The Revlon Girl

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Set eight months following the Aberfan Disaster of 1966 (in which 144 people were killed; 116 of them children), The Revlon Girl tells the real-life story of a group of bereaved mothers who met every week above a local hotel to talk, cry and even laugh without feeling guilty. At one of their meetings, the women looked at each other and admitted how much they felt they’d let themselves go. So afraid that people would think them frivolous, they secretly arranged for a representative from Revlon to come and give them a talk on beauty tips.

The Revlon Girl is packed with character and heartache, entwining the restraints, gossip, humour and sometimes irrationality of a small-town community, with the poignancy of a mother’s loss. It provides a powerful and ultimately uplifting examination of human resilience in the face of immense tragedy.

2026 marks the 60th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster.

Content information: This show contains strong language and references to bereavement