Dolly Parton tribute show with Kelly O'Brien and a live band, mixing her hits with storytelling and humour.
The Dolly Show comes to Hull City Hall on Saturday 7 November, with West End star Kelly O'Brien fronting the tribute. It's a full evening of Dolly Parton's songs, backed by a live band, and the set runs from her 1960s beginnings through to the present. You'll hear the big ones — Jolene, 9 to 5, Islands in the Stream, Coat of Many Colours, Here You Come Again and I Will Always Love You — mixed in with storytelling and humour.
O'Brien is the only Dolly Parton impersonator endorsed by the Parton family. Born in Australia, she'd been studying Parton for five years when they met in 2011, and the singer gave her blessing. Since then she's toured the UK and internationally, headlining the world's first Dolly Parton festival in New South Wales and playing Pride events in Amsterdam, Maspalomas, Sitges, the Isle of Wight and Manchester. She's also billed alongside Craig David, The Human League, Groove Armada, Mel C, Will Young and Beverley Knight.
The show is billed as the world's number one Dolly Parton tribute, and with a live band behind her, it covers the whole stretch of Parton's career rather than just the hits. The storytelling and humour sit alongside the music, so it's as much about the stories behind the songs as the songs themselves.
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It runs from 7:30pm to 10:00pm at Hull City Hall, Queen Victoria Square, Carr Lane, Hull, HU1 3RQ, with tickets from £29.00.
