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“Amid its
comedy there is fantasy, tenderness and
poignant comment on the human condition”
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“A merry pillaging
of pop culture and music ranging in style
from Elizabethan madrigal to soft jazz to Broadway”
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“Arnold and
Overton have matched some memorable tunes to
some very clever lyrics” CBC
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around Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night', this
light comedy drama is a mixture of Shakespeare,
pop culture, movie making and romance. It
pays homage to the original strory, but
David Overton has updated it for a modern
audience. Set in modern California, tender
love songs, mistaken identites and a vaudeville-style
soft-shoe shuffle all combine to deliver
an outstanding musical feast.
Jason Berry, the cult movie director, is
on location in Buffalo Creek, California,
when disaster strikes: an earthquake cuts
him and his two assistants, Oscar and Nanette,
off from the outside world. Jason despairs
not only for his movie (he’s lost
his leading man), but also because, Libby
Richardson, the BBC Arts Reporter sent to
interview him, isn’t interested in
him romantically.
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earthquake has also separated the twins,
Martin and Marion Net, (formerly a singing
duo known as the Tunettes), who have arrived
separately at the film location, both dressed
alike.
From here on, it’s a series of disguises,
mistaken identities and improbable love
triangles as the twins, each thinking the
other is dead, stumble into Buffalo Creek
and wind up playing the same lead in the
same movie and being pursued by the same
would-be lovers.
Naturally it all ends happily, but along
the way there are comic reversals and discoveries
that mean that none of the characters can
be the same, but allows them to grow and
discover the healing power of love.
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| Principals
(3m, 3f) |
| Oscar -30-45,
an assistant movie director |
| Nanette -
30-45, another assistant movie director |
| Marion Net
- 25-45, Martin’s twin sister, one half
of the singing duo ‘The Marionettes’ |
| Martin Net
- 25-45, Marion’s twin brother, other
half of the singing duo ‘The Marionettes’ |
| Jason Berry
- 35-55, a cult movie director |
| Libby Richardson
- 35-55, a BBC Arts reporter on assignment |
| Support (1m,
1f, 1m/f) |
| Stage Manager - unseen, an offstage voice |
| Actor - unseen, an offstage voice |
| Actress - unseen, an offstage voice |
| NOTE : No
Chorus is required for this musical |
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| Orchestration
/ Band Parts |
| These are available
for hire as follows :- |
- Keyboard (Synthesizer)
- Guitar/Bass (Electric)
- Wind/Flute/Sax
- Percussion
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are the handwritten results of the original performance
and may require modification for subsequent use. |
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| Rented
Rehearsal Material
Rehearsal Material is available to
hire in various sets. These are supplied
for a fixed hire period of six months.
Choose a combination of Set A alone,
or Set A plus any combination of Sets
B and/or C. Please enclose a deposit
cheque to be lodged with us for £110.00
made payable to 'Plays And Musicals'
to guard against damage or loss. This
will be cashed, and then either fully
refunded to you, or a partial refund
will be made, following inspection
of the returned material. We expect
you to return the material at your
cost within 5 working days of your
last performance.
Set
A - for Principals, Director, MD,
SM and LX
- 10 x Libretti
- 10 x Vocal Scores
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B - Additional Libretti
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C - Additional Vocal Scores (for Chorus
etc)
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| Rented
Performance Material
A full set of hired Band Parts costs
£35.00 for a fixed period of
two months. Please enclose a deposit
cheque to be lodged with us for £110.00
made payable to 'Plays And Musicals'
to guard against damage or loss. This
will be cashed, and then either fully
refunded to you, or a partial refund
will be made, following inspection
of the returned material. We expect
you to return the material at your
cost within 5 working days of your
last performance.
- 4 x Band Parts (see above)
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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
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| Duration |
: 100 mins |
| Acts |
: 2 |
| Principals |
: 3m, 3f |
No chorus required |
| Sets |
: 5 |
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| ISBN |
: 1 904458 79 3
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| Size |
: A4 |
| Pages |
: 32 |
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