Ben Portsmouth: This Is Elvis

Ben Portsmouth brings his Elvis tribute show, This Is Elvis, to The White Rock Theatre on Thursday 5 November, with the curtain going up at 7:30pm. He's backed by the Taking Care of Elvis Band, and the set is built as a journey through Presley's most iconic eras, from the early rockabilly roots to the dazzling Vegas years.

Portsmouth is billed as the closest living performer to Elvis Presley, and he's got the credentials to back it up: in 2012, Elvis Presley Enterprises crowned him the 'Worldwide Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist' in Memphis, making him the first European to receive the honour. Since then, he's performed in more than 20 countries, headlined an Elvis week on the Late Show with David Letterman — who reportedly exclaimed 'Oh my God, Oh my God!' — and played on the same Las Vegas stage as Elvis himself.

He's a lifelong fan, too. Portsmouth says he first discovered Elvis listening in the car with his father, and he favours the 1970s above all — the era he believes Elvis was at his finest and when the music became more powerful. That's the side of the record the show leans into, though it still reaches back to the early days to cover the full arc.

Tickets are £33.50 to £37, with member tickets available, and the show starts at 7:30pm on Thursday 5 November at The White Rock Theatre.