LABAN TRINITY Laban CONSERVatOIRE OF MUSIC & DANCE THEATRE MUSICAL THEATRE STUDENTS PRESENT: FRI 2 & SAT 3 DEC 14.30h & 19.30h THE CLOCKMAKer’S DAUGHTER An original faerytale musical by Michael Webborn and Daniel Finn PROGRAMME £3 THE CLOCKMAKER’S DAUGHTER Presented by Trinity Laban final year Musical Theatre students. This production is presented by special arrangement with Webborn and Finn. Director Michael Howcroft Musical Director Tony Castro Choreographer Jenny Arnold Set and Costume Designer Amy Yardley Lighting Designer Chloe Kenward The Clockmaker’s Daughter was originally produced by Theatrica Limited at the Landor Theatre. Directed by Robert McWhir Choreographed by Robbie O’Reilly Designed by David Shields Lighting by Richard Lambert Executive Producer Clive Chenery SYNOPSIS Spindlewood, like most towns of age, has its traditions. But no practice, custom, or Old Wives Warning is so firmly adhered to as ‘The Turning of the Key’. Every year, on the last night of winter, as the first day of spring unfolds, the townsfolk gather to take part in a strange ritual. They meet in the centre of the town square, where a statue bearing the likeness of a young girl stands, poised and still, one hand raised as if to toast the sky. Constance has stood in the square for as long as any can remember. And she is never more lifelike than tonight. CREATIVE TEAM BAND Director Lighting Designer Piano/Musical Director Michael Howcroft Chloe Kenward Tony Castro Musical Director Costume Supervisor Violin Tony Castro Cristiano Casimiro Rosie Judge Choreographer Sound Designer Double Bass Jenny Arnold Chris Tanton Lewis Reid Set and Costume Designer Production Manager Percussion Amy Yardley Fay Patterson Craig Lutton Stage Manager Jo Alexander MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT 1 ACT 2 1 The Turning of the Key 11 Market Day 2 You’re Still Here 12 If You Could See My Heart A Modest Modiste 3 13 Fear And Whispers 4 Impossible 14 If You Could See My Heart (reprise) 5 A Story of My Own 15 A Town Meeting 6 Spindlewood 16 Clockwork 7 Where You’ll Be 17 Finale Act II 8 Keep It To Yourself 9 A Story of My Own (reprise) 10 Finale Act I – Raise a Glass CAST LIST Christy Bellis CONSTANCE Lucy Elson Jack McNeill WILL Tom Ramsay Leo Rowell ABRAHAM Elliot Coombe Morgan-Lee Wilcox AMELIA Elize Layton Alexandra Davies MA RILEY Lori-Jane McLare Friday matinee 14.30h Friday evening 19.30h Saturday evening 18.30h Saturday matinee 14.30h HENRY Samuel Spence TED Joseph Hartley MAYOR Juan Douglas JIM Emyr J Lewis MAB Ailsa Hutchison DAVE Alexander Lockett RHIANNON Chloe Frances SAM Tyler Raymond Frankland MARY Emily McLachlan DANCE Samuel Spence, JANE Katie Finch CAPTAINS Emily McLachlan SUE/MADAME LE SEL Kimberley Ramshaw and Danii Middle LUCILLE Dannii Middle MOLL Faye Harrison VOCAL Morgan Lee Wilcox JOHN Callum Craggs CAPTAINS and Juan Douglas Ailsa Hutchison Alexander Lockett Alexandra Davies Callum Craggs Chloe Frances Christy Bellis Dannii Middle Elize Layton Elliot Coombe Emily McLachlan Emyr J Lewis Faye Harrison Jack McNeill Joseph Hartley Juan Douglas Katie Finch Kimberley Ramshaw Leo Rowell Lori-Jane McLare Lucy Elson Morgan-Lee Wilcox Samuel Spence Tom Ramsay Tyler Raymond Frankland BIOGRAPHIES MICHAEL WEBBORN AND DANIEL FINN – creaTORS Daniel and Michael met during a workshop at the Royal Daniel also holds a BA (Hons) Acting from Birmingham Conservatoire of Scotland and soon after began writing School of Acting and also spent 4 years presenting the musicals together... International Federation of Sports Climbing’s (IFSC’s) World Cups across the globe, working in cooperation After working together on Daniel’s first show riZen with: 247.TV, Eurosport, Sky Sports, Premier Sports and (with Tom Oakley), Webborn & Finn decided they Red Bull TV. Daniel also acted as director on the original would attempt to devise a piece of their own. Their concept albums for both riZen and The Night Circus. first project was a collection of songs for a potential staging of the best selling novel The Night Circus Michael originally trained at Trinity Laban on the Vocal by Erin Morgenstern. After issues came to light over Studies course before attending the Royal Conservatoire the acquisition of rights, they decided that the best of Music to gain his MA in Musical Direction. possible way forward would be the creation of a wholly original piece. Michael continues to work around the world as a Musical Director, Accompanist and Arranger. As Musical Their first full-length musical: The Clockmaker’s Director his shows have included Animus (World Daughter, first premiered at the Landor Theatre Premiere) Bridewell Theatre, The Clockmaker’s Daughter (Clapham) in 2015. The show went on to a sell out run, (World Premiere), Damn Yankees, Meet Me in St. Louis critical success and has, to date, been nominated for (UK Premiere), [title of show] (London Premiere), Next eleven awards. This summer it completed a further Thing You Know, Hot Mikado and Curtains (European sell-out run at the Minack Theatre, Cornwall. Earlier this Premiere) (Landor Theatre), Willy Wonka (DUCTAC year, Michael and Dan marked the completion of their Theatre, Dubai), Peter Pan (International Tour), Beauty second musical, Animus commissioned by the Musical and the Beast (International Tour), A Midsummer Night’s Theatre Academy. Dream (International Tour), Aladdin (International Tour), Macbeth (International Tour), Pinocchio (International Daniel’s credits include: riZen, The Clockmaker’s Tour), The Tempest (International Tour), The Little Daughter, Animus and The Year Before You. As well as Mermaid (International Tour) (S4K International), Aladdin a musical theatre writer, Daniel has had a vast career (Harlequin Theatre, Redhill), Spring Awakening (Catford working as actor, broadcaster and aspiring novelist. Broadway), Jack and the Beanstalk (Perth Theatre), As a writer, his projects include: Visillion, I, (as novels), Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens (Tron Hidden in the Iyndaeg Tree (collection of short stories) Theatre, Glasgow). Michael also has acted as Assistant and Why 13? (anthology of poems). He is also currently Musical Director on Blood Brothers (UK, No. 1 Tour). adapting The Clockmaker’s Daughter as a novel. He thinks it important to note that none of the works listed above are officially published. He is however, officially seeking representation. MICHAEL HOwcROFT – director TONY CASTRO – musicAL DIRECTOR Directing credits include: Punk Rock (London College Musical director/Supervisor credits include: City of of Music), Sunshine on Leith (MTA, Bridewell Theatre). Angels (Royal Academy of Music), Phantom of the Opera Venus in Fur, Good People (German Premières, (Cameron Mackintosh/West End), Miss Saigon (Cameron English Theatre Frankfurt); Breaking The Code Mackintosh/West End), The Iron Man (Young Vic/Pete (English Theatre Frankfurt), Some Girl I Used To Know Townshend), Moll Flanders (Lyric Hammersmith), Side (Runaway Productions, West Yorkshire Playhouse by Side by Sondheim (Tour of Far), Dick Wittington & UK Tour), The Ballad of Kitty Jay (MTA, Bridewell (E&B/Birmingham). Theatre), Elaine Paige in Concert (Royal Festival Hall, UK Tour), Sleeping Beauty (Place Theatre), Poor Ted Piano/Keyboard credits include: Les Miserables (OnO Theatre Co.), Company, How To Succeed In (Cameron Mackintosh/West End), Wonderful Town (Bill Business…, The Wiz, Best Little Whorehouse In Texas Kenwright/West End), Snoopy (West End, Cheltenham), (LIPA), Soho Cinders, Hair (The Urdang Academy), The Second Mrs Tanqueray (RNT on tour), Amadeus Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Nymph Errant (Mountview). (RNT/West End), Wild Honey (RNT), Don Juan (RNT), Toad of Toad Hall (Bill Kenwright/Mermaid), Street Scene Readings: Five Children and It, a new British musical (ENO), Waste (West End), Chess (Churchill Theatre). by Eamonn O’Dwyer and Helen Watts at the Tristan Bates Theatre. Tony Castro has had a long and successful career as a freelance Conductor, Musical Director, keyboard player, As Associate/Resident Director: South Pacific vocal coach, composer and educator. He ran Higher (Barbican & ATG Tour 2011/12), Spamalot (UK Tour, Education performing arts degrees and departments West End), The Rocky Horror Show (ATG UK Tour and at Central School of Speech and Drama, and Rose International Tour). Bruford College, was Principal of the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts and Director of Music at The As performer: The Soldier’s Fortune (Young Vic), BRIT School. Amadeus (Wilton’s Music Hall), As You Like It (Wyndhams, West End), Privates on Parade (New Victoria Theatre, Stoke). Michael played the Beadle in JENNY ARNOLD – choreogrAPHER the original Watermill Theatre production of Sweeney Todd, (UK Tour/West End). Also at the Watermill: Martin Recent theatre work includes: Love’s Labour’s Lost and Guerre, Piaf, Cinderella and the Enchanted Slipper, Love’s Labour’s Won with the RSC @ Chichester and Fiddler on the Roof and Carmen. soon to be at The Haymarket Theatre; A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bath Theatre Royal), Tales of Offenbach Michael has taught and led masterclasses at: Royal (Wilton’s Music Hall), Orpheus in the Underworld (Iford Central School of Speech and Drama, Rose Bruford, Arts Festival), Spamalot (West End and tour), Company Arts Ed, Mountview, Guildford School of Acting, Trinity (LIPA), Dr Who Live (Arena tour), The History Boys (Tour), Laban, The Urdang Academy, RAM, LSMT, CPA, Italia A Little Night Music and Nymph Errant (Mountview), Conti, MT4UTH (Dublin), The Musical Theatre Academy Peter Pan a Musical Adventure and The Wizard of