Dirty Blonde

Mae West's was the sultry voice that launched a thousand impersonators, and her wit was as sure to hit its target as the gun in any man's pocket. Now Claudia Shear, Kevin Chamberlain and Bob Stillman arrive in the West End with the Broadway show inspired by the movie legend that has already enjoyed considerable success at the West Yorkshire Playhouse.

Perversely enough, Dirty Blonde focuses on two Mae West fans, Jo and Charlie, who fall in love when they meet at her grave. Shear, who wrote the play, also stars as both West and Jo, Chamberlain takes on the role of the middle-aged Charlie, and Stillman is left with the considerable treat of playing the string of lecherous men who spiced up West's richly ribald life.

Previewing from Tue 8 Jun, first night Wed 16 Jun, Duke Of York's Theatre, St Martin's Lane, WC2 (0870 060 6623).