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Dateline:
18th May, 2003
Musical Futures
Musical Futures is an event organsied by the Greenwich Theatre
to give new writers and composers an opportunity to showcase their work.
This is the third year it has run and there will be eight performances
of extracts from new work over three days.
Tuesday, 20th May
- 8:00 - Punch: a comic musical based on the Punch And
Judy characters. Book and lyrics by Chris Broderick, music by Rob
Shepherd and Chris Broderick.
- 8:50 - The Scarlet Letter: a musical based on the
novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Book, music and lyrics by Stacey Mancine,
Daniel Koloski, Eric Braverman, Simon Gray, Michael Bahar. Based on
the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- 9:40 - The Fax Of Life: the surreal tale of super
salesman Den Quinn who inadvertently replicates himself with an experimental
fax-copier. Book and lyrics by Mary Stewart-David, music by Denis
King, directed by Marc Urquhart.
Wednesday, 21st May
- 8:00 - Gay Poets In Mud: The story of Tommy Atkins,
a young man who dreams of finding great love, great wealth and great
fame. Only one thing stands in his way – The Great War. By Shrubshall
& Free.
- 8:50 - Tricks: A hard-hitting, true story of murder,
drug addiction and standing on the corner selling a body and losing
a mind. Lyrics by Karlton Parris, music by Luisa Jay.
Thursday, 22nd May
- 8:00 - Farm!: The story of a race to settle a bet
between two farms. Book and lyrics by Robbie Hudson, lyrics and music
by Susannah Pearson.
- 8:50 - The Nothing: Musical comedy of how unfashionable
Billy has a number one hit with his worst song, only to find himself
quickly consumed and instantly regurgitated by the topsy-turvy world
of empty celebrity and plastic pop culture. Book, lyrics and music
by Jody Trehy, directed by Declan Drohan, musical direction by Steven
Edis.
- 9:40 - Mary Seacole: The true story of Jamaican nurse
Mary Seacole who was rejected by Florence Nightingale because of her
colour. Book and lyrics by Bob Forrest-Webb, music and orchestration
by Peter Gritton, directed by Michael Mundell, with Elaine Delmar
as Mary Seacole.
Index
A-F
Index G-K
Index L-Q
Index R-Z
News
Archive A-L
News Archive M-Z
Production News Archive
Please note that all three Archive
indices are very long and will therefore take some time to download.
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