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LOUISE ENGLISH: ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR
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All The Fun Of The Fair information:
All The Fun Of The Fair
Starring
Louise English as Rosa and
David Essex as
Levi Lee
Garrick Theatre,
Charing Cross Road — London's West End
20 April through 5
September 2010
RAVES FOR LOUISE AS ROSA
"Miss English is a rare
commodity and, in every way, she is the archetypal, consummate leading lady."
— The Public Reviews
"Louise English delivers the performance of a
lifetime; phenomenal isn’t adequate enough a word to describe it."
— UK Theatre Network
"Louise English is the excellent narrator as fortunetelling
Rosa."
— The Northern Echo
"Louise English's sultry singing voice excels in ‘A Winter’s
Tale’."
— Sale and Altrincham Messenger
"The velvet tones of West End star Louise English
open the production."
— The Weston Mercury
Louise will make a well-deserved return to the West End
following the recent smash-hit national tour of All The Fun Of The Fair as she reprises her
highly acclaimed leading lady role starring as the beautiful and mysterious gypsy fortuneteller,
Rosa.
Set against the backdrop of a travelling
funfair and packed with dazzling stunt sequences, hilarious crafty cons and
plenty of rock ‘n’ roll, All The Fun Of The Fair is an original
action-packed musical from legendary singer and songwriter
David Essex and the
creator of Boogie Nights, Jon Conway.
Widower and funfair owner Levi Lee (David Essex) is struggling to fend off the
unwelcome attentions of an alluring and attractive divorcee whilst trying to
keep up with the ins and outs of his son’s tangled love life and lofty
ambitions. And what is he to make of the dangerous predictions of the fair’s
mysterious gypsy fortuneteller, Rosa (played by Louise), warning him about what
the future has in store?
Louise says of her role, "I'm very excited about it. It's a
musical play that's been written by Jon Conway and it's got David Essex's music
in it. I've got the lovely chance to sing that beautiful song,
A Winter's Tale, which was one of
his big hits."
"I play a gypsy called
Rosa, who's desperately in love with Levi Lee (David Essex),
and who has a daughter. She's a tough woman, she knows what she
wants and she doesn't get messed around by people and she's nobody's fool. It's
a fabulous role...this woman is sexy, she's voluptuous and she knows what she wants and
goes and gets it. And I get to sing with David Essex which is one of my dreams,
so I'm over the moon!" [Louise's quotes are from her interview with Steve Burbridge. Click here for the complete interview.]
Inspired by David’s debut album, this roller-coaster ride is underscored by
much-loved hits such as
Winter’s Tale, You're In My Heart, Here We Are All Together, Gonna Make You A Star, Me and
My Girl Nightclubbing, Silver Dream Machine, Rock On and many
more.
But, as David Essex explains, "It's more
a play with music; it's not a jukebox show." For example, his early hit Rock
On is introduced as he and Louise reminisce about the "old days". The sets
are impressive as well, including cast-driven dodgem cars, carousel horses and
motor bikes.
Joining Louise and David onstage
are: Michael Pickering as Jack;
Susan Hallam-Wright as Mary;
Nicola Brazil as Alice;
Christopher Timothy as Harvey;
Cameron Jack as Druid;
Chris Holland as Kipper; Kieran Jae as Scotty;
Tom Kanavan as Spiv; Tim Newman as Slow Jonny;
Robert Rees as Chris; Emily Tierney as
Sally; Tricia Adele-Turner as Laura;
Shona White as Rita; and Danielle York as Maisy.
All The Fun Of The
Fair is produced by Alan Darlow Productions, Jon Conway and Lee Dean, with a book by Jon Conway. The show is directed by
David Gilmore with music and orchestrations by
Ian Wherry; set and costume design by Ian Westbrook; lighting by Ben Cracknell; and sound and effects
by Steve Jonas.
And now you can order this
wonderful cast album CD featuring Louise's beautiful, touching, solo interpretation of A Winter's
Tale and her duet with David Essex, You're In My Heart, along with all of
the songs from this smash-hit musical by the original cast.
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