Teen Josie loses her barmaid mum in a crime of passion. Devastated, she vows to live her life only in dreams, inspired and comforted by pop music.
But she can’t help falling hopelessly in love.
Innate bounce-back-ability helps her on a perilous journey of self-discovery. Along the way she becomes a unifying inspiration for her new friends, and with the prospect of true romance. But with who? Larky Dino or policeman Dave?
A feel-good entertainment, built on tragedy and heartbreak. Set in London, early 1960s. Themes of romance (young and not so young), ambition, conflicting loyalties, vulnerability, and the bitter consequences of knife crime.
The aim is a roller-coaster show. With a pop loving ingenue finding cafe refuge, a guitar playing cop and a tearaway singer in a ‘give it a go’ band, and the sparky reunion of a veteran music hall couple.
The cafe is the main location, with a bandstand, Izzo coffee machine and broken jukebox. Minimal settings for swift scene changes and story momentum.
