HYPNOTISM and comedy are on the programme when David Days takes to the stage on Friday. The Weymouth-based magic man hopes that the show will mark the launch of his theatrical career and is promising a lot of fun and laughs for all the family.

At the start of the show, David calls for volunteers from the audience to join him on stage and he then proceeds to hypnotise them.

Once hypnotised, David instructs his volunteers to carry out a series of hilarious suggestions.

David grew up in Weymouth and became obsessed with the idea of hypnotism after seeing Hugh Lennon on stage at the Pavilion theatre when he was just 14.

He said: “It has long been my ambition to perform and I will be launching my theatre career at the Royal Manor Theatre on Friday. If the show is successful, I hope to do many more there.”

So far, David’s biggest claim to fame was hypnotising Duncan James and Simon Webb from the boyband Blue on a television show in 2004.

He added: “My live theatre show consists of many antics, most of which I have no idea how they will turn out because every set of volunteers reacts differently to the ones before, but all are always hilarious to watch.

“I start by calling for volunteers from the audience and then hypnotise them. Once hypnotised, I get them to carry out comical suggestions like trying to walk with legs of jelly, thinking I’m invisible while I carry people and objects around the stage, and doing something hilarious from their seats in the audience every time a piece of music plays.

“My favourite one of these is when we play the theme tune to the television show Friends and one of the volunteers shouts and screams and clambers over people to enthusiastically greet a member of the public whom they have never met before.”

That show at Royal Manor Theatre on Portland on Friday, July 16 starts at 7.30pm.

Tickets are £8 from the box office on 01305 860792 and online at rmtcportland.co.uk