It’ll be a poignant Mother’s Day this year as I remember Mammy Mia’s final curtain and reflect on the best leading lady.
It’s been six months since Teasy shuffled off the stage for the last time.
And I’ve been replaying her life story in my mind ever since.
Of course, I’ll be forever grateful to have had her in my life.
And I say ‘thank you for your musings for giving them to me.’
Abba days
If she was still here with us (physically, that is) we may well have taken her out to a show.
And with The Son and Heir now living in London and being our eyes and ears there that show could well be Abba Voyage.
Teasy would certainly be dazzled by the AI recreations of the super Swedes.
That wonderment never left her throughout her own 94-year voyage.
Just Wicked
Her twinkle at the end would be as bright as the day she watched The Wizard of Oz on the big screen in Derry as a ten-year-old.
In scarcely-believable wonder when Oz suddenly burst into colour.
It was a story she would oft tell us, and many, many more.
What she would make of the prequel Wicked we can only imagine.
I watched it in the Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin and reckon she’d have loved the theatricality of it.
Now the Oz prequel is playing in London’s West End and would make a perfect Mother’s Day gift.
In praise of Prowse
Particularly as Keith Prowse Attractions are handling all of the heavy lifting for you.
With overnight hotel accommodation with breakfast in one of London’s central hotels, for €129pp.
For those looking to extend the celebration, Keith Prowse also offers a two-night package.
Magic for every Mammy and particularly if yours is Wicked!
