Jessica brings to the stage the often turbulent life and beautiful songs of Pat Kirkwood, in a funny and heart-breaking new piece. Named Britain’s first wartime star in 1939, and with many illustrious credits, including a show written for her by the great Noël Coward, Kirkwood is now mostly remembered for the scandal surrounding an alleged affair with HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, the repercussions of which were to haunt her for the rest of her life.