Toyah Willcox September 15, 2005

TOYAH WILLCOX has a highly successful, prolific and incredibly diverse career with major hit records and many prestigious stage and screen roles to her credit.

Toyah recently appeared in the title role of the action-packed, rip-roaring Wild West stage musical, Calamity Jane. The production toured the UK and, having played to 18 cities, it transferred to London's West End at the Shaftesbury Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue.
Toyah's acting career began at the Old Rep Drama School, in her hometown Birmingham. Her first notable role came in 1977 when film director Derek Jarman offered her the role of Mad in seminal punk epic Jubilee. Later that year, she put together the first embryonic line-up of her own band.

By 1979 Toyah's band was gaining critical success with the debut single Victims of the Riddle (no 1 in the independent charts) and six-track EP Sheep Farming in Barnet. The following year, Toyah's album The Blue Meaning became a Top 40 hit.

A European tour, further television roles and chart successes including It's A Mystery, I Want to Be Free and the platinum album Anthem followed and 1981 ended with a Christmas Eve concert from Theatre Royal, Drury Lane screened live as The Old Grey Whistle Test Christmas Special. 1982 saw her winning Best Female Singer in the [then] Rock & Pop Awards. [Now 'The Brits'] The year also brought more extensive touring in support of the follow-up album The Changeling and the hit singles Brave New World and Be Proud, Be Loud, Be Heard.

The albums Minx and Desire continued Toyah's music career as she also made the charity project album The Lady or the Tiger with Robert Fripp.

With her husband Robert Fripp she formed the band Sunday All Over the World, who became known for their strong live performances and toured world-wide before recording the debut album Kneeling at the Shrine, which received rave reviews.

For the past 3 decades, Toyah has continued to be very busy in all fields of the media: TV, films, theatre, stage, concerts? and refuses to compromise any aspects of her multi-faceted and richly varied career.

Don't miss this very rare live club concert appearance
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