Two Preston stars are returning to the city with their exciting new piece of award-winning theatre
Actor Janelle Thompson comes home as the star of the one-woman show Bessie, At Midnight Alone, which has been a huge hit with audiences across the UK this year.
Thompson trained in theatre at the University of Central Lancashire and still lives in Preston. Recently she won Best Newcomer at Birmingham Fest for her breathtaking performance as Bessie.The play’s writer Derek Martin is also celebrating a homecoming to the city where he lived when he wrote the play.
Martin moved to Preston when he was seven. He first acted and wrote sketches when he was a student at Fulwood High School, now Fulwood Academy. He studied drama at Preston College, was further involved via the Preston Playhouse, and wrote Bessie, At Midnight Alone while living inDirected by Rhonwen McCormack, Bessie, At Midnight Alone comes to
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