Written initially as one of 10 monologues, the piece became part of a live theatre show, "Gertrude's Secret", that toured the UK from 2006-9, playing at such theatres as the Trafalgar Studios and the Arts Theatre in London, the Minerva, Chichester, the Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House, Clwyd Theatr Cymru, the Oxford Playhouse, Buxton Opera House and Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford. Prunella appeared in virtually every performance during those years.