Tell us more about the genesis of That’ll Be The Day.
That’ll Be The Day
played its first show in 1986. Previously, I was in an act called Fizzical along with three girls – we’d worked in the UK as well as in the Far East, Middle East and Europe – and combined music, dance and comedy. Fizzical were invited to join a rock’n’roll production promoted by Bristol-based agent John Mills in 1984. The show consisted of The Rock And Roll Circus, a very tight five-piece group from South Wales, a duo – Margo and Trevor – from Ireland, and a comedian, Fred the Ted. Basically, everyone did their own act and joined together to open and close each half of the show. It always went down well with club audiences wherever it played. I took on the role of director and over the course of a couple of years, changed the show into an integrated production using all the experience gained in Fizzical. The format was born.
How has it evolved over the years?