One of the great British comedians and all-round entertainers of her generation who wrote dramas, sketches and popular sitcomsWhen Victoria Wood was about six, she had an epiphany in Buxton. "It was the first time I'd seen anyone stand on their own on stage," she recalled. "I didn't realise that there were jobs like that before " that one could stand on stage and speak, with no props except for a nice frock and peopl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:14PM on April 20, 2016