Henry Blofeld's resort's date

QUIRKY cricket commentator Henry Blofeld comes to Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, on Saturday, September 29, 7.30pm.

In this humour packed show, Blowers talks through his life, illustrating it with amusing stories about some of the incredible characters he has met along the way.

During his extraordinary life he has met some of the greatest characters of the 20th century, including Ian Fleming (who appropriated his name for arch villain, Ernst Blofeld, in the James Bond series),

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Noel Coward, with whom he dined with in Jamaica, The Queen, Clive Dunn, George Shearing, Nigel Havers and Boris Johnson to name a few.

Blofeld made his name as a cricket commentator with Test Match Special, but this is most definitely not a cricket evening, although at times he uses the game as a backdrop for his anecdotes.

You can however expect a few rich stories from the commentary box about his former colleagues, especially Brian Johnston and John Arlott. Tickets 15. Box office on 01323 412000.