11 minutes | Friday, 1 September 2023
Welcome to the Arts & Culture podcast from Voice FM Southampton.
In this edition we’ll be meeting actress and singer Carly Mercedes Dyer who has performed in Six the Musical, and will star as Faye Treadwell, in the touring production of The Drifters Girl which opens at Mayflower Theatre in Southampton ahead of a major UK & Ireland tour.
Nominated for Best New Musical at the 2022 Olivier Awards, this smash-hit show is a real audience pleaser, with a phenomenal soundtrack packed full of iconic Drifters hits including Saturday Night At The Movies, Save The Last Dance For Me, and Stand By Me!
The story focuses on Faye Treadwell is the legendary manager of The Drifters who refused to give up on the group she loved and delivers the truth about the woman who made the Drifters the legends they are.