SNOOKER legend Dennis Taylor is looking forward to returning to Weymouth tomorrow evening, as part of a show with John Virgo at the Weymouth Pavilion.

The duo are on a run of shows where they will take questions, discuss stories and even bring members of the crowd out to perform trick shots on stage.

Taylor said: “We are so looking forward to getting back to Weymouth.”

Taylor, who won the 1985 World Championship title after a legendary final with Steve Davis, revealed he is very familiar with Weymouth, having spent a lot of time down there during the 70s.

Taylor said: “I used to play down there down in the 70s when I used to do the Pontins Holiday Camps, so I used to finish up in Weymouth once every week throughout the summer for many years.

“It is a nice part of the world, it is great to be back.”

While there were not major tournaments in Weymouth the stars often travelled to Bournemouth

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where they played some major events.

Taylor said: “I suppose the nearest we got to playing in Weymouth was when we used to play the big tournaments at the BIC (Bournemouth International Centre).

“We used to do a lot of major events there.

“It is a long time since I have been in Weymouth. It will be a good, fun night with John Virgo.”

When asked how he approaches these sorts of evenings Taylor said: “They work very well, they are quite a fun thing. The legends have

been going now for quite a few years and the circuit is growing bigger.”

Taylor still plays on the legends circuit, while Virgo does trick shots and involving the audience and Taylor said there will be four or five members of the audience brought out to try one on Sunday.

The duo will exchange stories from their careers, which Taylor describes as “like a cabaret routine we do” and in the second half of the show take questions from the audience.

“There will be a lot of funny stories and jokes flying around. It is just a real fun evening.”

The audience do not need to worry about the trick-shots however, as Taylor admits that the shots are set up to be simple and that as long as you have picked a cue up at some stage and can hold a cue they will be able to perform a trick-shot.

This will be during the first half of the show, with a snooker table set up and the show comes as part of a run of about half a dozen of these events.

“We have not really done these shows before, just the two of us, so we are really looking forward to that.

“Normally with the legends’ shows at the different theatres we have done there could be maybe up to four players playing so that is a totally different show. Four maybe eight different players and me and John do the commentary.

“This is just a special sort of one off with John and myself and I am sure people will have a really good night’s entertainment.”

In terms of the questions from the audience Taylor said: “We will answer anything at all with regards to, virtually any topic.”

When asked if the audience ever catch them out Taylor admitted: “I do not think there is anything we have not heard, if they can come up with one that will be good!”

For ticket information visit: http://weymouthpavilion.com/event/Snooker-Legends/828