A fond, comic and poignant portrait of love and war - We saw this one woman show in a village hall in North Devon and hope you will agree that it is quite simply a delight from start to finish – funny, captivating and very moving.

January 1945. Paris has been liberated. Christiane, an eccentric, acutely myopic Parisian girl waits at Gare du Nord for a ticket to England to be reunited with her fi ancé. While she waits, this gloriously irrepressible mademoiselle recounts the story of her love affair with Cyril, a tongue-tied English teacher from Staffordshire. From a chance encounter at Cheadle tennis club, their story takes us through 1930s Paris and the trials of separation, when war interrupts their unlikely romance.

A few years ago Caroline Horton’s real life French grandmother, Christiane, moved into sheltered housing. Among a lifetime of clutter, Caroline found a shoebox containing wartime letters. She pieced together her story from remembered conversations and the discovered letters, recounting her love affair with Cyril Horton and memories of occupied France.

You’re Not Like The Other Girls Chrissy was a hit of the 2010 Edinburgh Fringe, where it won The Stage award for Best Solo Performance.

“This simple and heartfelt show feels like a real labour of love… a really tremendous & rounded performance.” Lyn Gardner, The Guardian

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