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I have been doing a one woman show on the life and music of the late great Welsh Diva Dorothy Squires. Took it to Edinburgh in 1998 and toured it 1999, revived it last year and took it to a couple of festivals. It charts her life and relationship with Roger Moore and of course her huge success as a star. In 1952 she had £3million in the bank, by 1979 she was broke and by the beginning of the 90's she had been taken in by a fan to live out her days in the Rhondda. Quite a story. The last performa… Continue

I have just returned from doing Henley Fringe Festival with a play based on the life of a Welsh Diva called Dorothy Squires. The play was extremely successful in Edinburgh when I 1st performed it and subsequently when I did a short tour of Wales, also taking in The Westminster Theatre in London, the only venue where the play was performed outside of Wales. I revived it last year for Hungerford and also did a sell out couple of performances at The Grand Theatre in Swansea. Whatever made me think… Continue