Stage Play: Joan & Jimmy (March 2019)

Subject: Joan & Jimmy
From: Vic Smith
Date: 16 Feb 19 - 12:00 PM

This was posted by Janet Russell on Facebook. I'm sure it will be of interest to some Yorkshire Mudcatters:-

Jim Woodland's play about Joan Littlewood and Ewan McColl (or Jimmy Miller) is on in Keighley at the Central Hall, Alice Street on the Wednesday 20th of March at 7.30pm. It's about a very specific time in their lives, before Joan went to stay in London, and before Jimmy became Ewan. There are songs! To book Keighley tickets see "Joan & Jimmy" on Eventbrite, (it would help us to know how many are coming beforehand) or come to Central Hall at 7pm to get tickets on the door £10 and £8 concessions.

The link for buying advance tickets is here.

Subject: RE: Joan & Jimmy
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 16 Feb 19 - 12:03 PM

Bugger! I have been roped in to work that night :-( I could have bused it to there and back easily.

Saw Janet at Skipton Folk Club a couple of weeks back though. She was very good.

Subject: RE: Joan & Jimmy
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 17 Feb 19 - 04:53 AM

Joan and Jimmy http://blaize.uk.net/joan-and-jimmy/

Thu Feb 28, 7.30pm, Bowes & Gilmonby Parish Hall, DL12 9HU Tele – 01833 628343 Bowes, Barnard Castle, Co Durham

Fri Mar 1, 8.00pm, Goostrey Village Hall, Main Road, Goostrey, Crewe, CW4 8PE Tele – 01477544467/ [e-mail]/ (online tickets – https://www.ticketsource.us/date/620438)

Sat Mar 2, 7.30pm, Lion Salt Works, Ollershaw Lane, Marston, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 6ES Tele – 01606 275066/ www.lionsaltworks.westcheshiremuseums.co.uk
(online tickets https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/589333)

Fri Mar 8, 7.30pm Halton Mill, Mill Lane, Halton, Lancashire, LA2 6ND Tele -07582 789406/ www.spotonlancashire.co.uk

Sat Mar 9, 8.00pm Mellor Brook Community Centre, 7 Whalley Road, Mellor Brook, Blackburn BB2 7PR Tele- 07377 788716/ www.spotonlancashire.co.uk

Sun Mar 10, 7.30pm Longton Victory Memorial Club, PR4 5DL Tele – 01772 616800/ www.spotonlancashire.co.uk School Lane, Longton, Preston

Thu Mar 14, 7.30pm Assembly Rooms, Queen Street, Barton-on-Humber ,DN18 5QP Tele – 01652 637568 /[e-mail] /www.champltd.org

Sun Mar 17, 7.30pm Swanland Village Hall, Main Street, Swanland HU14 3QR Tele – 01482 634863/[e-mail]

Wed Mar 20, 7.30pm Central Hall, Alice St, Keighley BD21 3JD Tele – 01535 670717

Thu Mar 21, 7.30pm Allendale Village Hall, Leadgate, Allendale, Northumberland, NE47 9PR Tickets – 07854 982721

Fri Mar 22, 7.30pm Wingates Village Institute, Wingates, Northumberland, NE65 8RW Tele – 01669 620512

Sat Mar 23, 7.30pm Wreay Village Hall, Chapel Hill, Wreay, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA4 0RL Tele – 01697 475309

Sun, Mar 24, 7.30pm Crosby Ravensworth Village Hall, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 3HY Tele -07584 251352

Subject: RE: Joan & Jimmy
From: The Sandman
Date: 17 Feb 19 - 09:39 AM

when did he change his name from jimmy miller and why did he

Subject: RE: Joan & Jimmy
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 09 Mar 19 - 06:48 PM

Joan and Jimmy is now on tour. It's an excellent production, with a cast of four.

The principal characters are Ewan MacColl, Joan Littlewood, Jean Newlove and Gerry Raffles. Ewan battles against Gerry Raffles, his old persona Jimmy Miller and the Military Police too. The play ends as they set off to make their mark in London.

Jim Woodland wrote the excellent script and contributed the songs too, just as Ewan MacColl once did.

Subject: RE: Joan & Jimmy
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 12 Mar 19 - 06:45 AM

Qlooks interesting, but too far away to attend. Maybe something that could be put on at this year's Whitby Folk Week?
By the way, I nearly bypassed this thread: the thread title doesn't exactly give many clues. In rhe end, curiosity won!

Subject: RE: Joan & Jimmy
From: GUEST,JHW
Date: 12 Mar 19 - 02:54 PM

Saw it at Bowes. Booked before I saw this. Worth seeing but not worth seeing twice.
Yes might be of interest at Whitby thought it isn't folky. There were no snippets of plays they did.

Subject: RE: Joan & Jimmy
From: GUEST,JHW
Date: 14 Mar 19 - 06:40 AM

'the thread title doesn't exactly give many clues'
Yes. Its the title of the play.
(JHW not to blame for either)
NB I used to be a member but the robots seem to have thought better of that so now I'm a Guest. WTH

Subject: RE: Joan & Jimmy
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 16 Mar 19 - 05:32 PM

"Yes, it's the title of the play".
Yes, I realised that AFTER opening the thread (which I nearly didn't) - but when you only see the very short thread title, it maybe needs to send out a bit more of a message to get people to open the thread in the first place. Not blaming you, JHW!
Maybe something like "Joan and Jimmy- new play with music about Joan Lttlewood and Jimmy Miler" - could a kindly Mudelf possibly expand it?

Subject: RE: Stage Play: Joan & Jimmy (March 2019)
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 17 Mar 19 - 07:44 PM

Thanks Mudelf!

Subject: RE: Stage Play: Joan & Jimmy (March 2019)
From: GUEST,GERRY HARRISON
Date: 17 Aug 20 - 08:00 AM

HELLO
I AM ENTERING THIS THREAD RATHER LATE, BUT I HOPE THAT SOMEONE CAN PICK THIS ENQUIRY UP. I AM NOW AN AUTHOR, BUT IN THE DAYS WHEN I WAS STARTING OUT AS AN ACTOR, EARLY 1960S, I WORKED AT STRATFORD EAST.
MY LAST BOOK HAD A BIT ABOUT BBC MANCHESTER IN THE LATE 1930s, THE COMMUNIST PARTY IN MANCHESTER AT THAT TIME AND JOAN AND JIMMY.
I HAVE SINCE BEEN ENCOURAGED TO WRITE A BOOK ABOUT JOAN AND JIMMY, AND AM IN THE EARLY STAGES OF RESEARCH. FIRST, I WOULD LOVE TO READ THE PLAY BY JIM WOODLAND. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT BLAIZE COMMUNITY ARTS BUT RECEIVED NO REPLY.
IS THERE ANYONE IN YOUR FORUM WHO CAN INTRODUCE ME TO JIM, OR CAN POINT ME TOWARDS PEOPLE WHO HAVE MEMORIES OF THAT TIME OR WHERE I CAN BEGIN, BEARING IN MIND THAT THAT I AM LOCKED DOWN (OR "LOCKED UP") IN SOUTHERN ENGLAND. THANK YOU
GERRY

Subject: RE: Stage Play: Joan & Jimmy (March 2019)
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 17 Aug 20 - 08:28 AM

No need to SHOUT.

Dave H

Subject: RE: Stage Play: Joan & Jimmy (March 2019)
From: GUEST,Ray
Date: 17 Aug 20 - 11:26 AM

If you're writing a book about that period you'll no doubt want to look at the files the "thought police" had on them and the Theatre Workshop at the time which are, surprisingly, available at the National Archives under Ref's - KV 2/2175, KV 2/2176, KV 2/3178, KV 2/3179 and KV 2/3180.

Even more surprisingly, thanks to Covid 19, you can currently download them for free if you have an account. How long this will last, remains to be seen!

Subject: RE: Stage Play: Joan & Jimmy (March 2019)
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Aug 20 - 01:51 PM

Gerry Harrison; you may be able to contact Jim Woodland through Settle Voices, where Jim's partner, Janet Russell, is the Musical Director.