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Listen
to the programme
The
couple gave up their beautiful home in Aspley Guise in the late
1960s to pursue their dream of a music venue that would encourage
and educate musicians and would-be musicians of all ages and abilities.
The
pair took on a wreck of a house and quickly turned the stable block
into a theatre that had an intimacy and a charm of its own.
Today聮s
Stables retains that intimacy but is also one of the country聮s
leading music venues - and not just for Cleo and John聮s beloved
jazz. They recall how Princess Margaret insisted on opening the
new Theatre just as she had the first, even though she was very
ill.
They
also remember some of the musical greats who have performed at Wavendon
over the years, including Dudley Moore, who has passed away since
the programme was made.
Education
is very important at the Stables and we drop in as hundreds of very
young children enjoy what is possibly their first live show. Dame
Cleo explains her unique method of obtaining funds: "Whenever
I meet a millionaire, or even better, a billionaire, I grab him!"
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