Monty Norman's introduction to Mankowitz also began his relationship with the composer-writer David Heneker and the writer Julian More with whom (in various permutations) Norman would spend much of his career in musical theatre. Make Me An offer - an English version of Irma La Douce - Make Me An offer proved a real winner. For this intensely personal piece Heneker a provided the a lovely score and there was an expert cast to put it over including Daniel Massey singing the show's most famous song 'I Want A Lock Up'. It was a show (and score) that dealt in character and feeling one of the little glories of British 'chamber' musicals. It was also gentle despite the wheeler-dealing in which it specialised.
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Make Me an offer opened at the Theatre Workshop Stratford East in 1958. Transferred to the Albery Theatre (New Theatre) in the West End and ran for one year. Winner of the Evening Standard Award for Best Musical.
