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Date:   Saturday 21st May 2022 – Wildman Studio

Start time: 7.30pm
Doors open 7pm

Act 1: 70 minutes
Interval: 20 minutes
Act 2: 50 minutes
Finish: approx. 9.50pm

Tickets £12

by Derek Webb

A play with music performed by touring theatre company, LYM Productions

Dusty Springfield was without doubt the finest white soul singer of her era – for millions she was the definitive pop diva. Her lifestyle was the stuff of legend – and great drama. With her relentless quest for perfection and refusal to compromise, Dusty Springfield led a tortured life. Her stage persona – extravagant black mascara and back combed hair – was at odds with the quiet, shy convent girl, Mary O’Brien and her sexuality. The result was a downward spiral of drugs, alcohol-abuse and self-harm but despite all that she produced tremendous music, which still ranks as some of the finest of its kind.

The story is as valid today as it was in the 1960’s by documenting the transient effects of fame and the damage it can do.

LYM Productions

LYM Productions are a brand, new touring production company formed by Bryan & Carolyn Craven, both of whom are award winning directors and actors. By the way, before you ask – it stands for “Love You Madly”. As a Yorkshire based amateur theatre company run by people over retirement age but young at heart, their aim is to make theatre accessible to all.