Kathleen Ferrier Whattalife!

Kathleen Ferrier Whattalife! Tells the story of the great English contralto, whose voice and recordings are treasured to this day.

Just like Kathleen during her short but full life, the show has a great sense of fun and talks straight from the heart.

Performed by contralto Lucy Stevens with pianist Elizabeth Marcus the play is written in Kathleen’s own words taken from her letters and diaries. Sung music from her repertoire is woven through the text.

Kathleen Ferrier Whattalife! evokes the spirit of the war and post war years. It follows Kathleen from her debut as a singer in 1940, through her meteoric rise, to her tragic death in 1953.

Kathleen was a Lancastrian who became a household name and her death, from cancer, came as a huge shock to the nation.

Sample: https://youtu.be/CTFahC4xV3I