The show is calledIts A Fine Life!- the true rise and fall story of one of Britains greatest ever songwriters, Lionel Bart! Lionel Bart was a songwriting genius having a career penning huge chart hits, musicals, film scores and one of the biggest musicals of all time earning what the average person earned a week every minute in the 1960s. But things went wrong, tragically wrong and by 1972 he was declared bankrupt. This fast moving musical show is far more than a run-through of Barts evergreen hits as interweaved within them are all of the juicy yarns about Barts crazy millionaire-to-bankrupt life. West End Star John Barr takes on the role of Lionel Bart, getting memorably into character as he tells you his story. John is joined by a supporting cast utilizing some of Barts most unforgettable hits as well as one or two songs you havent heard before. Was there a Happy Ending? REVIEWERS SAID For almost two hours at the London Hippodrome, John Barr WAS Lionel Bart, so much so that my companion asked innocently on the way out: I wonder what Lionels doing next?musicaltheatrereview.com John Barrs eerily accurate narrative impersonation captures the watchful handsomeness of the younger Lionel and his voice is pretty close to the original. Like Bart himself, hes overly generous with the anecdotes and doesnt shrink from telling the darker sides of the story, the lavish showbiz parties which nearly bankrupted him, and the constant unfulfilled eagerness for affection and admiration. thisiscabaret.com