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SHIRLEY VALENTINE to be Presented at North Fourth Theatre This Spring and Summer

Performances run May 29–June 14, 2026, with Friday and Saturday evening shows and Sunday matinees at North Fourth Theatre.

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SHIRLEY VALENTINE to be Presented at North Fourth Theatre This Spring and Summer

Continuing its 10th anniversary year, West End Productions will present Shirley Valentine at North Fourth Theatre, 4904 4th St. NW, Albuquerque, NM, for three weekends from May 29 – June 14, 2026. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, and Sundays at 2:00pm. 

Shirley Valentine was the inaugural show of West End Productions in 2016. Welcome back Jessica Osbourne. It has been ten years since her outstanding performance in the beloved 1986 one-woman play by Willy Russell, about a middle-aged housewife who escapes her mundane, stagnant life and neglectful husband for a transformative holiday in Greece. Colleen Neary McClure once again directs Ms. Osbourne in this heartwarming, comedic monologue focusing on self-discovery, liberation, and rediscovering one's identity.

“Shirley” inhabits her “full-fit” kitchen and makes her husband’s supper as she tells us about her life—“Joe,” the children, and her friend “Jane,” who has just invited her to join a vacation in Greece. She talks to the wall and the audience as she convinces herself to stay or go. Wine helps to lubricate Shirley’s feelings and reminiscences while she makes a mental pro-and-con list. In just two funny and charming scenes, we get a sense of her prosaic life and her longing to leave it (Talkin’Broadway 2016).








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