Kathleen Ferrier Whattalife!
A new one woman play with music
About the show
Kathleen Ferrier Whattalife! evokes the spirit of the war and post war years. It follows Kathleen from her debut as a singer in 1940, through her meteoric rise, to her tragic death in 1953.
Kathleen was a Lancastrian who became a household name and her death, from cancer, came as a huge shock to the nation. It follows life’s highs…
“…I’m fit as a flea … and haven’t had a cigarette since I left the boat – in fact I’m too bloody good to live” and life’s lows …
“So I’m unhappy at the moment and you would probably say it was good for my art – but if this is art, then I hate it – I hate music, I hate my own voice, I hate people and I hate America! There!! I’m sorry – it’s just tiredness … am going to have a bath and leave a tidemark just to get mi moneys-worth …”
A new play performed by Lucy Stevens with an accompanist on piano/keyboard.
The show is 75 minutes. Can include an interval, or run straight through without an interval.
Kathleen Ferrier Whattalife! 