Shirley Valentine

Willy Russell (Educating Rita) wrote this classic story about a bored housewife who gets a new lease on life after a trip to the beach.

"True, touching and wonderfully funny... See it." The Times

"....she unravels her own sexual and social identity - in the format of a one-woman show." Liverpool Echo

Performances
Thursday 3 July, 8pm
Friday 4 July, 11am matinee
Friday 4 July, 8pm
Saturday 5 July, 2pm matinee
Saturday 5 July, 8pm

Tickets
Adult $34* | Concession $28* | Student or 24 and under $22*
School Groups $16

*$2 discount for Matinee

This funny but moving piece of theatre by Willy Russell sees a 42-year-old mother and housewife pack her bags and head for the sun. The note in the kitchen reads: "gone to Greece, back in two weeks."

Shirley is a Liverpool housewife, who finds herself talking to the wall while her husband is out working.

She feels that her life is terribly mundane as she compares scenes in her current life with what she used to be like and feels she has stagnated and is in a rut. But when her best friend wins an all-expenses-paid vacation to Greece for two, Shirley grasps at the chance to get a new lease on life.

Starring Glenda Linscott (Prisoner, Murder Call)
Directed by Jennifer Hagan
Presented by QUT Gardens Theatre and HIT Productions

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The Australian Government is proud to be associated with this tour through the national performing arts touring program, Playing Australia, which gives Australians across the country the opportunity to see some of our best performing arts.