Shirley Valentine (film) Shirley Valentine (film) Shirley Valentine is an award-winning 1989 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert. The screenplay by Willy Russell is based on his 1986 one-character play of the same title, which follows middle aged Shirley Valentine in an unexpected discovery of herself, and rekindling of her childhood dreams and youthful love of life. Pauline Collins reprises the titular lead role as middle-aged housewife Shirley, which she had previously played in the stage production in London's West End and on Broadway, and Tom Conti plays Costas Dimitriades, the owner of a Greek tavern with whom she has a
Blood Brothers (1995 album) fifth solo album, "Wasp". To date, "Blood Brothers" was the fifth time Shaun released new material on an album. David Cassidy (Shaun's half-brother), however, had released solo albums throughout the 1990s, and "Blood Brothers" represented his first musical-theatre album. Following "Blood Brothers", David (unlike Shaun) continued to perform as a headliner of musical theatre throughout the 1990s, including the Las Vegas shows "EFX" and "At The Copa". Petula Clark also continued to perform as a headliner of musical theatre, including an extensive tour of the musical "Sunset Boulevard". Blood Brothers (1995 album) Blood Brothers: The International Recording is a 1995