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In Good Company
Crazy Coqs
Sunday 13th September, 5pm
In a series of conversations and songs to celebrate some of the fellow performers and creatives she’s had the pleasure of working with over her 44-year career in theatre, Ria Jones hosts an intimate evening ‘In Good Company’. Promising a memorable and thoroughly enjoyable show filled with stories and shared experiences in showbusiness over a career as diverse as playing Norma Desmond, Eva Peron and Grizabella to Miss Adelaide, Reno Sweeney and Mrs Overall.
Joining Ria for this edition will be multi-hyphenate creative Vincenzo Lodato, spanning media and genres from blockbuster film merchandising to painting with a passion for theatre and cabaret, and fellow leading lady, Sue Kelvin, who’s career includes countless West End favourites, fringe theatre gems and a passion project-turned hit show built on her boundless love for Bette Midler… certain to be very good company indeed!
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Recent Reviews
Fourteen Again
Victoria Wood Theatre, May-June 2026
Fourteen Again
"Indeed, Triplett and Jones dominate the stage with exactly the sort of dynamic and affectionate bonding that Wood and Walters had themselves."
Musical Theatre Review
****
The Stage
****
The Guardian
****
The Telegraph
"Triplett and Jones (who hilariously plays all the female parts) have a particular rapport; you believe in their friendship and in their affection for one another. By the time they pull on tap shoes in a final celebratory rendition of “The Ballad of Barry and Freda”, where Barry’s longing to read his catalogue on vinyl flooring conflicts with Freda’s desperate entreaties that he “bend me over backwards on my hostess trolley”, their sentimental journey to happiness has become entirely captivating.
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& Shaftesbury Theatre 2025
"From the Brummie accent, to the wobbly voice tinged with a posh undertone every now and then, to the signature walk, smiles to the audience, and the perfectly timed mistiming she is famous for, this was nothing short of perfect! This is a character known and adored by the nation and she was more than safe in Ria Jones’ rubber gloved hands, she positively thrived."
London Theatres
"There is no laugh not taken, no gurn ungurned and no missed cue nothing less than immaculately timed. That the woman who was the youngest actress to play Eva Peron and who originated the role of Norma Desmond can sing is no surprise. However, it is her exquisite sense of rhythm and comic timing in the showstopping song Macaroons! that generates more laughs than even the great Julie Walters managed."
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