Comedy classic makes welcome return

Shirley Valentine, New Theatre, Cardiff

WILLY RUSSELL’S heart-warming comedy Shirley Valentine premiered in 1986 and took the world by storm.

In celebration of its 30th Anniversary the first major revival of this national treasure has embarked on a UK tour which comes to Cardiff’s New Theatre from June 27 – Saturday July 1.

It stars the ever-popular Jodie Prenger as Shirley Valentine. Jodie Prenger last visited Cardiff in 2016 with Tell Me on a Sunday and is best known for winning the role of Nancy in the West End production of Oliver! through the BBC television series I’d Do Anything.

In the comedy Jodie plays Shirley, a His plays, including Educating Rita, Liverpool housewife. Her kids have left Blood Brothers (at the New Theatre in home and she makes chips and egg for September 2017), Our Day Out and her husband while talking to the wall. Shirley Valentine, have been Where has her life disappeared to? Out performed across the globe and have of the blue, her best friend offers her a won countless awards, they continue to trip to Greece for two weeks and she be in constant production throughout secretly packs her bags. She heads for the world. the sun and starts to see the world and Shirley Valentine was adapted into an herself very differently. Oscar nominated film starring Pauline

Shirley Valentine is penned by Willy Collins and Tom Conti. Russell. With a career spanning over Tickets are from £10.50 – £31. four-decades he is undeniably one of the For further details and to book tickets most successful playwrights of his visit newtheatrecardiff.co.uk or call the generation. Box Office on (029) 2087 8889. The winning numbers in Saturday night’s Lotto main draw were

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