Fourteen Again

A musical built on songs by Victoria Wood and a book by Tom MacRae, following a recently divorced woman who wakes up fourteen again. It is staged at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London.

Fourteen Again is a musical with songs by Victoria Wood and a book by Tom MacRae, whose previous work includes Everybody's Talking About Jamie. It is a dramatic comedy with twists and turns, moving between tears and laughter.

Peggy is recently divorced and feeling lost when she meets Lou, her childhood best friend, after a long separation. The meeting prompts her to revisit the ups and downs of their teenage years, and she wakes to find herself fourteen again. To regain her present, she has to put right the mistakes of her past, though working out which mistakes is part of the challenge.

The production premiered in Bowness-on-Windermere, with Ria Jones and Sally Ann Triplett starring and Jonathan O'Boyle directing. In London it is staged at the Menier Chocolate Factory, a venue that hosts concerts and shows.