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A DAY AT THE SEA-SIDE |
A Music-Theatre Excursion into Edwardian England
by JEREMY R. LUCAS
Original Music by WARD BAKER
| Cast: | 37 speaking parts (26m, 11f ) + crowd - including dancers and singers, if possible |
| Suggested Age Range: | 8 to 13, possibly to 15/16 |
| Approx. Running Time: | 75 minutes [ + interval] |
| Music: | Mostly contemporary light music/songs of the Edwardian period; mix of solo and group items; scope for choreography; ideally accompaniment includes small band and string quartet (on stage if possible) but mostly piano; key-boards could suffice. |
| Set: | Based on sea-side architecture (railway station, bandstand, etc) changing rapidly through various aspects of an Edwardian resort. |
| Synopsis: | Great Yarmouth, 1904. Two parties of children arrive for day trips - one from a Norfolk preparatory school, the other from the slums of London. The social taboos of the period alongside the jollity of pierrot shows and the elegant life-style of Edwardian England provide a lively but thought-provoking piece of theatre, full of bustle, noise and humour, yet tinged with irony and culminating in harsh reality. |
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| Script: | Code D | |
| Piano Score: | Code F | |
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Band Parts - please enquire |
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| Rehearsal Cassette: | Code F | |
| Performance Rights: | Code X | |
| Licence to Copy: | Code X | |
ISBN 978 1 872475 09 7
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