Interview With Adrian Davis Writer Of The Slide Musical (2/3) By Michelle Dee Photos By Paul Wright

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Finally the lead character Baddie was based purely on the bands lyrics I am aware of the bands much publicised drinking but I consciously steered away from doing a biographical story - because I didn't want to end up in court plus I think it would be very arrogant to write about band members who I have never met and didn't know. For this lead role I needed a strong performer and singer and I chose Richard Canning (brother of James) some time ago. Richard sings in a band and has even covered the odd TBS song. Richard won an award for playing Barnum (Circus Geezer) in Bath. This demonstrated to me that he was also a good physical actor.

The mature student thing, I never went to university (because I was too thick) but friends of mine did and they managed to drink their way through three years of partying and the occasional glimpse of academia. I am not saying that is the case for all students but if you add 10 or 15 years on and the mature student is unleashed into the university what would happen to them? That exposure to that environment grabbed me for a storyline.

How did you choose which songs to include from the extensive back catalogue of TBS material? Were there any songs that didn't make it into the final cut if so why not?

Including songs in the show was fairly easy for example Song for Whoever, The Perfect Ten and Old Red Eyes, Mothers Pride all progressed the concept of three lads. Extracting songs was the hard bit, there were so many that related to alcohol or sub plots that I didn't include. Difficult decisions were removing 36D and You Keep it All In - great numbers. I was conscious of people twitching in their seats thinking about getting their bus home because the show has gone on past 10 p.m. Although it has 24 numbers in it, the show should come across quite fast and punchy.

Certain numbers didn't make it to the final cut which originally included Everybody's Talkin' which was written by Fred Neal and from a purist point of view was not TBS original work.

What drew you to TBS was it Heaton's lyrics, Rother's melodies or something else? Drawn by the lyrics definitely but the style of the songs had to be right. Some of the cast have commented on the dramatic sense of some music numbers. When I first heard Liars Bar I was gripped by the lyrics as it suited the storyline and mirrored some of my neighbours next door in the pub.

Do you yourself have a Hull connection? Sadly, I do not have a connection with Hull but my sister in law studied there at the University and had met Paul Heaton in a pub where he was running a pub quiz (no claim to fame for me). I was invited to the gig fest in January this year but because of work commitments I could not make it. I will make an effort to visit The Grafton in due course. What contact did you have with the band and the label whilst writing and producing the Musical? Most contact has been via e-mail with my marketing guy (sounds posh, but he is just a pushy mate) called Neil Parsons.

How do you feel about Paul's comments about The Slide on the recent interview we published? Link to julias interview Although I have never met Paul I like the sound of him because he is honest. It has always been my view that using TBS music in a form of a musical is not everyone's cup of tea. In the early stages I was paranoid about calling it a "musical" because fans and even the band may balk at it. I think the college website where it is being held still bills it as a pop opera which I used as an alternative description for a while. In my defence the show has introduced new people into their music. Two members of the cast are in their 70's were introduced to TBS music they love it.

In what way do you think the recent break up of the band will affect the production if at all? When I heard the news I was quite shocked because the band had just finished touring in the UK, Ireland and USA and had released a new album. I couldn't have predicted in the year 2000 when this idea came about that the band would break up four months before the opening night. Our approach to market in the show had to be delicate and I didn't want to upset fans that were in mourning which included me and Neil Parsons. We genuinely wanted people to see the show and still do...

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