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WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND London run: Aldwych, July 1 st , (1,044 Performances) Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Jim Steinman Book: Patricia Knop, Gale Edwards & Andrew Lloyd Webber Director: Gale Edwards Choreographer: Anthony van Laast Musical Director: Christopher Nightingale Producer: Really Useful Theatre Company Cast: Marcus Lovett (The Man), Lottie Mayor (Swallow), Ashley Andrews/Danielle Calvert (Brat), Dean Clish/Ricki Cuttell (Poor Baby), Dean Collinson (Amos), Veronica Hart (Candy),Christopher Howard (Snake Preacher), John Turner (Sheriff), Reg Eppey (Minister), Nicolas Colicos (Darryl), James Graeme (Boone) Songs: I Never Get What I Pray For, Home By Now, Cold, Unsettled Scores, Tire Tracks and Broken Hearts, Long Overdue for a Miracle, When Children Rule the World, Annie Christmas, No Matter What, Try Not to Be Afraid, A Kiss is a Terrible Thing to Waste, Wrestle With the Devil Story: In a small 1950s Louisiana town, three children – Swallow, Poor Baby, and Brat – discover The Man, an escaped killer, in their barn. They believe he is Jesus come back to earth . They share their secret with other children, including Candy, a young black girl and Amos, a white boy, both of whom are anxious to get away from the prejudices of the town. Meanwhile the adults are hunting down the escaped killer, and arrive at the barn, only to find it surrounded by kids determined to protect him. The Man takes Swallow hostage, but quickly changes his mind, pushes her out and sets fire to the barn. When Swallow finally gets back in, there's no trace of him, but she says "He'll be back...I just know he will." Her father tries to convince her this wasn't Jesus, but she asks "But how do you know?" Notes: Based on the novel by Mary Hayley Bell and the screenplay by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall, the show had its premiere in Washington DC in December 1996, but following a critical drubbing, its Broadway opening was postponed and eventually cancelled. After major re-writing, with Gale Edwards and Lloyd Webber collaborating on a revised book, and with the five new songs, it was re-launched at the Aldwych . It received very mixed notices, but ran for 1044 performances, closing in January 2001. 46 EYAM London run: Bridewell, July 13 th – August 1 st Music: Andrew Peggie Book & Lyrics: Stephen Clark Director: Clive Paget Choreographer: Mitch Sebastian Musical Director: Andrew Peggie Cast: Peter Prentice (William Mompesson), Seeta Indrani (Katherine Mompesson), Geoff Abbot (Matthew Mortin), Leigh McDonald (Sarah Halksworth) Halcro Johnston, Paul Baker, Eileen O’Grady, Tal Shamir, Clive Adams Songs: Dressing the Wells, Moth Song, There’s a Man, Did I Tell a Lie?, Something in the Air, Have You No Pity? Why Should I Stay? Look at that Smile, The Story of the Plague Story: The new rector, William Mompesson, arrives in the Derbyshire village of Eyam in 1665. He is met with outright hostility when people start dropping like flies, for no one realises that a rat flea in a parcel of cloth from London has introduced them to the Great Plague.) When the rector suggests they close off the village to all outsiders and martyr themselves to the contagion rather than let it spread, this creates a highly dramatic conflict between social class and faith. By the time the plague abates, over a year later, over a quarter of the 800 inhabitants are dead. Notes: This began life at one of the Stephen Sondheim workshops at Oxford University
DOCTOR DOLITTLE London run: Labatt’s Apollo, July 14 th (375 performances) Music & Lyrics: Leslie Bricusse Book: Leslie Bricusse Director: Steven Pimlott Choreographer: Aletta Collins Musical Director: Michael England Cast: Phillip Schofield (Dr Dolittle), Bryan Smith (Matthew Mugg), James Paul Bradley/Samuel Carter-Brown/Darien Smith (Tommy Stubbins), Sarah Jane Hassell (Emma Fairfax), Peter Cellier (General Bellowes), John Rawnsley (Albert Blossom), Holli Hoffman (Chee-Chee), Peter Gallagher (Straight Arrow), Voice of Julie Andrews (Polynesia), Gary Forbes, Michael Gyngell, Drew Varley 1998 Songs: My Friend the Doctor, The Vegetarian, Talk To The Animals, I've Never Seen Anything Like It, Beautiful Things, When I Look Into Your Eyes, Save the Animals, Something In Your Smile. Story : Matthew Mugg and his friend Tommy Stubbins visit Doctor John Dolittle and his houseful of animals, including a talking parrot named Polynesia. Dolittle says he can speak over 500 animal languages. Matthew meets the rare two-headed Pushmi-Pullyu from Tibet and falls in love with Emma, the niece of Dolittle’s crusty neighbour, General Bellowes. At Albert Blossom’s circus Dolittle talks to a sea-lion named Sophie who longs to return to her husband, so he takes her to some cliffs and throws her into the sea. However, two fishermen mistake the seal for a woman, and Dolittle is charged with murder. Matthew, Tommy, Polynesia, Chee-Chee, the chimp, Jip the dog, and Emma all join the Doctor and flee the country by ship. Following a shipwreck they land on Sea Star Island for a series of adventures, and finally meet Sophie and her husband who bring a message that all is forgiven and the Doctor will be welcomed back home. The others sail back home on the Great Pink Sea Snail, whilst the Doctor chooses to fly home on the back of the Giant Lunar Moth. Notes: With clever animatronic puppets from the Jim Henson studio, and a flying moth over the auditorium, this £4 million production was a satisfactory adaptation of the Rex Harrison/Anthony Newley film version, and provided ideal family entertainment for the best part of a year’s run. 47 OKLAHOMA (2 nd Revival) London run: Olivier Theatre, July 15 th – October 3 rd (Fixed run) Transferred (re-staged) Lyceum Theatre, Jan 20 th , 1999 (93 Performances) Photo by Michael Le Poer Trench
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