Shirley Valentine Kershaw directed by Glen Walford. Two years later it opened in London's West End at the Vaudeville Theatre, with Pauline Collins directed by Simon Callow. After eight previews, the Broadway production, with Collins again directed by Callow, opened on 16 February 1989 at the Booth Theatre, where it ran for 324 performances. Ellen Burstyn replaced Collins later in the run, and Loretta Swit starred in a US national tour in 1995. From 26 March - 8 May 2010, as part of the Willy Russell season at the Menier Chocolate Factory, Meera Syal played Shirley in the production's first London West
Carol Valentine Carol Valentine Carol Mary Valentine (26 November, 1906–unknown) was an English woman cricketer who was a part of the first women's Test match that was played between England and Australia. In the domestic circuit she played for Kent and Middlesex. Valentine also played Lacrosse. Her brother, Bryan, has also played test cricket for England. Valentine was born in 1906, in Blackheath, England. She had a brother named Bryan Valentine who played for England between 1933 and 1939 and was the captain of the Kent county cricket team. A medium pace bowler, Valentine did not possess strong batting skills like her