Marie Lloyd Stole My Life - Blue Fire Theatre Company

As part of the Brandywine @ Lansdown programme we can't wait to welcome Blue Fire Theatre Company's production -

Marie Lloyd Stole My Life
by J.J. Leppink

Merry Nelly Power was a real life, trailblazing performer of the 19th century, who struck an early blow for women’s rights by divorcing her husband, owning her own properties and headlining at all the major theatres. Until her fame – and her most famous song – were usurped by the young Marie Lloyd.

Her life was more dramatic offstage than on – her own personal Victorian melodrama. “Marie Lloyd Stole My Life shines a light on the unglamorous side of showbusiness in the 19th century through the subversive lens of the Victorian Music Hall.

Blue Fire Theatre Company take their audience back to the 1880’s to view the social history of the period through the eyes of one woman who just happened to be a star of popular entertainment. It’s a bit “Ripper Street” and a bit “EastEnders”. With songs. Not quite the “Good Old Days” you might think it was.…

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