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Rick Wakeman CBE
Steve Barclay has enjoyed playing theatres nationwide with many of the top stars of show business including Danny La Rue, Rick Wakeman -
Steve appears regularly on the cabaret and corporate circuit in the UK, besides cruising the Mediterranean and Caribbean oceans delighting the cruise passengers with his brand of stand-
In 2021 Steve wrote his biography UNKNOWN TO MILLIONS and an original song by the same title. The book with a foreword by Rick Wakeman CBE and the song is available on Steve’s websites www.stevebarclay.com & www.pantomimedame.com.
At present Steve is busy touring some of the finest cabaret and theatre venues in the UK with his COMEDY STAND UP, AFTER DINNER SPEAKING and ONE MAN SHOWS.
COMEDY HEROES
Steve Barclay talks to many and varied groups and society's with enthusiasm and charismatic authority about his own show business experiences. Recalling the comedians and stars of TV, Radio and Variety. Steve presents two brilliantly entertaining talks COMEDY HEROES and NOTHING LIKE A DAME.
Steve Barclay’s talk COMEDY HEROES tells the story of some of the best loved comedians and entertainers. During his highly informative talk he recalls the famous variety comedians KEN DODD, TOMMY COOPER, MAX WALL, GEORGE FORMBY, LES DAWSON, RONNIE BARKER, ERIC MORECAMBE. Comediennes HYLDA BAKER, TESSIE O’SHEA are remembered beside many of the not so famous but notable comedy stars of an age of Empires, Grands and Palaces.
STEVE BARCLAY having spent many years treading the boards as a supporting comedian to many top TV and theatre celebrities shows his obvious enthusiasm for this subject, you can almost feel the red velvet of the seats and smell the orange peel! COMEDY HEROES is available for venues large or small.
There is always time for questions and answers!
NOTHING LIKE A DAME
Pantomime is a English tradition and some say our children’s initiation into enjoying live theatre and long may it remain so.
STEVE BARCLAY’S fascinating talk NOTHING LIKE A DAME looks back at some of the greatest pantomime dames ever, including ARTHUR ASKEY, DAN LENO, BILLY DAINTY, TERRY SCOTT, CYRIL FLETCHER, REG DIXON and the very special styles of more recent pantomime dames such as LES DAWSON, DANNY LA RUE, and JOHN INMAN.
At the end of his talk STEVE BARCLAY an accomplished pantomime dame demonstrates the skills of a traditional panto dame by inviting us to sample first hand the smell of the grease paint and even some of those song sheets we have grown to know and love.
Recently Steve presented his talk as guest speaker at the Marina Alta Arts Society lunch at Moraira on the Costa Brava, Spain.
There is a question and answer section at the end of this talk.
