Turkey’s biggest chat show host Beyaz live in London next Sunday

CULTURE / SHOW

There are just seven days left before Turkey’s biggest talk show host Beyaz appears live on stage at the Eventim Hammersmith Apollo in London. His guests for the gala night are pop stars Bengü, Kubat, and Murat Dalkılıç, and former Turkish-Serbian beauty queen turned TV presenter Ivana Sert. The event is produced by UK entertainment company Divaa, whose concerts regularly feature Turkish superstars.

The Beyaz Show is one of Turkey’s longest running talk show shows, on air since 1996, and is watched by millions of viewers in Turkey and across the Turkish Diaspora in Europe. At the end of 2013, presenter Beyazit Öztürk and guests set off from Turkey to appear in a series of live shows in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Holland, Sweden, Austria, and the UK, with the tour set to conclude in March 2014.

The London leg takes place on Sunday 23 February at one of the capital’s most prestigious live entertainment venues: the 5,000 capacity Hammersmith Apollo, where some of the biggest names in music and comedy – the Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, Jack Dee and Ricky Gervais among them – have performed. The night will include Beyaz’s usual blend of celebrity interviews, live music and witty commentary, recorded live, with highlights broadcast on his popular Friday night Kanal D television show at a later date.

Since forming in 2009, London-based organiser Divaa has promoted a host of major concerts and theatre shows for the UK’s half-million Turkish speaking community. The Beyaz Show will join their long list of credits that include concerts featuring superstars Ajda Pekkan, Sibel Can, and Ferhat Göcer, comedy shows with Cem Yılmaz (a sell-out gig at the Hammersmith Apollo), Komedy Dükkan and Ata Demirer, and award-winning theatre shows 72. Koğuş and Benimle Delirir Misin?

Doors to The Beyaz Show, sponsored by Doğtas & Enza Home, open at 7pm and the event runs until 11pm. There are limited tickets left priced at £39, £49 and £59, which can be bought online (with added booking fee) or from various outlets across London including: Mem & Laz (Islington), Bar-ish (Stoke Newington), Fio’s Cash & Carry (Edmonton) and branches of TFC. See below for more details.

Concert date: Sunday 23 February 2014  

Venue address: HMV Hammersmith Apollo, 45 Queen Caroline Street, W6 9QH LONDONR

Doors open: 7pm.

Minimum guest age:  under 15s must be accompanied by an adult

For tickets & info, call 07547 417 863 or 07547 417 864, or visit www.eventimapollo.com/events