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The Little Bit The Boys Admire - The Marie Lloyd Story

by Broad Horizons Theatre Company

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The life of music hall superstar, Marie Lloyd, with comedy, pathos and songs.

about the production

It is 1922 and Marie Lloyd is being given a benefit concert. Quite unexpectedly, she is joined by her greatest rival, cross-dressing male-impersonator, Vesta Tilley. They have never been friends. Moving between Marie's dressing room and the music hall stage, the audience learn about Marie’s amazing life, about Vesta, the Music Hall Strike of 1907 and even Dr Crippen. In this swift moving show,Vesta becomes the men in Marie's life and Marie the other women and in true Music Hall fashion, Marie and Vesta will sing many of their most famous songs, for the audience to join in with!

about the artist

Broad Horizons are a lively theatre company based in Norfolk run by Judi Daykin and Rhett Davies.Our aim is to produce the best in established and new writing for touring to theatres, arts centres, rural touring schemes, community and educational venues.We have twenty years of touring experience, can work in most indoor spaces, providing our own lights and sound if required.We pride ourselves in providing high-quality shows, that are easy for the host venue to accommodate and which provide an entertaining and thought-provoking evening for their audiences.

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stage dimensions

width: 4 metres

height: 3 metres

depth: 3 metres

Happy to bring own lights and sound if required.

Lovers of theatre, history, women's history, LGBT history, older audiences. Not suitable under 12s.

"John Mangan’s excellent writing is both funny and emotionally raw. This two hander is well cast and both Karen Hill and Judi Daykin give performances with strongly defined characterisations."

East Anglian Daily Times

"West End standards as usual from the ladies... thank you for your talented, witty and real life performance."

CC, Lowestoft -audience member

" Funny, poignant and beautifully portrayed if you have any interest in the music hall era you'll love it and if not, well, you'll love it still!! Check out their other local dates but don't miss out !!!!!!"

KL, Norwich - audience member

Happy to consider box office splits or reasonable fixed fees.