BLONDE BOMBSHELLS OF 1943

THRILLING 3RD YEAR!

Jeremy Meadow for TEG Productions Ltd with James Tod Productions presents
the Hampstead Theatre & Bolton Octagon production of

BLONDE BOMBSHELLS OF 1943
by ALAN PLATER

RETURNS FOR A TRIUMPHANT THIRD NATIONAL TOUR IN 2009

"An absolute blast - go see and enjoy" Daily Telegraph

Alan Plater�s award winning show BLONDE BOMBSHELLS OF 1943, a warm, witty musical play filled with glorious, live swing band performances of 1940�s classics by Fats Waller, The Andrews Sisters and Glen Miller, returns for its 3rd major national tour of the UK starting at THE LOWRY MANCHESTER on the 19 January 2009. Full tour details and casting to be announced.

The Blonde Bombshells, the most glamorous all-girl swing band in the North, loses members every time it plays a GI camp. Now there�s an important BBC job in the offing and Betty needs to find new musicians � fast.

Among those drafted are na�ve schoolgirl Liz, who plays a mean clarinet; Miranda, an upper-crust saxophonist; singing nun Lily � and Patrick, a male drummer prepared to don a frock in order to avoid a drafting. With her motley line-up complete, Betty and her band prepare to dodge Hitler�s bombs and make the dangerous journey to a secret BBC recording � and potential fame and fortune.

�Delightful�the audience went wild�knock-out concert in the second half� The Independent

Directed by MARK BABYCH, BLONDE BOMBSHELLS OF 1943 received the prestigious Blue Ribbon Manchester Evening News Award for Best Production of 2006.

With a band of eight talented actor/musicians performing live all time favourite songs including: - DON�T SIT UNDER THE APPLE TREE; T�AINT WHAT YOU DO; WHEN I GROW TOO OLD TO DREAM; TWEET TWEET SHUSH SHUSH; and many more.

Based on ALAN PLATER�S award-winning TV film THE LAST OF THE BLONDE BOMBSHELLS, which starred Judi Dench and Ian Holm. Alan Plater�s Emmy and BAFTA award-winning work for television includes FORTUNES OF WAR, THE BEIDERBECKE TAPES, A VERY BRITISH COUP and THE BARCHESTER CHRONICLES. His stage plays include PEGGY FOR YOU, which was nominated for an Olivier award.

Blonde Bombshells of 1943 was first performed at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in 2004. This rewritten version was commissioned by Hampstead Theatre and first performed at the Bolton Octagon Theatre in June 2006 and at Hampstead in July 2006.

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