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This
item is only available from P&M to customers in UK and Europe.
If you are outside this area, please visit www.classof77.com.au/
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Two versions available
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5m, 7f principals |
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Of 77 is a comedy/drama musical which takes
the audience back to the late 1970’s
to meet a class of sixth formers (aka Year
11’s) as they prepare to leave school
for university and/or life. Fifteen years
later at the school reunion many things
have changed, not only for the students
but in the world in general as well. The
world of 1992 is very different to that
which existed in 1977 and through the script
and music we see just how different.
The school reunion approaches. It’s
the first held since they all left in 1977
and the show opens with Michael and Bruce
reminiscing about that final school year
(‘Was
A Time’). We are transported back
to that time to see their friends, share
their feelings and suffer their failings;
meeting a host of characters including Jenny,
Michael’s then girlfriend; Linda,
the resident hippy; Adam, Brian and Greg
who spend every weekend working on their
beloved green Ford Cortina (‘Me
And My Cortina’), and Sue, Helen
and Judy who think about boys a lot, and
spend every Thursday night glued to ‘Top
Of The Pops’. Not forgetting Kevin,
the computer genius and Sven the Swedish
exchange student.
As their time at school comes to an end
Michael expects Jenny, who is the love of
his life, to follow him to London and to
share a flat with him as they go to university.
Jenny, however, has other ideas (‘Not
The One’) and after talking with
Linda, a real ‘free spirit’
who is into women’s lib (‘Girls
Talk’), she breaks up with Michael
and pursues her own path without him. Meanwhile,
Linda herself has decided to skip university
altogether and travel, something that her
boyfriend, Bruce, cannot understand. Bruce
and Michael console each other as they try
to look to the future (‘Tomorrow’).
Kevin, who can foresee a world of technology
(‘Brave
New World’) has developed something
called a ‘personal computer’
but is ridiculed for it, and Sven, despite
his tenuous grasp of the English language,
can’t really focus on much except
for having a good time. At the end-of-year
school dance Greg and Sue unexpectedly hit
it off (‘A
Girl Named Sue’), and the class
finally says goodbye to their school life
(‘Class
Of 77’) and head off into the
big wide world.
During the interval, time marches on fifteen
years and Act 2 opens with Judy lamenting
the passage of time (‘Fifteen
Years’) as she waits for the school
reunion to start. As the class re-unite
we learn that some very different outcomes
have occurred for many of the characters.
Kevin, of course, is hugely successful,
but surprisingly, so is Sven, who has become
the Swedish Ambassador (‘We’ve
Come A Long Way’). Linda is still
a free spirit, whilst Bruce has become the
archetypal hardworking husband and father.
Some of the girls are divorced already and
Adam has had to trade in his Cortina for
a Minivan. Michael and Jenny meet for the
first time in fifteen years with Michael
revealing the hurt and betrayal he has been
feeling (‘The
Magic In Her Eyes’). By the end
of the show though Michael and Jenny get
back together (‘Seventeen’)
and the whole class comes to understand
that they’re all getting older (‘You
Can’t Stay Young Forever’)
and that the golden years are not those
in the past, but are those up ahead (‘Golden
Years’).
Fully orchestrated in six parts (expandable
to include strings and brass), or with professionally
recorded performance backing tracks available,
‘Class Of 77’ is fully equipped
to give your actors and audience a fantastic
time. The show is ideally suited to an acting
age between 15 and 25 and features a lot
of comedy, some drama, a love story and
a lot of dance routines. |
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| Principals
(7m, 5f or 5m, 7f) |
| Michael -
bit of a romantic, was passionately in love
with Jenny, still carries a torch, now a journalist |
| Jenny - Michael's
long-term girlfriend at school, a nice girl,
has now been married and divorced |
| Bruce - Michael's
best friend at school, now married with two
kids, an architect, bright, positive |
| Linda - a
free-spirited hippy at school, went out with
Bruce, now slightly more worldly, but still
fun |
| Kevin - the
archetypal geek at school who never 'fitted-in',
now very rich, owns a computer company |
| Adam - car-crazy
lad at school, the trio's leader, now settled
down, married with kids, house, car etc |
| Brian - car-crazy
lad at school. always tried too hard to be
'one of the blokes', now realises he is gay |
| Greg - car-crazy
at school, fancied Sue, but was too shy to
tell her, eventually married her though |
| Sue - boy-crazy
at school, secretly fancies Greg |
| Helen - boy-crazy
at school, a 'good-time' girl, never marries,
tries out all the men at the reunion |
| Judy - boy-crazy
at school, had imperfect life afterwards,
divorced, two kids, alone, slightly sad |
| Sven - Swedish
exchange student with poor English, now Swedish
Ambassador with perfect English |
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| in the 5m, 7f version,
Kevin and Sven are replaced by ... |
| Jodie - a
tomboy keen on physical fitness, becomes rich
owning a chain of workout gyms for women |
| Olga - Swedish
exchange student with poor English, now Swedish
Ambassador with perfect English |
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| Support (3m,
2f plus chorus) |
| Mr Franklin - friendly science teacher liked
by his students, patiently waiting to retire,
tweed jacket etc |
| Leonie - a girl at school |
| Fiona - a girl at school |
| Chris - a boy at school (backing singer
only) |
| Mark - a boy at school (backing singer only) |
| Chorus of students (1977) and ex-students
(1992) |
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| Orchestration
/ Band Parts |
| These are available
for hire as follows :- |
| Standard Arrangement |
| MD / Conductor
Keyboard (Piano)
Keyboard (Synth)
Electric Guitar |
Acoustic Guitar
Electic Bass Guitar
Drums / Percussion |
| Enhanced Arrangement |
| All of the above, plus
Flute
Clarinet |
Alto Sax
Violin 1
Viola |
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| Rented
Rehearsal Material
Rehearsal Material is available to
hire in various sets. Set A contains
a suitable amount of Libretti and
Vocal Scores, but if you need more,
then the 'top-up' sets B and C are
available. By arrangement, the period
of hire will start two weeks prior
to your first rehearsal, and finish
on the date of your last performance.
We expect you to return the material
at your cost within five working days
of your last performance. Sets B and
C are not available on their own.
Before we send the material we will
ask for a deposit cheque to be lodged
with us for £95.00 (made payable
to 'Plays And Musicals') to guard
against damage or loss. This will
be cashed and will then either be
fully refunded to you, or a partial
refund made, after inspection of the
returned material.
Set A includes a Director's Master
Copy of the libretto (printed single
sided) and the vocal score in a ring
binder, together with a Cast Recording
CD. This Master Copy is not required
to be returned and can thus be used
for making planning notes in and for
use during rehearsals. |
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Set A - for Cast,
Director, MD, SM and LX |
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20 x Libretti (Quantity
subject to change)
30 x Vocal Scores (Quantity subject
to change)
1 x Director's Master Copy |
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Order Code : RA-0179 x 1 set |
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Set B - Additional
Libretti |
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1 set of 5 Libretti |
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Order Code : RB-0179 x 'n' sets
(where n = the quantity of sets) |
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Set C - Additional
Vocal Scores (for Chorus etc) |
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1 set of 5 Vocal
Scores |
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Order Code : RC-0179 x 'n' sets
(where n = the quantity of sets) |
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| Rented
Performance Material
A full set of hired parts costs £95.00
for a period of up to three months
prior to the date of your last performance.
Before we send the material we will
ask for a deposit cheque to be lodged
with us for £135.00 made payable
to 'Plays And Musicals' to guard against
damage or loss. This will be cashed,
and will then either be fully refunded
to you, or a partial refund will be
made after inspection of the returned
material. We expect you to return
the material at your cost within five
working days of your last performance. |
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1 set of 11
Band Parts |
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Order Code : RN-0179 x
1 set |
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Royalties
Code P
Royalty fees are payable for each
performance given to an audience.
Obtain a quotation by either completing
the Application at the Credit Card payment
Checkout, or this Online
Application Form or mail-in our printed
Application
Form. |
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| Duration |
: 130 mins |
| Acts |
: 2 |
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| Characters |
| Principals |
: 7m, 5f |
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(or 5m, 7f) |
Support |
: 3m, 2f |
| Sets |
: 1 |
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| ISBN |
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| Size |
: A4 |
| Pages |
: nn |
| O/Code |
: 0179 |
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