Tina Turner’s honesty about trauma continues to inspire, says writer of West End hit

A year after the singer’s death, Katori Hall – whose musical is now touring – says the show is like ‘one last concert’ for fans

She is still celebrated as the queen of rock’n’roll but, one year after Tina Turner’s death aged 83, the barnstorming singer’s legacy includes a “fierce transparency” about her trauma, said the writer of the bio-musical Tina.

Katori Hall met Turner many times at the star’s home while writing the book for the musical, which opened in 2018 and has become the longest-running show ever at the Aldwych theatre in London.