Our Girls, Our Game, with music & lyrics by Vikki Stone, direction by Charlie Westernra, choreography by Jane McMurtrie (Birmingham Hippodrome 2023)
Set in Preston, Lancashire against the backdrop of The Great War, this bold and empowering new musical explores the triumphs, heartbreaks and sacrifices of the amazing women behind the Dick, Kerr Ladies Football Club. Drawing crowds of 60,000 people to their matches, this group of WWI munition workers were not only the leading lights of women’s English football but were also pioneers of social change during and after WWI.
Set in Preston, Lancashire against the backdrop of The Great War, this bold and empowering new musical explores the triumphs, heartbreaks and sacrifices of the amazing women behind the Dick, Kerr Ladies Football Club. Drawing crowds of 60,000 people to their matches, this group of WWI munition workers were not only the leading lights of women’s English football but were also pioneers of social change during and after WWI.
ATA GIRL! Victoria wrote episode two "Dancing with a Spitfire" which can be purchased here: https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/ata-girl-1776
ATA GRIL is also available via audible.
Dancing with a Spitfire was nominated for a BBC Audio Award!
ATA GRIL is also available via audible.
Dancing with a Spitfire was nominated for a BBC Audio Award!
Inspired by Hogarth’s satirical series of paintings, MARRIAGE A LA MODE is a tragi-comedy exploring the dangers of what happens when you marry for money not love. Essex born Cecilia is forced to marry the aristocratic Viscount Squanderfield, to pay off his family's debts and satisfy her family's social ambition. Unfortunately, they both end up dead [spoiler alert]. Set in 18th Century London but told in modern day vernacular, MARRIAGE A LA MODE is a hysterically funny (and raunchy) examination of our current obsession with status, fame, money and gin.
The song 'A Juliet kind of love' was shortlisted for the Stiles+Drewe Best New Best Song Prize 2020. You can hear Carolyn Maitland perform it here. You can buy the sheet music via New UK Musicals.
The song 'A Juliet kind of love' was shortlisted for the Stiles+Drewe Best New Best Song Prize 2020. You can hear Carolyn Maitland perform it here. You can buy the sheet music via New UK Musicals.
HEAD OF THE TABLE, music by Paul Castles. A hundred years of medieval history are squished into one crazy dinner party set in a modern day apartment. When William the Conqueror dies and leaves his kingdom to Empress Matilda, she must fight not only her own ambitions but her own relatives to keep her place at the head of the table. Duelling lobsters, a singing Bayeux Tapestry and metaphorical jousts abound in this 90 minute medieval-meets-modern musical. The musical received a two week work shop as part of the Old Vic Lab scheme in April 2017, and a workshop in Winchester in 2019.
Listen to two tracks here: soundcloud.com/paulcastles/king-in-the-making?in=paulcastles/sets/music-theater#t=0:00
& https://soundcloud.com/paulcastles/fizzy-bang-bang
Listen to two tracks here: soundcloud.com/paulcastles/king-in-the-making?in=paulcastles/sets/music-theater#t=0:00
& https://soundcloud.com/paulcastles/fizzy-bang-bang
A YEAR WITH THE EVER SO SLIGHTLY CRAZY AND BRITISH VERONICA SEXTON is a one woman song cycle with music by Julian Blackmore. A whirlwind, one-woman, one-act musical following twelve months with the gin-addled Veronica Sexton as she goes in search of a man and a job. Production history: 2014, Crazy Coqs Emerging Artists Cabaret, 2011 Duct Tape & A Dream (Roots & Wings Theatrical). 2010, One Woman Standing (Staged reading) (Emerging Artists Theatre) NYC.
You can listen to some tracks via composer Julian Blackmore's fabulous website - click here.
You can also buy sheet music for the fabulous song 'The Way that I am' by clicking here: https://repertwa.com/song/the-way-that-i-amrepertwa.com/song/the-way-that-i-am & listen to a demo here
You can listen to some tracks via composer Julian Blackmore's fabulous website - click here.
You can also buy sheet music for the fabulous song 'The Way that I am' by clicking here: https://repertwa.com/song/the-way-that-i-amrepertwa.com/song/the-way-that-i-am & listen to a demo here
OPHELIA is a modern day adaptation of Hamlet but told entirely from Ophelia’s perspective. Set at Elsinore Boarding School, deep in the forests of Denmark, the characters are teens, struggling with the ecstasy and agony of first love, addiction, obsession, grief and growing up. Ophelia is a collaboration with singer/songwriter Ella Grace . OPHELIA received a production in Denmark in summer 2017 and won a place at the PiTCH festival in upstate new york in 2018.
