Tickets are now on sale for the Cradle To The Stage tour, which will take in 35 dates, starting at the Leeds City Varieties on February 1 and culminating at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire on April 1.
He said “The stage has always been my first love. To travel from town to town addressing a fabulous gathering of like-minded chums each night seems to me exactly what Shakespeare would have done, had not the hefty rent at The Globe kept him in London. As a consequence, William Shakespeare toured about as frequently as Kate Bush. Well not me. I own very few theatres anymore and so I am now totally free to charge about here and there wowing the folks with my anecdotal back catalogue, games involving sausages and impressive six octave range.
He promised that “no two nights will be the same” – which he put down to being ‘hopeless at learning scripts.”
“I will of course arrive in front of you going off like a Cacophonous Catherine Wheel of Chat, armed with hundreds of tall tales to tell many complete with proof from my family picture album to stop you thinking I am simply raving. I’ve been at this showman racket a full 40 years now my friends – there is truly much to discuss and plenty to be held to account for.
“In short, roll up, pile in and hang onto your hats. I am back where I belong. On the stage! Shove over Tommy Steele – there’s a new sheriff in town! See you there.”
Danny Baker is a broadcaster and writer who has worked throughout print, television and radio for more than 30 years. His recent bestselling autobiographies were adapted into the hit BBC series Cradle to Grave and he is currently working on the third instalment. He can be heard on Saturday mornings with his multi award winning BBC Radio 5 Live show which includes his usual mixture of music, sport, guests and, of course, Danny’s signature encyclopaedic wit.
Danny Baker will appear at Swindon’s Wyvern Theatre on 9 February 2017.
Ticket prices: £20 (Concessions: £18)
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