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Our House
Book by TIM FIRTH
Music & Lyrics by MADNESS
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with
MTI EUROPE
7 - 10 February 2018
7.30 p.m. each evening and 2.30 p.m. Saturday Matinee
Tickets £11 & £9
The Iveshead Theatre
(formerly Hind Leys Theatre)
Forest St, Shepshed, Leics., LE12 9DB |
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PREVIOUS
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NEXT
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| CAST |
| CREDITS |
| SYNOPSIS |
| MUSIC |
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CAST
| Joe Casey |
Joe |
| Sarah |
Olivia |
| Joe's Dad |
Tom H |
| Kath Casey |
Lulu |
| Emmo |
Ben |
| Lewis |
Jed |
| Billie |
Beth |
| Angie |
Paige |
| Reecey |
Oliver H |
| Mr Pressman |
Alex |
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| Backing Vocalists (Police, Sales reps, Casey St Inhabiltants & Caribbean combo) |
Isabel, Katie & Susie |
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| OTHER CAST, IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE: |
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| Photographer/Security Guard |
Freya |
| Priest/Uncle/Callum/Stallholder |
Ryan |
| Nun/Security Guard/Harper |
Georgia |
| Mary, Barmaid/Aunt/Smith |
Lydia |
| Magistrate/Massey |
Zoe |
| Joe's Solicitor |
Isabel |
| Council Solicitor |
Katie |
| Youth Custody Officer |
Susie |
| Schoolgirl 1/Neighbour |
Scarlett |
| Schoolgirl 2/Sales Representative |
Josie |
| Mr Jesmond/Alarms Boos/Small Time Lawyer/Stallholder |
Will |
| Joe's Double/Ray, Car Dealer/Grandad/Car Salesman |
Rhys |
| Careers Officer?Sales Representative |
Millie-Mae |
| Dog Man/Clown /Elvis Weddding Official |
Oliver L |
| Neighbours |
Alice |
| Security Guard/Barrister |
Charlotte |
| Heather/Sales Representative/Stallholder |
Nicola |
| Sales Representative/Mrs Pressman/Clerk |
Maddie |
| Julie/Stallholder |
Mia |
| Ensemble |
Ayeka, Jacob, Jessica & Sophie |
CREDITS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
| Producer & Director |
Adrian Dobson |
| Musical Director |
Hazel Needham |
| Choreographer |
Wendy Spencer |
| Assistant Choreographers |
Helen Starkey & Michelle White |
| Costumes |
Sue Penver & Lorna North |
| Stage Management |
Kevin Spencer |
| Stage Crew |
Alan Jamieson, Ian Whittle, Nigel Starkey, Paul Savage,
Pete Yeomans,
Will Thompson |
| Set Design |
Adrian Dobson |
| Set Construction & Painting |
Kevin Spencer, Joe Harrison, Olivia Needham
& Wendy Spencer |
| Lighting & Design |
Charlie Kent |
| Sound & Technical |
James White |
| Properties |
Jane Whittle |
| Front Of House Manager & Raffle |
Lorna North |
| Box Office |
Kimberley Halford |
| Photography |
Richard & Alex Halford |
| Poster & Programme |
Joe Harrison |
| Fundraising |
Jane Whittle |
| Lead Chaperone |
Helen Starkey |
| Videography |
Wallis Videos |
| Publicity/Website |
Adrian Dobson |
| Patrons Secretary |
Carol Beasley |
| Additional Thanks |
The Iveshead School; The Beacon Academy;
Christchurch Methodist Church; Hawthorn Theatrical;
Helen Whysall; Jim Moreland; Danni Starkey;
Rowan Beaumont; Our Patrons; Our Volunteer Front
Of House Staff; and anyone else who has assisted or supported us in any way for this production
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SYNOPSIS
Revolving around the music of British band, Madness, Our House follows the story of London lad Joe Casey. On the night of his sixteenth birthday, an over-excited Joe takes Sarah, the girl of his dreams, out for a romantic evening. On a whim, he breaks into a new building development near his house to show Sarah the view over north London. When the police come, Joe faces a tough decision: to run, or give himself up. It is at this point that the story splits in two as we follow the fortunes, and misfortunes, of Good Joe and Bad Joe. Good Joe stays, hands himself over to the police and faces imprisonment and social embarrassment,. However Bad Joe flees, leaving Sarah alone, and turning his lucky escape into a high-risk future in illegal business. Once released from juvenile detention, Good Joe fights to keep Sarah as she drifts further away from him, caught up in university life. Meanwhile Bad Joe gets in with a criminal crowd and becomes a successful, if dishonest, businessman in property development . He meets Sarah once more and she is bowled over by his new, confident lifestyle. Swept away, Sarah marries Bad Joe in Vegas but soon lives to regret her decision. Meanwhile, Good Joe struggles to earn an honest living and must accept that Sarah has a new life and a new boyfriend. But when his beloved Casey Street is threatened with demolition, he turns to Sarah once more in her new role as a lawyer and the pair rekindle their love.
The two differing paths of Joe Casey’s future are carefully watched over by Joe’s deceased father, who regrets his own criminal choices that saw him neglect his family. As the parallel worlds of Good and Bad Joe Casey head towards an explosive climax, we find out which decision the 16-year-old Joe made--to turn his back on a life of crime and do the right thing.
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MUSICAL NUMBERS
| ACT ONE |
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| Opening/Los Palmas 7 |
Instrumental |
| Our House |
Joe, Emmo, Lewis & Company |
| Simple Equation |
Dad & Backing Vocalists |
| My Girl |
Joe, Emmo, Lewis & Dad |
| Simple Equation (Reprise) |
Dad & Backing Vocalists |
| All I Wanted/My Girl |
Dad, Kath & Joe |
| Baggy Trousers |
Reecey, Emmo, Lewis, Joe, Mr Jesmond & Company |
| Simple Equation (Reprise 2) |
Dad |
| Embarrassment |
Joe, Careers Officer, Reecey, Billie, Angie, Emmo, Lewis, Aunt, Shabby Uncle, Grandad, Kath, Sarah, Dog Man, Clown, Neighbours & Security Guards |
| Embarrassment (Reprise-Encouragement Version) |
Joe,Heather, Alarms Boss & Sales Representives |
| Driving In My Car |
Joe, Emmo, Lewis, Sarah, Billie & Angie |
| My Girl (Reprise) |
Sarah & Dad |
| Driving In My Car (Reprise-Big Band Version) |
Joe, Dad & Salesman |
| Simple Equation (Reprise 3) |
Dad & Backing Vocalists |
| The Return Of Los Palmas 7 |
Instrumental |
| Shut Up |
Reecey, Joe & Police |
| Tomorrow's Just Another Day/The Sun And The Rain |
Joe, Sarah, Prisoners & Company |
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| ACT TWO |
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| Night Boat To Cairo |
Dad |
| Wings Of A Dove |
Billie, Angie, Carribbean Combo & Company |
| One Better Day |
Dad, Joe, Kath & Backing Vocalists |
| Our House (Reprise) |
Joe & Dad |
| Rise And Fall |
Joe & Ensemble |
| House Of Fun/Rise and Fall/My Girl |
Joe, Julie, Pressman & Backing Vocals |
| NW5 |
Sarah, Dad, Billie & Angie |
| Embarrassment (Reprise-Law Firm) |
Joe, Clerk, Barrister, Harper, Smith,Massey &
Small Time Lawyer |
| My Girl/NW5/Simple Equation |
Sarah, Dad & Backing Vocals |
| It Must Be Love |
Sarah & Joe |
| The Sun And The Rain (Reprise) |
Joe, Stallholders & Company |
| Simple Equation (Reprise 4) |
Dad & Joe |
| Primrose Hill/Our House (Reprise) |
Dad, Joe & Company |
| Bows/Encore |
Company |
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