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Graeae Theatre Company present Reasons To Be Cheerful
Part gig, part play, Reasons to be Cheerful raised the roof in 2010 with its red-hot band and gritty coming of age tale, leaving audiences shouting for more.
It's 1979: Labour loses to the Tories, strikes rock the nation, and Ian Dury and the Blockheads' Reasons to be Cheerful (Part 3) climbs the charts. As the ultimate fans, Vinnie and his mates would do anything to see Dury at the Hammersmith Odeon, only the gig is sold out.
But life has a habit of throwing strange things at you, and one night of frustration becomes something else entirely...
Written by Paul Sirett and directed by Graeae's Jenny Sealey, this acclaimed coming of age tale featuring Ian Dury and the Blockheads' greatest hits such as Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll, Sweet Gene Vincent, Spasticus Autisticus and Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick will fill theatres with raucous glee once again. 'Ave it!
"The stage gives off a million volts."
The Guardian
Watford Palace
Theatre
13 March – 17 March 2012
Tickets £11.50 – £22.00
www.watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk
Box Office: 01923 225671
Hackney Empire
28 Mar – 1 April 2012
Tickets £10 – £27.50
www.hackneyempire.co.uk
Box Office: 020 8985 2424
Visit www.reasonstobecheerfulthemusical.co.uk/ to find out more about the play
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