The doyen of BBC Radio’s Test Match Special, Henry is one of the great characters of the beautiful game of cricket. Blowers, as he is affectionately known, is as renowned for his catchphrase – “my dear old thing”; for his musings on pigeons, double-decker buses, planes, tea ladies, and of course, cakes, as he is for his much-loved commentating prowess. He remains one of the most respected and knowledgeable commentators in the sport – and one of the most charming.

A must for cricket fans young and old alike and anyone else who enjoys a cracking yarn well told, An Evening With Blowers is a thoroughly quintessential British affair in which Henry trawls through his extraordinary life and career, and pays homage to his insatiable passion for cricket.

Along the way he recounts stories and anecdotes of some of the many characters he has encountered on his journey including Ian Fleming (who appropriated his name for his arch villain, Ernst Blofeld, in the James Bond books On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Thunderball and You Only Live Twice), Noel Coward, Nigel Havers, Boris Johnson, a whole gallery of cricketing folk and folklore …and all points in between.

Hilarious tales abound in this often side-splitting and highly entertaining stage show, all told with Henry’s well-known self-deprecatory humour. He is, quite simply a marvellous raconteur as his many fans and listeners to BBC radio will testify. -- www.northdevontheatres.org.uk