Missing Melanie has now closed at the Edinburgh Festival.
Previously known as Over the Edge, Missing Melanie was a further development of a full length book musical with a strong rock/pop score that reflects young people's experiences; a dynamic piece that, unlike many other 'teen' musicals, does not sacrifice emotional depth or musical complexity for easy entertainment value. The narrative follows the disappearance of an 18-year-old girl, Melanie. Set over a period of 3 days, the musical charts the effect of Mel's disappearance on her school community and explores how the relationships between various friends, siblings and peer groups are affected and transformed. Conor Mitchell, composer, received the Arts Foundations 2004 Award for Musical Composition as a result of his composition of the chamber opera Goblin Market and will team up again with director Kath Burlinson to remount Missing Melanie for a work in progress at the Edinburgh Festival during British Council week. REVIEWS
Audience members at Edfringe.com *****
threeweeks.com *** The Company
Andrew Agnew, Rachel Annett, Jaygann Ayeh, James Bailey, Helen Batch, Sophie Boyne, Mairead Carlin, Sarah Carter, Marcus Dobson, Olenka Drapan, Nora Duncan, Michelle Farrell, Daniel Fortune, James Gant, Sinead Gribben, Sarah Hagan, Alana Kerr, Ben Kerr, Luke McConnell, Lisa McEwan, Aine McGowan, Callum McIntyre, Graham McKee, Catriona McKeever, Sarah McVeigh, Emily McWilliams, Steven Millar, Stuart Murray, Hannah Nitti, Lynne Patterson, Elizabeth Rowe, Callum Simpson, Sasha Tandon, Aimee Thompson, Jonathan Vickers, Edward Wade, Tara Wilcox, Bradley Wilson, Fiona Wilson. Pastoral Staff and Arrangements
Head Chaperones: Paul Whittles and Paul Byrne
Accommodation: Lorretto School, Musselburgh, Edinburgh
Workshop Dates: Wednesday 10th - Sunday 28th August. |
