Veteran actress and singer Patricia Routledge turns 92

Congratulation to actress, singer and regular contributor to Clive Conway Productions  Dame Patricia Routledge who celebrates her 92nd birthday on Wednesday (17th February).
After a remarkable career in the West End and on Broadway, she found a different kind of late career fame through TV shows like Hetty Wainthropp Investigates and Keeping up Appearances.
The latter, a massively successful  BBC sitcom, established her forever in the public eye as the focus of that show, the social climbing super-snob Hyacinth Bucket.
Realising that there was a generation of TV viewers who had no idea of her theatrical past, Patricia decided to set the record straight.
In recent years she has appeared with Clive Conway Productions in Facing the Music: A Life in Musical Theatre.
This wonderfully illuminating and entertaining show takes the form of a  discussion between actress Patricia and the writer, critic and broadcaster Edward Seckerson who maintains that her musical years are one of the best kept secrets in showbusiness.
They soon set the record straight, revealing huge past successes and award-garlanded performances in musical theatre on both sides of the Atlantic.
Patricia and Edward are booked to appear with CCP in coming weeks and months. Watch out for rescheduled dates on this soon to be revamped website.