Dawn French has written a new show, based on her life and career, called 30 Million Minutes.

The UK tour begins in Sheffield on Thursday 5 June.

The Vicar of Dibley star commented: “I’m sick with excitement about this solo tour. I am enjoying the fact that I can’t categorise exactly what it is, but it’s somewhere between a monologue, a play, and an autobiographical slide show with a few funnies thrown in. At last, I have one of my three genie wishes granted, which is that I finally get to work with Michael Grandage. The other two wishes are as yet unfulfilled. They are secret obviously, but suffice to say, one is about Barack Obama in Speedos. The other is about me in Speedos, with cheesecake involved… Enough said.”

5 – 8 June – Sheffield: Lyceum – 0114 249 6000

10 – 12 June – Glasgow: Pavilion – 0141 332 1846

13 June – Derby: Assembly Rooms – 01332 255 800

14 June – Buxton: Opera House – 0845 127 2190

15 – 16 June – Llandudno: Venue Cymru – 01492 872 000

18 – 20 June – Birmingham: New Alexandra – 0844 871 7 615

25 – 28 June – Brighton: Theatre Royal – 01273 764 400

29 June – Plymouth: Theatre Royal – 01752 267 222

2 – 6 July – Bradford: Alhambra – 01274 432 000

9 – 13 July – Dublin: Olympia – +353 1 679 3323

16 – 20 July – Cardiff: New Theatre – 029 2087 8889

23 – 24 July – Crawley: Hawth – 01293 553 636

25 – 27 July – Reading: Hexagon – 0118 9606 060

30 July – 2 August – Dartford: Orchard – 01322 220 000

Tickets are on sale now.