Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Gracie Fields Story
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Venue: Museum of Comedy
Keep Your Sunny Side Up! tells the 'rags to riches' story of Dame Gracie Fields who in the mid-1930's was Britain's most successful female variety artist and the highest-earning female performer in the world. The show follows Gracie's life from the age of 10 through to her death aged 81 and recounts her tough northern upbringing, her three marriages, her life-threatening illness and the unjust way she was treated by the British press during World War Two.
Featuring 15 songs from Gracie's career including ‘Sally’, ‘Sing As We Go’, ‘The Isle of Capri’ and ‘Wish Me Luck (As You Wave Me Goodbye’) Keep Your Sunny Side Up! paints an intimate portrait of a big-hearted, no nonsense woman who made a lasting impact both on British culture and on the people she encountered in her extraordinary life.
After debuting to critical acclaim in Brighton in September 2025 Keep Your Sunny Side Up! has received four nominations in the 25/26 National Fringe Theatre Awards for Lead Performance, Production, New Musical (Book) and Musical Director.
"Lisa Rouselle is spellbinding in a five star show" - Brighton Fringe Review
"An outstanding show which exudes class, emotion and absolute truth" - View From The Gods
"David Hampshire is consummate and sets off Lisa Rouselle as worthy to inhabit Fields. Within its narrational format it's as good as it gets" - Simon Jenner
Running Time: 2 hrs 25 mins including interval
Age Advisory: 7+
Ticket Levy: Ticket Prices Include a £1 Venue Restoration Levy