Performance

Venue	Theatre Royal Stratford East
	Other spaces: The Red Crate/Gerry's
Town	Outer London
County	Greater London
From	24th October 2017
To	4th November 2017
When	19:30. Thu, Sat Mats 14:30
What is currently on at Theatre Royal Stratford East (V337)

Reasons to be Cheerful

T1259892476
It's 1979. Ian Dury and the Blockheads' new single Reasons to be Cheerful (part 3) is climbing the charts. Labour has just lost the recent election to the Tories. Vinnie and his mates are big Ian Dury fans and they are desperate to see him at the Hammersmith Odeon but the gig is sold out. Vinnie will do anything to get tickets, but life is complicated. His dad is dying; the girl he loves is going out with his boss at the supermarket, and his own band never stops fighting. But the opportunity to get tickets for the gig arises and events take a surprising turn. Set during a time of political change and economic hardship, Dury's songs provide a powerful political and emotional backdrop to this coming-of-age tale.

Book by	Paul Sirett
Music	Ian Dury and the Blockheads

Archive :: production:T1259892476, musical:S1202283967, venue:V337

Production details

All performances include captioned dialogue, BSL-interpreted songs and audio description.

Special Performances

2 Nov 17 Relaxed

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Company

Producer	Graeae Theatre Company (in association with the Belgrade Theatre Coventry)
Director	Jenny Sealey
Director	Daryl Beeton (associate director)
Design	Liz Ascroft
Lighting	Ian Scott
Sound	Lewis Gibson
Choreographer	Mark Smith
Musical Director	Joey Hickman
Director	Sarah Hughes (CDG casting director)
Performer	Stephen Lloyd (Vinnie)
Performer	Stephen Collins (Colin)
Performer	Beth Hinton-Lever (Janine)
Performer	Gerard McDermott (Bill / Bobby)
Performer	Karen Spicer (Pat)
Performer	Jude Mahon (Debbie)
Performer	Wayne Norman (Pickles)
Performer	Joey Hickman (Cousin Joey)
Performer	John Kelly (Lead Vocals)
Performer	Nixon Rosembert (Bass)
Performer	Paula Stanbridge-Faircloth (Drums)
Performer	Max Runham (percussion)
Performer	Louis Schultz-Wiremu (saxophone)
Performer	Paul Sirett (guitar)

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