​fiona-jane weston - Fiona Jane Weston
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Recently, I have lost two important public figures in my professional life- The Queen and Angela Lansbury. I’ve had the privilege of playing each of them on stage. I’ll write about both in time, but right now, I feel I must say something about Angela, in the light of her recent passing.
In 2015, I created a solo show, Looking For Lansbury , for Angela Lansbury’s 90 th birthday . When the idea was first suggested to me, I was resistant to put it mildly. It was an American producer who saw something in me that that would understand her character and give a good account of and portrayal of her. She was like a dog with a bone, refusing to stop pestering me about it until I eventually did a bit of research on Angela’s life, just to point out how wrong that producer was! Instead, I found mysel
I was able to meet her personal pianist and musical director, and when Angela came to London to do Blythe Spirit, I left a bouquet of flowers for her with a card and information about the work I do, explaining what I wanted to do and how I intended to approach the work.
​fiona-jane weston - Fiona Jane Weston