Keeping the Flame Alive

Saturday 20 April, 3pm, East Dene. £9

Singer songwriter Val Wiseman celebrates the lives and passions of Britain's best-loved literary family, the Brontës.

All the passion is there. Cathy and Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights. Blanche Ingram in Jane Eyre. Helen Huntingdon in the Tenant of Wildfell Hall. They are all brought to life in a show that is pure musical theatre.

The novels of the three Brontë sisters, Charlotte, Emily and Anne, caused a sensation when they were first published in the late 1840s under the pen names Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell. They have remained firm favourites with readers ever since and life-long Brontë enthusiast Val is drawing a whole new generation of fans to these powerful stories.

This unique show is based on Keeping The Flame Alive the critically-acclaimed album of songs written and produced by award-winning Val Wiseman and distinguished pianist composer Brian Dee.

Best known for her stunning tribute to Billie Holiday in her highly acclaimed show Lady Sings the Blues, Val won Best Vocalist in the 2011 British Jazz Awards.