All Or Nothing gets West End transfer

(centre) Chris Simmons and Carol Harrison with the 2017 touring cast of All Or Nothing. Picture: Phil Weedon

Following a third sell-out tour, All Or Nothing – The Mod Musical, based on the story of the Small Faces, will play a limited West End season at the Arts Theatre, London from 6 February to 11 March 2018, with a press night on Thursday 8 February.

The producers of All Or Nothing have also announced the release of a 29-track cast recording, as well as a limited edition 15-track blue vinyl LP, available from today (Tuesday 10 October), from venues hosting the show on the current tour, as well as from the show website, www.allornothingmusical.com, and, when it is playing there, from the Arts Theatre.

Written and directed by the award-winning actress Carol Harrison, All Or Nothing is the story of 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 success was paved with exploitation, betrayal and, ultimately, tragedy.

The cast at the Arts Theatre will be led by Carol Harrison as Kay Marriott and Chris Simmons as the older Steve Marriott. Further casting is to be announced.

Featuring all the Small Faces’ biggest hits including ‘Itchycoo Park’ and ‘All or Nothing’, the show about the four young men from London’s East End who became the Godfathers of the Mod movement was first performed in Brighton in 2013.

Carol Harrison said of the West End transfer: “I am honoured that All Or Nothing has been embraced by so many wonderful audiences who have laughed, danced, wept and sang with us across the length and breadth of the country. I am so thrilled that we can now bring the All Or Nothing experience to the West End.”

Carol Harrison is probably best known for her role as Louise Raymond in EastEnders. Her theatre work includes Michael Rudman’s production of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman at the National, Ripen Our Darkness at the Royal Court, Alan Parker’s production of Alfie at the Liverpool Playhouse and Lee Hall’s Cooking with Elvis at the Lyceum Theatre, Crewe. She was also a founder member of Half Moon Theatre in London’s East End.

Chris Simmons is probably best known for playing the role of DC Mickey Webb for more than 12 years in the long running ITV series The Bill. His theatre credits include Alan Ayckbourn’s Absent Friends (Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage), Entertaining Strangers (Lyric Hammersmith), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (tour), Othello (tour) and Epicoene (Tristan Bates Theatre).

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 and creative consultant.

All Or Nothing is directed by Carol Harrison, with musical supervision by Pat Davey, and presented in the West End by Rock ‘n’ Roll Productions.