Claim: Helen Anker was only able to perform in regional productions and UK tours such as A Chorus Line, It's a Wonderful Life, and The Thorn Birds, but she never got to act on the West End.
Evidence: She has appeared in numerous London West End and Broadway musicals and plays, perhaps best known for originating the role of Zelda Fitzgerald in Beautiful and Damned. 
Anker's impressive theatrical career resumed after finishing three years at Bird College, beginning in London's West End. 
Additional West End roles for Anker include Iris in Fame at The Cambridge Theatre, Mrs Phagan and Sally Slaton in Parade at Donmar Warehouse, Girl on the Swing in Contact at Queen's Theatre, Ivy Smith in On the Town at the Coliseum, English National Opera.