Caption: Julian Clary (credit to JJ Waller)
Julian Clary: Lord of The Mince
Saturday 20 February, 8PM. All Tickets £20
The Carriageworks, Millennium Square, Leeds, LS2 3AD
Julian Clary will be in Leeds this February for a special gig at the Carriageworks which is part of his extensive UK tour.
The latest big-name comedian to visit the Carriageworks, Julian’s fans are sure to be excited by the celebrity entertainer’s return to his stand-up roots, in a performance that reflects on his years in show business as he reaches his 50th birthday.
Clary is the latest in a series of top entertainers to perform at The Carriageworks, which is fast earning a reputation as an intimate venue in which to catch some of the country’s top comedy talent. Last year saw visits from Eddie Izzard and Simon Amstell, and during the summer the theatre will play host to Katy Brand (3 June) and Reginald D Hunter (12 June).
Leeds City Council executive member for Leisure Councillor John Procter said:
“It’s a testament to how far The Carriageworks has come in the few short years since it opened that it can attract artists of this calibre. The theatre is going from strength-to-strength and is sure to have another hit on its hands with the visit of Julian Clary.”
Since graduating from Goldsmiths College University, London in the Eighties with a degree in English Drama, Julian Clary has gone on to become one of the country’s most recognisable entertainers, and during his 17 years in the business has turned his hand to comedy, acting, presenting, writing and even performing as a novice dancer on the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, where he reached the final.
Julian has appeared on Television programmes ranging from Friday Night Live (Ch4), Sticky Moments and Terry and Julian, It’s Only TV But I Like It, four ITV Christmas pantomimes, Come And Have A Go and Who Do You Think You Are? for BBC1.
For more information on the Carriageworks visit www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk
Notes to editors:
1. Press tickets and interviews available on request. Tickets available from the Box Office on 0113 2243801 or online at www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk.
2. The Carriageworks is a thriving theatre at the heart of Leeds’ Millennium Square. It showcases the best new national and regional performance with a dynamic programme of theatre, dance, comedy and film. At the same time it provides support to young and emerging theatre makers, offering them a key platform to develop their work. The Carriageworks also gives opportunities for members of the local community to take part in a variety of high quality arts activities, and is home to the Leeds Civic Arts Guild. This is an umbrella group of performing societies offering the opportunity for local people to experience making theatre in a fully-functioning professional venue.
Julian Clary
He has toured the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand many times and also appeared in Boy George’s memorable West End musical, Taboo and as the Emcee in Cabaret at London’s Lyric Theatre. His indelible impact on the entertainment world was recognised in 2001 when he was awarded ‘the big red book’ by Michael Aspel on This Is Your Life.
His autobiography, A Young Man's Passage, was published by Ebury Press in June 2006 and was a Sunday Times bestseller, and his first novel, Murder Most Fab, was published in 2007. He has just finished dancing with Lilia Kopylova on the Strictly Come Dancing Live tour and his second novel, Devil In Disguise, is published by Ebury Press in May 2009.
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Catherine Milburn,
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on 0113 247 8285
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