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Show and Tell: Diane Chorley’s Ding Dong Merrily Diane at The Round Chapel

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Time 19:00
Date 20/12/14
Price £10

Join the queen of Canvey, the duchess of Dagenham, the apple of Ron's eye, Diane Chorley underneath the mistletoe for a Yuletide special.

Expect all the festivity and fun of an eighties Christmas in Essex, a whole host of songs and merriment, and a special performance of Diane's official Christmas single, It Must Be Christmas

The Duchess' Diane Chorley rose to fame and notoriety in the eighties as the owner of Canvey Island nightclub The Flick: "The club had a light up dance floor so bright it made a young Shane Ritchie snow blind. One week I've got Jason Donovan swinging off a light fitting, the next week Roy Walker's got barred for getting John Virgo in a headlock." But when things turned awry, the club was shut down and Diane was incarcerated. Having done her time, she's back in the limelight. The Flick's house band, The Buffet, have reformed and Diane's taking to stages across the UK once more to tell her life story through the medium of showbiz. Having now for the past two years played sold out shows across East London's working men's clubs and hipster hangouts - and a damp cave in Edinburgh - The Duchess takes to the grand stage of the Round Chapel in Clapton this Christmas.

Doors 19. Show 19:45.

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COMPETITION: Win 1 of TWO pairs of tickets for Diane Chorley’s Ding Dong Merrily Diane at The Round Chapel, on Saturday 20 December at 19:00. To enter the competition, send an email to bojana@run-riot.com with the correct answer in the ‘subject’ box. The winner will be randomly selected.

Q: Diane Chorley owned which Canvey Island nightclub?

A: 1) Subtitles 2) In the Movies 3) The Flick

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