Silvio Berlusconi — he of the boot polish slicked hair and perma-tan, former cruise ship crooner, Italian media mogul, football club owner and populist billionaire politico, gets a musical makeover aged 86 — even before there is any sign that he intends shuffling off his mortal coil (at least at time of writing)!
Sally Ann Triplett (Ilda) and Sebastien Torkia (Silvio Berlusconi) in Berlusconi A New Musical. Photo © Nick Rutter