Following the 100th birthday of Dame Vera Lynn, the Forces Sweetheart, a brand new show about her life will be performed at the Regal Theatre in Redruth on May 4 at 2pm.

Lorrie Brown has been performing a tribute show to Dame Vera for over 25yrs and in 2013 she was honoured for her achievement by the agents association and named UK No.1 Vera Lynn tribute. After Dame Vera heard of Lorrie’s award, she invited her to meet her at her home.

Lorrie said: "It was both a dream and terrifying, I have been performing the songs of this great lady for over 25 years, I have performed in football stadiums to 33,000 people and sang in some of the country’s finest theatres but this was the most nervous I have ever been.

"In the end she was a perfect host. As soon as I entered the room she gave me a hug and congratulated me on my award. She was just so happy that I was keeping her music alive. We sat and talked for three hours about her time entertaining the troops and especially about her time in Burma, she had a very strong connection with the troops in Burma and she was so proud to have been allowed to go out and entertain them."

Shortly after Dame Vera’s birthday, she began a tour of a show that she has devised with her husband and co-producer Gary Birtles. "During my usual show we talk about the work she did during WWII so the next logical step was to tell people about her life before the war and what shaped her into becoming the forces sweetheart.

"We will be performing on stage with a live seven piece band and singing many of the songs she would have sung in her early days, then moving on to her time entertaining the troops and hosting her own radio show Sincerely Yours."

Tickets for Sincerely Yours - The Vera Lynn Story, which also features Colin Bourdiec, one of the country’s leading George Formby tribute acts, are available from the Regal Theatre's box office on 01209 216278.