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Archive listings for Reasons to be Cheerful (2017)

Work type: Musical.

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All performances include captioned dialogue, BSL-interpreted songs and audio description.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).
24 Oct 17 to 4 Nov 17Theatre Royal Stratford East, Outer London :: V337
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17 Oct 17 to 21 Oct 17Everyman & Playhouse, Liverpool :: V535
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10 Oct 17 to 14 Oct 17Leeds Playhouse (formerly West Yorkshire Playhouse), Leeds :: V977
listing details L2017697221
3 Oct 17 to 7 Oct 17New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich :: V81
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26 Sep 17 to 30 Sep 17NST Campus, Southampton :: V776
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12 Sep 17 to 16 Sep 17Derby Theatre, Derby :: V1830193620
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8 Sep 17 to 9 Sep 17Belgrade Theatre, Coventry :: V153
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Details

Reasons to be Cheerful archiveIt'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.

Creatives/Company

Book by: Paul Sirett
Music: Ian Dury and the Blockheads

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