A little show with a lot of heart.
UNFOLDING
the musical
UNDFOLDING is a brand new musical, being workshopped in Cambridge with the support of Between the Bars theatre company and a host of talented friends. I wrote the book, lyrics and music. It marks my first ever attempt to write a musical and so far the experience has been magical; even winning the Stiles+Drewe song prize award in Dec 2024 for my song, 'It Starts Small'. I'm lucky to have an amazing team around me, helping me to bring this idea to life.
It takes a village...
(Live-record scratch demo tracks at the spotify link!)
I'm learning a lot as I go, creating my first ever musical, but I have a lovely team and amazing support as I do; not least of all Liz Townsend as my musical director and additional orchestrator, helping to take my songs from being just me on a piano to so much more!
Between the Bars theatre company are producing the initial workshops and development in my home turf of Cambridgeshire.
And since Oct 2024 I have been a beneficiary of Mercury Creatives, a professional development programme for the cultural sector. As part of my engagement on this programme, I am currently undergoing 8 hours of mentoring support from Simon Hardwick. The Mercury Creatives programme is funded by Arts Council England, Essex County Council and Tendring District Council and is being delivered by the Mercury Theatre, Colchester.
I am also a proud Mercury Musical Developments member. What a phenomenal organisation!
SYNOPSIS:
"Rose and Mark have been penpals since they were twelve years old, but they made a pact never to meet. Now, they're turning forty and, as their lives finally collide off of the page, they realise that the pasts they've shared in letters might just help them to save each other now."
UNFOLDING is an uplifting, ultimately hopeful story
about two people who realise that the pasts they've
shared in letters might just save them both now.
