The Showgirl and the Prince
$65.65
- Hardcover
352 pages
- Release Date
18 August 2026
Summary
What happens when an ordinary girl falls for a charming prince? In this funny, honest and at times heartbreaking memoir, musical theatre star Ruthie Henshall reveals all.
Today Ruthie is an award-winning West End and Broadway star, known for the emotional power of her performance. In 1987, she was at the start of her career, a lycra-clad chorus girl in Cats (third feline from the left, back row). Which is when she met Prince Edward, who had just started to work for Andrew Lloyd Webber…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035097685 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1035097680 |
| Author: | Ruthie Henshall |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Macmillan |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 18 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 596g |
| Dimensions: | 33mm x 164mm x 245mm |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Critics Review
A rollicking good time: this is royal memoir by way of Jilly Cooper – The Telegraph
Sensational – Daily Mail
Edward is the only one of the late Queen’s children not to be divorced and Sophie has done us all proud, but I can’t be the only one thinking Ruthie would have been an honest, grounded, flawed, funny, talented, relatable and riveting addition to the House of Windsor – Vanessa Feltz, The Daily Express
A sweet book about two young people who were mad for each other but knew they could never be together – Carole Malone, Daily Express
Ruthie Henshall
Ruthie Henshall is an English actress, singer, and dancer who has had a notable career in musical theatre.
She has been nominated for five Olivier Awards, winning for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Amalia Balash in the London revival of She Loves Me in 1995.
She has performed in a wide range of iconic musicals, making her West End debut in Cats in 1987. Notable roles include:
- Maggie in Fame
- Polly Baker in the West End production of Crazy for You
- Ellen in the original West End cast of Miss Saigon
- Fantine in Les Misérables
- Nancy in Oliver!
- Mrs. Wilkinson in Billy Elliot the Musical
She is also known for her work in Chicago, where she is the only British actress to have played all three leading female roles: Roxie Hart, Velma Kelly, and Mama Morton.
The Showgirl and the Prince is her first book.
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