New environmental-themed musical This is a Love Story will make its debut with a one-off concert performance at Dundee Rep Theatre on 6 November 2021.
Presented by Dundee Rep Theatre and Vicky Graham Productions, the performance of the musical which focuses on the relationship between humanity and the Earth will also be streamed online at Rep Studios.
Featuring a score by Jack Godfrey (42 Balloons The Musical, Babies) and lyrics by 42 Balloons The Musical’s co-creator Ellie Coote, the first public performance of the new show marks the latest stage in the development of the musical which was commissioned by Vicky Graham Productions and developed with the support of Arts Council England and HOME Manchester.
Commenting on the concert performance which has been scheduled to coincide with the upcoming UK-led COP26 gathering of world leaders, Godfrey and Coote said: “We’re really excited to have our first public showing of This is a Love Story at a theatre which is so passionate about new musical theatre.
“We are also thrilled to bring the show to both a live streamed and in-person audience as part of the Rep Studios line-up and we’re so excited to see how the audience will respond to the show.
“This concert version of This is a Love Story will also give us an opportunity to experiment with creative captioning for the first time, which is a massive part of our vision for the show.
“We want This is a Love Story to reach as many people as possible because the issues that the show talks about affect everyone. We hope that the show will get people talking about the planet and our future, and inspire people to think about their role in the world.”
Dundee Rep’s artistic director Andrew Panton said: “COP26 is a hugely important moment in history and is it is exciting to be so near the epicentre of that as it happens in Scotland. We hope that This is a Love Story can draw more people’s attention to it.
“Recent pop musicals like Six and Our Ladies have proven incredibly popular among a really broad audience and we think there is a real opportunity to open up the conversation around climate change which can be daunting for lots of people to think about and discuss. We hope this show will provide an accessible and entertaining way for people to engage with the conversation about the future of our planet.”
Performed by two actors with a live on-stage band and continuous creative captioning, the concert performance will be directed by Miranda Cromwell. The creative team also includes orchestrator and musical director Gavin Whitworth, lighting designer Grant Anderson and video designer Laura Spark.
This is a Love Story will be further developed ahead of a world premiere in 2022.
Angela Thomas
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