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Royal and Derngate, Northampton The spiritual comedian’s lofty aspirations make way for funny riffs on fatherhood and lockdown in a self-ridiculing set

A re we here for laughs, or spiritual healing? Both, Russell Brand seems to think, apologising for the whimsy and promising the deep stuff will be along in a minute. But it never really is. Yes, there are some striking perspectives from the place where Brand’s piety, politics and sense of humour meet – like the one about the NHS as a matriarchal deity. And the jokes jostle, as usual , with chat about “the transcendence of the individual ego”. But finally, the soul search stalls at “spirituality for geezers” first base, as Brand loops back to the sexual frustrations of married life, the challenges of parenting, and nostalgia for the narcotic frenzies of his youth.

Fair enough – that’s where the laughs are. And they’re bigger for Brand presenting himself as this thwarted seeker, lofty aspirations forever betrayed by his neuroses and carnality. If that still feels like a small yield from the personal tuition he’s received from Eckhart Tolle and the Dalai Lama, well, maybe that’s the point. From the gap between ambition and attainment, big self-mocking laughs are mined – as per Brand’s droll routine about the parent he thought he’d be, until reality bit.

Material on fatherhood closes the show, as Brand’s laissez-faire parenting goes into meltdown on a family holiday. This is unadventurous content, but our host – as charismatic and animated as ever – sells it with brio (and a startling Jimmy Savile joke to boot). There’s also a month-by-month account of the Covid pandemic, the exuberance of Brand’s ridicule revivifying some jokes (about Dominic Cummings’ trip to Barnard Castle, say) we’ve all heard before.

Act One is given over to vox pops, as Brand surveys the audience on their naughtiest lockdown experiences. It’s low-hanging fruit, but establishes his rapport with the crowd – who queue for selfies at the interval. The best of the show, though, finds our host mocking his own presumption, as when he gets giddy on his humility washing dishes at a campsite, or miffed that he’s unrecognised at the scene of a car crash. An ego this cumbersome may be bad news for the ascent of Brand’s spirit – but it’s great for his comedy.

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Russell Brand Performs for Adoring Fans Following Rape Allegations (Video)

His performance went on despite multiple sexual assault accusations coming out earlier in the day

Russell Brand fans cheered for the influencer, comedian and alleged rapist in his first public appearance since allegations that he sexually assaulted multiple women came to light in an extensive investigation by the Times, the Sunday Times and the U.K.’s Channel 4. The show was part of his “Bipolarisation” stand-up comedy tour.

Early in the night, Brand told the crowd in the 2,000-seat theater, “I love you. I love you. Thank you. There’s some things I absolutely cannot talk about and hopefully you appreciate that I’m gonna give you everything I’ve got.”

Brand performed at Wembley’s Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, arriving nearly an hour late, according to media reports. The audience was told that he was stuck in traffic. Brand also ended the show early, notably before the airing of the television portion of the investigation into his behavior.

The theater promoted his show with the show’s official blurb reading, “Rules and rule breaking! Democracy and freedom! We reach conclusions from mass confusion by polling the live audience. We want to hear YOUR opinion. After amassing a movement of 25 million people across his digital channels, the Community festival and the live show Stay Free; the cultural and political commentator and award-winning British comedian is back on stage.”

It also recommended the show for those 16 years and older.

One fan who enthusiastically attended the show posted on social media criticizing the paparazzi, writing , “The paps at Russell Brand’s shows are pure scum.”

Second row. Oi oi pic.twitter.com/vbHCL88bcp — Alexisnotonfireee ! (@Alexisnotonfir5) September 16, 2023

According to the Daily Mail , one woman at the event held a sign that read, “We stand by you Russell. Stay strong. Stay Free. We love you.” Another fan, according to the Independent , said, “He’s innocent until proven guilty… I think it’s really good of him to continue.”

Brand is next scheduled to play Tuesday at the Theatre Royal Windsor. The show is sold out .

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Russell Brand ‘Bipolarisation’ Tour Postponed After Sexual Assault Allegations

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Comedian and actor Russell Brand ‘s live tour “Bipolarisation” has been postponed.

The first show to be affected is at the Theatre Royal Windsor. The theater management team shared the following statement on Monday from the promoters of Brand’s “Bipolarisation” tour: “We are postponing these few remaining addiction charity fundraiser shows, we don’t like doing it – but we know you’ll understand.”

Brand was due to perform the show on Tuesday. It was sold out. He reportedly performed to an audience of 2000 at Wembley, London on Saturday.

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Brand has strenuously denied the allegations. He pre-emptively denied the allegations in a YouTube video titled “So, This Is Happening,” where he said he “absolutely refutes” the “litany of astonishing, rather baroque, attacks.”

On Monday, his publishing deal with Pan Macmillan imprint Bluebird was suspended following allegations the star had repeatedly  sexually assaulted women .

In a statement to The Bookseller, a rep for Bluebird said: “These are very serious allegations and in the light of them, Bluebird has taken the decision to pause all future publishing with Russell Brand.”

Meanwhile, the London Metropolitan police has received a report about an assault that allegedly took place in 2003. A police spokesperson said: “Officers are in contact with the woman and will be providing her with support.”

The “Bipolarisation” show is described thus: “Rules and rule breaking! Democracy and freedom! We reach conclusions from mass confusion by polling the live audience. We want to hear YOUR opinion. After amassing a movement of 25 million people across his digital channels, the Community festival and the live show Stay Free; the cultural and political commentator and award-winning British comedian is back on stage.”

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Russell Brand ’s remaining live shows on his Bipolarisation tour have been postponed following allegations of sexual assault against the comedian .

Over the weekend, a joint investigation between Channel 4 ’s Dispatches , The Times and The Sunday Times revealed accusations from four women alleging Brand, 48, subjected them to sexual abuse, rape and emotional abuse on occasions between 2006 and 2013.

He has since vehemently denied these “very serious allegations”. The outlets have since reported that several more women have come forward with similar allegations, which are now being “rigorously checked”.

In light of these accusations, the final shows for Brand’s Bipolarisation tour have been postponed.

“We are postponing these few remaining addiction charity fundraiser shows, we don’t like doing it – but we know you’ll understand,” the tour’s promoters announced in a one-line statement.

Brand was scheduled to perform on Tuesday (19 September) at the Theatre Royal Windsor, with later dates in Wolverhampton and Plymouth.

The Theatre Royal said it will be “offering ticket refunds in line with our Terms & Conditions of sale”.

The cancellation of the rest of his live shows comes as the Metropolitan police confirmed that officers are “in contact with” a woman who, on Sunday (17 September), made a report to the force about an alleged sexual assault that happened in Soho in 2003.

Brand’s publishing deal with Pan Macmillan’s imprint Bluebird has also been suspended.

Channel 4, meanwhile, has removed a number of TV episodes in which he starred, including a 2019 episode of The Great Celebrity Bake Off and the Big Brother box sets that he appeared on.

The programme has said that it is launching an internal enquiry into Brand’s alleged behaviour, encouraging “anyone who is aware of such behaviour to contact us directly”.

In his YouTube video, posted on Friday (15 September) ahead of the report and Dispatches documentary, Brand said that he was “very promiscuous” at the time of the alleged incidents, but claimed that “the relationships I had were absolutely always consensual”.

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How to get tickets to Russell Brand’s UK tour ‘Bipolarisation’

The comedian will kick off his new stand-up show in August

Russell Brand has announced a UK tour for his new stand-up show Bipolarisation – find all the details on how to secure tickets below.

The tour kicks off in August with shows in Maidenhead and Slough, before rounding off with dates throughout September in London, Chesham, Oxford, Plymouth and Wolverhampton.

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Tickets for the shows will be available first in a pre-sale on Ticketmaster from Wednesday June 7. The general sale starts from Monday June 12 at 10am local time, with tickets available here .

You can check out the full list of tour dates below.

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AUGUST 19 – Maidenhead, Nordern Farm 24 – Slough, Curve

SEPTEMBER 2 – Chesham, Elviga Theatre 7 – London, Winston Churchill Theatre 9 – Oxford, Playhouse 14 – Aldershot, Princes Hall 16 – London, Troubadour 22 – Plymouth, Pavilions 28 – Wolverhampton, Civic At The Halls

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A description for the show reads: “Rules and rule breaking! Democracy and freedom! We reach conclusions from mass confusion by polling the live audience. We want to hear YOUR opinion.”

Brand’s latest run follows his previous 33 tour, which concluded last year. In 2022, he also starred in the films Catherine Called Birdy and Death On The Nile .

Along with working as a comedian and actor, Brand has also released a number of books. His latest, Mentors: How to Help and Be Helped , was released in 2019.

Other comedians on tour this year include Ricky Gervais and Peter Kay, who recently paused a show after a member of the audience became unwell.

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Russell Brand has announced Bipolarisation .

The English comedian and actor will take his new stand-up show on the road later this summer, with performances lined up in Maidenhead, Slough, Chesham, Oxford, Aldershot, Plymouth, Wolverhampton and London, where he'll perform at both the Winston Churchill Theatre and Troubadour on separate days.

Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Monday (June 12).

The new show follows the  33 Tour , which concluded in spring 2022, and found Brand looking back on the strangeness of the years prior due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown.

Russell Brand Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows

Sat August 19 2023 - MAIDENHEAD Nordern Farm Thu August 24 2023 - SLOUGH Curve Sat September 02 2023 - CHESHAM Elviga Theatre Thu September 07 2023 - LONDON Winston Churchill Theatre Sat September 09 2023 - OXFORD Playhouse Thu September 14 2023 - ALDERSHOT Princes Hall Sat September 16 2023 - LONDON Troubadour Fri September 22 2023 - PLYMOUTH Pavilions Thu September 28 2023 - WOLVERHAMPTON Civic at the Halls

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New stand up comedy show Bipolarisation will come to Plymouth Pavilions in September

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Comedian Russell Brand will be bringing his new stand up show Bipolarisation to Plymouth. The 48-year-old announced his new tour last month and tickets are now on sale.

Ticketmaster says the show is "guaranteed LOLs", with the event description promising to break rules. It reads: "Rules and rule breaking! Democracy and freedom!

"We reach conclusions from mass confusion by polling the live audience. We want to hear YOUR opinion. After amassing a movement of 25 million people across his digital channels, the community festival and the live show Stay Free; the cultural and political commentator and award-winning British comedian is back on stage."

You can get tickets for Bipolarisation, which is coming to Plymouth on Friday, September 22, here. The Get Him to the Greek star last came to Plymouth in April 2022.

He tattooed members of the audience live on stage with the help of the Tattoo Fixers, local tattoo artists Pash and Uzzi Canby. An eager crowd watched on, with many earning autographs from the comedian too.

One fan took to Twitter to say: "Lots of laughs so far at the Plymouth Pavilions. A few people getting tattooed by him during the interval - awesome!"

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Outspoken entertainer known for his humour, antics and philosophical thought

Incredibly funny and at times controversial, Russell Brand is an actor, comedian, TV presenter, podcaster, radio host and author.

Born in Essex, he had a difficult childhood. Brand’s parents split when he was just six months old, so his mother raised him on her own. However, when Brand was eight, she fought the first of several battles with cancer. As a teenager, he too battled things including ADHD, bulimia, bipolar disorder, drugs and other addictions.

Something of a social outcast, Brand found light in theatre and comedy. He was in a production of Bugsy Malone at the age of 15, and then sought out work as an extra in films. In 2000, Brand launched his stand-up comedy career at the Hackney Empire New Act Of The Year showcase and came in fourth.

He appeared at Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2004 with his first one-man show Better Now, a confessional about heroin addiction. The following year he returned to the Fringe with Eroticised Humour, and in 2006 he launched his first UK-wide tour Shame there.

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Russell Brand ‘s next UK live show is in question, with the UK’s Theatre Royal Windsor preparing to update this afternoon, as Brand’s book deal is put on ice by his publisher.

Tomorrow, the theater is set to host the latest in Brand’s “Bipolarisation” tour but talks are understood to have been taking place this morning over whether it can go ahead. According to ITV News UK Editor Paul Brand, the theater is “considering cancelling the gig in light of the weekend’s accusations,” with managers meeting early in the morning and an update coming later today.

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Brand vehemently denies any criminality and says all relationships were consensual. In a video that pre-empted their publication, he said they were part of a co-ordinated campaign by the “mainstream media” to silence him.

An update from the Theatre Royal is expected later, coming as the world of entertainment reacts. Brand’s publisher, Bluebird, told The Bookseller it has “paused all future publishing” due to the “serious allegations.”

The deal had seen Brand publish 2018’s Recovery: Freedom from our Addictions and the follow-up was due later this year, titled Recovery: The Workbook. He has published several other books with different publishers.

In other developments in the fast-moving story, Deadline revealed earlier today that Brand was dropped from his latest major TV job in the UK, on Comedy Central’s Roast Battle, after being accused of being a “sexual predator.”

Elsewhere, Channel 4 joined with the BBC and Big Brother producer Banijay in launching an internal probe into the allegations. Brand presented numerous shows on Channel 4 in the 2000s. One of which , Big Brother’s Big Mouth, is where a number of the incidents are alleged to have taken place.

The UK TV sector’s soon-to-launch independent body CIISA, which will oversee bullying complaints, issued a statement saying the situation “further underlines the need for this critical intervention.”

“The establishment of an independent body for the creative industries, CIISA, is now in advanced discussions with the creative sectors in the UK,” it added. 

“The creative industries is one of the only sectors that does not have an independent place to confidentially raise concerns about behaviour. The news this weekend further underlines the need for this critical intervention.”

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• Fri 22 Sep Plymouth Pavilions Russell Brand - Bipolarisation
• Sat 16 Sep London, Wembley Park Theatre Russell Brand - Bipolarisation
• Thu 14 Sep Aldershot, Princes Hall Russell Brand - Bipolarisation
• Tue 12 Sep Hayes, Beck Theatre Russell Brand - Bipolarisation
• Sat 9 Sep Oxford Playhouse Russell Brand - Bipolarisation
• Thu 7 Sep Ruislip, Manor Farm Russell Brand - Bipolarisation (Warm Up Show)
• Sat 2 Sep Chesham, The Elgiva Russell Brand - Warm Up Show

August 2023

• Fri 25 Aug ➙ Sun 27 Aug Overton, Laverstoke Park Farm One Big CarFest 2023 Texas, Boyzlife, Reef, Rick Parfitt Jnr Band, The Bootleg Beatles…
• Thu 24 Aug Slough, Curve Venue Russell Brand - Bipolarisation (Warm Up Show)
• Sat 19 Aug Maidenhead, Norden Farm Centre for The Arts Russell Brand - Bipolarisation (Warm Up Show)
• Mon 30 May London, O2 Academy Brixton Russell Brand
• Wed 25 May Stoke-on-Trent, Victoria Hall Russell Brand
• Tue 24 May St Helens Theatre Royal Russell Brand
• Mon 23 May Blackpool Winter Gardens Russell Brand
• Sun 22 May Hull City Hall Russell Brand
• Tue 17 May Bath, The Forum Russell Brand
• Mon 16 May Bristol, Ashton Gate Stadium Russell Brand
• Mon 9 May Glasgow, SEC Russell Brand
• Sun 8 May Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) Russell Brand
• Fri 29 Apr Torquay, Princess Theatre Russell Brand
• Thu 28 Apr Plymouth Pavilions Russell Brand
• Wed 27 Apr Barnstaple, Queens Theatre Russell Brand
• Sun 24 Apr Porthcurno, Minack Theatre Russell Brand - 33
• Sat 23 Apr Porthcurno, Minack Theatre Russell Brand - 33
• Thu 14 Apr Lighthouse, Poole Russell Brand
• Wed 6 Apr Stockton-on-Tees, Stockton Globe Russell Brand
• Tue 5 Apr Carlisle, The Sands Centre Russell Brand
• Mon 4 Apr Newcastle upon Tyne, O2 City Hall Newcastle Russell Brand
• Mon 28 Mar Nottingham, Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall Russell Brand
• Tue 15 Mar Scarborough Spa Russell Brand
• Mon 14 Mar Sheffield City Hall and Memorial Hall Russell Brand
• Sun 13 Mar The Auditorium Liverpool Russell Brand
• Thu 10 Mar Dorking Halls Russell Brand

February 2022

• Tue 22 Feb O2 Apollo Manchester Russell Brand
• Mon 21 Feb Scunthorpe, Baths Hall Russell Brand
• Sun 20 Feb Bradford, St George's Hall Russell Brand
• Mon 14 Feb Ipswich, Regent Theatre Russell Brand
• Thu 10 Feb Margate Winter Gardens Russell Brand
• Mon 7 Feb Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Russell Brand
• Tue 1 Feb London, Eventim Apollo Russell Brand

January 2022

• Thu 27 Jan Hayes, Beck Theatre Russell Brand
• Thu 20 Jan Dunstable, Grove Theatre Russell Brand

December 2021

• Sun 12 Dec Portsmouth Guildhall Russell Brand
• Mon 6 Dec Southend-on-Sea, Cliffs Pavilion Russell Brand

November 2021

• Mon 29 Nov Brighton Dome Russell Brand
• Fri 19 Nov Guildford, G Live Russell Brand
• Mon 15 Nov Reading, Hexagon Russell Brand
• Sun 14 Nov Leicester, De Montfort Hall Russell Brand
• Thu 11 Nov Bournemouth Pavilion Russell Brand
• Mon 8 Nov Cardiff, New Theatre Russell Brand

October 2021

• Sun 31 Oct New Theatre Oxford Russell Brand
• Mon 25 Oct Milton Keynes Theatre Russell Brand
• Sun 24 Oct Dartford, Orchard Theatre Russell Brand
• Mon 18 Oct Folkestone, Leas Cliff Hall Russell Brand
• Thu 14 Oct High Wycombe, Swan Theatre Russell Brand
• Sun 10 Oct Cambridge Corn Exchange Russell Brand
• Thu 7 Oct Coventry, Warwick Arts Centre Russell Brand
• Mon 4 Oct Richmond Theatre, Surrey Russell Brand
• Sun 3 Oct Birmingham, Symphony Hall Russell Brand

September 2021

• Mon 27 Sep Crawley, The Hawth Russell Brand
• Thu 23 Sep Cheltenham Town Hall Russell Brand
• Sun 19 Sep Northampton, Royal & Derngate Theatre Russell Brand
• Mon 13 Sep Peterborough, The Cresset Russell Brand
• Thu 9 Sep Basingstoke, The Anvil Russell Brand

August 2021

• Thu 26 Aug Swindon, Wyvern Theatre Russell Brand
• Fri 20 Aug ➙ Sun 22 Aug Newark-on-Trent, Newark Showground Vegan Camp Out 2021 Russell Brand, BOSH, Benjamin Zephaniah, Chris Packham, P Money…
• Tue 17 Aug Weston-super-Mare, The Playhouse Theatre Russell Brand
• Fri 13 Aug High Wycombe, Oak Room at the Swan Theatre Russell Brand: 33 - Preview
• Tue 10 Aug Henley on Thames, Christ Church Centre URC Russell Brand: 33
• Thu 5 Aug Camberley Theatre Russell Brand
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• Wed 14 Jul Online / Streaming Events Russell Brand - Our Little Lives: Shakespeare & Me

September 2020

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All Russell Brand shows axed or postponed as Met Police receive 'sex assault' complaint

In a statement shared with the Mirror this evening, Theatre Royal Windsor confirmed Russell Brand's performance at its venue tomorrow will not be going ahead as scheduled

• 16:52, 18 Sep 2023
• Updated 17:38, 18 Sep 2023

The promoters of Russell Brand's Bipolarisation tour have confirmed his upcoming shows have been cancelled.

Brand, who has denied allegations made against him in a Channel 4 Dispatches broadcast over the weekend, was due to perform at the Theatre Royal Windsor tomorrow night. In a statement shared with the Mirror this evening, the management team said: "We are postponing these few remaining addiction charity fundraiser shows, we don't like doing it - but we know you'll understand."

It comes after the actor and comedian has been accused of "rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse". Brand vehemently denies all allegations made against him from between 2006 and 2013. Revelations come after The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4 show Dispatches revealed claims Brand raped, sexually assault and emotionally abused women in the mid-2000s, which he denies.

The allegations made against Brand include one woman named as "Alice" who claims she was sexually assaulted during a ­three-month ­relationship with him when she was 16 and still at school, according the Dispatches programme. She described his ­behaviour as "grooming" as he would allegedly provide her with scripts on how to deceive her parents into allowing her to visit him. Another woman called "Nadia" alleges in the TV show’s investigation that Brand raped her at his Los Angeles home.

A third claims he ­sexually assaulted her while she worked with him in Los Angeles and threatened to take legal action if she told anyone of the allegation. A fourth woman alleges she was sexually assaulted by Brand and that he was physically and ­emotionally abusive towards her.

In his denial, the stand-up comedian insisted he was facing a "litany of extremely ­egregious and aggressive attacks". In a video statement he said: "These allegations pertain to the time when I was working in the ­mainstream and, as I have written about extensively in my books, I was very, very promiscuous. The ­relationships I had were ­absolutely, always consensual. I was always transparent about that.

"To see that transparency ­metastasised into something ­criminal, that I absolutely deny, makes me question is there another agenda at play." The Metropolitan Police have since said they have received an allegation of sexual assault in Soho, central London, in 2003. In a short statement, the force said: “On Sunday September 17, the Met received a report of a sexual assault which was alleged to have taken place in Soho in central London in 2003.

“Officers are in contact with the woman and will be providing her with support. We first spoke with The Sunday Times on Saturday September 16 and have since made further approaches to The Sunday Times and Channel 4 to ensure that anyone who believes they have been the victim of a sexual offence is aware of how to report this to the police.”

Brand broke his cover over the weekend, to perform a gig at the same time the Channel 4 Dispatches was broadcast. Taking to the stage the Get Him To The Greek star addressed the crowd of 2,000 fans at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre. Arriving an hour late, which was blamed on a traffic jam, Brand was greeted by some people in the crowd holding signs saying "We support you" and were heard sharing their distaste for the mainstream media.

Brand addressed the allegations, telling the crowd: "There are obviously some things that I absolutely cannot talk about and I appreciate that you will understand." Dressed in dark skinny jeans, a dark shirt and a dark jacket, he then said to the audience: "You came," and then "I appreciate you, I appreciate you," in regards to being late on stage.

Asking fans to not photograph him, he promised he would "do a fantastic show" and expressed how much he "appreciated their support" telling his them how much he loved them. Starting the gig with enthusiasm, it was reported that he was "distracted throughout" and constantly "referring to a piece of paper" during his gags. Powering through, he received a standing ovation from fans, to which he seemed "touched by the gesture" until it all came crashing down when he was faced with an army of paparazzi outside.

Rape and sexual abuse * If you've been the victim of sexual assault, you can access help and resources via www.rapecrisis.org.uk or calling the national telephone helpline on 0808 802 9999

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