Me and My Girl
by L Arthur Rose, Douglas Furber, Noel Gay, Mike Ockrent, Stephen Fry

Name: Me and My Girl
Brand: L Arthur Rose
SKU: 9780573689109
Rating: 3.53 (1 reviews)

Broadway West End

Me and My Girl Book Cover — Me and My Girl Cover

Highlights

Female

Male

120 mins 1930s Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes

Awards & Recognition

Drama Desk Award Tony Award

Winner! Five 1987 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Book and Outstanding Music Winner! Three 1987 Tony Awards, including Best Choreography Nominee: Thirteen 1987 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Book, and Original Score Nominee: Eleven 1987 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Musical

Synopsis

Bill Snibson, a Lambeth costermonger (street vendor), is revealed to be the new Earl of Hareford – and his newly-discovered aristocratic relations are horrified.

Bringing him to Hareford Hall, they attempt to educate Bill into the ways of the gentry and to separate him from his cockney girlfriend Sally.

The result?

Chaos of the most comical kind!

With a host of hilarious characters, witty one-liners and several toe-tapping, uplifting songs (including the famous “Lambeth Walk,” “The Sun Has Got His Hat On” and “Leaning On A Lamp Post”) Me and My Girl is a sublime and sunny treat for all fans of musical comedy!

Press Reviews

"The happiest show in town!"
— Sunday Express

"Has uncorked the innocence of the old-fashioned musical comedy so ingenuously that for once a theatregoer is actually sucked directly into that sunny past rather than merely suckered into nostalgia for it."
— The New York Times

"A honey. It has humor, music, dancing, charm, wit and a deft expertise, and that takes your heart away."
— New York Post

"A high-energy crowd-pleasing romp!"
— The Toronto Star

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
The Hon. Gerald Bolingbroke Pompous but likeable. Engaged to Lady Jaqueline.	female	—	Pompous but likeable. Engaged to Lady Jaqueline.
Stockbrokers	—	—	—
Lord Battersby Noble member of the Hareford family.	—	—	Noble member of the Hareford family.
Lady Battersby Noble member of the Hareford family.	—	—	Noble member of the Hareford family.
Herbert Parchester The family solicitor.	—	—	The family solicitor.
Sir Jasper Tring An elderly nobleman. Hard of hearing.	—	—	An elderly nobleman. Hard of hearing.
Maria Duchess of Dene.	—	—	Duchess of Dene.
Sir John Tremayne Co-executor of the Hareford clan’s will. Gentlemanly and a father figure.	male	—	Co-executor of the Hareford clan’s will. Gentlemanly and a father figure.
Charles Hethersett The butler.	—	—	The butler.
Footman	—	—	—
Bill Snibson A quick-witted Cockney from Lambeth. Playful, charming and warm. The eventual heir to the Earl of Hareford.	—	—	A quick-witted Cockney from Lambeth. Playful, charming and warm. The eventual heir to the Earl of Hareford.
Sally Smith Bill’s Cockney girlfriend, also from Lambeth.	—	—	Bill’s Cockney girlfriend, also from Lambeth.
Pub Piansit	—	—	—
Mrs. Worthington-Worthington An aristocrat at Bill’s party.	—	—	An aristocrat at Bill’s party.
Lady Diss An aristocrat at Bill’s party.	—	—	An aristocrat at Bill’s party.
Lady Brighton An aristocrat at Bill’s party.	—	—	An aristocrat at Bill’s party.
Bob Barking Cockney friend of Sally and Bill.	—	—	Cockney friend of Sally and Bill.
Telegraph Boy	—	—	—
Mrs. Brown Sally’s landlady.	—	—	Sally’s landlady.
Lambeth Girl	—	—	—
Constable	—	—	—
Lady Jaqueline Carstone A sexy and determined gold-digger currently engaged to Gerald Bolingbroke.	—	—	A sexy and determined gold-digger currently engaged to Gerald Bolingbroke.