All the Fun of the Fair
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All the Fun of the Fair is a jukebox musical
with a book by Jon Conway, based on the songs of David Essex
. The title of the musical is taken from David Essex's 1975 album All the Fun of the Fair. The plot is fictional, not autobiographical. Its initial (provincial) run in the UK took it to Cardiff, Nottingham, Wimbledon, Milton Keynes, Plymouth, Norwich, Belfast, Birmingham, Hull, Sunderland, Southampton, Liverpool, High Wycombe, Swansea, Northampton, Llandudno and Bristol.
The show transferred to the Garrick Theatre
in the West End in April 2010 for a limited season which will conclude in September 2010.
It is touring again in late 2011
Jukebox musical
A jukebox musical is a stage or film musical that uses previously released popular songs as its musical score. Usually the songs have in common a connection with a particular popular musician or group — either because they were written by, or for, the artists in question, or were at least...
with a book by Jon Conway, based on the songs of David Essex
David Essex
David Essex OBE is an English musician, singer-songwriter and actor. Since the 1970s, Essex has attained nineteen Top 40 singles in the UK , and sixteen Top 40 albums...
. The title of the musical is taken from David Essex's 1975 album All the Fun of the Fair. The plot is fictional, not autobiographical. Its initial (provincial) run in the UK took it to Cardiff, Nottingham, Wimbledon, Milton Keynes, Plymouth, Norwich, Belfast, Birmingham, Hull, Sunderland, Southampton, Liverpool, High Wycombe, Swansea, Northampton, Llandudno and Bristol.
The show transferred to the Garrick Theatre
Garrick Theatre
The Garrick Theatre is a West End theatre, located on Charing Cross Road, in the City of Westminster. It opened on 24 April 1889 with The Profligate, a play by Arthur Wing Pinero. In its early years, it appears to have specialised in the performance of melodrama, and today the theatre is a...
in the West End in April 2010 for a limited season which will conclude in September 2010.
It is touring again in late 2011
Musical Numbers
- A Winter's TaleA Winter's Tale (David Essex song)A Winter's Tale is a song by David Essex from the 1983 album The Whisper. First released as a single in 1982, it reached #2 in the UK singles chart in January 1983.-Production and release:...
- Rosa - All the Fun of the Fair - Levi and Company
- He Noticed Me - Alice and Mary
- Here We Are All Together - Company
- Hold Me CloseHold me close"Hold Me Close" was a UK Singles Chart number-one hit single in October 1975 for three weeks by English singer David Essex.-Song profile:"Hold Me Close" is a cheery love song written by Essex and produced by Jeff Wayne. It was Essex's second and final UK #1. The B-side is titled "Good Ol' Rock and...
- Jack and Company - Pretty Thing - Jack and Alice
- Rock On - Levi and Harvey
- Me And My Girl (Nightclubbing) - Jack, Jonny and Company
- Street Fight - Harvey and Druid
- Gonna Make You a StarGonna Make You a StarGonna Make You A Star was a popular music recording by David Essex.Written by David Essex and produced by Jeff Wayne, Gonna Make You a Star was Essex's first number one single in the UK, spending three weeks at the top in November 1974....
- Company - Father And Son - Levi and Jack
- You're In My Heart - Levi, Rosa, Jack, Alice and Mary
- Lamplight - Jack
- Stay Young And Free - Harvey and Alice
- She's Leaving - Jonny, Levi, Harvey and Company
- If I Could - Jack and Alice
- Dangerous - Levi, Mary and Company
- Silver Dream Machine - Jack, Jonny and Levi
- It's Gonna Be Alright - Levi
- Here We Are All Together (Reprise) - Levi and Company