Theatre Royal: Girl Talk!

Theatre Royal Brighton is set to go back to the ‘70s as Jackie The Musical comes to Brighton

Once there was a time with no mobile phones, no apps, no texting, no e-mails and no twitter. Angst-ridden teenage girls waited with bated breath by the letterbox for their weekly issue of Jackie Magazine… unless their big sister got there first! Jackie accompanied millions of girls through their teenage years in the ‘70s and ‘80s, years of boy trouble, ironing hair and problem solving from resident agony aunts, Cathy and Claire. The magazine supported and inspired those girls and, best of all, it was great fun.
Jackie the Musical revisits those heady days, and tells the story of a fifty-something divorcée who revisits her stash of well-thumbed Jackie magazines for the same reason she first read them nearly forty years ago: advice on how best to navigate the opposite sex.

The quizzes, the fashion tips, the ‘do’s and don’ts on a first date’ and above all the Cathy and Claire problem pages are all devoured eagerly by our plucky heroine Jackie as she revisits the dizzy world of the teen bible. With her ex and a handsome new guy both on the scene, the valuable lessons she learnt as a girl begin to influence her future and Jackie discovers the one person in control of her life is – her.
Funny and feisty, with a soundtrack featuring the era’s most beloved and memorable hits, including the sounds of Pop Idols Donny Osmond, David Cassidy and Marc Bolan played live on stage, the show promises a whirlwind tour of Planet Seventies and a most fabulous night out!
Sussex based actress Janet Dibley plays Jackie. Janet became a household name in the 1980s, co-starring with Nicholas Lyndhurst in ITV’s The Two of Us. Janet joined the cast of the BBC soap Doctors in 2010 as Dr Elaine Cassidy, a role she played for over two years.
Jackie the Musical is by Mike James, with choreography by Arlene Phillips and directed by Hove based director Anna Linstrum.
www.atgtickets.com/brighton
0844 871 7650
Tue 5 – Sat 9 Apr 2016
Eves 7.45pm
Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm