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Dateline: 18th May, 2005

Musical Futures at Greenwich

Greenwich Theatre's sixth Musical Futures season, in which the theatre showcases new musicals which are still in development, runs from 24th to 26th May. This year nine shows will be showcased, with a thirty minute extract from each.

Tickets, price £7 (Concessions: £5.00), from the box office on 020 8858 7755.

Tuesday 24 May, 8pm

Mendoza
By Gary Waterman & Simon McKechnie
Sephardi-Jewish prizefighter, Daniel Mendoza, rises defiantly from the slums of 18th century London to become the Muhammad Ali of his day. Courted by royalty, he becomes seduced by the high-life, and suffers a swift and ignoble fall at the hands of his enemies, before ultimately finding redemption through love.

Perfect Timing
Book, music and lyrics by Mel Atkey
Michael and Angela have known each other since childhood, but they've never quite come together as a couple -- until now. A musical for anyone who has almost been in love.

The Ballad Of Elizabeth Sulky Mouth
Book and Lyrics by Chris Broderick
Music by Rob Shepherd
Additional music by The Singing Loins (Broderick/Allen/Barnes)
Directed by Rob Forknall
Today is the last day anyone calls Elizabeth names. One way or another she will free herself from her vile and bullying Aunt Lettice, and her stifling, infantile husband Jim Jams. Watching, or perhaps orchestrating, the events is the singer…
"…She countered years of abuse with crocheting. Think of her well, I implore you, amidst all the mayhem and slaying…."

Wednesday 25 May, 8pm

Around The Pond In 80 Days
By Shrubshall & Free
Challenged to journey around the pond, Phileas Frog and Pasper Toad embark on a thrilling musical adventure, encountering a beautiful frog princess, a sneaky snake-in-the-grass, a horribly hungry pike and a colourful cast of creatures. Will they make it back in time, or will Phileas lose his luxury lily pad?

The Swan
Music and Lyrics by Daniel Loveday
Script by Daniel Loveday and Sandra Toogood
Eddie Bel is so desperate to be a celebrity icon she'll do anything: cosmetic surgery, breast implants, even stage the ultimate media event.... Her sole purpose: to be adored, and for this she finds willing accomplices in an unholy alliance of tabloid journalism, a self serving agent and a naive reporter.

Ska Ba Day
Book by Pat Cumper
Music by Delroy Murray
Devolped and Produced by Talawa Theatre Company, Directed by Ben Thomas
Young Richie and Vince are certainly no angels, but hardly deserve such attention from local dealer Boogs. Their errand is to intimidate Old Willy Ray, madman of the estate; but their mission turns into a musical inspiration. The magic of Ska uncovers their chance to change… but Boogs has other ideas.

Thursday 26 May, 8pm

The Dying Game
Music by Filip von Uexkull, Ty Kroll, Tristan Bons
Book and Lyrics by Robert Gould, Jimmy Granstrom, Directed by Rick Jacobs
Fifteen year old orphan Rachel, who is dying of HIV/AIDS, struggles to care for her young siblings, two of whom die from the disease. Rachel is forced into prostitution and becomes pregnant. When Rachel dies, her young brother, Francis, takes her baby, praying they will live to see "one more sunrise".

The Seasiders
Book, music and lyrics by Robin Spencer
In Cleethorpes, Dave's new arcade Golden Shower Amusements 'isn't exactly pissing money'. On the Costa Del Sol Mick works in the Red Lion Bar-Disco drowning his memories in the Mediterranean dream. Paula is looking for a new start and she's packed her bags for the coast…

I Married Wyatt Earp
Book by Sheilah Rae and Thomas Edward West
Lyrics by Sheilah Rae
Music by Michele Brourman
Suggested in part by the book I Married Wyatt Earp by Glenn G. Boyer
Directed by Susie McKenna
I Married Wyatt Earp traces the true-life tale of Josephine Marcus, who escaped her San Francisco Jewish family by bluffing her way into a G&S troupe en route to Tombstone, Arizona. There she met the love of her life - Wyatt Earp - and plunged into a tumult of scandals, outrage, and a life-long vendetta linked to the notorious Shootout at the OK Corral. Cast Includes: Sheilah Rae, Linda Baron, Rebecca Thornhill (Ragtime, Full Monty), Alison Jiear (Honk!, Jerry Springer The Opera, On The Town), Teresa Gallagher, Josephina Gabrielle, Vicky Gross, Susie McKenna, Nikki Stokes, Rebecca Vere (Batboy).

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