A new musical, based on the novel by Paul Gallico
Book by Rachel Wagstaff | Music and lyrics by Richard Taylor
First produced at Sheffield Theatres in May 2016 and at Chichester Festival Theatre in September 2018.
Available for licensing via Concord Theatricals here.
Watch the CFT promotional trailer here, and the production trailer with footage from the show and quotes from reviews here.
★★★★★ “five-star fairytale… one of the most heart-warming and tear-forming British musicals of recent years” Guardian
★★★★ “a deeply affecting musical” Sunday Express
★★★★ Evening Standard
★★★★ “Clare Burt’s lead performance is a joy” The Stage
★★★★ “You will laugh, you may cry, you may even gasp… A triumph” The Times
★★★★ “The Dior-style dresses are jaw-dropping” WhatsOnStage
★★★★ “A performance that is as elegant as it is honest. Burt’s commanding personality simply erupts across the stage” The iPaper
★★★★ “stunning” Sunday Times
★★★★ “[the] writers, Richard Taylor and Rachel Wagstaff, are on to a winner… a charming, stunningly attired weepie dramatising the principle that life is what you make it.” Mail on Sunday
WINNER of three UK Theatre Awards 2016: Best Musical Production, Best Performance in a Musical (Clare Burt), Best Design (Lez Brotherston)