Performance

VenueHall for Cornwall
Other spaces: Cornwall Playhouse
TownTruro
CountyCornwall
From21st February 2012
To25th February 2012
What is currently on at Hall for Cornwall (V1183)

Reasons to be Cheerful

Reasons to be CheerfulT206404457
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:T206404457, musical:S1202283967, venue:V1183

Production details

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

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Company

Producer Theatre Royal Stratford East
Producer Graeae Theatre Company
Producer New Wolsey Ipswich
Director Jenny Sealey
Musical Director Robert Hyman
Design Gaelle Mellis
Lighting Ian Scott
Choreographer Mark Smith
Sound Lewis Gibson
Design Mark Haig (video)
Performer Stephen Lloyd (Vinnie)
Performer Stephen Collins (Colin)
Performer Nadia Albina (Janine)
Performer Karen Spicer (Pat)
Performer Garry Robson (Bill / Bobby)
Performer Daniel McGowan (Nick / Dave - saxophone / guitar)
Performer Robert Hyman (Uncle Harry - keyboards)
Performer John Kelly (John - vocals)
Performer Nixon Rosembert (Nixon - bass guitar)
Performer Paul Sirett (Paul - guitar)
Performer Paula Faircloth (Paula - drums)
Performer Jude Mahon (Debbie - signing / dancing)
Performer Wayne 'Pickles' Norman (Pickles - describing / dancing)
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