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Arabian
Nights (18m, 9f, 11m/f)
by the same composer
as 'Shake Ripple
and Roll' and
'The Selfish Giant' |
| The story of the beautiful
queen Sheherezade, and her ability to tell captivating
stories to her cruel husband, King Sharyar. Five
stories are played out in song and dance, and, in
their telling Sheherezade neatly leads the King's
mind away from his reason for being heartless and
cruel, ensuring her own future as queen is secure.
Large cast, superb music ... great fun. |
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Beach
Blanket Tempest (5m, 9f) |
| A re-working of Shakespeare's The
Tempest as a musical in the vein of ‘Return
To The Forbidden Planet’ It's a stupendous
show jam-packed with thumpingly catchy ballads and
tunes, beautiful love duets, thrashing sixties rock,
and even a visit from The Supremes. The central
character is Vince Prospero; he is the 'Duke Of
Rock ‘N Roll', a superstar of Elvis proportions,
marooned on an island with his gorgeous daughter,
Annette. Their ‘spirit’ is Gidget, a
genie released not from a tree, but from a bottle.
The ‘other resident’ is Moondoggie,
a delinquent teenage punk biker. Just as in Shakespeare’s
Tempest, a wild storm is whipped up 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. |
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Rock
Apocalypse (7m, 3f, 5m/f) |
A rock 'n roll party show which
is a both a parody and tongue-in-cheek tribute
to horror and sci-fi B-movies from the 1950’s
to the present day. A rock 'n roll star nearly
dies in a plane crash, but is brought back to
life in a futuristic clinic having been 're-built'
and augmented by a mad doctor. They plan now to
rule the world by using mind control delivered
over television transmissions, but haven't factored
in the determination of two young newlyweds who
mistakenly check in as marriage guidance patients.
Though intended to be strictly for pleasure, Rock
Apocalyse is also a sharp satire of our mass-media
driven culture where our thoughts, emotions, and
perceptions are constantly altered by the barrage
of ‘advice’ from advertising, film
and TV. |
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