In his heyday, Al Bowlly sold more records in the UK than Bing Crosby. When he sang with Lew Stone's band at the Bristol Coliseum, shop-girls and debutantes mobbed the stage door. A lady from Worle sent him hand-made silk knickers through the post... In this musical play by south west author Tony Staveacre (Jigsy), Al's second wife conjures up memories of the heart-throb crooner through the songs he made famous before he was tragically killed in an air-raid in 1941. From the sweetshop in Bournemouth where she ended up after the war, Marjie recalls a hectic musical journey that links Raffles Hotel, Berlin in the Depression, the Rainbow Room in New York, the Grand Canyon, the Kursaal at Scheveningen in Holland, the night-clubs of the West End and the variety theatres of the North.T790266797 | |
| 14 Jul 15 to 1 Aug 15 | The Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol :: V1384579886 listing details L0293230116 |
T859054975Kate McNab plays the part of Al's second wife, conjuring up memories of the legendary crooner through the songs he made famous.Company Ministry of Entertainment. Performer Kate McNab. | |
| 8 Dec 04 | The Rondo, Bath :: V855 listing details L01593854679 |
| 23 Nov 04 to 24 Nov 04 | The Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol :: V1384579886 listing details L0318403256 |
| 4 Nov 04 | Strode Theatre, Street :: V917 listing details L0107261451 |
