Joan Littlewood cast me as the young girl even though I didn't have a cockney accent. She sent me to live with a proper East End family for a week to get it right.

Newspaper clipping.
Click the image for a larger, clearer view. Yootha Joyce, me and Nicholas Denney.

Musical Director Lionel Bart was bankrupt at the time.

Lionel Bart with his leading kids, Ray Hoskins and me.

The combination of Joan Littlewood & Lionel Bart generated a lot of press coverage. Click on the picture for a larger, cleaer view.

Ray Hoskins & I had to do publicity shoots for the local press etc ...

I had my 16th Birthday during this production. The whole cast, Yootha Joyce, Rita Webb et al filled my dressing room with balloons and other party stuff. Good memories ...

The press seemed to like the show. Click on the picture for a larger view.

More press coverage. Click on the picture for a larger view

Cast page from the programme.