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Reasons to be Cheerful

T01091535724
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:T01091535724, musical:S1202283967, venue:V81

Special Performances


  • 14 Oct 10 Captioned
  • 15 Oct 10 Captioned
  • 16 Oct 10 Captioned
  • 16 Oct 10 Captioned

Performance

VenueNew Wolsey Theatre
Other spaces: Studio, NW2
TownIpswich
CountySuffolk
From14th October 2010
To16th October 2010
When19:45. Sat Mat 14:30
PricesFrom £8.50. To £14.50.
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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
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
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