‘She spread love and naughtiness’: Simon Callow on directing Pauline Collins in Shirley Valentine
10.11.2025 12:07 — 👍 46 🔁 5 💬 3 📌 0@willyrussell.bsky.social
Playwright, author, songwriter
‘She spread love and naughtiness’: Simon Callow on directing Pauline Collins in Shirley Valentine
10.11.2025 12:07 — 👍 46 🔁 5 💬 3 📌 0So sad to hear of the passing of the fantastic Pauline Collins . Her Willy Russell film Shirley Valentine was a fantastic success for BBC1 to schedule it for Christmas Day in 1992. Here is the promo. RIP Pauline
06.11.2025 19:25 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0Re-watching Shirley Valentine ( for the umpteenth time) and balling my eyes out (again). Thank you, Willy Russell and the fabulous Pauline Collins for holding that particular mirror up to nature.
#PaulineCollins
RIP, Pauline Collins.
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RIP, Pauline Collins. Absolutely devastated 💔
"He kissed my stretchmarks!" Shirley Valentine is in my top five favourite ever films. 😔😔😔😔
Oscar nominee Pauline Collins has died at the age of 85.
Collins was nominated for Best Actress for reprising her Tony-winning performance in the film adaptation of Shirley Valentine (1989)
I'm surprisingly choked up about the passing of Pauline Collins, an actress who lived in your heart from the moment you saw her first performance. Wondrous in 'Upstairs Downstairs', but incandescent in 'Shirley Valentine', for which she received an Oscar nom. #RIP 😭
06.11.2025 23:25 — 👍 129 🔁 24 💬 6 📌 1Shirley Valentine (1989)
Pauline Collins as the title Character
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How very sad, created such an iconic character in Shirley Valentine. Also loved Pauline in The Ambassador.
06.11.2025 19:14 — 👍 51 🔁 2 💬 8 📌 1R.I.P. Shirley Valentine
06.11.2025 19:26 — 👍 17 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1Pauline Collins in Shirley Valentine
Genuinely gutted to hear about Pauline Collins. This was a formative performance for me 😭
06.11.2025 19:18 — 👍 95 🔁 5 💬 9 📌 2BBC News - Pauline Collins, star of Shirley Valentine, dies at aged 85
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Rest in peace Pauline Collins.
Shirley Valentine will always be one of the best British movies of all time!
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07.11.2025 13:26 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0GERMANS DE SANG 🎵 A partir del 13 de desembre el Teatre Condal estrenarà una nova versió de 'Germans de sang, el musical' de Willy Russell, amb direcció de Daniel Anglès i direcció coreogràfica d’Ariadna Peya. 🤩 Més > www.teatrebarcelona.com/revista/el-m...
22.04.2025 06:44 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0We saw @hildabaker.bsky.social in Shirley Valentine on Saturday in Leeds. What a modern classic SV is and how Mina brought the character to life - so funny yet so touching. Hats off to actors who can give such heartfelt solo performances night after night, and twice a day on weekends!
15.04.2025 21:25 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1Interview: Natalie Bassingthwaighte – Shirley Valentine is a career defining role for Natalie >> https://glamadelaide.com.au/interview-natalie-bassingthwaighte-shirley-valentine-is-a-career-defining-role-for-natalie
25.03.2025 18:00 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Truly timeless writing is a gift to generations , “Shirley Valentine” is a pressie and a half. Mina Anwar @HildaBaker.bsky.social is incredible the humanity,humour, raw emotion feeds the soul. Thank you all and the genius Willy Russell . If you get chance, go !! (Blackpool,Leeds soon)
23.03.2025 11:02 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1Amazing show. Saw Everyman show for the third time last week. Always poignant and hysterical
Saw Noreen as Shirley.
And a certain Willy Russell as Shirley. He was stunning
A true genius
Thankyou so much Peter. @willyrussell.bsky.social iconic play is a joy to perform.
23.03.2025 20:22 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0The Everyman production of Shirley Valentine is joyous and the solo actress is brilliant throughout.
19.03.2025 22:10 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Just been to see Shirley Valentine at the @liveveryplay.bsky.social Liverpool. Absolutely superb. Go see its extended run while you can.
19.03.2025 22:16 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Saw Shirley Valentine at the Canberra Theatre tonight and LOVED it. I have loved the movie for a long time but adored Natalie Bassingthwaight in the one-woman show. If you have a chance to see it, I highly recommend it… brilliant performance and as always a fabulous story
21.03.2025 12:33 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Super happy to have supplied #archive material from our Everyman & Willy Russell collections for a short piece on The One Show! Starts at 17:24: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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After a 30 performance sell out hit run of the show at Bolton Octagon I’m in Lancaster now at @thedukeslancaster.bsky.social until the 22nd March ! I’d love to see you there. Support your theatre ❤️ #ShirleyValentine @willyrussell.bsky.social
14.03.2025 15:30 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0without saying alfie, fav michael caine film?
Educating Rita (1983)
The Michael Caine super class movie.
In a class of its own.
#Liverpool OTD - 1986: Willey Russell's new play Shirley Valentine opens at The Everyman
13.03.2025 13:18 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Shirley Valentine at the Everyman tonight. This is the second production I’ve seen, and the realisation that I’m now the same age as Shirley meant her ruminations on wasted life landed rather differently this time around.
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