BLONDE BOMBSHELLS OF 1943 by Alan Plater
‘An absolute blast – go see and enjoy’ Daily Telegraph
Direct from a sell-out success in London and based on the award-winning TV film The Last of the Blonde Bombshells starring Judi Dench, this laugh-out-loud musical comedy is packed with 1940’s classics performed live by a sensational 8 piece swing band.
The celebrated Blonde Bombshells, the most glamorous of all-girl swing bands, manages to lose members every time it plays a GI camp! Now there’s an important BBC job in the offing and Betty needs to find new musicians – fast!
With an eccentric bunch of riotous new recruits - including a singing nun, a naïve school girl and a male drummer willing to wear a frock to avoid the draft - the band prepare to make the dangerous journey to a secret BBC recording – and potential fame and fortune.
Packed with toe-tapping tunes by Fats Waller, the Andrews Sisters, Glenn Miller and many more, this sparkling and hilarious musical play will have you roaring with delight!
The delicious Blonde Bombshells of 1943 is guaranteed to send you home with a smile and a swing!
‘Delightful… the audience went wild… knock-out concert in the second half’ The Independent
All songs performed live, including DON’T SIT UNDER THE APPLE TREE, WISH ME LUCK AS YOU WAVE ME GOODBYE, T’AINT WHAT CHA DO, WHEN I GROW TOO OLD TO DREAM, BODY AND SOUL and 11 more all-time favourite hits.
