Cilla and The Shades of The 60s takes the audience on a pop-tastic musical journey starting with the discovery of the teenage singer, Cilla Black, at Liverpool’s famous Cavern Club.

The show includes many of the biggest hits by artists who changed the world of popular entertainment in the 1960s including Cilla, Dusty, Lulu, Tina Turner and The Beatles.

The show relives highlights of Cilla’s stellar career: by the time Cilla was 21 she was working with Beatles’ producer George Martin and was at No. 1 with ‘You’re My World’ and ‘Anyone Who Had A Heart’. Cilla was Britain’s No. 1 female singer during the 1960s; she became the most popular TV presenter with her own TV show ‘Cilla’ which ran 1966-1978 and ‘Blind Date’ which ran for a record breaking 18 years.

Victoria Jones who plays Cilla says: “Growing up in Liverpool, I knew Cilla as a TV presenter but when I discovered her music I was amazed by her vocal range and her emotional depth. I find her ballads so beautiful and she portrays heartbreak in a truly moving way. Her passion has always inspired me – in fact I think I was born in the wrong decade!

“I love performing in this show – we always have a great time onstage and hope that the audience just has a fab evening – I guarantee lots of great music and a lorra lorra laughs!”

The show is at The Exchange in Sturminster Newton on May 6. See stur-exchange.co.uk