Billy Holliday, Paloma Faith, Barbara Streisand, Adele - a host of celebrities await the audience at this entertainment show.

Of course, it's not the actual singers that will be taking to the stage but impressionist Debra Stephenson, who is paying tribute to some of her favourite stars in her latest production, Night of 100 Voices.

The Dead Ringers, Newzoids and The Impressions Show regular, who lives in Poole, is promising a night of live music and comedy as she takes her audience on nostalgic journey through the decades of popular music, paying tribute to many of the world's most adored singers, with plenty of fun and laughter along the way.

Debra and her family only moved to the area some eight years ago for health reasons - both her children suffered from bronchiolitis as babies. But she still thinks of Poole as her home.

"While it might seem an odd location for an actress, and I've been gutted to have to turn down a couple of things because of the travelling involved, it's so wonderful here," she says.

"I feel the air's cleaner and fresher here and it's better for the kids and also, I've got such a good work-life balance now. I can run along the beach to keep fit which doesn't feel like a chore!"

The beach is, in fact, her favoured rehearsal venue and she often practices her impressions while walking the dog.

She has forged an acting career, starring in prime TV shows Bad Girls and Coronation Street, but impersonations are where she started her life in showbiz.

Debra, 45, appeared on Opportunity Knocks aged 14 and did voices for Spitting Image at 16. It was following advice from Bob Monkhouse that she began acting - he suggested she diversify her talents - but impressions will always hold a special place in her heart.

"When I was little I used to listen to my nan’s old fashioned radiogram,” she remembers.

“I used to play the records when my parents were talking to her, because I was an only child.

"She had a great collection of the greats – Judy Garland, Shirley Bassey, Marilyn Monroe. I copied the voices. I think with impressions it is just about listening and listening and absorbing. Especially as a child you do absorb those voices. I began to do impressions.”

Debra's father was also a talented impressionist but, rather than trying to pursue a professional career, he devoted his time to his young family. Although the pair did put together a double act for local radio, and he would often help her with new voices and scripts.

So her Night of 100 Voices show, which will be at the Tivoli Theatre in Wimborne on July 28, is particularly nostalgic for her.

"The show encompasses the people that I loved as a kid, but there are also people like Adele," explains mum-of-two Debra, who says her favourite impersonation is Dame Shirley Bassey.

"I wanted to make it a show that has something for everyone."

Night of 100 Voices is at the Tivoli Theatre in Wimborne on Friday, July 28. Tickets are available from 01202 885566 or tivoliwimborne.co.uk