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Dateline: 7th January, 2005
Can You Write the Scottish Musical? The search has been launched for a new musical which will "addresses themes and ideas which are important and relevant to the people of Scotland today." Highland Quest is a joint venture between the Scottish Executive and the Cameron Mackintosh Foundation with the aim of finding a new Scottish-themed musical for the Highland Year of Culture 2007. The winning musical will be performed at the refurbished (at a cost of £15m) Eden Court Theatre in Inverness and will then tour, followed by - hopefully - a West End run. The costs are being met by the Foundation (£75,000) and the Executive (£188,000). Entries, which must be submitted by 1st April, will go through a three-stage selection process: first a longlist of 25-50, then a shortlist of five, with the winner being chosen early in 2007. The judges will be Cameron Mackintosh, Anthony Drewe and George Stiles (writers of Honk! and part of the Mary Poppins creative team), and Professor John Wallace, principal of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. "I'm very pleased to be part of the initiative that will open the new Eden Court Studio," Mackintosh said. "The new facilities in Inverness can act as a launch pad not only for new work but also for the celebration of performing talent in Scotland." Eden Court Theatre Director Colin Marr added, "Now we have launched Quest I am really excited about seeing the submissions. It will be intriguing to see how people interpret the theme of 'Scottishness' and their thoughts on the issues affecting Scotland today - some may be very personal, others familiar." The musical, Culture Minister Patricia Ferguson said, "will be the jewel-in-the-crown of the celebrations (of the Highland Year of Culture) and the Eden Court Theatre in Inverness, which will benefit from a capital injection in 2006/07 of £5 million, will premier the winning musical as its first production following the theatre's redevelopment. "Thanks to Sir Cameron Mackintosh, the driving force behind the competition, anyone wanting to produce a musical theatre work will have the opportunity to compete to have their work staged during the 2007 celebrations here in Inverness and then for it to tour across the region." Please note that all three Archive indices are very long and will therefore take some time to download.
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