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Writer: Jon Conway Music + lyrics: David Essex Director: Nikolai Foster Reviewer: Jonathan Grant The Public Reviews Rating: All The Fun of The Fair is a rare piece of musical theatre. Unashamedly a feel-good “juke box musical”, it is also, perhaps the only such show that actually boasts the original artiste as lead performer. The publicity proclaims David [...]

Music & Lyrics: David Essex Book: Jon Conway Director: Nikolai Foster Reviewer: Christopher Owen The Public Reviews Rating: After his mother dies, Jack and his father Levi, the owner of a travelling funfair, struggle to carry on with the same enthusiasm as before. With worries of financial ruin, and the need to support their fellow travellers and friends [...]

Music and Lyrics: David Essex Book: Jon Conway Director: Nikolai Foster Reviewer: Tony Oliver The Public Reviews Rating: “We’re gonna make you a star r r r . We gonna make you a Star!!!!” Clap your hands and sing-a-long, especially if you are a child of the 70s. When the audience burst into applause as David Essex appeared [...]

Music and Lyrics: David Essex Book: Job Conway Director: Nikolai Foster Reviewer: Lu Greer The Public Reviews Rating: All the Fun of the Fair, based around the album of the same name by David Essex, and starring the man himself, tells the tale of a travelling fair owner, his son, and the women they love. While the [...]

Music and Lyrics: David Essex Book: Jon Conway Director: Nikolai Foster The Public Reviews Rating: There was a great deal of excitement coming from the audience at All The Fun of The Fair at The Mayflower Theatre, Southampton last night, partly due to the prospect of seeing a wall of death motorcycle ride but mostly at the [...]

Music & Lyrics: David Essex Writer: Jon Conway Director: Nikolai Foster Reviewer: Deborah Klayman The Public Reviews Rating: There are currently a number of musicals that are based around the hits of a band or singer – many of which are currently in the West End – and if one is successful then it stands to reason [...]

Music and Lyrics: David Essex Book: Jon Conway Director: Nikolai Foster Reviewer: Glen Pearce The Public Reviews Rating: There’s something nostalgic about seaside funfairs, you know what’s coming, it may be a bit of a bumpy ride along the way and it’s never going to compete with the brasher theme parks. In many ways the same can be [...]

Music and Lyrics: David Essex Book: Jon Conway Director: Nikolai Foster Reviewer: Sue Cartwright The Public Reviews Rating: David Essex has had a career spanning four decades, a career that has seen him enjoy success both as a pop star and musical theatre star and this show is a vehicle for both those careers. The premise of the [...]