[1] From an early age she was close friends with another famous Islander, Peter Chilvers,[2] who, in 1958, invented a sail-driven surfboard.

In 1980, Lawrence was cast as the alternate to Marti Webb as Eva Peron in the musical Evita, written by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber.

[1] She was then cast as Pearl, the principal female role, in the original London production of Starlight Express, in which she performed on roller-skates.

[1] Lawrence appeared in a musical version of The Blue Angel at the Bristol Old Vic, in which she played the character of Lola-Lola, made famous by Marlene Dietrich in the movie of the same name.

[5] She sang the song ‘Special kind of Hero’ in the 1986 FIFA World Cup Film giving tribute to one of the all-time greats of football, Diego Maradona.

[7] After her untimely death, the London production's souvenir brochure included a tribute on the rear cover for a number of years.

[5] In 1987, Lawrence was cast as Frannie in the film Buster, opposite Phil Collins, Julie Walters and Larry Lamb.

[4] The film depicted the story of Great Train Robbery of 1963, with her character being the wife of gang leader Bruce Reynolds.

Other regular performers on the albums included Paul Jones, Fiona Hendley, Jess Conrad and Carl Wayne.