Shirley Valentine Tickets

Shirley Valentine is lost. She's a wife, a mother... and what else? She has no idea, but she's feeling a strong need to escape and rediscover herself. That's why there's an airline ticket to Greece in her handbag. One fine day Shirley might leave. And that day is getting closer. Will she make the decision to go on holiday without the kids and her other half Joe?

Shirley Valentine is a beloved one-woman play written by Willy Russell which won him his third Olivier Award.

Sheridan Smith is also an award-winner with multiple accolades, with two Oliviers and a BAFTA under her belt. Director Matthew Dunster has been Oscar nominated three times and his work has recently been seen on Broadway, in Martin McDonagh's Hangmen. He's also no stranger to the West End, having recently been responsible for Danny Robbins' 2.22: A Ghost Story at the Criterion Theatre.

What's the plot of Shirley Valentine?

Scouser Shirley Valentine is bored stiff. A 42 year-old working class housewife, she's stuck in a rut. Her dreams have been forgotten, she has few friends, and her husband and children don't appreciate her.

But when her flamboyant friend Jane wins a trip for two to Greece, Shirley says yes. When Jane goes off for a holiday romance of her own, Shirley is left to fend for herself in Greece. Shirley loves everything about Greece. She's not interested in finding fish and chips, she's in it for the experience.

When she meets Costas Dimitriades, the owner of a nearby tavern, he helps her fulfil a dream of drinking wine by the seashore in the same place where the grapes were grown. He promises to keep his hands to himself, and her self confidence grows as time passes. Shirley doesn't fall for Costas, but she falls deeply in love with life once more. She decides not to go home, to stay in Greece instead and get a job.

Shirley's husband Joe is angry and confused by her running away, and begs her to come home. Shirley loves her new life, but will she return to Joe and if so, how? Will they ever drink wine by the sea as a married couple? Or will it all end?

No wonder Shirley Valentine theatre tickets are predicted to sell out fast. Come along and see for yourself!

Who is Shirley Valentine for?

Shirley Valentine is an adult story for grown-ups, about ordinary relationships and the things that make them come unstuck.

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