Stage review Collins' tale of a lookalike falls short of tragedy

Rarely has the cult of celebrity alighted on someone with the intensity it struck Marilyn Monroe. More than 60 years after her death, the blond mop, the wafting white dress and that wiggle of a walk continue to inspire imitators.

- Mark Fisher

Rarely has the cult of celebrity alighted on someone with the intensity it struck Marilyn Monroe. More than 60 years after her death, the blond mop, the wafting white dress and that wiggle of a walk continue to inspire imitators. The EastEnders actor Michelle Collins, making her fringe debut, once came across such an acolyte in LA. The woman, in her 60s, pulled up in a motorhome and emerged looking just like the star. What need for fame, what emotional hunger cou