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TURN OF THE TIDE |
A Musical Play
by GRAHAM FERGUSON and DAVID HARDING
| Cast: | 26 speaking / singing parts (10 m, others variable; total could be reduced to 14) + chorus. |
| Suggested Age Range: | 9 to 13 |
| Approx. Running Time: | 90 minutes [ + interval] |
| Music: | 12 songs (including some reprises); scored for full orchestra but could be just piano accompaniment. |
| Set: | Two main settings - a Cornish pub and the Central Square in the City of Gold - plus four intermediary scenes, which could be achieved by lighting or location (eg. an apron stage). |
| Synopsis: | A storm is
brewing when Big Sam takes a party of children on his boat to visit the
lighthouse. On arrival they find it deserted but the weather forces them to
spend the night there. Behind a door they discover a tunnel leading through
gold mines to an ancient underground city, whose civilisation is a thousand
years behind. The children are captured and then persuaded to introduce the citizens to twentieth century ideas - at first greeted eagerly but soon leading to unrest and dissatisfaction. They try to escape but are caught and sentenced to death. At the last minute flood-gates are opened and in the ensuing chaos they escape, taking back with them two friends from the city. |
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| Script: | Code D | |
| Piano Score: | Code G | |
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Orchestral Parts - please enquire |
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| Songs: Demo Cassette: | Code B | |
| Performance Rights: | Code X | |
| Licence to Copy: | Code X | |
ISBN 978 1 872475 82 0
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