with Danny Coleman-Cooke of the British Theatre website commenting: "Davro is brilliant as the sexist, bitter captain from hell Eric. Davro really captures the tragedy of the character and his quest for escapism, especially in the scene where Eric admits that his 45 minutes a week at the table is the only time in life that he feels truly happy. The funnyman has clearly not lost his comic timing but the depth and emotion of his performance here may well surprise some of his fans and critics alike." In December 2015, Davro announced a 20-date UK tour for the following year, starting at the Epsom Playhouse on 17 May 2016. On 6 February 2015, he was a guest of Graham Norton on his weekly BBC Radio 2 show. Live performances In 2005, he appeared in Birmingham as an act for Jasper Carrott's Rock With Laughter, alongside performers such as, Bill Bailey, Jasper Carrott, Lenny Henry, Bonnie Tyler, Tammy Palmer and the Lord of the Dance troupe. In 2005 and 2006, he performed on stage in Aladdin with Melinda Messenger and John Rhys Davies in Woking, Surrey. Davro performed in Jack and the Beanstalk at the Orchard Theatre in Dartford in 2010 and 2011. In 2011, he performed at the Derngate Theatre, Northampton, in Aladdin. In 2012, he returned to the Derngate Theatre in a production of Cinderella alongside Denise Welch. In 2013, he co-starred in the pantomime of Robin Hood at the Theatre Royal Plymouth alongside Lee Mead and Nigel Havers. In February 2016, Davro appeared in a free gig at The Railway Inn, Billingshurst, as headline on their monthly Joke Club night. In March and April 2016 he appeared as Scarecrow in the pantomime The Wizard of Oz at Dorking Halls, Dorking. In 2017, he appeared at the Southend Cliffs Pavilion as Silly Billy in Jack and the Beanstalk Muddles in sleeping beauty at Lyceum Theatre, Crewe . EastEnders In August 2007, Davro joined the cast of the BBC One soap opera EastEnders, playing Vinnie Monks, a love interest for Shirley Carter. The character first appeared on screen in October. He left in autumn 2008, later claiming his character "wasn't very good and they didn't give me proper storylines". Guest appearances In 1987, Bobby Davro appeared in an episode of Rainbow titled Guess Who I Am where he did impressions of Bungle, Zippy, George and Geoffrey. In 2006, Davro