The Magic of the Musicals 1991, Webb was established as one of the principal musical theatre performers in the UK. Rattray had won the 1990 series of the television talent show "Opportunity Knocks" with his performance of "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" from the musical "Les Miserables". The Magic of the Musicals The Magic of the Musicals was a UK concert series, produced by Flying Music, that regularly toured the UK in the 1990s and 2000s, initially starring Marti Webb and Mark Rattray with Mitch Sebastian, Paul Robinson, Lucie Florentine and Dawn Spence. It was recorded for album release and television broadcast at the Bristol
The Little Drummer Girl The Little Drummer Girl The Little Drummer Girl is a spy novel by John le Carré, published in 1983. The story follows the manipulations of Martin Kurtz, an Israeli spymaster who intends to kill Khalil – a Palestinian terrorist who is bombing Jewish-related targets in Europe, particularly Germany – and Charlie, an English actress and double agent working on behalf of the Israelis. Despite the plot, some reviewers thought it transcended the spy novel genre. ""The Little Drummer Girl" is about spies", said William F. Buckley, writing in "The New York Times", "as "Madame Bovary" is about adultery or "Crime