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Rebecca Storm in Concert
Rebecca Storm will perform for the re-opening of Saint George's, the newly refurbished performance venue in mid-Munster
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Saint George's Arts and Heritage Centre George Street P67 XC61 Mitchelstown Ireland
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Proudly supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media, and Cork County Council.
In the interests of your safety and ours, please note that proof of vaccination, a current PCR test or similar evidence will be required of all attendees. In the event of the concert being postponed, your admission fee will be refunded.
Rebecca Storm will will be the gala re-opening concert at Saint George's, a beautiful former church which has undergone a €500,000 refurbishment over the past 18 months. The building is now one of the most unique performance venues in the centre of Munster and plans to expand its range of activities over the coming years.
Rebecca's concert on 4th December is her only public performance before 2022.
Over the past forty years, Rebecca Storm has established herself as one of the most popular leading ladies in Musical Theatre, having played in such demancing roles as Evita, Les Miserables, Chess, Aspects of Love, Annie, Piaf and Hello Dolly.
At 23, she auditioned for her first Musical Blood Brothers and although a little young to play Mrs Johnstone - a Liverpudlian Catholic mother of seven children. Its author, Willy Russell, was so captivated by her voice he insisted Wardrobe & Make Up went to work to ‘age’ the young actress.
Her portrayal of Mrs. Johnstone has become so popular that she still returns to the role after 34 years.
In 1992 Rebecca devised, co-directed and starred in Hollywood Ladies - a tribute to her many influences from the Silver Screen - among them Barbra Streisand, Judy Garland, Julie Andrews and Gracie Fields. Together with her company of fourteen singers & dancers she was awarded Best Musical Review ’92.
She was very proud to be invited to sing for the King of Norway at his Coronation in 1991. She has performed several times for the British Royal Family and more recently for President Michael D. Higgins.
Her recording career began in 1985 with a Top Twenty single Putting On The Show, which she performed on Top of the Pops. Rebecca has been presented with awards for her albums Ovation, Broadway By Storm & Ireland nstonewere released by Sony Music and her latest album The Essential Rebecca Storm is a double CD consisting of a live recording of her sell out concert at Dublins’ Grand Canal (Bord Gáis Energy) Theatre and a studio album produced by her husband and Musical Director Kenny Shearer.
With numerous concerts, radio & TV appearances around the world, Rebecca enjoys a busy and varied career and after many years in London’s West End theatre world, Rebecca has now made Ireland her home and is more than thrilled with the honour of having her handprints set on the famous ‘Gaiety Theatre Walk Of Fame’.Rebecca was delighted to return to her Yorkshire roots in 2018 to play Chris in the musical ‘Calendar Girls’, written by Gary Barlow & Tim Firth, playing to over 200,000 people in the UK & Ireland.
In 2020, Rebecca celebrated a thirty six year association with the iconic role of Mrs. Johnstone in Blood Brothers – a role that will always be close to her heart.