Why Tina Turner was 'adamant' that the violence of her past be put on stage

16/05/2023 54 min
Why Tina Turner was 'adamant' that the violence of her past be put on stage

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Tina Turner's phenomenal success in the 1960s and 70s masked the destructive tempest of her personal life. Now, her powerful story is laid open in Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. It features Tina's hits with a book written by the Pulitzer and Olivier Award-winner Katori Hall — a renowned chronicler of the black experience in the American South.Also, The Darlinghurst Theatre Company's sell-out production of the romantic musical Once returns to play its biggest stage yet and we learn about a new play from Northern Ireland that sheds light on the private struggles of young people in out-of-home care.