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Beach Blanket Tempest

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Dennis Watkins
& Chris Harriott

 
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"... a real twist and shout of a musical ..."
'The Australian'
"A high energy, wild and wacky rock spectacular
with lots of razzle-dazzle.
The energy spills out over the stage and grabs your
attention from the start. You'll love this fun musical!"
'Sun Herald'

Beach Blanket TempestIn the early 1980’s, Dennis Watkins tried to imagine what the most ludicrous update of Shakespeare you could think of would be, and, being brought up on the ‘schools out for summer’, incy-wincy bikini movies of the 1960’s (his favourite being ‘How To Stuff A Wild Bikini’), he naturally arrived at the beach party movie genre.

After Dennis met Chris Harriot, ‘Beach Blanket Tempest’ was born in 1984, and it became a major hit in Australia. It toured all over Queensland, the Northern Territory, Adelaide and finally Sydney. It was revived in the early 1990’s and again received great reviews. One described it as “… a nicely rounded pop musical, but apart from a few cracks of lightning and a bit of a storm at sea, it has little in common with Shakespeare”. Dennis Watkins begs to differ. In ‘The Tempest’ proper, Shakespeare examines the relationship between a Duke, called Prospero, and his evil and jealous brother. The brother steals Prospero’s fortune and casts him and his daughter onto an island. While marooned there Prospero practices magic, raises his daughter and meets and releases a spirit from a tree. He also meets another ‘resident’ of the island, who is the mis-shapen son of a witch.

Tony and Sebastiane in Beach Blanket TempestIn ‘Beach Blanket Tempest’, the central character is Vince Prospero; he is the Duke Of Rock ‘N Roll, a superstar of Elvis proportions. He too is marooned on an island with his gorgeous daughter, Annette. Their ‘spirit’ is Gidget, a genie released not from a tree, but from a bottle. She wants to be free and ride the wild surf of the world. The ‘other resident’ is Moondoggie, a delinquent teenage punk biker. Just as in Shakespeare’s tempest, a wild storm is whipped up in ‘BBT’ to bring the evil brother and his cohorts to the island, with Vince Prospero setting up a series of tests, designed to reveal Tony Prospero’s true evil character.

Gidget in Beach Blanket TempestIn the modern age, the most entertaining ‘tests’ are of course quizzes on television. So, true to form, the last part of BBT takes the form of a Giant Quiz Show where Tony Prospero and other contestants are invited to ‘come on down’! The chorus sings, “Will you take the great temptation?”, as the evil brother’s true character is laid bare.

Much in the vein of ‘Return To The Forbidden Planet’, ‘Beach Blanket Tempest’ is a stupendous show that is jam-packed with thumpingly catchy ballads and tunes, beautiful love duets, thrashing sixties rock, and even a visit from The Supremes.

Vince in Beach Blanket TempestThe show was originally cast for a minimum of eight, but this new edition for schools and amateur groups has a chorus that becomes part of the tempest; spirits on the island; more Supreme Beings look-alikes; party animals, and members of the TV Studio audience.

Beach blankets by the way, are made from two normal-sized beach towels
sewn together so that two people can sit or lie on them.

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Principals (4m, 5f)
Vince Prospero – an ex-rock ‘n roll superstar with a teenage daughter
Annette – his daughter, a sweet and innocent teenager
Gidget – a magic genie out of a bottle who likes to surf (female)
Moondoggie – a delinquent punk biker (male)
Frankie – the perfect guy (male)
Regine – a queen of fashion, Frankie’s mother
Sebastiane – Regine’s nerdy younger sister
Tony Prospero – Vince’s evil brother
Rev Ian Harpy – an evangelical game show host
 
Support (5f)
The Supreme Beings – a 60’s singing group (minimum of three females)
Karen & Sharon – two game show hostesses / backing singers (no speaking lines)
Chorus :
Spirits of the Island – spirits of Earth, Wind, Fire and Water
Additional Supreme Beings – look-alikes of the singing group
TV Studio audience
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      Overture The Band
  1) Beach Blanket Tempest Annette & Spirit Chorus
  2) Tame The Cruel Sea Vince, Regine, Sebastiane, Tony, Frankie, Annette & Chorus
  3) Vince’s Recitative Vince
  4) To The Ends Of The Earth Gidget & Chorus
  5) The Rebel In Us All Moondoggie
5a) The Rebel In Us All (Reprise) Moondoggie
  6) Attraction Frankie
  7) Don’t Rush Into Love Vince & Chorus
  8) Tame The Cruel Sea (Reprise) Tony, Regine, Sebastiane
  9) He’s Gone Regine
10) Murder In Your Heart Tony & Sebastiane
11) Get Up And Dance Gidget & Chorus (with Sebastiane, Tony & Regine)
12) Teen Goddess Moondoggie
13) The Isle Of Avalon Moondoggie, Tony, Regine, Sebastiane & Chorus
~~ Interval ~~  
      Entr’acte The Band
14) My Guy Annette
15) Prisoner Of Love Frankie & Annette
16) Love That’s Passed The Test Vince
17) Tower Of Love The Supreme Beings
18) Dreams (I Had A Dream) Vince
19) The Ends Of The Earth (Reprise) Gidget
20) Temptation Rev Harpy, Regine, Sebastiane, Moodoggie, Tony & Chorus
21) The Duke OF Rock ‘N Roll Vince & Chorus
22) Brave New World Vince, Regine, Sebastiane, Tony, Moondoggie & Chorus
23) Brand New Woman Annette, Frankie, Vince, Regine, Gidget & Chorus
24) Beach Blanket Tempest (Reprise) Company
25) Curtain Calls (B/Blanket Megamix) Company
     Playout  The Band
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Orchestration / Band Parts
These are available for hire as follows :-
  • MD / Keyboard1
  • Keyboard 2
  • Guitar
  • Bass Guitar
  • Trumpet
  • Tenor Sax
  • Drum Kit
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    Printed Piano/Vocal Score (Comb Bound, A4, nnn pages, gggg)
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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.

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    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 Demo 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.

      Set A - for Cast, Director, MD, SM and LX
     
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  • 15 x Vocal Scores
  • 1 x Director's Master Copy
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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.

     
  • 1 set of 7 Band Parts
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    Duration : 130 mins
    Acts : 2
    Characters
    Principals
    : 5m, 4f
    Support
    : 5f
    Sets : nn
     
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    Size : A4
    Pages : nnn
     
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