The show re-imagines the life and songs of the woman who was born in Salford in 1921 and was named Britain's first wartime star at the age of only eighteen. She had shows written for her by Noel Coward and Cole Porter, was the highest paid entertainer in Britain in the 1940's, and made famous songs such as My Heart Belongs to Daddy and Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered. Recovering from a major nervous breakdown after her seven picture contract with MGM was cancelled after only one film, she rebuilt her career in Britain, first in variety, next becoming the first woman to have her own TV series on British television. But she soon became drawn into the scandal surrounding an alleged affair with HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, rumours of which were to haunt her right up to her death from Alzheimer's in an Ilkley nursing home, in 2007. In 2010, after the death of her fourth husband, Peter Knight, letters from the Duke himself, addressed to Kirkwood, came to light, settling the truth about the affair once and for all...T0994007789Running time: 80mins approx. without an intervalPerformer Jessica Walker. | |
| 7 Feb 15 to 8 Feb 15 | The Other Palace, Inner London :: V806511856 listing details L1785308826 |
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| 24 Nov 13 | Royal Exchange, Manchester :: V491 listing details L487620592 |
T01301642804Producer Jessica Walker. Producer Opera North (in association with the Royal Exchange Theatre). Director Lee Blakeley. Musical Director Jim Holmes. | |
| 2 Feb 13 to 3 Feb 13 | The Other Palace, Inner London :: V806511856 listing details L042132700 |
| 3 Oct 12 to 6 Oct 12 | Royal Exchange, Manchester :: V491 listing details L700010990 |
