IT’S time to head back to the Sixties again.

Coming back into Worcestershire is the team that brought the huge success that is Dreamboats and Petticoats with a new show - Save the Last Dance for Me.

This will take audiences at Malvern’s Festival Theatre back through the ‘music and magic’ of the early 60’s, a time when each passing week brought another Rock ‘n’ Roll classic.

This nostalgic, feel-good journey arrives in town on Monday, April 18 and runs through the rest of the week until Saturday, April 23, and will transport everyone present back to music’s golden era as they join two sisters through the summer of ’63.

Save the Last Dance for Me follows two teenagers as they embark, for the first time without their parents, on a holiday to the seaside.

Full of freedom and high spirits they meet a handsome young American who invites them to a dance at the local US Air Force base...

But young love and holiday romance is never as simple as it sounds, and the sisters soon realise that while the world around them is still watching itself in black and white, life and love can be much more colourful.

Antony Costa stars as Milton alongside Lola Saunders, a finalist on The X Factor 2014, who will make her theatrical debut in the role of Jennifer.

He has previously appeared on stage in Blood Brothers (West End) and Boogie Nights (UK Tour).

He is best known as one of the members of BLUE, the biggest British boy band of the Noughties, who enjoyed chart success with three number one albums, and 11 Top Ten singles, including their debut song All Rise.

Lola Saunders (Jennifer) came to the public’s attention on The X Factor in 2014, becoming the UK’s most famous fishmonger almost overnight!

Originally from East Boldon in South Tyneside, Lola wowed the judges with her powerful voice and soulful tone taking her as far as the judges’ houses before being sent home - only to return for the live shows as Cheryl Fernandez-Versini’s wildcard.

Most recently she has been headlining concerts around the UK and writing and recording new music. Save the Last Dance for Me is her theatrical debut.


Written by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran (of ‘Goodnight Sweetheart’, ‘Birds of a Feather’ and ‘The New Statesman’) the show features the unmistakable music of Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, authentically recreating the Rock 'n' Roll sound live on stage with hits including Sweets for my Sweet, Please Mr. Postman, Viva Las Vegas, Can’t Get Used to Losing You, the title track Save the Last Dance For Me and more.

This nostalgic, feel-good journey, which is directed by Bill Kenwright, will rekindle memories of a magical era.