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'Lili'

Musical theatre by Oscar Fovarge, telling the remarkable and occasionally controversial story of 'Lili Marlene'. Featuring the artists and great songs of the Thirties and Forties: The Andrews Sisters, Vera Lynn, Anne Shelton, Marlene Dietrich, Lale Andersen and Zarah Leander. New numbers include 'Zarah's Song' and 'We Also Serve Who Sit', a Rap for the Dance Music Policy Committee.

At times moving, uplifting and funny, this play with music weaves a fascinating story around songs such as A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square, Falling In Love Again, Wunderbar, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy and, of course, Lili Marlene.

Director: Jamie Lee
Musical Director: Michael Plowman
Choreography: Margaret Lawrence-Waters
Assistant Director: Gary Knowles

Introduced to the world as an anti-war lyric, 'Lili Marlene' went on to become the most popular of wartime songs. Reviled by Goebbels yet loved by the troops, the original recording artist, Lale Andersen, was driven to attempted suicide by the Nazis. The surviving records show that she was saved from further harm by BBC broadcasts.

Teflonstage's production recounts the song's rise from obscurity to international reknown, as famous stars of the time took on the might of Goebbels' Ministry for Propaganda and the British Government's 'Dance Music Policy Committee'.

'Lili' working for the Poppy Appeal

The concert version of 'Lili' has educational and fundraising potential

'Lili' is highly entertaining as a fundraising performance for veterans, and educational for secondary school students. Teflonstage has produced a programme in tabloid newspaper format that recounts the course of the war in authentic international news stories of the period, together with selected local stories.

If the Poppy Appeal in your area would like advice on how 'Lili' can guarantee an enjoyable evening while raising funds, contact teflonstage
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