COMEDIAN Tommy Cannon is performing in the North-East this weekend in a black comedy about the afterlife.
Seriously Dead tells the tale of Thelma Henderson who cannot gain entry to heaven through the pearly gates as the system has gone digitalised and she has the incorrect paperwork.
The play is at the Empire Theatre in Consett , County Durham, on Saturday, April 21.
Seriously Dead was written by Leah Bell, who was born in Benwell, Newcastle, and now lives in Northumberland.
She stars in the show and handpicked the rest of the cast herself, including Tommy, who turns 80 later this year.
Tommy Cannon, who plays small-time crook and ladies’ man Albert Blunderstone, said: “It’s all very different from the act that Bobby and I do, which is structured but also fairly free-wheeling.
“A stage play means learning lines, for a start, lots of them, and, of course, sticking to them. You can’t wing it and go off-course.
The show starts at 7.30pm. To book tickets, priced at £20 or £19, concessions, call 01207-218-171.
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