AN AUDIENCE WITH BRIAN BLESSED

Name: AN AUDIENCE WITH BRIAN BLESSED
Start: 2025-05-07T19:30:00+01:00
Location: Westgate, S70 2DX Barnsley, United Kingdom

Schedule

Wed, 07 May, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Westgate, S70 2DX Barnsley, United Kingdom | Barnsley, EN

The son of a South Yorkshire coal miner, Brian was born in 1936 in Mexborough and grew up in the mining village of Goldthorpe. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School before beginning a distinguished and varied career, which has encompassed all media.
Brian is undoubtedly one of the country’s best known and most highly respected actors. Known for his iconic roles in Blackadder, Flash Gordon and I, Claudius – among countless others – Brian Blessed holds an established place at the forefront of British entertainment. Alongside an acting career spanning over six decades, he has climbed Mount Everest three times, explored the jungles of Venezuela, and has also reached the North Magnetic Pole on foot.
A giant of a man accompanied by an articulate wit and booming, operatic voice, An Audience with Brian Blessed will combine captivating anecdotes from his illustrious acting career with mesmerizing tales of his adventuring. The show is an experience that nobody should miss! His eloquence and humour will have the audience captured from the moment he walks on stage until the moment he leaves.
[WARNING: This show may not be suitable for people of a nervous disposition… or those who aren’t expecting the odd expletive! Those under-16 should attend under parent discretion]