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The Beautiful Game (A.K.A The Boys in the Photograph)
23 Sep

THE BEAUTIFUL (A.K.A The Boys in the Photograph)
Book and Lyrics By Ben Elton.     Music By Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Full Length Musical, Romance, Comedy, Sports, Drama.

A story of ordinary people in an extraordinary situation. 
THE BEAUTIFUL GAME follows the fortunes of a group of teenagers, all members of a local soccer team, from both sides of the religious divide during the troubles in 1960s Belfast. SYNOPSIS>>

Ben Elton tells their story with humour and compassion, with lyrics that are both funny and heartbreaking. 
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s evocative new score combines heart-searing ballads and stirring anthems 
with the sounds of Ireland. 
This powerful and passionate musical is a joyous celebration of the freedom that love can bring.

The show premiered at the Cambridge Theatre, London on 26th September 2000 and ran until 1st September 2001. During its run the show was awarded the prestigious Best Musical Award in the Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards 2000.

Casting: 6M, 6F, 6M or F.      
Ensemble: 22 (Men and women of Belfast)

Royalty: 14% of your gross box office takings or a minimum of *A$220.00 per performance (whichever is the greater).
Perusal Pack: $24.00


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MORE FOOTBALL THEMED SHOWS

Full Length Musical, Sports, Present Day. 
Aaron James, a football superstar, discovers what money and power can't buy, as he confronts the temptations and pressures of life off the field, and how they shape his relationship with a twelve year-old boy who idolizes him. This richly melodic opera is a poignant exploration of individual accountability, the myth of celebrity, and single parenting.
Casting: 3M, 2F, 1 boy.
Royalty: 14% of your gross box office takings or a minimum of *A$220.00 per performance (whichever is the greater).
Perusal Pack: $24.00

Full Length Musical.
The composers of Bye, Bye, Birdie have written another musical, this one set at a small, football-oriented college. 
Frantic to please, professor Fodorski finally reaches his sports-minded students by stating his engineering concepts in football terms and, in the course of demonstrating a principle, turns a mousy student drudge named Bricker into a phenomenal kicker.
Casting: 6M, 6F.
Royalty: 14% of your gross box office takings or a minimum of *A$220.00 per performance (whichever is the greater).
Perusal Pack: $24.00

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