FOLLOWING the huge success of her sold out solo UK tour last year, Dawn French, the Queen of British comedy, returns to the stage with five performances of her hugely popular show 30 Million Minutes.


One of the five venues she will be appearing at is the Swan Theatre in High Wycombe on November, 8. 
The award-winning actoress, best-selling novelist and all round very funny lady has written the show herself, basing it on her life and career. 


The critically acclaimed 30 Million Minutes consists of various delights and riches, with the odd irksome tribulation thrown in, as Dawn takes audiences through the various lessons life has taught her, and the things she knows for sure.


The evidence is there for all to see. She is already three quarters certifiably daft. The other quarter is utterly bewildered. And the remaining quarter simply can't do maths. With a sharp eye for comic detail and a wicked ear for the absurdities of life, Dawn shares how she has misguidedly spent her whole life vigorously attempting to be a fully functioning female human. 


Her extraordinary lack of willpower, combined with an enviable knack for nosey parking and showing off, has driven her to grapple with the big stuff of life in public. 30 million minutes of life in fact. That's how long she's been alive, give or take a few minutes here and there.


It's also worth coming if only to finally witness what size she actually is. Can we believe the stolen images of so many women's magazines? What is the truth? Is she so unfeasibly large that she can hardly live? Or does she sleep in a matchbox? Marvel at how one woman can mercilessly murder so much chocolate, and yet remain so curiously slim…


Dawn says; “I shall be buying new pants in honour of this exciting opportunity to bring my show back to theatres across the country, so every audience member can relax in the knowledge that I will be fully contained and utterly fragrant at all times. 


"Look, it's not a play, it's not stand up, it's not a monologue, it's not a slide show, but it's something a bit like all of those with some alarming extreme striptease thrown in. Please don't bother with it if you don't usually enjoy yourself, it's only for marvellous lovely people. Those of us who DO turn up, myself included, will share an evening we won't forget in a hurry. I promise that.”


30 Million Minutes is produced by Phil McIntyre Entertainments. The show is directed by Michael Grandage. Set and Costume Design by Lez Brotherston. Lighting Design by Willie Williams.
Tickets cost from £35. Visit www.wycombeswan.co.uk or call 01494 522875.