Show of the Week

It's Different For Girls, She Productions, Pocklington Arts Centre, Thursday

TAKE a trip back to the Swinging Sixties with It’s Different For Girls, a fun rock'n'roll musical inspired by Hull’s own girl band Mandy & The Girlfriends.

Devised by She Productions, and directed by Becky Hope-Palmer, it tells the story of five young women from Hull who decide to start a girl band. Within months, they are touring local pubs and clubs and are soon asked to play for the American troops in Germany.

Leaving behind their jobs as cleaners, dental assistants and waitresses, the teenagers embark on their journey to "freedom'. Soon it becomes clear, however, that the troops are more interested in the length of the skirts, rather than their talent. If these girls want success, they must to bite their tongues and learn to live with it because "it's a man's world".

Follow these women as they challenge the music industry and prove that they are not just "good for girls". "We can’t wait to bring this fantastic musical to Pocklington, with all its Sixties' nostalgia, catchy tunes, and such a positive message to boot," says arts centre director Janet Farmer. "The show was a sell-out performance at East Riding Theatre in Beverley last September, and the cast even appeared on BBC One’s The One Show, so we know it’s going to be a big hit here as part of its 2018 northern tour.".

PAC director, Janet Farmer, said: “We can’t wait to bring this fantastic musical to PAC, with all its ‘60s nostalgia, catchy tunes, and such a positive message to boot.

Tickets are selling well but are still available for Thursday's 8pm show at £12, £11 and £7 (for under 21s) on 01759 301547 or at pocklingtonartscentre.co.uk.