Ben Elton’s show at the Menier Chocolate Factory is as unsubtle as a Pucci print mini dress , but Elena Skye shines as the golden supermodel of the Sixties
JAN MOIR: Last Monday night, the curtain went up for Close-Up: The Twiggy Musical, written by Ben Elton and celebrating the life of Lesley Hornby (left).
7th September 2023 - October 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of David Bowie’s classic collection of cover songs, PIN UPS, originally released 19th October 1973 - a mere six months after the legendary ALADDIN SANE and three months after the infamous final Ziggy Stardust show at Hammersmith Odeon, where he put the Ziggy persona to rest along with The Spiders From Mars.
Twiggy, 73, from Middlesex, is the latest figure to have her life story turned into a musical by Ben Elton, calling what happened a fairytale and saying it wasn t planned.