Churchill Theatre, Bromley: Blonde Bombshells

By Emmy and BAFTA award-winner Alan Plater

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 warm and witty musical play is filled with live performances of 1940s classics performed by a sensational 8 piece live swing band.

Bandleader Betty has a problem. Every time the Blonde Bombshells, the most glamorous swing band in the North, play a GI camp, their members go AWOL! Now there’s an important job in the offing and Betty needs to find new musicians - fast. Among those drafted are naïve schoolgirl Liz, who plays a mean clarinet; Miranda, an upper-crust saxophonist; singing nun Lily and Patrick, a male drummer prepared to don a frock in order to avoid a drafting. With their motley line-up complete, the band prepares to dodge Hitler’s bombs and make the dangerous journey to a secret BBC recording -and potential fame and fortune.

Packed with toe-tapping classics by Fats Waller, The Andrews Sisters, Ella Fitzgerald, Glenn Miller and many more, including Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree, Goodbye EE ,T ’aint What You Do - drive away the blues with this hilarious musical play!

'An absolute blast – go see and enjoy' - Daily Telegraph

'Delightful, the audience went wild, knock-out concert in the second half' - The Independent

Performances:

Mon 23 Jul: 7:45pm
Tue 24 Jul: 7:45pm
Wed 25 Jul: 7:45pm
Thu 26 Jul: 2:30pm, 7:45pm
Fri 27 Jul: 7:45pm
Sat 28 Jul: 2:30pm, 7:45pm