Nelly A Folk Musical

Nelly A Folk Musical Carry On Up the Restoration! Theatre is all about storytelling. Folk music is all about storytelling. So, why not put them in the same room? A plague. Ahem.

And Nell Gwynne - what a story. Born into poverty the young Nelly was a cinder girl, a fish hawker, an orange seller but became the leading comedy actress of her day. She is perhaps best known to history as the mistress of Charles II. But is really known to us because she was funny. Samuel Pepys called her "pretty witty Nell". Playwrights, poets and politicians - the sharpest minds courted her and were part of her "merry gang". Script by Graham Hopkins. Songs by Jo Freya, Robb Johnson, Reg Meuross, Lucy Ward, Boff Whalley and Dave Wilson (Winter Wilson). And 350 years on, what's changed? A corrupt government. A dodgy Duke of York.

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Now available - a film of my play about Nell Gwynne: “Nelly – A Folk Musical” performed at the glorious Guildhall, Cove...
07/06/2025

Now available - a film of my play about Nell Gwynne: “Nelly – A Folk Musical” performed at the glorious Guildhall, Coventry - https://www.dothewritething.co.uk/nelly-perfomance -the £10 will go to charity (both my brothers died of oesophageal cancer). Running time: 150mins. “This extraordinary production” – Bath Echo.

Or you can watch it for free (with the requirement if you like it to agree to spread the word and send us a review!) here: https://youtu.be/L9xmeB3lpSk

Oranges ARE the only fruit!

NELLY – A FOLK MUSICAL - the soundtrack … OUT NOW.https://www.dothewritething.co.uk/nelly-soundtrack“wonderful”; “amazin...
29/10/2024

NELLY – A FOLK MUSICAL - the soundtrack … OUT NOW.
https://www.dothewritething.co.uk/nelly-soundtrack

“wonderful”; “amazing”; “marvellous”; “well-crafted”; “beautiful”; “great”; “fantastic”; “I loved the songs”; “love the original songs”; “wonderful”; “fabulous”; “excellent”; “lovely”; “Enjoyed the music”; “loved the music”; “music and song lovely and catchy, nice and easy to join in”; loved the folk music”.
“It’s a delight” RnR magazine

A Picture Paints a Thousand Words....Some stills from our evening performance of Nelly at the stunning St Mary's Guildha...
05/10/2024

A Picture Paints a Thousand Words....

Some stills from our evening performance of Nelly at the stunning St Mary's Guildhall 📸

Winter Wilson Emily Jane Brooks Robb Johnson (Official) St Mary's Guildhall BBC Birmingham 🍊

💿 PRE-ORDER YOUR ALBUM NOW! 💿 Listen Up! Listen Up! Pip! Pip! Peel your oranges…the Nelly soundtrack is on its way! 🍊 “T...
01/10/2024

💿 PRE-ORDER YOUR ALBUM NOW! 💿

Listen Up! Listen Up!
Pip! Pip!
Peel your oranges…the Nelly soundtrack is on its way! 🍊

“The songs are strong enough to stand on their own, with good tunes and plenty of singable choruses…Nelly A Folk Musical is funny, sparky and rude. It’s packed with puns, double entendres, but it’s also heartfelt and solemn to suit. (Emily Jane) Brooks is a massive, charismatic presence as Nell…and the musicians are totally integrated into the show. It’s a delight.” Rock’n’Reel

“This extraordinary production…has acting narrative sung and spoken, and is slyly witty, outrageously comic, emotionally charged, poignant, angry and all feelings in between.” Bath Echo

“It’s a hit! Nelly is a tour de force” Coventry Echo

But don’t just take their word for it!
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https://www.dothewritething.co.uk/nelly-soundtrack

We’re feeling triumphant with such fabulous feedback across the board for our two Nelly performances at the St Mary's Gu...
12/09/2024

We’re feeling triumphant with such fabulous feedback across the board for our two Nelly performances at the St Mary's Guildhall on Saturday 🧡

Here are a few of our lovely reviews 🗞️

Winter Wilson Robb Johnson (Official) Elementarywhatson Emily Jane Brooks Coventry Live Lucy Ward BBC Birmingham 🍊

“The reviews are in!” 🗞️🗞️🗞️“This one by Elementarywhatson”
10/09/2024

“The reviews are in!” 🗞️🗞️🗞️

“This one by Elementarywhatson”

Nelly - A Folk Musical. L-R: Rob Peach, Robb Johnson, Graham Hopkins, Kip Winter, Dave Wilson and Emily Jane Brooks. Photo by Ann Evans.Nelly - A Folk Musical written by Graham Hopkins, performed at St Mary's Guildhall on Saturday 7 September 2024.Review by Ann Evans. What a pleasure it was to go al...

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