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The story and music of Dusty Springfield. Carol is a Dusty Springfield's biggest fan. Now a middle aged housewife and mother to two grown up children, she has reached a crossroads in her life. Carol looks back on those formative teenage years of the early 60's when life promised so much...and the time her lifetime idol was discovered. Featuring nearly thirty of Dusty's most famous songs including I Only Want To Be With You, Son of a Preacher Man and Stay Awhile, a multi-talented cast and a sensational band sing and dance their way through the story of the great British Icon of Pop that is Dusty Springfield. This production was endorsed by Dusty herself as well as her manager Vicky Wickham. <a href="http://www.dustythemusical.co.uk/">Web Site</a>

Cast/Performers

Mari Wilson (Dusty), Chrissie Cotterill, David Streames, Susannah Bray, Jayne Nesbitt, Tim Clark, Gordon Kenny, Robert Rawles, Debbie Paul, Elizabeth Hill, Alison Burrows, Claire Bryan, Brian Douglas

Creatives/Company

Book by: Paul Prescott
Producer: Paul Farrah
Director(s): Bob Tomson, Colin Cattle (music)
Choreographer: Gillian Gregory
Design: Charles Cusick Smith
Lighting: Joe Atkins

Dusty the Musical

Dusty the Musical (Musical) production archive for QTIX code T1403732019. Details of all Dusty the Musical archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S01857174982

Archive Listings

17 Jul 00 to 22 Jul 00	Theatre Royal Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive
10 Jul 00 to 15 Jul 00	New Victoria Theatre Woking, Surrey Performance Details => Venue archive
3 Jul 00 to 8 Jul 00	Theatre Royal Brighton, East Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive
26 Jun 00 to 1 Jul 00	His Majesty's Theatre Aberdeen Performance Details => Venue archive
19 Jun 00 to 24 Jun 00	Theatre Royal Plymouth Plymouth, Devon Performance Details => Venue archive
5 Jun 00 to 10 Jun 00	Theatre Royal Norwich, Norfolk Performance Details => Venue archive
29 May 00 to 3 Jun 00	Theatre Royal Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear Performance Details => Venue archive
23 May 00 to 27 May 00	Palace Theatre Manchester, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive
15 May 00 to 20 May 00	Mayflower Theatre Southampton, Hampshire Performance Details => Venue archive
8 May 00 to 13 May 00	Cliffs Pavilion Southend-on-Sea, Essex Performance Details => Venue archive
2 May 00 to 6 May 00	Alexandra Theatre Birmingham, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive
24 Apr 00 to 29 Apr 00	Bristol Hippodrome Bristol, City of Bristol Performance Details => Venue archive
3 Apr 00 to 8 Apr 00	Arts Theatre Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Performance Details => Venue archive
27 Mar 00 to 1 Apr 00	Hull New Theatre Hull, Humberside Performance Details => Venue archive
20 Mar 00 to 25 Mar 00	Chichester Festival Theatre Chichester, West Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive
13 Mar 00 to 18 Mar 00	Liverpool Empire Theatre Liverpool, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive
6 Mar 00 to 11 Mar 00	Belgrade Theatre Coventry, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive
23 Feb 00 to 4 Mar 00	Churchill Theatre Bromley, Kent Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

Kentish Times: 11Jan01:
[Paul Prescott] s book struggles in the first half to find an effective balance between pathos and humour. In the second half the script delivers more punch and better constructed scenes, bringing out the fact that everyone can relate some of the greatest popular music to some of the most banal moments of their life. [Mari Wilson] is impressive as she climbs a vocal Everest of Springfield classics. [Bob Tomson] is best known for directing Blood Brothers and this production shares that show s bustling, no-nonsense style with minimal staging and very open performances.

: 11Jan01:
I am a huge Dusty Springfield fan and now, having seen the show and loved it, I am also a huge Mari Wilson fan. She does Dusty unimaginable justice, singing with emotion and immense talent and impressing with her subtle understated acting. Definitely another white soul queen!!! Check her out she's a class act. Also amazing set and uplifting music from the band....if I could I would give it a 6!!! Grayce x

User Reviews

Kentish Times (11Jan01): [Paul Prescott] s book struggles in the first half to find an effective balance between pathos and humour. In the second half the script delivers more punch and better constructed scenes, bringing out the fact that everyone can relate some of the greatest popular music to some of the most banal moments of their life. [Mari Wilson] is impressive as she climbs a vocal Everest of Springfield classics. [Bob Tomson] is best known for directing Blood Brothers and this production shares that show s bustling, no-nonsense style with minimal staging and very open performances.

USER (11Jan01): I am a huge Dusty Springfield fan and now, having seen the show and loved it, I am also a huge Mari Wilson fan. She does Dusty unimaginable justice, singing with emotion and immense talent and impressing with her subtle understated acting. Definitely another white soul queen!!! Check her out she's a class act. Also amazing set and uplifting music from the band....if I could I would give it a 6!!! Grayce x

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