Absolute Beginners

Overview

A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes' novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old photographer Colin is hopelessly in love with model Crepe Suzette, but her relationships are strictly connected with her progress in the fashion world. So Colin gets involved with a pop promoter and tries to crack the big time. Meanwhile, racial tension is brewing in Colin's Notting Hill housing estate...

Cast

Eddie O'Connell

Colin, Photographer / Narrator

Patsy Kensit

Suzette

James Fox

Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen

David Bowie

Vendice Partners

Ray Davies

Arthur, Colin's Dad

Mandy Rice-Davies

Flora, Colin's Mum

Eve Ferret

Big Jill

Tony Hippolyte

Mr. Cool

Graham Fletcher-Cook

Wizard

Joseph McKenna

Fabulous Hoplite

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