Victoria Wood: Celebrating a Legend's Life

0:00On April 16th, Barry R. Museum is gearing up for a special exhibition next week, marking the 10th anniversary of Victoria Woods passing. Fans can check out her personal notebooks, packed with ideas, original lyrics for the hit song, the ballad of Barry and Freda, better known as Let's Do. It and childhood photos from her Barry days. The show kicks off April 21st and spotlights her Barry roots as the town's most famous daughter. Expect handwritten scripts from classics like Dinner Ladies as seen on TV and acorn antiques the musical plus her top awards including OBEs, CBEs, and BAFTAs. Curator Susan Lord is buzzing about it, calling this a key year to celebrate Woods' life. She's teamed up with the comedian's literary estate and family to loan out these rare pieces, blending her award-winning career with glimpses of home, life. Adding flavor, there's a video montage with behind the scenes clips from Victoria Woods all day breakfast in Dinner Ladies rehearsals, plus photos of. Her collaborators by top shooters like Andy Hollingworth, Manchester artist Stanley Chao even dropped a fresh portrait just for the exhibit.

1:12Swing by the museum, Tuesday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. or Saturdays to 4.30 p.m. Entries free. It's a smooth nod to a legend who owned the stage and screen.