Originally written for senior schools, this adaptation is condensed to make it suitable for children aged 7 to 11 years and provides a useful link to the curriculum. With the help of those two great Victorians - Gilbert and Sullivan, we witness many of the epic events of the era including the industrial revolution, the Crimean War, the growth of the Empire etc. We experience the social and working conditions and meet the great inventors, authors and artists of the period. Songs from the Music Hall such as My Old Man, Daisy Bell etc. bring the events of Victorias reign vividly to life.
A CD of backing tracks is available.
Duration - about 1 hour. Age guide 7 - 11 years 
The Writer - Malcolm Sircom Malcolm read music at Cambridge University before entering the theatre as a Musical Director. Probably the highlight of his career was a 4 year world tour of the ˜Rocky Horror Show'. At the same time he honed in his writing skills with a series of Pantomimes and Children's musicals, which were performed professionally all over the country including his hit 'Mr Men Musical' in London's West End. He started writing schools musicals with 'Ebenezer', which coincided with the launching of Musicline. Since then his many follow-ups have been so successful worldwide that they have enabled him to retire from the theatre to concentrate solely on this aspect of his talents. His major hobbies are bridge, cricket, and writing musicals for schools! People often ask him if he is a teacher, as his shows have such a rapport with kids. The answer is no - he is an entertainer pure and simple, backed by the experience of years in the professional theatre. He claims to be still a child at heart, and he loves working with children, which shows very much in the works he produces for them |
