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Tony Staveacre

TONY STAVEACRE  (1942 - )

 Nationality:    British
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TONY STAVEACRE is a writer/producer, whose specialities are popular culture, oral history, music and comedy. He is the author of four books: 'Al Bowlly' (biography), 'The Songwriters', 'Slapstick!' and 'A Modest Maestro' (published in 2011) His tv credits have included 'Irving Berlin - the Voice of the City' (winner of Ace Award, USA), 'Tango Nuevo', 'Organ Imperial' (Decca/HTV), 'Behind the Scenes' (BBC-2), 'Tango Maestro' (BBC Four), 'The Old Boys Band' (BBC-1 2006), 'Legends - Al Bowlly' (BBC Four 2007). For radio, he has produced many documentaries, plays, and comedy programmes, most recently 'Wodehouse in Hollywood' and 'Kington's Last Tapes' (for Radio 4), and 'The Bands That Mattered' (series) for Radio 2. He has written several plays for the theatre, including 'Fred Karno's Army', 'Wodehouse on Broadway', 'The Very Thought of You' and 'Jigsy' (2012).

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below is a list of Tony Staveacre's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Follies Of Weston-Super-Mare         Fred Karno's Army         Jigsy         Very Thought Of You, The - Songs And Souvenirs Of Al Bowlly         Wodehouse On Broadway

Follies Of Weston-Super-Mare

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'a Laugh a Minute but Never a Single Blush!' Later adapted as a vehicle for Bill Pertwee's reminiscences of his concert party experiences - 'Pertwee's Follies'. (Weston Playhouse 2002).

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Weston Playhouse    1998

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Good Old Concert Party

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Fred Karno's Army

Synopsis:
about the legendary showman, who discovered Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel, created The Crazy Gang and died broke and forgotten. Starring Chris Harris, Kerry Shale, Kevin Lloyd, Linda Polan

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music-hall play Biographical

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Jigsy

Synopsis:
JIGSY is a play for one actor about a Liverpool comedian on his uppers.

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Starring LES DENNIS, it was premiered at Tobacco Factory Theatre in Bristol in October 2011. then toured in 2012: Highgate, Edinburgh fringe, Tobacco Factory (Bristol) and Royal Court, Liverpool, where the actor received a standing ovation every night.

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Very Thought Of You, The - Songs And Souvenirs Of Al Bowlly

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The story of the great crooner's short and hectic life, presented as a one-woman musical show by Kate McNab

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Wodehouse On Broadway

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An adaptation of P.G.Wodehouse's account of his life as a songwriter in the pioneering days of American musical comedy, when he worked with Jerome Kern, Cole Porter and the Gershwins.

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