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Venue	Hackney Empire
	Also: Bullion Room Theatre, Acorn Theatre
Town	Outer London
County	Greater London
From	28th March 2012
To	1st April 2012
When	Wed, Thu 19:30. Fr, Sat 20:00. Sat Mat 14:30
Prices	From £10.00. To £27.50.
Hackney Empire (V309)
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Reasons to be Cheerful

Work:: Reasons to be Cheerful (S1202283967)

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

Production:: (T206404457)

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)

Listing:: L1298834171

Production details

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

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