ARLENE! The Glitz. The Glamour. The Gossip. will open at Assembly Checkpoint Edinburgh on Tuesday 22 August, where it will play until Saturday 26 August as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, ahead of a national tour.
Arlene Phillips has been an inimitable choreographer and director for over four decades. Since creating the provocative dance group Hot Gossip in the 1970’s, Arlene has been a household name. Freddie Mercury. Whitney Houston. Elton John. Starlight Express. We Will Rock You. Annie. Hot Gossip… The list goes on…
Whether you know Arlene from Hot Gossip or as the toughest judge on Strictly Come Dancing, prepare to be surprised and entertained by the stories behind the multi-award winning musicals, the music videos, the TV shows, the films and many more dance extravaganzas.  Arlene gossips with Jacquie Storey about a lifetime in dance and reveals the truth behind the Glitz, the Glamour and the Gossip.