 Her singing gained notice in the original London Coliseum production of "Kiss Me, Kate" when the star of the show Patricia Morison was ill. Larner was her understudy; she had previously been a member of the chorus.She then toured as Kate/Lilli in "Kiss Me, Kate" with Christopher Hewett as Fred/Petruchio, and played leading roles in West End productions of "Wish You Were Here", "Kismet", and "Camelot" with Laurence Harvey as Arthur.She recruited millions more admirers with her numerous television appearances.