Wendy Cope Arts and Reviews editor for the Inner London Education Authority magazine, "Contact". Five years later she became a freelance writer and was a television critic for "The Spectator" magazine until 1990. Five collections of her adult poetry have been published, "Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis" in 1986, "Serious Concerns" in 1992, "If I Don't Know" in 2001, "Family Values" in 2011, and "Anecdotal Evidence" in 2018. She has also edited several anthologies of comic verse and was a judge of the 2007 Man Booker Prize. In 1998, she was voted the listeners' choice in a BBC Radio 4 poll to
Leanne Cope heard that Cope sang at school, Wheeldon asked her to sing for him. Cope sang "The Man I Love", and was cast in the role of Lise. While preparing for the role, she met with Leslie Caron, who originated the role of Leslie in the 1951 film, to discuss the character. The show opened on 12 April, and Cope received praise for her performance. In a review, David Rooney from "The Hollywood Reporter" wrote that Cope "has delicacy and charm; she's a confident singer, and while there's only a passing physical resemblance, her diminutive size and that chic French bob