Beverley Craven Announces Second Cancer Diagnosis but Vows That Woman to Woman Tour Will Continue
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BEVERLEY CRAVEN ANNOUNCES SECOND CANCER DIAGNOSIS BUT VOWS THAT WOMAN TO WOMAN TOUR WILL CONTINUE BRIT Award winning singer-songwriter Beverley Craven has announced she has been diagnosed with cancer for a second time. Following the diagnosis last month, the singer has recently undergone a double mastectomy and lymph node clearance. She will undergo a 5-month course of chemotherapy in December. Beverley is due to go on tour with Woman to Woman this November alongside Julia Fordham and Judie Tzuke. Today she reassured fans that the near sell-out tour this November will go ahead. The second leg of the tour which was due to take place in March 2019 has been moved to June to allow Beverley time to recover from her chemotherapy. All tickets remain valid for the rescheduled shows. Full information is available via https://www.wtwlive.com The timing of the diagnosis could not have been worse. The Woman to Woman tour has sold over 30,000 tickets and based on pre-sales alone the album is set for a top ten spot when it’s released later this month. However, with the support of Judie and Julia, Beverley has vowed to continue with the tour and album. Beverley, Julia and Judie have developed a powerful bond in a very short space of time. The Woman to Woman project has let each artist grow and develop creatively with mutual support and friendship. Debut Singles for the album ‘Safe’ and ‘If’ now hold an even more powerful poignancy In a heartfelt message to her fans Beverley said;: ‘First of all, I want to reassure everyone who has bought tickets for Woman To Woman 2018 that I will be fit and fully recovered in time for our tour this year. Unfortunately I was diagnosed with breast cancer (for a second time) one month ago and have since undergone a double mastectomy and lymph node clearance. When the tour finishes in early December I will start a 5-month course of chemotherapy in an effort to severely diminish the chances of the cancer spreading further. I will forever be indebted to Jules, Judie, Lee Noble and John Eaden for their unbelievable selflessness and support during these last few very difficult weeks. Their insistence that my health must come before our W2W tour - a project that we’ve all worked ridiculously hard to put together over the past year - has made me feel very cared for and valued as a friend, a colleague and as an artist. I am hugely grateful to be surrounded by such kind and considerate human beings. My girls Mollie, Brenna and Connie have been looking after me at home…cooking, cleaning, dog walking, bed making, clothes washing, food shopping, giving me the best hugs in the world and telling me several times a day how much they love me. I feel truly blessed and very lucky to have such caring and devoted daughters. To all the people who have helped and are continuing to help me overcome and cope with this brutal and terrifying disease I would like to express my deepest and sincerest thanks: my breast surgeon Giles Cunnick, my partner Mike Ede, my best friends Kate Cormican, Sally Brown, Karen Mason and Nettie Stevenson and my beloved sister Kathy for showing me the light. You have all given me courage in my darkest moments and the strength to beat this. The girls (Judie & Julia) and I are more determined than ever to make our Woman To Woman tour especially memorable for everyone. It’s at times like this that you recognise the important things in life…doing what we all love for the people who love what we do!” ENDS- UK Tour 2018 / 2019 https://www.wtwlive.com October 2018 30 Milton Keynes – The Stables – SOLD OUT November 2018 01 Milton Keynes - The Stables – SOLD OUT 02 Shrewsbury – Theatre Severn – SOLD OUT 03 Bury St Edmunds – The Apex – SOLD OUT 05 Guildford – Glive – SOLD OUT 08 Birmingham – Town Hall – SOLD OUT 09 Basingstoke – The Anvil – Limited Availability 10 Wimborne – Tivoli Theatre – SOLD OUT 12 Liverpool – Philharmonic Hall 14 Edinburgh – The Queen’s Hall – Limited Availability 15 Glasgow – The Auditorium @ Oran Mor – SOLD OUT 17 Leeds – City Varieties – SOLD OUT 18 Manchester – Stoller Hall – Matinee – SOLD OUT 18 Manchester- Stoller Hall – SOLD OUT 19 Gateshead – The Sage 21 Horsham – The Capitol – SOLD OUT 23 London – Union Chapel – SOLD OUT 24 Portsmouth – New Theatre Royal – Limited Availability 27 Bristol – St George’s Hall – SOLD OUT 28 Wells – Ceaders Hall – SOLD OUT December 2018 02 Dublin – Vicar Street 2019 Rescheduled Dates June 2019 01 Salford - Lowry TBC 02 Buxton - Opera House 04 Cardiff - St David's Hall TBC 05 Swindon - Wyvern Theatre 07 London - Cadogan Hall 12 Sheffield - City Hall 13 Swindon - Wyvern Theatre 14 Harrogate - Royal Hall 15 Birmingham - Town Hall 20 Southend - Cliffs Pavilion 21 Bury St Edmunds - The Apex 22 Milton Keynes - The Stables 24 Brighton - Theatre Royal For press related enquiries Margaret Murray (44) 0121 262 3893 (44) 07866 360 858 [email protected] For Management related enquiries Lee Noble 07917 195 129 [email protected] .