Shirley Valentine News

Rita, Sue and Bob Too star George Costigan has joined the cast of Emmerdale . The 62-year-old, who played promiscuous businessman Bob in the 1987 film, is to take on the role of Charlie Haynes, an old friend of Rodney Blackstock .

DUBBED "the thinking woman's crumpet" after his appearance in Frederick Raphael's 1976 film The Glittering Prizes, veteran heart-throb Tom Conti jokes that he's now "the thinking woman's mouldy old bap". Now 68, the actor, who was one of the stars of the Bafta-winning, Oscar-nominated film Shirley Valentine, and voted the theatre-going public's ...

Tom Conti, the actor, has said he believes society has an unnecessarily negative view of adultery and that sex is nothing more than "an extension of a handshake". The Paisley-born star of Shirley Valentine, who is rumoured to have had an affair with Diana, Princesss of Wales, said he thinks there are worse things a couple can do than be unfaithful.

A FEELGOOD theatre classic will take centre stage at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham.

As the Prince of Wales asks us to take pride in our back yards, a group of London residents and celebrities does just that What do you do when somebody wants to erect a monstrous carbuncle on your doorstep? Or even a modest carbuncle.

DOZENS of people queued to welcome a Liverpool-born star back to her home town. Tickets were sold out to hear actress Alison Steadman, from Anfield, answer questions from the audience at FACT.

This lovely British actress with china-blue eyes and a childlike smile is best-known in the USA for her role as the feisty Sarah in the TV series "Upstairs Downstairs", but has since played other widely-praised roles..... This lovely British actress with china-blue eyes and a childlike smile is best-known in the USA for her role as the feisty Sarah ...

This blonde British character actress is perhaps best known to American audiences for her performances in two highly-praised British TV series.

Shirley Valentine Sunday, 19:30, M-Net Stars This is a delightful, escapist romance about a middle-aged Liverpool housewife who goes on holiday and falls for a Greek islander.

Hello wall! The Grand Theatrea s popular play reading group The Playa s the Thing will enjoy the second part of Willy Russella s poignant play Shirley Valentine at the Lawrence House Studio on Saturday 1st August at 1.30pm. The Playa s the Thing takes place on the first Saturday of each month at the Grand and is intended for adults who may have an ...

Willy Russell's one-woman play Shirley Valentine relies significantly on the casual slinging of a certain level of schmaltz as the title character, a charming and self-effacing 52-year-old Liverpool housewife, rediscovers herself.

Helen de Crespo stars as "Shirley Valentine" in the one-woman play. June 11, 2009 Actress Helena de Crespo returns to Oregon Stage Works in "Shirley Valentine," a joyful and moving comedy by Willy Russell about an unappreciated housewife determined to shake up her humdrum existence.