Hall tales from former submariner

Eric's Tales of the Sea will be casting off at the Maltkiln Road venue on Friday next week with the promise of giving his audience an insider's view into the mysterious world beneath the waves in a Royal Navy nuclear submarine.

Eric, who performs under his first name, was a submariner for 17 years, having joined the Royal Navy at 16.

During his hour-long show, which was one of the hits of last year's Edinburgh Fringe, he offers a glimpse into the lives of the men who live and work beneath the waves.

He will be recounting stories including a tale of near-suffocation in the submarine escape training tank as well as an account of warding off sharks in a deflating dinghy.