Writer and director Ben Elton tells story of woman who was ‘most famous teenager in the world’ in the 1960s
She was a teenager from Neasden when a photograph of her newly cropped hair catapulted her into a world of glamour and celebrity. “It happened almost overnight. One day I was an ordinary schoolgirl, and the next I was ‘the face of 1966’. It was madness but wonderful,” said Twiggy, the former model, actor and fashion designer.
Now her story is being made into a musical written and directed by the author, playwright and satirist Ben Elton and starring Elena Skye as Twiggy.
Continue reading…Writer and director Ben Elton tells story of woman who was ‘most famous teenager in the world’ in the 1960sShe was a teenager from Neasden when a photograph of her newly cropped hair catapulted her into a world of glamour and celebrity. “It happened almost overnight. One day I was an ordinary schoolgirl, and the next I was ‘the face of 1966’. It was madness but wonderful,” said Twiggy, the former model, actor and fashion designer.Now her story is being made into a musical written and directed by the author, playwright and satirist Ben Elton and starring Elena Skye as Twiggy. Continue reading…