COMEDIAN Gyles Brandreth is to bring his new show to County Durham.

He will perform Word Power! at The Witham, in Barnard Castle, on Saturday July 2 - his only North-East date this year.

The show has been organised as part of the Funny Way To Be Comedy club and sees the Edinburgh Fringe Award winner take his audience on an uproarious and unexpected magic carpet ride around the awesome world of words by creating a very intimate evening with the audience in hilarious and typically engaging fashion.

The comedian is a regular on the radio and TV appearing on shows like The One Show, QI, Have I Got News For You, Room 101, The IT Crowd, Pointless and Countdown.

However, he has never been to Barnard Castle before. He said about the evening he has planned for the people of Teesdale: "It's a two-hour show that takes you on a roller-coaster ride around the amazing world of words.

"It’s a show that should make you laugh and might even make you cry. It’s based around my lifelong love of words and includes stories from my life in the theatre and politics.

"It’s a show for people who love live theatre and who enjoy listening to Just A Minute or watching QI."

To book call The Witham box office on 01833-631107 or visit funnywaytobe.weebly.com