Gina Garton

The story of Susan, a woman in her early 40s, who has left her stage career to marry the heir of a northwest shoe emporium chain. She is intrigued to read in The Stage that there is a new musical planned about Gracie Fields. Should she audition? Does she have bigger decisions to make?

Susan sees the parallels between Gracie's glamorous showbiz life and her own, and is desperate to hear applause again.

Lancashire-born Gracie Fields was a popular singer, comedienne and star of music hall and cinema in the 1920s and '30s.

This new musical, starring Gina Garton and written by JF Brigden and RF Green, features music from the period, including Gracie favourites such as Sally, Walter and The Biggest Aspidistra In The World.