Reasons to be Cheerful

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T206404457 (NEWWOLSEY12) All performances include captioned dialogue, BSL-interpreted songs and audio description.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).
3 Apr 12 to 7 Apr 12	Playhouse, Nottingham :: V457 listing details L02115229664
28 Mar 12 to 1 Apr 12	Hackney Empire, Outer London :: V309 listing details L1298834171
20 Mar 12 to 24 Mar 12	Dundee Repertory Theatre, Dundee :: V596 listing details L297081163
13 Mar 12 to 17 Mar 12	Watford Palace Theatre, Watford :: V55 listing details L01183845086
1 Mar 12 to 4 Mar 12	Hull Truck Theatre, Hull :: V935 listing details L01600161979
21 Feb 12 to 25 Feb 12	Hall for Cornwall, Truro :: V1183 listing details L01900641580
9 Feb 12 to 18 Feb 12	New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich :: V81 listing details L1124577800
T01091535724 (STRATFORDEAST10) 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. Performer Nadia Albina (Janine). Performer Stephen Collins (Colin). Performer Stephen Lloyd (Vinnie). Performer Daniel McGowan ( Dave). Performer Garry Robson (Bobby). Performer Karen Spicer ( Pat). Performer Mat Fraser. Performer Nixon Rosembert. Performer John Kelly. Performer Robert Hyman.
22 Oct 10 to 13 Nov 10	Theatre Royal, Stratford East, Outer London :: V337 listing details L370254198
14 Oct 10 to 16 Oct 10	New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich :: V81 listing details L01526812547

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Play :: 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.

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