Fri 3 July - Sat 18 July / Royal Exchange Theatre
‘Funny, touching, atmospheric and surely very realistic’
Benedict Nightingale – The Times
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You have got to ask yourself, haven’t you, love? Hope – does it have a number?
Transforming the iconic Royal Exchange into a working bingo hall for the occasion, Everybody Loves a Winner tracks a group of twenty players through their night out.
From the doors opening for the early session to the lights going out at the end of another cheerfully wasted evening, it’s all here: the cheap jokes, the unspoken thoughts, the empty handbags and the sheer disbelief…
There’ll be plenty of laughs, several broken dreams, a spot of dancing – and the chance to play for the top cash prize of the evening. So, ladies and gentlemen, ask yourself – are you feeling lucky? Are you?
| Writer and Director | Neil Bartlett |
| Music | Simon Deacon |
| Movement | Struan Leslie |
| Designer | Miriam Büther |
| Lighting Designer | Chris Davey |
| Sound Designer | Steve Brown |
| Cast | |
| Frank’eh (The Caller) | Ian Puleston-Davies |
| Manageress | Sally Lindsay |
| The Trio: Joe Joy Debbie |
Warren Sollars Amanda Henderson Emily Alexander |
| The Chorus of Bingo Players: Sue Wallace Flo Wilson Judith Barker Sue McCormick Sherry Ormerod Liz Hume-Dawson Sally Bankes Eamonn Riley |
Patti Clare Susan Twist Nicky Goldie Anita Booth Joan Kempson Paul-Ryan Carberry Emma Hartley-Miller |
Commissioned and produced by Manchester International Festival and the Royal Exchange Theatre
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