Marilyn: Forever Blonde to Play at Whitley Bay Playhouse

Marilyn: Forever Blonde, The Marilyn Monroe Story in Her Own Words and Music, the acclaimed, award-winning one woman play featuring 17 songs comprising the life of Marilyn Monroe, is to play Whitley Bay Playhouse direct from a West End run from Monday 12 October to Thursday 15 October.

Starring award-winning actress and singer Sunny Thompson as Marilyn, Marilyn: Forever Blonde, The Marilyn Monroe Story in Her Own Words and Music has won 12 major awards, including the Lee Hartgrave Award for Best Actress in a Play, the Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Road Show 2008-2009, along with others for Best Costumes, Best Set and Best Lighting.

Marilyn: Forever Blonde, The Marilyn Monroe Story in Her Own Words and Music takes place at a photo shoot just prior to Marilyn’s untimely death. She is 36 years old and while she still is beautiful, she has lost some of the little girl charm that made her Hollywood’s biggest star in the 20th Century Fox prime of her early twenties. Divorced for the third time and now living alone, frustrated by Hollywood and tired of the label ‘sex symbol’, Marilyn longs to be respected for her talent and loved for who she really is rather than the character she has created for the silver screen. She wonders what it would be like to do it all over again…

In her portrayal of the legendary blonde, Sunny Thompson convincingly recreates the voice, singing style, bodily movement, and, most effectively, the vulnerability of Marilyn.

Tickets are priced between £18 and £25 and can be purchased from the box office on 0844 277 2771 or at playhousewhitleybay.co.uk