Around The World In A Thousand Years - By Sara Ridgley and Gavin Mole
Product Description
Around the World in a Thousand Years is a musical journey through the last ten centuries, showcasing different parts of history such as the Black Death, the legend of Robin Hood, Henry VIII's six wives and Captain Cook's voyages around the world. Suitable for Key Stages 2 and 3, this is the show to bring Broadway into your school and, according to The Times Ed, '… your audience will go away delighted'.
Pack includes: CD of backing tracks (no vocals); CD of full performances (including vocals); top line melody of the score, ideas on staging, fundraising, advertising and general behind-the-scenes duties. There are comprehensive cast and props lists in the book and a producer’s checklist to help it all come together smoothly – all those tasks that normally take a teacher days!
Performances of this show always go with a buzz because of the showbiz-style musical arrangements on the recordings! For more information about this show, please click on the 'Plot Summary & Cast' PDF link below. Sample soundclips are also provided below.
Approximate Duration: 70 minutes
1) All Around The World
2) Ragtime
3) Monument Made With A Needle
4) The Domesday Crew
5) Ragtime Links 1100S
6) The Tale Of Thomas A Becket
7) Ragtime Link 1200S
8) Magna Carta
9) Ragtime Link 1300S
10) Black Death
11) Poverty, Penitence, Prayer
12) The Legend Of Robin Hood
13) Ragtime Link 1400S
14) Joan Of Arc On Trial
15) Opening Act II
16) Ragtime Link 1500S
17) The Six Queens Of Henry VIII
18) Guy Fawkes’ Last Assignment
19) Ragtime Link 1600S/1700S
20) My Son, Captain Cook
21) Welcome To The Nineteenth Century!
22) The Evacuees
23) Finale
