A biographical comedy based on the life of the ‘worst singer in the world’ is heading to Ipswich as part of a 20th anniversary UK tour.
Glorious! tells the story of American socialite Florence Foster Jenkins and had a West End run starring Dame Maureen Lipman from 2005, before coming to the silver screen in 2016 as Florence Foster Jenkins, starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant.
The show has since been seen by millions of people around the world, translated into 25 languages, and performed in 36 countries to date.
This latest production features Coronation Street’s Wendi Peters and EastEnders star Matthew James Morrison. It is directed by Kirk Jameson (Song From Far Away, Madagascar the Musical), and premiered at Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre.
Foster Jenkins was mocked for her flamboyant performance costumes and poor off key singing but nonetheless became a cult-figure in New York City during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, with celebrated composer and songwriter Cole Porter and classical conductor Sir Thomas Beecham among her dearest celebrity fans.
The show follows her journey as she prepares for her biggest ever sold-out recital at New York’s prestigious Carnegie Hall, building an unlikely friendship with her accompanist, Cosme McMoon, and defying her army of critics to follow her dreams.
- Glorious! is at New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich from 2 to 5 March 2026, tickets £15-31, and touring nationally.
