They don’t make sports stars quite like Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards any more. A story of true grit that saw the self taught ski-jumper become Great Britain’s first representative in the sport at the Calgary Winter Olympics back in 1988 and became an overnight sensation. His story was recently given the Hollywood biopic treatment and starred Hugh Jackman but it is much more entertaining to hear it straight from the eagle’s mouth (beak?) as Eddie talks through his incredible life journey that has taken in stunt jumping, speed skiing, gaining a law degree and even how he became a pop-star in Finland. A true story of the triumph of the human spirit.
Fri 9 Jun, Waterside Arts Centre, 1 Waterside Plaza, Sale, M33 7ZF. Tel: 0161 912 5616. 7.30pm £16 watersideartscentre.co.uk
- Words:
- John Stansfield
- Published on:
- Thu 18 May 2017
