest dates to you are: </span><span style="font-size:14.6667px">
</span><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="background-color:transparent"><span style="font-size:14.6667px"><b>Sat 14th of November at Gala Theatre in Durham</b></span></font><b style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"> </b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(106,168,79);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-m_-6310774199317123273gmail-m_-7138258975774131869gmail-m_-3847709337994453603gmail-m_-4548568526756967295gmail-m_7735382131617330579gmail-m_5515974885892634327gmail-m_-5689933738658097270gmail-m_-6514961762789968646gmail-m_8490364077783637593gmail-m_-2700929328408826988gmail-m_3932663251833264211gmail-m_1563087204870108056gmail-Apple-tab-span"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(106,168,79);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-m_-6310774199317123273gmail-m_-7138258975774131869gmail-m_-3847709337994453603gmail-m_-4548568526756967295gmail-m_7735382131617330579gmail-m_5515974885892634327gmail-m_-5689933738658097270gmail-m_-6514961762789968646gmail-m_8490364077783637593gmail-m_-2700929328408826988gmail-m_3932663251833264211gmail-m_1563087204870108056gmail-Apple-tab-span"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(106,168,79);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-m_-6310774199317123273gmail-m_-7138258975774131869gmail-m_-3847709337994453603gmail-m_-4548568526756967295gmail-m_7735382131617330579gmail-m_5515974885892634327gmail-m_-5689933738658097270gmail-m_-6514961762789968646gmail-m_8490364077783637593gmail-m_-2700929328408826988gmail-m_3932663251833264211gmail-m_1563087204870108056gmail-Apple-tab-span"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(106,168,79);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-m_-6310774199317123273gmail-m_-7138258975774131869gmail-m_-3847709337994453603gmail-m_-4548568526756967295gmail-m_7735382131617330579gmail-m_5515974885892634327gmail-m_-5689933738658097270gmail-m_-6514961762789968646gmail-m_8490364077783637593gmail-m_-2700929328408826988gmail-m_3932663251833264211gmail-m_1563087204870108056gmail-Apple-tab-span"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(106,168,79);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The full “You Can’t Polish A Nerd” tour schedule with tickets links and interactive map is </span><a href="http://festivalofthespokennerd.com/show/you-cant-polish-a-nerd/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">here</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">We love to fill our audiences with people who appreciate a unique mixture of comedy, theatre and unashamed nerdiness, and we hope you’ll join us. </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Do feel free to cut, paste or forward this email to any</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> members, colleagues</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">,</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> friends and family who may like to hear about it. Most venues can arrange a group discount if you contact them directly. </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please note that the show is only suitable for ages 14+ as it contains scenes of multiple recursion.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thanks very much!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Jo</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Production Assistant, Festival of the Spoken Nerd</span></p></div>
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