TV favourite Patricia Routledge is taking part in a benefit performance at the Charing Cross Theatre, in support of charities Polio Plus and Shelter Box.
Patricia Routledge in conversation with Edward Seckerson will see the star, best known for roles in Keeping Up Appearances, Hetty Wainthrop Investigates and Victoria Wood as seen on TV, share the ups and downs of her career as an actress.
Although most recognisable for her many television roles, Routledge trained not only as an actress but as a singer, and had considerable experience and success in musical theatre on both sides of the Atlantic.
Her many awards include a Tony for her Broadway performance in the Styne-Harburg musical Darling of the Day (1967) and a Laurence Olivier Award for her performance in Leonard Bernstein’s Candide (Old Vic 1989). Her one woman show Come For The Ride toured the UK in 1988 and in 1992 she played Nettie Fowler in the highly acclaimed production of Carousel at the National Theatre.
Leading the conversation will be writer and broadcaster Edward Seckerson, chief classical music and opera critic for The Independent who also wrote and presented the long-running BBC Radio 3 series Stage & Screen in which he interviewed many of the most prominent writers and stars of musical theatre.
The benefit, which is being held to support Polio Plus will be held on June 17, with tickets starting at £17.50.
For more information visit charingcrosstheatre.co.uk.