DOES Dillie Keane actually "exude faded glamour", as one critic said, perhaps somewhat unkindly?

A local audience can make up its own mind when the fascinating performer, who is one third of the satirical trio, fascinating Aida, comes to Worcester's Huntingdon Hall on Huntingdon Hall on Saturday September 14 at 7.30pm.

A spokesman said: "After some gardening leave, Dillie is back where she belongs - on a cabaret stage, accompanied by the marvellous Michael Roulston.

"Her take on life and love is cheerfully sour, gently savage and peculiarly mordant - but the beautiful music softens the effect.

"She freely admits she has a voice like a dying crow being crushed beneath an angry sheep, but that’s never stopped her."

The spokesman added: "In fact, she will be singing some perfectly wonderful songs by other songwriters which she recently discovered in New York; as well as a raft of her own songs too, of course.

"This will be a delightful evening."

Dillie Keane is best known as one third of the satirical trio, Fascinating Aïda. She has also done a fair bit of legitimate theatre: nominated for Best Actress in the Manchester Evening News for playing Maggie in Dancing at Lughnasa.

In 2018, she appeared at the Watermill as Madame Armfeld in Paul Foster’s production of A Little Night Music, since when she has performed her solo show Hello Dillie all over the UK, at the Adelaide Comedy festival and in New York’s prestigious 59e59 Theatre, where she received her fourth nomination for a Drama Desk Award.

The spokesman added: "Dillie is currently preparing a new show for Fascinating Aïda, three times nominated for an Olivier Award.

"The group is are to do a three week run over Christmas and New Year at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London’s South Bank, followed by two national tours in 2020."

Tickets for the Huntingdon Hall show, Songs of love and other bad ideas: 01905 611427.