Shirley Valentine, a working-class housewife from Liverpool, needs a change before she has another conversation with the wall!

Willy Russell's celebrated, moving and influential comedy won him his third Olivier Award; the previous two being for Educating Rita and Blood Brothers.

Trailblazing Shirley has been changing women's lives ever since the 42-year-old Liverpudlian housewife first appeared, talking to the wall while making eggs and chips for dinner.

Wise, funny and always acerbic, she started her life full of passion and promise, but this spirit has been eroded by years of putdowns, a loveless marriage, domineering children and forced complacency. The closest she comes to an actual conversation is telling the kitchen wall, “It's a good job we're not having soup, or else I'd put me head in it and drown meself.”

And the rest of the story? Follow Shirley on an uplifting tale of liberating re-discovery … with a twist at the end you won’t expect!  

Cast

The Team

Meet the Company

Megan Armstrong-Davies

Shirley Valentine

Megan Armstrong-Davies is the founder and director of a Khayelitsha-based children’s home and a lover of all things theatre. Her first production was as a member of the ensemble in South Pacific at Artscape in 2019. This was followed by the lead roles in Showtime (2019), This Moment (2020), Seven Deadly Divas (2021), The Great Gatsby (2022) and most recently in last year's Trial By Jury and Stages Through the Ages.

Bronwyne Scott

Stage Manager

Michael Jairani

Venue Technical Manager

Dian Harcovecchio

Sound and Lighting Operator

Melissa Marcus

Box Office / Front of House Coordinator

Multimedia

Multimedia

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