My adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Nightingale and the Rose had a very successful staging as part of the Grimeborn
Festival of New Opera and Musical Theatre Writing at The Arcola Theatre, London.
Cast
Nightingale – Emma Sewell
Girl – Arabella Rodrigo
Student – Paul Rich
White Rosebush – Sheri Copeland
Yellow Rosebush – Jenny Layton
Red Rosebush – Cézanne Tegelberg
Musicians
Flute – Caroline Welsh
Piano – Jenny Gould
Director
Tom Mansfield
Prince Caspian
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Leatherhead Theatre
The Hunt for William Shakespeare (Extracts)
Written in collaboration with Roy Apps, BAFTA Award-winning children's writer, this exciting new musical tells the story of star-struck young brothers,
Edmund and John, who leave their friends, Kate and Anne, and set out on a dangerous and adventurous journey to London to find the most famous theatre star of all - William Shakespeare.
A funny and moving musical that brings the world of Shakespeare's England vividly alive, and filled with fun and atmospheric songs for your young performers!
If you’re a teacher, run a youth theatre group or drama club, and are interested in putting on
'The Hunt for William Shakespeare', an information pack is available: