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Just got 2 tickets to see this in Hull in January 2012 Link below if intresed https://www.hulltruck...ion=view&id=44 Ha! its almost as if people dont read or watch. This HUll Truck thing is called 'Once Upon A Time In Wigan 40th'. Its nothing to do with the production talked about in this thread or documentary. Do not be fooled because they actually want you to think it is. Same as the Bolton fiasco which they called 'Once Upon A Time In Wigan LIVE' and was described aptly Saw the Live version at the Octagon it was insipid and pointless . Northern soul meets Mama Mia . In the original production I had control of the script and edit because i commissioned it. Since then it has been turned inton a shallow piece of crap by the playwright and subsequent directors , all of whom NEVER went to Wigan or spent more than a night or two on the scene. Waste your money by all means BUT Please dont waste your money thinking that you are seeing 'Once Upon A Time In Wigan'. The clues in the bits they keep adding to the title. And the fact that its been re- written with an extra character played by the old duffer from 'Casualty'...even the poster image they use is off point...

Yes thats Sally Carmen, before Shameless....great actress and dancer and all round top girl!

NO ITS NOT! This is NOT playing again. A play called 'Once Upon A Time In Wigan' re written with an extra character played by the old guy from 'Casualty' is.Thats why i did the Documentary. I hoped people would watch it and see that it was MY production and commissioned ORIGINAL script that was the real deal. Since then the playwright has been hacking it (he made it into a crap musical for Bolton) and now hes hacked it for Hull Truck, a company who deal solely in cariactures! By all means go and see it BUT do not confuse it with this 2003 play. They are two very different things. The Hull one is called 'Once Upon a TIme IN Wigan 40th', smells like Winstanleys involved to me. The clue is in the cast of Hull Trucks version.. I had FOUR characters (actors), they have FIVE. Its another re-write. and is so far from the original that we staged that its both sad and laughable. BUT, it will keep happening. If they paid him enough the playwright would re-rite it for the TWEENIES!

I wont do it again as the playwright has changed it into a crap pantomime and allowed dodgy directors and theatres to rehash it with no respect to the scene or the work and love that went into creating this production. There is a vast difference between a script and a production. A production brings a script to life and for that you need a soulful director who was there and cares about the reality. The script was born from my rehearsals and thats why others dont fully understand it and make a mess of it. They miss the nuances and all thats not written on the page. Please do not waste money on revivals that pretend to be the original. The playwright sold it down the swanny for a fiver and will continue to do so as long as he and others can make a fast buck from it.. KTF..

Thanks for the nice comments. I did this documentary to set the history of its creation straight. Seeing the footage also reminded me of how each night was like a great all nighter with the audience creating the atmosphere. I made it for the soul scene not the West End..

A new documentary telling the factual story of the creation of the play commissioned by Paul Sadot's Urban Expansions Limited in 2002. Tap to view this Soul Source News/Article in full

'surfing' on tables to Hawaii 5-0,.............................Now that brings back some memorys Dancing on banana skins with my drink to 'Manys The Slip Twixt The Cup & The Lip' , a bit of partner work with 'Pick Me Up & Put Me In Your Pocket', wet tshirt comp to 'Its All Over Me', the conga to 'Come On Train' AND you could push it further, in fact, push the envelope (of whats possible) with 'Send Him Back'.

https://www.facebook....150477196859532 Ive not been out in a while BUT is this okey kokey thing for real? Im in shock! This is my comment that started the thread. Well, it was only a question, i didnt know if it was a composite video that some wicked soul had put together. A few seem to have gone on the defensive about it? Im in shock" is a comment, not an indictment. I asked it as I truly never thought that the Okey Kokey would become a part of the scene. I guess i have an aversion to it as my aunties made me do this very dance at the working mens club every Christmas! BUT, if the okey kokey does it for you, go for it. Each to their own. Maybe the conga , birdie dance and other parts of British life can combine to create a future scene that truly celebrates our indiginous dance culture. Anyway, apologies if i offended anyone, but i was just taken by suprise upon seeing the footage. Best P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=fYNlnptFKV0 Well i didnt know all this brilliant new stuff was out there. Check out the 4 before 8 and the incredible moves at 5.07minutes. the scene seems to be really evolving..

https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150477196859532 Ive not been out in a while BUT is this okey kokey thing for real? Im in shock!

Yep! And the 3 ive heard are great!

Prestige…Swanee Sons of Birmingham…To The End…M- Old Sadot spin that went with my Sacred Four back at DDA. Getting interest now. I used to plus it a bit. Great infectious tune! £100 email Paulsadot@hotmail.com

Domestic 5, what a soulful tune, i used to spin it at DDA! Very, very hard to turn up...Ill keep an eye out! I know George had one.

BONNEVILLES - Play It Cool vg++ NOW £40 SOLD TOMMY BUSH - Stop & Think vg++ Speciality £70 (karl Heard cover up) 4th KINGDOM - Call It Dope/ Gotta Get To you vg+ £40 Janjon (rare and just f--king brilliant, one side uptempo, other mid - t) SOLD LIL WILLIE - A Man Dont Last Too Long vg++ Golden £25 (uptempo rawness) CREATIONS - Save The People Virtue vg++ (great uptempo tune, right for now!) £25 IMAGE - Were Movin Verdy vg++ £30 (great soulful 70's, another old marco spin) SOLD VENEICE - Stepchild Hi vg++ (dirty stomping tune and hard to find!) £40 RAYFIELD REID - Dynamite Party Ken Tone (old Sadot tune.ha!) vg++ £40 FANTASTIC MAINSTREAM - Lets Be Friends vg++ Las Vegas (just incredible tune, lyrics, backing, just beautiful!) £70 SOLD MANDISA - Summerlove El Leo vg++ (i love this strange, soulful 70s dancer, rare, unique) £30 LA. CARNIVAl Color/Blind Man Pacific Avenue vg. (so rare, but this copy is Rough, could be brushed up a bit. Color plays ok, but blind man is hit and miss, depending on deck. hence price!) £40 SOLD LONNIE JONES - Treat Her Right Jenmark vg++ (tune of the list, Karl Heard spin cover, just so soulful and rare.) £100 EL POOKS - I Could Do The Impossible Orvious vg+ (B side is knackered. Great dirty funk/soul,RARE rips it up!) £50 Please email paulsadot@hotmail.com Prefer cash or cheque, unless your overseas.

Still have loads hanging around and want them gone, so bargains coming up! DJ SHADOW - This Time (great dancer, 70s style soul) DELIVERANCE - Loving You (mmmm, superb) PAT LUNDY - The Thrill Is Gone (wow, just so soulful) CHANTELLS - Why Wont You Say (great dancer, contagious) sold REALITY - Make Love Not War (pounding 70s) DON HART - Soldier Coming Home (Stafford classic) O'JAYS - Oh' How You Hurt Me (beautiful mid T) NAT TURNERS REBELLION - Love Peace & Understanding (spot on soul tune, hard to turn up) BEAUFORT EXPRESS - Here I Come BAB BAB UMAR & Soul Of Pisces - Come On With It (goes for £70) Good funk/soul UNFORGETABLES - Too Much Trouble sold THE BARRONS - Some Kind Of Fool JOHNNY NEEL & SHAPES OF SOUL - Look OUt World (mid T magic) SALEM TRAVELLERS - Give Me Liberty Or Death DANNY HUNT - Whats Happening To Our Love Affair (Marco is giving this some spins) ANN SEXTON - Its All Over But The Shouting LUV CO - Things Are Not The Same ED WHILEY - Young Generation (goes for £70 plus) THE FLAME N KING - The Whip VERNON GARRETT _ We THe People Of The Ghetto (Heardy tune, hard to turn up) sold LARRY HOSTON - I Need Love (dirty funk , right for now) SUPERLATIVES - Lonely In A Crowd THE HALLELULIAH CHORUS - Ive Got To Find A Way (rare mid Tempo) sold ALL £40 for 2.....therse a great set there! All original and all vg++ or M Please email paulsadot@hotmail.com Cash or cheque. Thanks for looking.

Yes, quite a few saw themselves when they came to see it. I paid royalties to Granada for every minute i used and it was a lot! Editing a short documentary that was made at the time about the making of the play and I also have the FULL play on dvd and am doing a short edit for the site....Shoul be up in about 10 days..best P

Nice to see Sherrell & Ron getting interest. Rons an old Stafford tune and an old Soul or Nothing play of mine. The other an old DDA spin. Great tunes! I have a bonnevilles if anyone is after it...

Whoops, thanks Mike...P

https://www.danceoffensive.com/galleries/PAUL-SADOT-Previous-Work-Once-Upon-A-Time-In-Wigan-Devised,-Directed-Produced-by-Paul-Sadot.-Nominated-for-two-Evening-Standard-Theatre-Awards-2003 Had this in a forum last week and now that forum seems to have gone? The site format changes each week. ha! Just editing a film of the play that will go up soon. Subscribe to mailing list on site to receive news on this. Best paul

A pass on of details of a gallery of photos from the Once Upon A Time In Wigan play from the Dance Offensive website by Paul Sadot Link and a word below Just editing a film of the play that will go up soon. Subscribe to mailing list on site... Tap to view this Soul Source News/Article in full

Sam Goldie has a copy....

CHICANO BROTHER by Hunk of Funk vg+ on insal records. £60 HOLD Chicano_Brother.mp3

Had mine up on here for months and then it went for tuppence on JMs! Actually a hard tune...