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absolutely brilliant!" |
Steve
Diamond , Producer of 'The Rocky Horror
Show' |
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by far the best rock 'n roll musical I have ever
read.
The music is brilliant ... stonking!" |
Robert
Murray , Director |
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Click
here
to see Paulo Rodrigues slideshow of stills
taken at a production
by the City and Islington College, Lonodn
in February 2009
and click here
to see the College website News Page |
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| Rock Apocalypse is rock 'n roll party
show which is a parody and tongue-in-cheek
tribute to horror and sci-fi B-movies from
the 1950’s to the present day. The
music is rock 'n roll, blues, gospel, rock
and anthem-based. And it is very funny.
Though Rock Apocalyse is intended to be
strictly for pleasure, it 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.
During a prologue, we hear of the death
of 1950’s rock 'n roll icon Ricky
Valiant. But we soon learn that Ricky has
not died instead he has set up an evil laboratory
called the Somafree Institute where he is
plotting to take over the world. He lures
unsuspecting victims into the laboratory,
where they undergo an operation called the
Brain Drain that turns them into zombie
like creatures - the Deadheads.
We meet Dawn and Ash, who are having marital
problems. They are referred to the Institute
by their therapist, Dr Cronenburg. Inside
the clinic there are some really weird staff.
They include Dr Enema, and Tiffany (a sexy
nurse). The couple are separated and Tiffany
immediately tries to seduce Ash, without
success. Dawn is brain-drained and immediately
becomes obsessed with Ricky Valiant. Ash
is taken to meet Ricky. In a blaze of OTT
rock 'n roll he reveals his evil plan. In
a few days an orbiting group of satellites
will broadcast his comeback concert all
over the world, interrupting all TV programming.
He has inserted a mind control signal into
the programme so anyone watching will become
obsessed with him and will be turned into
Deadheads - allowing him to rule the world.
Ash fights but is restrained and is made
into a Deadhead.
The FBI infiltrates the Institute in a
bid to save the planet. Tiffany sings of
her love for Ash and manages to reverse
his brain drain process after seducing Dr
Enema. Valient’s broadcast supported
by his new ‘bride’ Dawn begins.
All hell breaks loose in the fight that
follows involving Deadheads, Ash and FBI
agents - all filled with OTT sight gags,
comic book violence and rock 'n roll. Ash
interrupts Valient’s concert but is
overpowered and the countdown to armaggeddon
begins. Will the planet be saved? Is there
any hope for Ash and Dawn’s marriage?
With 14 original songs fully scored for
a 12 piece band, a vocal and piano score
with ballads and huge rock 'n roll and dance
numbers, Rock Apocalypse is a show that
appeals will blow your mind away - if the
Institute staff don't brain-drain you first! |
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| Principals
(6m, 3f, 1m/f) *
denotes a singing role |
| Ricky Valiant *
– a megalomaniac ex-rock 'n roll superstar |
| Ash Raimi *
– a hero |
| Dawn Raimi *
– a heroine |
| Dr Barium Enema *
– a deranged neurosurgeon (male) |
| Dr Barada *
– a sadistic neurosurgeon (female) |
| Tiffany *
– a nurse with a problem (female) |
| Klaatu * –
a systems design analyst (male) |
| Criswell –
a narrator (male) |
| Secretary
– a secretary with a mission (male) |
| Dr Cronenberg
– a therapist (either sex) |
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| Support (1m,
4m/f) |
| Bub – a friendly male Deadhead, age
50-60 |
| Nikto – an unfriendly Deadhead (either
sex) |
| Agents 1, 2 & 3 (either sex) |
| Voice of Computer (recorded) |
| Chorus : |
| Deadheads (rock ‘n roll dependent
morons) |
| Gospel Singers |
| Agents (FBI Agents) |
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| Click on a title
to hear a Windows Media clip of either a studio
recording or an instrumental track (#). |
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| 1) Overture |
The Band |
| 2) Rock
‘N Rolled Apart # |
Ash, Dawn & Deadheads |
| 3) Nightmare
# |
Ash, Dawn & Gospel Singers
(with Cronenberg) |
| 4) Welcome
To The Clinic |
Enema, Tiffany, Barada &
Klaatu |
| 5) Psychiatry |
Ash, Dawn, Enema & Barada |
| 6) I Miss
You |
Dawn & Ash |
| 7) I Got
The Hots |
Tiffany & Deadheads |
| 8) Brain
Drain |
Enema (with Dawn, Barada, Klaatu
& Deadheads) |
| 9) Ruler
Of The World |
Ricky (with Ash, Dawn, Barada,
Enema, Klaatu & Deadheads) |
| 10) The Good Times
Rolled Away |
Ricky |
| 11) Dynamite |
Ricky (with Ash, Barada, Enema,
Klaatu & Deadheads) |
| ~~ Interval
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| 12) Entr’acte |
The Band |
| 13) Bad Girl |
Tiffany |
| 14) Freak Out |
Guitar Instrumental (played
by Ricky) |
| 15) Bad Girl (Reprise)
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Tiffany |
| 16) Broadcastin’
Live |
Ricky (with Barada & Deadheads) |
| 17) Megalomaniac
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Ricky |
| 18) Brain Drain
(Reprise) |
Ricky (with Dawn, Enema &
some Deadheads) |
| 19) New American
Heroes # |
Ash, Dawn & Tiffany |
| 20) I Miss You (Reprise) |
Tiffany |
| 21) Curtain Calls / Playout
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The Band |
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| Orchestration
/ Band Parts |
| These are available
for hire as follows :- |
| MD / Keyboard1
Keyboard 2
Piano
Trumpet
Trombone
Alto Sax |
Tenor Sax
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Bass Guitar
Drum Kit
Percussion |
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| Duration |
: 130 mins |
| Acts |
: 2 |
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| Principals |
: 6m, 3f, 1m/f |
Support |
: 1m, 4m/f |
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