Michael Douglas: One Helluva Ride
Michael Douglas finally gives the full and uncensored account of a remarkable life that has spanned an extraordinary eight decades.
A boy lost in the shadow of his father’s legacy. A gifted artist dismissed as just a ‘TV actor’. A first-time film producer who stunned the world by winning an Oscar at 31. A maverick who changed Hollywood and became a global movie star.
Michael Douglas shares incredible behind-the-scenes stories featuring a who’s who of Hollywood, many of them never revealed before and some outrageously funny, with an unflinching honesty about his sometimes bad-boy life.
Here, for the first time live on stage with a special guest host, he recounts the unfiltered story of his turbulent first marriage; infidelity and affairs with some of the most beautiful actresses in Hollywood; his own serious struggle with alcohol, drugs and rehab; the heartbreaking fight to save his son from an addiction that sent him to prison for years; and his against-all-odds battle with stage four cancer.
Father, son, husband, actor, producer, brother and friend. This is the real, raw, deeply honest and vulnerable Michael Douglas you didn’t know – until now.
Need to know
There is a purchase limit of four tickets per person for this event.
All tickets include a copy of One Helluva Ride (RRP £25). The book must be collected on the night of the event, as we’re unable to distribute copies afterwards.
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Dates, times and prices
Dates & times
28 Oct 2026, 7.30pm
Run time
1 hour and 50 minutes (approx)
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from £40.90
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