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Mrs Henderson Presents

In 1937, widowed Laura Henderson buys a derelict West End theatre and hires an impresario to run it. Her idea of using on-stage nudity to attract audiences when business falls off presents the unlikely pair with a number of hurdles.

1 hour, 39 minutes

Last on

Christmas Day 2017 23:05

Music Played

  • Claude鈥怞oseph Rouget de l鈥橧sle

    La Marseillaise

  • Harry Warren

    I'll String Along with You

    Lyricist: Al Dubin.
  • Noel Gay

    Letting in the Sunshine

  • George Fenton

    Inspiration

    Composer: Simon Chamberlain.
  • George Fenton

    The Grecian Frieze

    Composer: Simon Chamberlain.
  • Burton Lane

    Blue Nightfall

    Lyricist: Frank Loesser.
  • George Fenton

    Sails of the Windmill

    Composer: Simon Chamberlain.
  • Matty Malneck

    Goody Goody

    Lyricist: Johnny Mercer.
  • John Walter Bratton

    Teddy Bears' Picnic

    Lyricist: Jimmy Kennedy.
  • George Fenton

    Babies of the Blitz

    Composer: Simon Chamberlain.
  • Jerome Kern

    All the Things You Are

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II.
  • Jack Scholl

    Girl in the Little Green Hat

    Composer: Bradford Browne. Composer: Max Rich.
  • George Fenton

    Bored With Widowhood

  • George Fenton

    Revuedeville

  • George Fenton

    Sweet Inspiration

  • George Fenton

    Vivian Van Damm

  • Sir Thomas Allen & George Fenton

    The Fall of France: La Marsellaise

  • George Fenton & Will Young

    The Blitz (Bombing; The Grecian Frieze; Defiance)

  • Camille O鈥橲ullivan

    Blue Nightfall

  • George Fenton

    Elegy

  • Will Young

    Girl In The Little Green Hat

Credits

Role Contributor
Mrs Laura Henderson Judi Dench
Vivian Van Damm Bob Hoskins
Bertie Will Young
Lord Cromer Christopher Guest
Maureen Kelly Reilly
Lady Conway Thelma Barlow
Doris Anna Brewster
Frances Rosalind Halstead
Vera Sarah Solemani
Peggy Natalia Tena
Writer Martin Sherman
Director Stephen Frears
Producer Norma Heyman
Writer Kathy Rose
Writer David Rose
Writer Martin Sherman

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