Singer and storyteller Kate Dimbleby returns with Songs for Penelope, songs drawn from two decades of performance. Blending her acclaimed originals with the songs of Nina Simone, Peggy Lee, Kirsty MacColl, Dory Previn, Elvis Costello and more, Kate explores what it means to navigate the middle of life — songs from the edge, songs for finding laughter in the cracks.

Audiences know her for her warmth, humour, and extraordinary voice: “A rare and peerless talent… a striking, majestic voice” (The Times). Her shows are praised as “soulful, personal… people often cry and laugh, sometimes at the same time” (The Guardian). And as The Londonist noted: “Unashamedly a show by a woman about women… but there’s plenty here for every fan of jazz and blues, regardless of gender.”

Like Penelope at her loom, Kate unpicks, rewinds, and reweaves the stories that shape us, offering a musical companion for anyone who has ever started again, held it together, or laughed in the dark.