Betty Blue Eyes

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Betty Blue Eyes was a musical with music by George Stiles, lyrics by Anthony Drewe, and book by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman. The story was based on the Alan Bennett screenplay, A Private Function, and was set during a celebration of the royal wedding of Princess Elizabeth to Prince Philip. In a small Northern English town in 1947 the citizens endure continuing food rationing in the United Kingdom. Belts are being tightened and the country’s long-suffering citizens are being told by the government that there will be fair shares for all in return for surviving Austerity Britain. Meanwhile local officials feather their own nests by taking far more than their own fair share. Some local businessmen want to hold a party to celebrate the royal wedding of Princess Elizabeth to Prince Philip and illegally decide to raise a pig for that occasion. However, the pig is stolen by Gilbert Chilvers, encouraged by his wife Joyce to do so. Meanwhile, a food inspector is determined to stop activities circumventing the food rationing. The West End, London, production opened at the Novello Theatre on 13 April 2011, following previews from 19 March 2011. Betty Blue Eyes is directed by Richard Eyre, with musical staging by Stephen Mear. It features scenic design by Tim Hatley. The original London cast comprises Sarah Lancashire as Joyce Chilvers, Reece Shearsmith as Gilbert Chilvers, David Bamber as Doctor Swaby, Jack Edwards as Mr Allardyce, Ann Emery as Mother Dear, Mark Meadows as Lockwood

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