Preview ; Hit Me! The Life and Rhymes of Ian Drury, the Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd, Tomorrow

South Wales Echo › October 05, 2010

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FOLLOWING this acclaimed play's return to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August, where it collected an array of critical bouquets, the warts-and-all portrait of the 'punk poet laureate' arrives at the Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd tomorrow for one night only.

Blending humour and brutal reality, the show explores the highs and lows of Ian Dury's extraordinary life and career, from a Dickensian childhood at a boarding school for disabled children to worldwide fame as a cult hero and the forefather of punk before his sadly premature death.

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Preview ; Hit Me! The Life and Rhymes of Ian Drury, the Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd, Tomorrow

The show features classic songs performed live with backing t...

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