KAY Mellor's romantic comedy, A Passionate Woman, opens at The Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham on Friday, February 17.

Liza Goddard (Bergerac, Yes Honestly) stars in this Everyman Theatre production , as Betty, a passionate, doting Mum who finds it hard to accept that her son is leaving home to get married.

On the morning of her son’s wedding, Betty retreats to her attic where she relives her long-lost youth and the love affair she had in the 1960s.

Surrounded by her memories and ghosts from her past, Betty finds herself torn between a husband she never loved, a son about to leave and the man she shared a passionate affair with.

Anthony Eden plays Mark, Hasan Dixon is Craze and Russell Dixon is Donald.

Kay Mellor’s (In The Club, Fat Friends; Band of Gold; The Syndicate) opens at the Everyman Theatre, prior to a national tour.

Paul Milton, the Everyman’s creative director, directs this production. He said: “A Passionate Woman is a real feel-good play. It has a Shirley Valentine flavour to it: lots of romance, comedy and charm.

"It’s set in the present day, but has flashbacks to the 1960s. The writer, Kay Mellor, is well-known to television audiences – she wrote The Syndicate, Band of Gold and In The Club. The play was a West End hit in the 1990s and was televised in 2010, when it starred Sue Johnston and Billie Piper. It’s the perfect play for a good night out.”

This production is sponsored by Investec Wealth & Investmen who have had an office in Cheltenham for over 40 years.

  •  A Passionate Woman is at the Everyman Theatre, Regent Street, Cheltenham from Friday, February 17 to Saturday, February 25.

Tickets from the Everyman Box Office on 01242 572573 or online at everymantheatre.org.uk.