This autumn, David Essex, together with Boogie Nights creator Jon Conway invite you onto a roller coaster ride of romance and rock and roll, underscored by a helter-skelter of David Essex hits and album favourites. Welcome to All The Fun Of The Fair.

All the Fun of the Fair is set around a travelling funfair, providing the focal point for a musical merry-go-round of love, loss, laughter and loyalty, all played out against a stunning score courtesy of the hits of David Essex which powerfully underpin the events as they unfold.

David Essex stars in the role of funfair owner Levi Lee, who is coming to terms with the death of his wife and the attentions of another woman whilst struggling to deal with his rebellious teenage son's tangled love life and ambitions. Danger and mysticism lurk in the future, as predicted by a gypsy fortune-teller if Levi changes his path. This moving story with a heartbreaking twist reaches out to every parent and anyone ever torn in love.

Against this tender backdrop are hilarious crafty cons, action packed sequences and memorable melodies galore. Inhabiting a world of dodgems and dreams, beautifully crafted galloper horses and hearts' desires, are characters who will live on in the mind long after the funfair has left town. There's Rosa, played by acclaimed West End actress Louise English, who yearns for the attentions of Levi, and then, a generation on, there's Levi's son Jack. The producers are delighted to introduce Paul-Ryan Carberry in the role of Jack, a wild and wilful young man who's very much his father's son though he might not always see it himself…

Inspired by David Essex's third album 'All the Fun of the Fair', this stunning new production is a project David has long been keen to bring to fruition. Working with Jon Conway on the script development and with a myriad of musical hits to choose from, the stage is now set for an unmissable theatrical ride, directed by Nikolai Foster (Aspects of Love, Witches of Eastwick).

David Essex has enjoyed a remarkable career spanning concerts, records, theatre, composing, film and TV. Having shot to fame as Jesus in Godspell, he is known to millions worldwide – not least from his iconic role as Che in Evita. Regularly courted by Hollywood, he has always returned to the UK and has undertaken numerous nationwide sell out solo tours playing to legions of fans, the most recent of which, his Happy Ever After tour, spanned 3 months this year. His recent stage work includes Footloose The Musical in the West End and Aspects of Love on a major UK tour in 2008.

All the Fun of the Fair features Soundscape – a new concept which will add to the atmosphere by providing the distinctive sounds of the funfair from behind the audience as well as from the stage itself. That roller coaster really is closer than you'd think!

All the Fun of the Fair features the hits: Winter's Tale, Hold Me Close, Gonna Make You A Star, Me And My Girl, Nightclubbing, Silver Dream Machine, Rock On and many more.

In conjunction with the arrival of this brand new musical, an album of David Essex's greatest hits entitled 'All The Fun Of The Fair'
See the show at the King's Theatre, Glasgow Monday -Saturday, November 3-8. Performances are 7.30pm with 2.30pm matinees Wednesday and Saturday. Tickets, Tickets £15 - £30, are available on 0870 060 6648 (booking fees apply).