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Written & performed by Helen Anker
Directed by Michael Vivian
Audrey Hepburn. All she really wanted was to be loved and to find love.
Have you ever wondered what is behind the seemingly idyllic life of Audrey Hepburn? She was, and continues to be, an inspiration. A beautiful, modest actress, and Ambassador of UNICEF.
Audrey proved to be one of those rare people who truly deserved ‘fashion icon’ status, but what made her into the star we think we know?
In The Essence of Audrey she shares her successes and failures, her triumphs and disappointments, confronting her anxieties and fears and finding the truth she’s never been able to voice before. Glimpse behind the icon in this new biopic play written and performed by Helen Anker.
Helen Anker has appeared in many shows in the West End and on Broadway, and in numerous regional productions including Crazy for You, Cats, Oklahoma, Beautiful and Damned, The 39 Steps, My Fair Lady, Mamma Mia! and The Prom. She is excited to share her one woman play about the life of Audrey Hepburn with you, which she wrote and created herself during lockdown.
Future dates (click on the link below each date to book tickets)
18 July 2024 Astor Community Theatre, Deal, Kent
https://theastor.co.uk/events/the-essence-of-audrey-a-one-woman-play-by-helen-anker
3 Aug 2024 Ilmington Village Hall, nr Stratford-upon-Avon, Warks
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23 Aug 2024 Quay Theatre, Sudbury, Suffolk
7 June 2025 South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell, Berks
18 Sept 2025 The Ropewalk, Barton-upon-Humber, North Lincs
Date TBC Cranleigh Arts Centre, Cranleigh, Surrey
Past dates
4 July 2021 Above The Stag, London
18 Nov 2021 OSO Arts Centre, Barnes, London
19 Nov 2021 OSO Arts Centre, Barnes, London
24 April 2022 The Squire Pac Theatre, Nottingham
31 Aug 2023 The Lantern Theatre, Isles of Scilly
29 Oct 2023 Sheffield Park House, Uckfield
4 Feb 2024 Union Theatre, London
10 Mar 2024 Coal Aston Village Hall
14 Mar 2024 The Jack Studio Theatre, London
15 Mar 2024 The Jack Studio Theatre, London ***SOLD OUT***
16 Mar 2024 The Jack Studio Theatre, London ***SOLD OUT***
22 Mar 2024 Redborne Upper School, Ampthill, Bedfordshire
19 April 2024 Southwold Arts Centre, Southwold, Suffolk
20 April 2024 Vera Fletcher Hall, Thames Ditton, Surrey