
Laura Main, who plays Sister Bernadette in Call the Midwife, will take on the roll of M’Lynn, a wife, mother and grandmother who is especially close to her only daughter, Shelby. It follows a group of women, some beauticians and some clients, who get together regularly to chat and gossip about love, life and loss. The show it's an offshoot of the 1989 movie - it was first performed on stage off Broadway in 1987. Read more: Coronation Street star Kym Marsh to star with daughter in Take That musical coming to Wolverhampton We may not have Dolly and Julia, but we do have Laura Main from Call the Midwife, Harriet Thorpe of Absolutely Fabulous fame, Lucy Speed from EastEnders, The Archers and The Bill and Diana Vickers, who starred on The X-Factor and Dial M for Murder. If you click this link, you can get buy one get one free tickets for the 7:30pm performances on Tuesday, March 21 Wednesday, March 22 or Thursday, March 23. Steel Magnolias will be at the Alexandra Theatre from Tuesday, March 21, until Saturday, March 25, and we've got a special offer for BirminghamLive readers. The story of six friends in a beauty salon is coming to the Birmingham stage this month - and you can get two-for-one tickets so you can take your own best friend. If you've seen the movie Steel Magnolias, then you'll know from Dolly Parton and Julia Roberts' portrayals of little-town women that it's a warm, uplifting story of friendship and laughter.
