Tinsel Time with The Totties

Carolyn Allen and Paul Smith

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Last Show: Tuesday 20 th December 2016

The Pheasantry (Chelsea)

After their sellout success last year at music venues all over London, Carolyn and Paul bring their Christmas show 'Tinsel Time with The Totties' to The Pheasantry. Expect a glamorous evening of warmth, wit and laughter, a Sleigh Ride of seasonal favourite holiday classics  such as 'Santa Baby', 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas' and 'The Christmas Song', sprinkled with a few of their own witty parodies 'Bring on those Sleigh Bells' and let the fun and laughter start.

“You can’t go wrong with Carolyn Allen’ s cheeky musical cabaret and Paul Smith’s witty piano accompaniments”

What’s On Stage

A familiar face on TV, Carolyn appeared in New Tricks for the BBC playing Carole, a member of Dennis Waterman's ex wives club and she most memorably played Vonny, the sexy stripper and snake charmer in Only Fools and Horses and Carol the best friend in The Upper Hand. Other television appearances are Slinger's Day and Just His Luck.  

Carolyn's West End credits include famous farces, Two Into One and See How They RunJoseph And His Amazing Technicolor Dream CoatLes Miserables and Jo Papp's Pirates of Penzance at the Drury Lane Theatre. Film credits include Personal Services, the life of Cynthia Payne playing Carol the birthday present girl.

Paul began his career playing for cabaret in Europe and America. He enjoyed three years as Danny La Rue's musical director on stage and television as well as MD for Ronnie Corbett and Anthony Newly. Paul's concert work has taken him all over the world, playing and conducting for Pam Ayres, Sheila Steafel, Janie Dee and the late great Dame Hilda Bracket. 

Paul is a specialist in Victorian Music Hall and Variety using this skill in the last series of Endeavour for ITV and recently in What A Performance with Frank Skinner and Suzy Klein for BBC4. 

As The Totties, Carolyn and Paul have performed all over the UK and the world.