The Duchess of Westcliff -
A Glitterball Original
The Duchess of Westcliff is a musician, broadcaster and gloriously unconventional midlife heroine, created and performed by Glitterball Productions founder Deborah Newcombe.
Part alter ego, part archetype, the Duchess represents the part of us willing to become more visible, more creative and more fully alive. She gives Deborah permission to be bolder, pursue her ambitions with relish and encourage other women to do the same.
Living across music, radio and digital storytelling, the Duchess demonstrates another dimension of Glitterball’s creative world: its ability to build original personalities, engaging content and audiences across multiple platforms.
on stage
The Duchess is the bass player in Divine Funk and one of the creative forces behind the production.
With its exceptional musicians, singers and dancers, immersive theatrical elements and spectacular visual effects, Divine Funk embodies the Glitterball belief that live entertainment should offer audiences something genuinely memorable.
On stage with her six-string bass, the Duchess is both musician and character: an expression of the confidence, vitality and joyful reinvention at the heart of Divine Funk.
ON AIR
Every week, the Duchess presents Deeper into Disco on Digital City Radio: a journey through disco, funk, soul and acid jazz, with particular attention paid to the bassline.
Combining musical knowledge, irresistible records and the Duchess’s distinctive personality, the show celebrates the musicians, grooves and the stories that make this music endure.
A GLITTERBALL ORIGINAL
Glitterball Productions created Divine Funk and Truly Red. Through the Duchess of Westcliff, it also creates original personalities, broadcasting and digital storytelling around its live entertainment.
The Duchess brings together performance, music, character and content to build a world that audiences can enter on stage, on air and on screen.
She is proof that reinvention can be joyful, ambition can be playful—and the most interesting chapter may be the one you decide to create for yourself.
On Screen
My Beautiful Midlife Crisis follows the Duchess’s adventures in music, creativity and entrepreneurship.
It is an honest and entertaining video diary of what happens when a woman decides that midlife is not the moment to become smaller, quieter or more sensible—but the perfect time to pursue her dreams with relish.
The channel takes viewers behind the scenes of Glitterball Productions, from rehearsals, performances and radio shows to the challenges, discoveries and occasional chaos involved in building an ambitious creative business.
The Duchess of Westcliff pursues her dreams with relish.