10 Questions for Rebellious Toyah Willcox Singer and actress Toyah has had many Top 20 hits and appeared in films with stars such as Katharine Hepburn. She has also written several books. She starred at The National Theatre with John Gielgud, and she acted alongside Laurence Olivier in TV’s The Ebony Tower. Toyah will be singing at The Rewind Festival, Scone Palace, Perth, on Sunday, July 24. Why do the Rewind Festival? The audience there is from three to 83 and I seem to get rediscovered by every new generation. It’s very rewarding. It becomes a party for all of us and every song is a hit. What do audiences say to you? Usually they say their mothers hate me because I’m the reason they dyed their hair as a teenager, or because I got them expelled from school. Are you still a rebel? I prefer to think that I’m just not a conformist. If that makes me a rebel, then I guess that’s what I am. Is image still important when performing? Yes, but I’m 58 now and I don’t want to look stuck in the past, so when I dress for stage I try to be age appropriate and reinterpret the songs for today. • Continue reading at The Sunday Post/in10 Magazine.