ALL OR NOTHING
THE SMASH HIT UK MUSICAL THEATRE SENSATION
WRITTEN BY AND STARRING AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS CAROL HARRISON
FEATURING CHRIS SIMMONS
CONFIRMS THIRD MAJOR UK TOUR FROM SEPTEMBER 2017
AS TICKET SALES TOP £1 MILLION
ALL OR NOTHING, the Small Faces musical sensation, will tour the UK from September 2017 on its third major outing. The show, which opened to critical acclaim and nightly standing ovations at the Vaults Theatre in London in March 2016 before heading out on the first of two UK tours, announced this week that total ticket sales had topped over £1 million.
The current national tour finishes in Cheltenham on 29 July and the third Autumn tour begins in September at Greenwich Theatre and ends at Harrogate Theatre on 11 November (full list in Listings Information).
Written and directed by the award-winning actress Carol Harrison, ALL OR NOTHING tells the electrifying yet bittersweet tale of Kenney Jones, Ian McLagan, Ronnie Lane and Steve Marriott; four charismatic young kids from East London with humour, attitude, passion and above all talent. They became the Small Faces and were rocketed into the big time, only to discover the path to fantastic success is paved with exploitation, betrayal and ultimately tragedy.
Carol Harrison plays Kay Marriott, at certain performances, with Stefan Edwards as Kenney Jones, Russell Floyd as Don Arden, Josh Maddison as Ian McLagan, Joseph Peters as Jimmy Winston, Samuel Pope as Young Steve Marriott, Chris Simmons as Steve Marriott and Stanton Wright as Ronnie Lane. The cast also includes Daniel Beales, Sophia Behn, Melissa Brown-Taylor, Daisy Darvill, Fran Dearlove, Katie Faye, Alexander Gold and Danielle Johnson.
The Sunday Express calls it “A smile-inducing night of Mod nostalgia” with The Daily Mail’s Richard Littlejohn adding, “There are some great gags, the music is marvellous” and the Daily Telegraph agreeing that “All or Nothing delivers the goods. At once cheeky and reverential”. “Wow! Just wow! This incredible musical takes your breath away… Harrison directs it beautifully” said The Daily Record.
ALL OR NOTHING celebrates the unique sound of the iconic Mod band. Played live, the musical is packed full of all the timeless hits, including the brilliant Whatcha Gonna Do About It, Tin Soldier, Lazy Sunday, Here Comes the Nice, Itchycoo Park and of course All or Nothing.
In 1964, a new phenomenon exploded on to the dingy British streets. It was the essence of all that was cool. It was Mod. Mods stuck two fingers up at the class-ridden society and its dull redundant culture. They were working-class free spirits who rode sexy streamlined Italian Vespas or Lambrettas. The sharpest Mod of all was known as a ‘face’. The Small Faces encapsulated all that is Mod, a unique blend of taste and testosterone, neat, clothes obsessed, and streetwise. But these cult sophisticates shared another passion, their dedication to ‘Rhythm and Blues.’
Carol Harrison said “It’s a real honour to be able to bring the extraordinary world of the Small Faces back to the fans and to a brand new audience, young and old. Our live band and cast tell the story of the rise and fall of the band, a journey as vivid and colourful as their sound, and get to showcase an amazing catalogue of music – hard edged R&B. This is music which influenced a generation of musicians from Paul Weller and The Jam to Oasis, Blur, The Verve and The Arctic Monkeys, not to mention millions of fans. Book – it’s truly a concert of a lifetime!”
Carol Harrison is an award-winning actress and writer, well known for her theatre and TV work. Carol is probably best known as the exciting, fiery and passionate Louise Raymond in Eastenders. The storyline between her and son-in-law Grant Mitchell gripped the nation and it was for this storyline that Eastenders won the BAFTA for ”Best Soap” for the first time. For seven years she played the incorrigible Gloria in the popular series Brushstrokes, and also starred opposite Ray Winstone as sassy Loretta in the comedy series Get Back. She also starred as Dorothy in two series of London’s Burning. Her latest TV movie Martha, Jac a Sianco for S4C won six BAFTA awards.
Chris Simmons is probably best known for playing the role of DC Mickey Webb for over twelve years in the long running ITV series The Bill. He has also appeared in EastEnders as Mark Garland, a love interest for Kat Moon and in the Tracy Beaker spin-off CBBC show, The Dumping Ground.
The show is endorsed and supported by many of those who feature in its story, including singer P.P. Arnold and Steve Marriott’s daughter Mollie Marriott, who is the show’s vocal coach.
www.allornothingthemusical.com
LISTINGS INFORMATION
4-7 September Greenwich Theatre
8-10 September Liverpool Philharmonic
12-16 September Palace Theatre, Southend
18-20 September Wyvern Theatre, Swindon
21-23 September Bury St Edmunds Theatre Royal
25-26 September Gala Theatre, Durham
27-30 September Storyhouse Theatre, Chester
2-4 October Stirling McRobert Theatre
5-7 October Dundee Repertory Theatre
10-14 October Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
17-19 October Belfast Waterfront Theatre
20-21 October Dublin Helix
24-25 October Preston Charter Theatre
27-28 October Mayflower Theatre Southampton
30 October-1 Nov Queen’s Theatre Barnstaple
2-4 November Princess Theatre Torquay
6-11 November Harrogate Theatre
ALL OR NOTHING – THE QUOTES
The Daily Star Sunday, “Funny fiery and brave… you’ll have a rocking night out”,
The Mail on Sunday “Entertainingly written… full of energy”.
The Stage, “The group capture that unmistakable mix of anger and arrogance that defined the Mod sound.”
West End Wilma, “If you’re looking for a fun night out and some good old British Pop culture- get your tickets!”
Camden New Journal “Truly memorable”.
UDiscoverMusic.com, “Exuberant, celebratory and enormous fun”
MusicalTheatreReview.com, “It stands proud above the others (despite the band’s diminutive stature)”