Shirley Valentine End revival. A West End transfer of the Menier Chocolate Factory production ran at the Trafalgar Studios from 20 July - 30 October 2010. Meera Syal reprised her role as Shirley; this production was adapted and broadcast by BBC Radio Four in 2010 and 2017. A 30th Anniversary Tour, starring Jodie Prenger ran in the UK from March 2017 to November 2017. Prenger was met with rave reviews. Russell adapted his play for a 1989 film version, directed by Lewis Gilbert, with Collins again playing the title role. Shirley Valentine Shirley Valentine is a one-character play by Willy Russell. Taking
Willy Haas in Hamburg. There he wrote for "Die Welt" and "Welt am Sonntag", as well as for other magazines and newspapers. Haas was married three times: from 1919-1921 with the translator Jarmila Ambrozova, from 1924 to 1936 with Hanna Waldeck (who gave birth to their son in 1925), and from 1947 with Herta Doctor. Willy Haas and his wife Herta were buried in Ohlsdorf Cemetery in Hamburg. Willy Haas Willy Haas (6 July 1891 – 4 September 1973) was a German editor, film critic, and screenwriter. He wrote for 19 films between 1922 and 1933. He was a member of the