Beverley Knight to play rock'n'roll pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe
The Olivier-winning star 'excited and honoured' to take the lead in the UK premiere of Marie and Rosetta, a 1940s-set two-hander from George Brant Beverley Knight is to play Sister Rosetta Tharpe in a drama about the gospel singer and guitarist who became known as "the godmother of rock'n'roll". Written by US playwright George Brant (best known for the drone-pilot drama Grounded), Marie and Rosetta explores the perso…