The Greatest Star? She’s certainly one of them. With a trailblazing career spanning six decades across stage and screen, Barbra Streisand is a living legend – singer, actor, songwriter, director, producer and one of the world’s most revered divas.

Keen to present a show about her, Hayes Theatre Co Artistic Directors Richard Carroll and Victoria Falconer approached Brittanie Shipway, who agreed to come on board as director and one of four performers.

Laura Murphy, Stellar Perry and Brittanie Shipway in Barbra The Greatest Star. Photo © John McRae

Barbra The Greatest Star is a concert rather than a bio-drama. It doesn’t pay tribute to Streisand’s life and career as much as celebrate her music.

With a luminous, instantly recognisable voice, and a gift for musical storytelling, Streisand has produced a remarkable songbook from which Shipway and Musical Director Nicholas Gentile have selected a well-chosen program.

Shipway is joined by three other singers – Tana Laga’aia, Laura Murphy and Stellar Perry. Accompanied by a four-piece band, led by Gentile, they don’t attempt to imitate Streisand, but bring their own personality and musical style to the numbers.

The production, which is designed by...