Joanna Murray Smith

Songs For Nobodies, where Bernadette Robinson re-creates five great singers of the past, is to transfer to London’s West End. After its European première at Wilton’s Music Hall earlier this year, this new play with songs will open at the Ambassadors Theatre on 10 January 2019, with previews from 7 January, and run until 23 February. It was written by Australian playwright Joanna Murray Smith whose works include Switzerland, which ran at Theatre Royal Bath until September 1, and Honour which is being revived at Park Theatre in London from 25 October. She wrote Songs For Nobodies specifically to showcase the extraordinary vocal ability of Australian singer and actor Bernadette Robinson. It features music from five iconic divas: Judy Garland, Patsy Cline, Billie Holiday, Edith Piaf and Maria Callas. First performed in Melbourne in 2010, it was commissioned by its director Simon Phillips, former artistic director of the Melbourne Theatre Company whose … Read more