SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS star of stage and screen, Dame Julie Andrews, will be coming to Bournemouth this May as part of a spoken word tour.

Lucky fans will enjoy a special evening with the much-loved legend at the BIC on June 1.

An Evening with Julie Andrews, will be hosted by multi-platinum selling singer and popular presenter, Aled Jones.

Dame Andrews will provide a rare and unique insight into her life and career such as stage performances on Broadway in The Boyfriend, My Fair Lady, Camelot and her award-winning screen performances in Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, and the motion picture version of Victor Victoria, to mention but a few.

This Academy Award recipient and winner of multiple Golden Globes, BAFTAs, Emmys and Grammys will weave in professional and personal anecdotes as well as showing highlights from her life during her live chat. She will also discuss her philanthropy and activism on behalf of various causes and charities. The second half of the program will include a questions and answers session with the audience.

Dame Andrews has been entertaining audiences for more than 65 years. Her recent work includes The Princess Diaries, Shrek, The Tooth Fairy and Despicable Me. She is an accomplished best-selling author of children’s books, several of which are currently being adapted for the stage and screen.

Aled said: “Like the rest of the world I have grown up watching Julie Andrews. From afar I have marvelled at her many enchanting performances on stage and screen.”

He added: “She is an icon and a true heroine of mine.”

Dame Julie Andrews said: “It is a great joy for me to be returning to my home country.

“I look forward to sharing stories of my career and providing the audience with a few extra nuggets that may not have been seen before.”