Bat Boy The Musical was inspired by a strange story which appeared in one of America's less reliable newspapers in 1992 . The Weekly World News reported the discovery of a child who was half bat half boy in the hills of West Virginia. The show opened three years ago off Broadway and won an award for best musical.
When it opened in London at the Shaftesbury theatre last week the critics were less enthusiastic, apart from in their praise for Emma Williams. She was the youngest ever person to take a lead in a new West End musical when, at 18, she played Truly Scrumptious in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Emma joins Jenni to talk about her rise to stardom.
