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London Road 2015 Musical Film | Olivia Colman | Ipswich Ripper



What's your review of the 2015 Ipswich Ripper musical film London Road with Olivia Colman? This tells the story of the Suffolk Strangler. [OPEN FOR LINKS AND FACTS!] #LondonRoad #OliviaColman #YorkshireRipper This has to be one of my favourite movie musicals of all time. If only I could see it on stage! Did you see the trailer and then rush out to see the full movie or buy the DVD or blu ray? I’d love to know your own reviews if you saw it in the cinema or streamed it online! You can scroll down for more information!


About the London Road Movie


Alternative titles (from Letterboxd): Лондонская дорога


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Directed by Rufus Norris

Produced by Dixie Linder

Screenplay by Alecky Blythe, Adam Cork

Based on London Road by Alecky Blythe and Adam Cork

Starring Olivia Colman, Anita Dobson, Tom Hardy

Music by Adam Cork

Cinematography: Danny Cohen

Edited by John Wilson

Production companies: BBC Films, Cuba Pictures

Distributed by Picturehouse Entertainment

Release date: 12 June 2015

Running time: 91 minutes

Budget: £3,000,000

Box office: £216,000


London Road Plot from IMDb: “When five prostitutes are found dead in their community, residents of London Road in Ipswich, Suffolk come together to process the events and revitalize the community.”


London Road Soundtrack Songs:

Good Evening, Welcome

London Road in Bloom

Everyone is Very Very Nervous

It Could Be Him

Shaving Scratch

And That's When it All Started

They Like a Good Moan

It's a Wicked Bloody World

The Plea

Ten Weeks

Cellular Material

We've All Stopped

The Verdict

Everyone Smile

Interview

London Road in Bloom (Reprise)


London Road Cast and Characters:

Olivia Colman Julie

Clare Burt Sue

Rosalie Craig Kelly McCormack

Anita Dobson June

James Doherty Seb

Kate Fleetwood Vicky

Hal Fowler David Crabtree

Linzi Hateley Helen

Paul Hilton Tim

Nick Holder Ron

Claire Moore Counceller Carole

Michael Shaeffer Simon Newton

Nicola Sloane Rosemary

Paul Thornley Dodge

Howard Ward Terry

Duncan Wisbey Gordon

Tom Hardy Mark

Rosie Hilal Hayley

Amy Griffiths Sarah

Gillian Bevan Colette McBeth

Anna Hale Jessica

Eloise Laurence School Girl 1

Meg Suddaby School Girl 2 (as Meg Hateley Suddaby)

Angela Bain Kath

Jenny Galloway Margaret

Sean Kingsley Alan

Jayne McKenna Imelda

Richard Frame Jason

Alecky Blythe BBC Newsreader

Mark Lockyer Grahame Cooper

Barry McCarthy Harry

Abigail Rose Shop Assistant

Maggie Service Evening Star Girl

Alexia Khadime Radio Techy

Dean Nolan Radio DJ

Ruby Holder Stephanie

Calvin Demba Alec

Helena Lymbery Stella

Mark Sheals Wayne

Morgan Walters Graeme

Janet Henfrey Ivy

Jonathan Glew Steve Cameraman

Jason Barnett Chris Eakin

Andrew Frame Policeman with Harry

Rae Baker Anglia News Reader

Luke Fetherston TV Presenter

Ensemble and Choral Singing:

Nathan Amzi

Debra Baker

James Ballanger

Carol Been

Anita Booth

Daniella Ameer Choudrie

Eleanor Clark

Jack Edwards

Kate Hefferman

Sarah Heywood

Graham Hoadly

Michelle Lee

Jackie Marks

Perry Moore

Guy Normas

Nathan Rigg

Steven Rostance

Ellis Rose Rother

Ira Mandela Siobhan

Rebecca Sutherland

Cydney Uffindell-Phillips

Lynne Wilmot

Alicia Woodhouse

Paul Blackwell

Steve Carroll

Craig Carruthers

Cornelia Colman

Michael Fox

Lee Nicholas Harris

Cassandra Hodges

Philip Howard

Hendrick January

Rajesh Kalhan

Susan Lawson-Reynolds

Nicholas Marshall

Rita McDonald Damper

Pete Meads

Lee Money

Tony Pankhurst

Julio Romeo

Paul Shea

Frank Stone

Miroslav Zaruba


Music by Adam Cork

Cinematography by Danny Cohen

Film Editing by John Wilson

Casting By Wendy Spon

Production Design by Katrina Lindsay

Art Direction by Mark Raggett, Marko Waschke

Set Decoration by Neesh Ruben

Costume Design by Edward K. Gibbon


FACTS ABOUT THE LONDON ROAD STAGE MUSICAL

Music: Adam Cork

Lyrics: Alecky Blythe, Adam Cork

Book: Alecky Blythe

Basis: Interviews about the Steve Wright killings

Productions: 2011 Royal National Theatre, 2014 Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, 2015 film adaptation, 2017 Cambridge, 2018 University of South Carolina Upstate


Original London Road Cast: Clare Burt, Rosalie Craig, Kate Fleetwood, Hal Fowler, Nick Holder, Claire Moore, Michael Shaeffer, Nicola Sloane, Paul Thornley, Howard Ward, Duncan Wisbey.


London Road Awards and Nominations:

Laurence Olivier Award Best New Musical, Best Actress in a Musical, Best Director, Best Theatre Choreographer

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