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2012 UK Tour Dates
Sunday 11-March Stevenage Gordon Craig ~ BOOKING OFFICE 01438 363200
Sunday 18-March Basildon Towngate ~ BOOKING OFFICE 01268 465 465
Friday 20-Apr-12 Lowestoft Marina Theatre ~BOOKING OFFICE 01502 533200
Sunday 22-Apr-12 Wolverhampton: Grand Theatre ~ BOOKING OFFICE 01902 42 92 12
Friday 27th April - 12 Eastleigh: Concorde Club Box Office Tel: 023 8061 3989
Sunday 06-May-12 Southsea: Kings Theatre ~ BOOKING OFFICE 023 9282 8282
Saturday 19-May-12 Skegness Embassy Theatre ~ BOOKING OFFICE 0845 674 0505
Thursday 24-May-12 Chesterfield: Winding Wheel ~ BOOKING OFFICE 01246 345222
Friday 25-May-12 Retford Majestic ~ BOOKING OFFICE 01777 706866
Sunday 03-Jun-12 Hornchurch Queens Theatre ~ BOOKING OFFICE 01708 443333
Thursday 21-Jun-12 Hereford: Courtyard ~ BOOKING OFFICE 01432 340555
LAST YEAR
2011 UK TOUR DATES
FEBRUARY
Sunday 27th Feb- High Wycombe: Wycombe Swan- * Box Office: 01494 512000
MARCH
Saturday 12th - Warner Leisure. Bodelwyddan Castle, Denbighshire, North Wales, LL18 5UA.
Tel: 0800 1 388 399 * Please note: This Warner Leisure date is part of a Warner Leisure break VIP Concert package.
Saturday 19th March- Basildon Towngate Theatre- * Box Office: 01268 465465
Sunday 27th March- Hayes: Beck Theatre- * Box Office: 020 85618371
APRIL
Friday 8th April - Potters Bar, Wyllyotts Centre * Box Office 01707 645005
Friday 22nd April- New Brighton- Floral Pavilion- * Box Office: 0151 666 0000
Saturday 23rd April- Southport Theatre- * Box Office: 0844 847 2380
Sunday 24th April- Blackpool Grand Theatre- * Box Office: 01253 290190
MAY
Wednesday 4th May- Mansfield Palace Theatre- * Box Office: 01623 633133
Thursday 5th May- Stamford Corn Exchange- * Box Office: 01780 766455
JUNE
Saturday 25rd June The Grand, Singleton Street Swansea SA1 3QJ *Box Office : 01792 475 715
JULY
Friday 1st July- Truro Hall for Cornwall- * Box Office: 01872 262466
Saturday 2nd July- Wimborne Tivoli Theatre- * Box Office: 01202 885566
SEPTEMBER
Saturday 10th September Warner Leisure. Nidd Hall Hotel, Nidd, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 3BN.
Tel: 0800 1 388 399 * Please note: This Warner Leisure date is part of a Warner Leisure break VIP Concert package.
24th September Belfast Waterfront Theatre * Box Office : 028 9033 4455
OCTOBER
Des will be starring in the smash hit musical "Dreamboats and Petticoats" at the Playhouse Theatre, London from October 3rd for a limited season.
"Dreamboats and Petticoats", written by Laurence Marks & Maurice Gran is inspired by the massive hit, million + selling compilation pop albums and features some of the greatest hit songs of the rock 'n' roll era.
To book tickets - Contact the box office on 0844 871 7631 or visit:
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Des O'Connor Live - Review by Paul Thomas ...
He walked on to the stage at Windsor’s Theatre Royal on Sunday evening as cool as a cucumber. Des O’Connor walked out cold into the spotlight. No warm up act, no fanfare, no music, Quietly and without introduction he took the mic and a near packed audience gave him the applause only a consummate artiste and firm family favourite entertainer would get – rapturous.
Des was his own warm up act and had the audience hotter than July by the time his 45 minute first half cracker of show was done for a quick libation.
You forget that Des, now in his 70s, is a class, polished act. When you see him on one of his great TV shows, you expect him to be slick and stylish.
But with an enviable quintet and a simple black, nightclub style stage backdrop, Des simply oozed charm and sophistication as first the jokes and anecdotes and then the songs came to the fore.
Wonderful reminiscences of how great entertainers are brought up in showbiz. How as a youngster he was the warm up for Buddy Holly, touring with the songster and giving the thumbs up to classic rock and roll numbers the Cricket was writing at the time and which have now gone down in musical history.
How he watched Frank Sinatra sneak in through the back door of a tiny club in Las Vegas before singing "One More For The Road", a number Des brought to life in his own inimitable way.
How he and Tom Jones got along while both playing Las Vegas.
And talking about the many, many entertainers, both British and American, who have become household names after appearing on his illustrious TV show over the years.
Down to earth, good looking and self deprecating, Des has got wit and charm in bundles.
Great numbers by some of the great song writers all fell under Des’ spell as mirth and music filled the theatre.
Cheeky, cheerful and just downright brilliant as an entertainer, Des, who only had to drive in from his home in Hedgerley, showed us all what a true gentleman of show business he is and why he is loved by so many.
He is still pulling them in, still has so much to give and leaves so many others in his wake.
A delightful night out and one I hope will be repeated.
Paul Thomas
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