Where: Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury

When: Thursday, June 28, 7.30pm

Dusty and the Shades of the 60s is a new musical stage show celebrating the life and music of the legendary Dusty Springfield and other pop stars of the Sixties.

This poptastic musical, which comes to the Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury on June 28, stars West End singer Emily Clark, with Leanne Kyte, Rebecca Lauren, and Jazmin Patey-Ford as vocal trio the Shades.

Red Entertainment executive producer Matt Brinkler said: "I'm a huge fan of Dusty Springfield and have created this show around her catalogue of smash hits and those by many of the great singers and songwriters of the day.

"At Red Entertainment we're extremely proud of the 'Shades' brand which we launched with 'Cilla and the Shades of the 60s' in 2017. 'Cilla' went down well with audiences across the UK so we're touring it again; 'Dusty' is also proving to be a big hit with audiences who are re-discovering Dusty and the music of her fellow artists."

Dusty Springfield's string of smash hits began on January 1st, 1964 when she performed I Only Want to be with You on the BBC's new TV programme Top of the Pops.

It was closely followed by You Don't Have To Say You Love Me, Son of a Preacher Man, I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself and You Don't Own Me, all of which are performed in the show.

Dusty was a style icon as well as a powerhouse singer; her blonde beehive and black eyeliner inspired millions of teenage girls, while her soulful voice gained her legions of followers here and abroad.

Emily Clark said: "Ever since I could speak I've wanted to sing professionally and, being a huge fan of the music of the 60s, this is a wonderful opportunity for me to pay homage to Dusty Springfield, one of my all-time favourite singers and some of the great songwriters of that time.

"The Shades and I are having an absolute ball on tour and we hope we're doing the fabulous Dusty justice with our show!"

Dusty Springfield, her brother Tom and their friend Tim Field performed as The Springfields in the late 1950s when Dusty was still in her teens. The trio became Britain's top pop act so when Dusty decided to leave the group to go solo, she already had a following.

From 1964 to the late 1970s Dusty enjoyed chart toppers in the UK and US. In the 1980s she had another run of success via her work with the Pet Shop Boys with the smash hit single What Have I Done To Deserve This? and Nothing Has Been Proved for the film Scandal.

Dusty's final live performance was on Michael Ball's Christmas TV Show in 1995.

Tickets are priced £17.50 to £25. For more information call the box office on 01684 295074 or visit http://www.rosestheatre.org/events/entry/dusty-the-shades-of-the-60s#.WxfTP9Qvy1s 

Picture credit: Rhian Cox