The Musicians
The Orange Box Studio Theatre, Halifax
March 2016
West Yorkshire Playhouse
May 2016
The orchestra of Ridley Road, a state school, is to give a concert in Moscow at the European Festival of Youth, playing Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony before an audience of cultural bigwigs. But their instruments have been impounded by Customs. Can Alex, the Russian boy who cleans the hall (and is a devout Pinball Wizard fan) come up with a plan to save the situation?
Written by Patrick Marber for the National Theatres's new writing programme, National Theatre Connections.
CAST
Oboe - Alexandra
1st Flute - Alisha
2nd Horn - Charlie
Alex - Chris R
1st Horn - Chris L
2nd Trumpet - Christian
1st Violin - Elisha
Clarinet - Eve
Timpani - George
1st Trumpet - James
Cello - Lily-Mae
Roland - Max
Double Bass - Nathan
Viola - Olivia
2nd Flute - Rayen
Bassoon - Sophie
Directed by Adam Garrett
Assisted by Jenny Birch, Joe Finegold and Josephine Tomlinson
Musical Direction by Stephen Finegold
Lighting and Sound Design by Matt Blackmore and Joe Moorhead
Set by Tony Clark and Richard Olive
Marketing by Jujin Whippey
Produced by Gillie Kerrod