Enjoy an Evening with Anita Harris at the Brunton Theatre

Enjoy an evening with singer and actress Anita Harris this August, for a wonderful cocktail of song, glitz, chat and humour.

With musical accompaniment from her trio, Anita reveals wonderful anecdotes from her life in show business and performs the songs that have made her into one of the country's best loved stars, including Memory, Just Loving You, All That Jazz and Route 66 amongst many others.

Anita Harris has had a breathtaking career spanning over fifty years. Her career started at the age of 15 when she was spotted at a London Ice Rink, where she was soon whisked away to perform in Las Vegas. On her return to the UK she worked with the Cliff Adams Singers appeared in two Carry On films, graced the top of the pop charts, become a pantomime legend as Peter Pan, starred in Cats in the West End and featured in 7 Royal Command Performances. She has never stopped performing and has worked alongside legendary names such as Harry Secombe, Phil Silvers, Morecambe and Wise, Tommy Cooper, magician David Nixon and Clive Dunn.

Now, in this wonderful evening of song and chat, Anita reminds theatre goers why she is one of the UK’s greatest loved entertainers. In this intimate theatre environment, performing with her jazz trio, Anita recounts stories of her life in show business in this superbly entertaining show that harks back to the classic days of entertainment.

The Brunton has programmed an eclectic mix of music for this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the best in Summer Sounds. Also appearing at The Brunton this August are Funbox, Simply Soweto Encha, The Hollywood Bees: Jukebox Sixties, John Rae’s The Troubles, Alex Hodgson, MacFloyd, We Three Tenors, Volts, The East Coast Boys, The Westenders, Quantum Theatre, and an exciting series of 9 lunchtime classical concerts showcasing the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s finest piano students and staff.

Anita Harris will be in the theatre at The Brunton (venue 191) on Friday 14 August at 7.30pm. Tickets are £16.50 (£14.50) and are available now on 0131 665 2240 or via The Fringe on 0131 226 0000 or www.edfringe.com For more information visit www.anita-harris.com