Stockton's historic Globe Theatre is about to go back in time to galaxies far, far away.
And piloting the Teesside audience there will be renowned professor Brian Cox who has just announced two dates at the venue as part of his world arena tour.
The astro physicist and TV presenter will bring his Horizons tour to the Teesside venue in February for two warm up shows.
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Horizons – A 21st Century Space Odyssey will take audiences on a dazzling cinematic journey; a story of how we came to be and what we can become. It will use state of the art LED screen technology to fill the Globe with images of far-away galaxies, alien worlds, supermassive black holes and a time before the Big Bang.
The deepest of questions will be explored using the latest advances in quantum theory, black holes, biology, planetary science, astronomy and cosmology.
Brian will once again be joined by co-host of The Infinite Monkey Cage and award-winning comedian Robin Ince.
"I loved the 2019 arena tour because it gave me the opportunity to discuss the most profound ideas with tens of thousands of people in front of the most spectacular images of the Universe," said Prof Cox.
"When the tour was over, I immediately started thinking about how I could delve deeper, tell an even more profound story and make the show even more spectacular.
"I’m very excited about what has emerged! I hope the evening will make people think about how fortunate and precious we are, how strange and wonderful our Universe is, and the limitless future we have to look forward to if we make the right choices over the coming decades.”
As an academic, he is professor of particle physics at The University of Manchester, The Royal Society Professor for Public Engagement in Science and a Fellow of the Royal Society.
As a broadcaster, fans will know he has presented a number of highly acclaimed science programmes including Wonders of the Solar System, Forces of Nature, Stargazing Live and, in 2019, The Planet.
Brian broke his own Guinness World Record titles during his last live tour, Universal, for most tickets sold (158,589) for a science tour, and for most tickets sold for a science show (11,433 at The Arena in Birmingham in 2019).
Professor Brian Cox: Horizons with Robin Ince - Warm Up will be at Stockton Globe on Monday February 7 and Tuesday February 8, 2022, 7.30pm. Tickets from £34.15.
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