Showgirl to Potter

Natalie Dawn Sims Rees brings Showgirl to Potter to Chapel Street Arts Centre on Friday 6 November, a one-woman show that traces a pretty unlikely path from the stage to the studio. The title sums it up: she's telling the story of her transition from a showgirl to a potter, and the two worlds don't usually overlap.

There's a fair bit of ground to cover. The story starts with her auditioning for the Moulin Rouge in Paris, and it ends with her reaching the finals of The Great Pottery Throw Down in 2025. The show is billed as 'Swapping Sequins for Stoneware', and it doesn't just talk through that shift. It blends dance, storytelling, and live pottery making, so you'll see her working with clay on stage as well as hearing about the years that led up to it. It's a celebration of ambition, reinvention, and creativity, and the whole thing is built around that one big change in direction.

It's a PG performance that runs for about an hour and 40 minutes, including any interval. Tickets are £24 for standard and under-16s, and it starts at 7:30pm at Chapel Street Arts Centre, 19 Chapel Street, Derby.