Dame Barbara Windsor DBE, who has died at the age of 83, will be celebrated for her work on stage, in films and on television. A popular figure very much of her time, she embodied the sort of success story that no longer happens. Michael Darvell remembers the talent that was Barbara Windsor… Born Barbara […]
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Twang!! – Union Theatre
Twang!! continues at the Union Theatre, London until 5 May 2018. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The original production of Lionel Bart’s Twang!! opened in the West End in December 1965 and despite a stellar cast including James Booth, Barbara Windsor, Ronnie Corbett and Bernard Bresslaw, it ran for only 43 […]
Updated version of Lionel Bart’s Twang!! to play at the Union Theatre
The updated version of Lionel Bart’s 1965 musical Twang!! will make its professional debut at Union Theatre next month. Featuring Bart’s original music and lyrics, a new book by Julian Woolford and arrangements and orchestrations by Richard John and Oli Jackson, the production will play the London venue from 11 April until 5 May. The […]
The Story of Bart – London Hippodrome
The Story of Bart was performed at the London Hippodrome Matcham Rooms. For almost two hours at the London Hippodrome, John Barr WAS Lionel Bart, so much so that my companion asked innocently on the way out: “I wonder what Lionel’s doing next?” Say no more! Bart died in sad circumstances in 1999, but Barr brought […]
