SIR Ian McKellen will celebrate his 80th birthday with an 80-date tour of regional theatres – and will call in on Burnley Youth Theatre in a nod to the town of his birth.

He will also visit his other two adopted hometowns in the North West – Wigan and Bolton.

The renowned actor will take his On Stage show – a collection of anecdotes and acting from across his career – to theatres across the UK.

He will be at Burnley Youth Theatre on May 23 next year – two days before his 80th, when he visits Bolton.

Here is a full list of venues and dates.

January 25-26 2019 - The Space - 269 Westferry Rd, Isle of Dogs, London E14 3RS

January 28 - National Theatre, Lyttelton Theatre - Upper Ground, Lambeth, London SE1 9PX

January 30 - Young Vic - 66 The Cut, Waterloo, London SE1 8LZ

February 3 - Bridge Theatre - 3 Potters Fields Park, London SE1 2SG

February 4 - Richmond Theatre - Little Green, Richmond, London TW9 1QJ

February 6 - Above The Stag Theatre - 72 Albert Embankment, Lambeth, London SE1 7TP

February 10 - Hampstead Theatre - Eton Avenue, London NW3 3EU

February 11 - Arts Theatre - 6-7 Great Newport St, London WC2H 7JB

February 12-13 - Theatre Royal Windsor - 32 Thames St, Windsor SL4 1PS

February 17 - The Old Vic - The Cut, Lambeth, London SE1 8NB

February 19-20 - Bristol Old Vic - King Street, Bristol BS1 4ED

February 21 - Royal Court Theatre - Sloane Square, Chelsea London SW1W 8AS

February 24-25 - The Queen's Theatre - Billet Lane, Hornchurch, London RM11 1QT

February 26 - Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre - RADA 62-64 Gower Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 6ED (Special performance for students and not on general sale)

March 1 - Donmar Warehouse - 41 Earlham St, London WC2H 9LX (Special performance for YOUNG+FREE MEMBERS and not on general sale)

March 3 - Lyric Hammersmith - Lyric Square, King St, Hammersmith, London W6 0QL

March 4 - The Questors, Judi Dench Playhouse - 12 Mattock Lane, Ealing, London W5 5BQ

March 7 (matinee and evening) - Duke of York's Theatre - St Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4BG

March 8-9 - New Wolsey Theatre - Civic Drive, Ipswich IP1 2AS

March 10 - Theatre Royal Stratford East - Gerry Raffles Square, London E15 1BN

March 13 - Swansea Grand Theatre - Singleton St, Swansea SA1 3QJ

March 14-15 - Aberystwyth Arts Centre - Aberystwyth University, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth SY23 3DE

March 16 - The Hafren - Llanidloes Rd, Newtown, Powys SY16 4HU

March 18-19 - Theatr Clwyd - Raikes Ln, Mold CH7 1YA

March 24 - Theatre Royal Bath - Saw Close, Bath BA1 1ET

March 29-30 - Maddermarket Theatre - St Johns Alley, Norwich NR2 1DR

April 2 - The Leas Cliff Hall - The Leas, Folkestone, Kent CT20 2DZ

April 5 - Chichester Minerva Theatre - Oaklands Park, Chichester PO19 6AP

April 12-13 - Theatre Royal Bury - St Edmunds Westgate St, Bury St Edmunds IP33 1QR

April 14 - Royal & Derngate - 19-21 Guildhall Rd, Northampton NN1 1DP

April 18-19 - Mercury Theatre Colchester - Balkerne Gate, Colchester CO1 1PT

April 20 - Belgrade Theatre Coventry - Belgrade Square, Corporation St, Coventry CV1 1GS

April 24-25 - Norwich Playhouse - 42-58 St Georges St, Norwich NR3 1AB

April 27-28 - King's Lynn Shakespeare Festival - St George's Guildhall, 29 King St, Kings Lynn PE30 1HA

April 30-May 1 - Oxford Playhouse - 11-12 Beaumont St, Oxford OX1 2LW

May 3-4 - Jersey Opera House - 3 Gloucester St, St. Helier, Jersey JE2 3QR

May 6 - Aylesbury Waterside Theatre - Exchange St, Aylesbury HP20 1UG

May 7-8 - Cheltenham Everyman Theatre - 7 - 10 Regent St, Cheltenham GL50 1HQ

May 10-11 - Cambridge Arts Theatre - 6 St Edward's Passage, Cambridge CB2 3PJ

May 13-14 - Wigan Little Theatre - 44 Crompton St, Wigan WN1 3SL

May 15 - The Forum Theatre - The Precinct, Romiley, Stockport SK6 4EA

May 17-18 - Liverpool Playhouse - Williamson Square, Liverpool L1 1EL

May 19 - Warwick Arts Centre - University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL

May 20 - Blackpool Grand - 33 Church St, Blackpool FY1 1HT

May 23 - Burnley Youth Theatre - Queen's Park Rd, Burnley BB10 3LB

May 25 - The Albert Halls Theatre - Victoria Square, Bolton BL1 1RU

May 28 - The Dukes - Moor Lane, Lancaster LA1 1QE

May 30 - Sheffield Crucible - 55 Norfolk St, Sheffield S1 1DA

May 31 - Buxton Opera House - Water St, Buxton SK17 6XN

June 1-2 - Curve Theatre, Studio 60 - Rutland St, Leicester LE1 1SB

June 3 - Sheffield Crucible - 55 Norfolk St, Sheffield S1 1DA

June 4 - Theatre Royal Wakefield - Drury Ln, Wakefield WF1 2TE

June 5-6 - HOME Manchester - 2 Tony Wilson Place, Manchester M15 4FN

June 9 - Forum Theatre Billingham - Queensway, Stockton-on-Tees TS23 2LJ

June 11 - The Civic - Hanson St, Barnsley S70 2HZ

June 12 - CAST - Waterdale, Doncaster DN1 3BU

June 14 - The Georgian Theatre Royal - Victoria Rd, Richmond, Yorkshire DL10 4DW

June 16 - Hull New Theatre - Kingston Square, Hull HU1 3HF

June 17 - Grand Opera House - Clifford St, York YO1 9SW

June 21-22 - Birmingham Repertory Theatre - Broad St, Birmingham B1 2EP

June 25-26 - Nottingham Playhouse - Wellington Circus, Nottingham NG1 5AF

June 27-28 - Cardiff New Theatre - Park Pl, Cardiff CF10 3LN

July 1 - Northcott Theatre - Stocker Rd, Exeter EX4 4QB

July 2 - Lighthouse - Poole's Centre For The Arts, 21 Kingland Rd, Poole BH15 1UG

July 3 - Marine Theatre - Church St, Lyme Regis DT7 3QA

July 5 - The Watermill Theatre - Bagnor, Newbury RG20 8AE

July 15-18 - Theatre Royal Brighton - New Rd, Brighton BN1 1SD

July 21 - Royal Shakespeare Theatre & Swan Theatre - Waterside, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6BB

July 25-26 - Lyric Theatre - 55 Ridgeway St, Belfast BT9 5FB

July 27 - Waterside Theatre - Glendermott Rd, Derry/ Londonderry BT47 6BG

July 29 - The Braid Arts Centre - 1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena BT43 5AE

July 31-August 1 - Theatre at the Mill - Carnmoney Rd N, Mossley Mill, Newtonabbey BT36 5QA

August 9 - Dundee Rep Theatre - Tay Square, Dundee DD1 1PB

August 11 - Pitlochry Festival Theatre - Port Na Craig, Pitlochry PH16 5DR

August 12 - Eden Court - Bishops Rd, Inverness IV3 5SA

August 14 - Tivoli Theatre - 34-48 Guild St, Aberdeen AB11 6NB

August 18 - Newcastle Theatre Royal - 100 Grey St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6BR

August 20 - Theatre by the Lake - Lakeside, Lake Rd, Keswick CA12 5DJ

August 22-25 - Assembly Hall - Mound Pl, Edinburgh EH1 2LU

August 28 - The Orkney Theatre - Kirkwall Grammar School, The Meadows, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1QN

September 15 - National Theatre, Olivier Upper Ground, Lambeth, London SE1 9PX