PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EDDIE IZZARD: FORCE MAJEURE WORLD TOUR 2013 Force majeure (French, “superior force", "chance occurrence, unavoidable accident") “’ KING OF THE UNIVERSE’ ...Comic genius...Entertainment incarnate!’ -***** THE TELEGRAPH “A National Treasure” THE GUARDIAN “The Funniest stand-up I’ve ever seen...people are falling from their seats” THE SUN The Brighton Centre is delighted to announce that EDDIE IZZARD will be performing at the venue in May and June of 2013. In 2011 EDDIE IZZARD, the man who turned talking ‘Bollocks’ into an art form performed and sold–out Madison Square Garden in New York. He spent a threemonth residency at the Théâtre de Dix Heures in Paris performing STRIPPED: ‘Tout en Francais’ (in French!) and then become the first stand-up to play a solo show at Los Angeles’ legendary Hollywood Bowl. It was an extraordinary year from an extraordinary man. Never one to rest on his laurels IZZARD now plans to take on the world with a brand-new comedy tour, FORCE MAJEURE. FORCE MAJEURE will be the most extensive comedy tour ever. It begins its mammoth journey around the globe during spring 2013. From Cardiff to Kathmandu, Moscow to Mumbai, EDDIE will visit 25 countries throughout Europe, USA, Africa, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, India, Nepal and The Far East. Brighton Centre dates include Tuesday 7th May, Wednesday 8th May and Saturday 1st June 2013. The show is suitable for those aged 15 or above. For more information or to book tickets visit www.brightoncentre.co.uk -ENDSBrighton Centre Media Contact: Gemma Collins, T: 01403 783 400, E: gemma.collins@pmwcom.co.uk