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Marie Lloyd Stole My Life

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‘I want to bring Nelly – and music hall – to a new audience’: Charlotte Walker explains why the celebrity culture tackled in Marie Lloyd Stole My Life is as relatable as it ever was

In Featured Shows, Features, Interviews, London theatre, Native, Plays, Sticky by Featured Content28th September 2022

A story of adultery, betrayal, age discrimination, sexual exploitation, domestic violence, press intrusion, scandal, robbery… and a rescue at sea. Hardly the kind of subjects you would necessarily associate with Victorian music hall, and yet all that and more can be found in Marie Lloyd Stole My Life, a true tale of scandal, stardom and song in 19th century Islington, playing at London’s Rosemary Branch Theatre on 6 October 2022.

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NEWS: The unglamorous side of showbusiness is revealed in Marie Lloyd Stole My Life – now on a regional tour

In Featured Shows, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases, Regional theatre, Sticky, Touring by Featured Content14th September 2022

In the centenary year of Marie Lloyd’s death, J.J. Leppink’s Marie Lloyd Stole My Life, beginning a regional tour on 18 September at Colchester’s Headgate Theatre, tells the story of how the ‘Queen of the Music Hall’ came to fame at another’s expense.

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‘Beautifully written show’: MARIE LLOYD STOLE MY LIFE – Camden Fringe ★★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Reviews by Louise Penn25th August 2021Leave a Comment

Marie Lloyd Stole My Life is a beautifully written show, full of pathos and conjuring up the mores and expectations of the time – notably, both Power and Lloyd died prematurely, which highlights the hard life of those on the boards.

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NEWS: Forgotten music hall male impersonator celebrated in Marie Lloyd Stole My Life

In Featured Shows, London theatre, Native, News, Photos, Plays, Press Releases, Video by Featured Content22nd July 2021

Forgotten music hall star Nelly Power makes her Camden Fringe debut care of Blue Fire Theatre Company in Marie Lloyd Stole My Life, running for three festival dates only.

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