Victoria
Wood - The UK’s favourite comedienne.
Victoria
Wood wanted to be famous since she was just four years old.
At 12, she began to like the idea of singing songs or being
a comedy actress, but it wasn't until the age of 15 that
her talent began to shine. She joined a local youth theatre
group, and from being a shy schoolgirl only interested in
the music lessons at school, she became known as a witty
and humorous person with bags of talent. She went on to
study drama at Birmingham University and first found her
way onto the stage through her music.
In
1973 Victoria won the TV talent show 'New Faces' at just
20 years old.
However, despite her obvious musical and comedy skills,
her originality meant that it was very difficult to categorise
her; she sang funny songs, so couldn't be called a stand
up comic, or a musician. Because of this, agents were reluctant
to take her on, and she remained lesser known for a few
years, during which time she continued her interest in theatre.
In
1978 she was asked to write songs for a show at the Bush
Theatre, and she later submitted a sketch for the show that
was included in an emergency at the last moment. She also
performed in this sketch alongside a then relatively unknown
actress named Julie Walters. It was here that Victoria Wood
and Julie Walters began their long working partnership,
and a year later Victoria wrote a play called 'Talent',
which was made into a television show that they starred
in together.
In
1980 they were given their own TV show 'Wood and Walters',
but this only lasted for one series. Soon afterwards, Julie
Walters was given the starring role in the Oscar-winning
film 'Educating Rita', while in the meantime Victoria returned
to the stage. Music had lost its popularity in variety shows
so she started learning how to present her 'lyrics' in the
form of stand-up comedy. She did a number of live, solo
shows in front of small audiences, but it wasn't until she
reformed with Julie Walters in 1984 that she became a household
name.
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