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Venue	Theatre Royal Stratford East
	Also: The Red Crate/Gerry's
Town	Outer London
County	Greater London
From	22nd October 2010
To	13th November 2010
When	Tue-Sat 19:30. Sat Mat Nov 6 at 14:30
Prices	From £12.00. To £20.00.
Theatre Royal Stratford East (V337)
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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:: (T01091535724)

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

Listing:: L370254198

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