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Touched... For the Very First Time

Trafalgar Studios (previously the Whitehall), West End
From: Wednesday, 4th February 2009
To: Saturday, 14 March 2009

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Synopsis

Lesley from Manchester is a 'modern woman'. Lesley dreams of being best friends with Madonna. Lesley is an idiot... Touched is a contemporary, high-energy, comedic, one-woman play. The show is seen through Lesley�s eyes, a 36 year old from Manchester. She narrates her life from that earth-shattering moment as a plump 14 year old in 1984, when she hears 'Like a Virgin' for the very first time. Convinced that her desire to �have it all� is inextricably linked with Madonna�s own life, the love affair of a lifetime begins�

Our Review:

11 February 2009

A plump girl from Manchester and the world’s biggest pop star leading parallel lives. That is the premise of Zoe Lewis’ one-woman play, and the one woman in question happens to be Sadie Frost, making her return to the stage after a more than 20-year absence, during which time she's become tabloid fodder, raised four children, married and divorced twice, and appeared in films including Dracula and The Krays. Hardly the plump fourteen year-old girl that Zoe Lewis’ play opens with.

Raised by a socialist mother and her boyfriend, Lesley is a down-to-earth sort of a girl who talks us through her life, her sexual exploits, or lack of them, and her lack of regard for her friend Tracy. Bored of her humdrum life she turns to pop queen Madonna as a guiding light after seeing the music video for "Like a Virgin". As the play progresses, Lesley grows up, leaving Manchester and moving first to London and then to New York, all the while keeping a firm eye on&nbs...

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