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Chris and Andy are very pleased to be working with students from The Royal Academy of Music on sections of the score through January/February 2015.
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Chris Chambers and Andy Rapps, in association with Another Way Theatre presented a showcase of their new musical adaptation of Jonathan Swift's GULLIVER'S TRAVELS in London on February 7th 2014.
The showcase performances took place at 12.30pm and 3.00pm. The cast included Andrew C Wadsworth, Jeremy Secomb, Emily Bull, Michelle Bishop, Nadim Naaman & Tim Morgan.
For more information on the project please contact nicky@anotherwaytheatre.co.uk
The showcase performances took place at 12.30pm and 3.00pm. The cast included Andrew C Wadsworth, Jeremy Secomb, Emily Bull, Michelle Bishop, Nadim Naaman & Tim Morgan.
For more information on the project please contact nicky@anotherwaytheatre.co.uk
Review of Showcase by Mark Shenton
An invited showcase presentation of a new musical version of Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels last Friday was offered up after just four days of prior rehearsal by a cast that included veteran West End names like Andrew C Wadsworth and younger arrivals like Laura Pitt-Pulford and Nadim Naaman. It is inspiring to see the level of commitment they brought to it, with many of them ‘off book’ for their scenes.
For performers, of course, showcases are an early investment in a future for the show that they may become part of, but also a creative opportunity to do new and challenging work away from the repetitious ‘night’ job. And the wash of sound created under the musical direction of composer Andy Rapps at the piano, with judicious linking narration provided by his writing partner Chris Chambers who has written book, lyrics and additional music, was frequently inspiring, too. It’s a show I’d be keen to see more of – and that’s precisely the point of a showcase. It is intended to whet the appetite – especially of potential producers and investors.
For performers, of course, showcases are an early investment in a future for the show that they may become part of, but also a creative opportunity to do new and challenging work away from the repetitious ‘night’ job. And the wash of sound created under the musical direction of composer Andy Rapps at the piano, with judicious linking narration provided by his writing partner Chris Chambers who has written book, lyrics and additional music, was frequently inspiring, too. It’s a show I’d be keen to see more of – and that’s precisely the point of a showcase. It is intended to whet the appetite – especially of potential producers and investors.
