Grit, Glitter and Gaslight – The Sarah McGuinness Story – A cabaret musical

Emmy nominated, Sarah McGuinness has transformed her behind-the-scenes life with the stars into a critically acclaimed show, a one-woman musical cabaret, first performed at Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2023 then transferring to London for a successful run in 2024.

Now this feisty doyenne to the stars, strips back the shrouds of celebrity mystery and takes her audience on a jukebox-journey of her career in showbusiness.

Documentary maker and musician Sarah has turned the lens on herself to present an original poignant and powerful cabaret telling her life story presenting an extraordinary musical journey of her own life, blending the power of live performance, storytelling and song. Through the music of David Bowie, Kate Bush, Kurt Weill, Sondheim and Kander & Ebb’s “Cabaret” as well her own songs, this production takes audiences from Sarah’s childhood on the Irish border in Derry, examining both her

complicated relationship with her Irish roots and her family’s dysfunction, through to the heights of her international success as her life intertwines with entertainment icons.

Sarah McGuinness comments, “This is my own life story which only made sense after my mother’s death, when a close relative unlocked buried memories which completely changed my understanding of my early life, while making me uniquely able to unlock the talents of others. It is a collection of stories and songs, well known and original, through which for the first time I am telling the truth about my life that I have been asked to reveal so often before. Edinburgh, London and Australian audiences have revelled in my stories, now I’m hoping to bring them to venue’s around the U.K’

Grit, Glitter & Gaslight…. a cabaret musical.