Wednesday 30 January 2019

Tasmin Little (no relation) is giving up concert performances

Jessica Duchen has the story. I am glad to see that Ms Little is not retiring altogether. She is a great communicator and one trusts that we will be able to enjoy more of her warm personality on TV and radio as her touring commitments tail off.

I remember her father as a supporting actor in many TV series of the 1960s, but he was clearly much more than that. As JD writes:

I was enchanted by the Littles. Tasmin is from a gloriously theatrical family. Her father is the actor George Little, whose splendid performances I enjoyed very much - in particular the one-man show he wrote, Paradise Garden, about growing up during the war in Bradford, culminating with the revelation of local boy Frederick Delius's music on the radio... Charismatic, funny and warm, he was an irresistible presence and Tasmin learned much about public presentation from him, as well as how to turn pre-performance adrenaline to advantage. Jilly, her mother, is just as sunny, extrovert and full of good humour.


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