One of BBC televisions most popular and fondly-remembered sitcoms, Birds of a Feather, comes to The Grand with all three of its original leading cast members, Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph.Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran’s Birds of a Feather ran on the BBC for nearly ten years throughout the 1990s becoming a massive hit right from the word go and remains not only a classic comedy but also, as a female-centred long-running series, a truly rare gem.
Now the three stars of the TV series are reunited on stage to recreate their adored characters, sisters Sharon Theodopolopoudos and Tracy Stubbs and their sex-mad neighbour, Dorien Green, in a brand-new show created especially for the theatre by The Comedy Theatre Company, producers of the highly successful tour of Victoria Wood’s dinnerladies and Keeping Up Appearances.
Pauline Quirke could, until recently, be seen as Emmerdale’s Hazel Rhodes. She is also known for her portrayal of Olive Martin in the award-winning drama The Sculptress, Down to Earth, Cold Bloodand Missing. In 2008 Pauline launched The Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts, to celebrate her forty years in the business. She now has over thirty academies across the country!
Both Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph have performed in theatres across the UK in The Vagina Monologues. A regular guest panellist on ITV’s Loose Women Linda has also appeared on stage in Grumpy Old Women Live and
Lesley’s theatre credits include Calendar Girls, Hot Flush, Humble Boy and Annie. She took part in, and won, channel 4’s Celebrity Come Dine with Me in October 2011 and presented a BBC Radio London show alongside Christoper Biggins.
Join ‘the birds’ when Birds of a Feather takes to the stage at the Grand Theatre from Tuesday 24th until Saturday 28th April.
Tickets from £16.50.
Booking/transaction fees apply
Book your seats now by calling the Grand Theatre Box Office on 01253 743339, online at www.blackpoolgrand.co.ukor at the Grand Theatre information sales point in the Houndshill Shopping Centre
Photo by John Kemp
Photo by John Kemp
