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What is Perfect Pitch?
Producer Andy Barnes and
Upstairs at the Gatehouse have teamed up
to present a fantastic array of new musicals -
all created by UK based artists.
The event, which is likely to become an annual
fixture in the musical calendar, has found 12
new musicals at varying stages of development,
that are ready to have an outing in front of
both the general public and an audience of
industry practitioners who may be interested in
their future development.
Andy Barnes said, “MTM:UK, Ovation
and I have decided to stage this event because
of the number of directors, writers and emerging
producers who have musicals in development, or
fascinating ideas of how they would like to
interpret a new musical. Upstairs at the
Gatehouse has offered the space so there’s a
chance to get local people to give their
opinions and encouragement for new work.”
Chris Grady of MTM:UK described the
opportunity as “a feeding frenzy for new work
and ideas - I hope some of the energy and
unpredictability of a packed programme will
provide a stepping-stone for future musicals.”
One of the musicals will be selected for a
three-week workshop at the Hackney Empire in
2007.
Upstairs at the Gatehouse (map)
Highgate Village
London N6 4BD
Junction of North Road and Hampstead Lane
Nearest tube: Highgate (10mins), Archway (buses
271, 143 or 210), Camden / Kentish Town (bus
214)
BOX OFFICE: 020 8340 3488
ALL TICKETS £10 (£8 conc)
www.upstairsatthegatehouse.com

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The Schedule:
Click a show for more info.
Tue 12th
September 7.30pm
LAUNCH NIGHT
Wed 13th
September 7.30pm
Pick of Edinburgh Musicals
(40 mins)
This Is Our Youth Centre
(20mins)
Price of Fame (45mins)
Thu 14th
September 7.30pm
This Is Our Youth Centre
(20mins)
Speed Dating (20mins)
Price of Fame (45mins)
Fri 15th
September 7.30pm
Over The Threshold (20mins)
Enchanted (1hr10)
Sat 16th
September 7.30pm
Once Upon A Time In Narcissia
(30mins)
Enchanted (1hr10)
Sun 17th
September 4pm
Over The Threshold (20mins)
Once Upon A Time In Narcissia
(30mins)
Pick of Edinburgh Musicals
(40 mins)
Tue 19th
September 7.30pm
Speed Dating (55mins)
Over The Threshold (1hr)
Wed 20th
September 7.30pm
The End In Mind (20mins)
Toys (30mins)
Over The Threshold (1hr)
Thu 21st
September 7.30pm
The End In Mind (20mins)
Toys (30mins)
Speed Dating (55mins)
Fri 22nd
September 7.30pm
The End In Mind (20mins)
Eureka High (30mins)
Departure Lounge
(55mins)
Sat 23rd
September 7.30pm
Heavens Above (30mins)
Eureka High (30mins)
Departure Lounge
(55mins)
Sun 24th
September4pm
Once Upon A Time In Narcissia
(30mins)
Heavens Above (30mins)
Departure Lounge
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About the Shows:
Departure Lounge
Four
lads return from the summer holiday of their lives to
find themselves with an hours delay in Malaga Airport
Departure Lounge.
Ibiza Uncovered meets The Wonder Years as they discover
what it’s like to be eighteen, British and despised by
the rest of Europe.
With
Brit-pop style acoustic guitar music, Departure
Lounge is written by Dougal Irvine and features
Dream Team’s Nina Muschallik as ‘Sophie’.
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Enchanted
An
evil enchantress, a missing soap opera star, a
disembodied head and a fairy tale fanatic welcome you to
Enchanted The Musical.
Mixing equal parts of lunacy and dry wit, whilst
blending decades of musical theatre traditions with
sitcom humour, Enchanted offers an evening
spent in two parallel dimensions – a world of sorcery
and enchantment next to a world of science and logic.
Prepare to see this world through different eyes.
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Eureka High
When
Brendan Bragwell, Petersford High’s brightest student
loses the plans for his revolutionary time gate, the
very fabric of time itself is threatened.
Who
is the enigmatix Archibald Ferdinand III who knows
things about Brendan that defy reason? How is arch rival
Phoebe Rivers involved?
And
will Brendan marry cheerleader Susan Strothers or will
destiny be thwarted? A great family musical starring
many West-End performers.
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Heavens Above
Ever
wondered what trolley dollies do when the curtains are
closed? Blasting from the skies comes the supersonic new
musical “Heavens Above”,
written by Niall Palmer and Rob Bedford and co-directed
by Richard Bennison and Paul Emelion (When Harry Met
Barry).
Featuring a stellar cast of West-End performers, it’s
all aboard Empyreal Airlines flight EA24 in a glittering
tribute to the heyday of gorgeous, glamorous air-travel.
It’s
bitchy! It’s chic! And what with the captain’s dicky
ticker and the smoke pouring from the galley, it’s about
to all go fabulously wrong!
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Once Upon A Time In Narcissia
Cinderella wants to marry a Prince. And since she's the
prettiest, nicest, coolest girl in the kingdom, it
shouldn't be a problem, right? So far so standard.
But
Once Upon a Time in Narcissia tells the story of
Cinderella as you've never heard it before. The Prince
is gay, the King is mad and the ugly step-sisters
are
not so much wicked as, well, ugly. In a world where
beauty reigns supreme can Cinderella still get her
Prince with relatives this embarrassing?
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Over The Threshold
Opposites attract - but then they're stuck with each
other. When a relationship goes stale can a little
cheating bring back the spark?
Infidelity might drive a couple apart....but then so
might monogamy! Over The Threshold is an hour-long
contemporary musical
written by Christopher Hamilton which deals with four
characters whose lives are turned upside down in one
fateful evening.
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Pick of Edinburgh Musicals
As
the 60th Edinburgh Festival gives us another host of
exciting new musicals, one piece will be chosen to
present a 30-40 minute excerpt of their new show.
Not
only that….it starts the whole event rolling! Details of
the chosen show will be available from the beginning of
September.
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Speed Dating – The Revue
Speed Dating is a firmly tongue in cheek musical revue
written by Jamie Ledwith, that introduces the audience
to the joys of Speed Dating – warts and all.
With
two female West-End performers playing over a dozen
characters, (including bouncers!), this one-hour show
includes musical pastiche at its best
with
hilarious comic results. Starring Leanne Rogers (Mamma
Mia, Sunset Boulevard, Oliver) & Louise Raven (Mamma
Mia).
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The Price of Fame
Set
in New York and Los Angeles in 1975 at the height of the
UK rock invasion by bands like The Who and Led Zeppelin,
The Price of Fame is the love
story of classical pianist Katherine Waterson and rock
singer Joel Scott. They pay a heavy price for their fame
but grow ever closer as they fight to rediscover
who
they really are. Directed by Laura Baggaley.
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The End In Mind
Three lives intertwine and become hinged on the notion
of finding satisfaction and happiness from the love born
out of friendship. Each in turn is looking for a
cure
and is trying to bargain their way into a life more
fulfilling than the one they currently lead. This
chamber musical is their story: one of struggle, one of
passion,
and
one that begins at the end. Staged around a grand piano
and told through song we are taken on a journey through
the interconnected lives of three friends
who
ask us to consider the boundaries of trust, friendship
and integrity.
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This Is Our Youth Centre
Vince and Nicky have a problem. The authorities want to
shut down their hoppin' Local Youth Centre, and re-open
it as a facility for kids. This can't happen.
Crazy ol' London Town needs cool cats like Vince and
Nicky, and they need a joint like this. They have to
save the Centre, and fast... One thing's for sure.
They
aren't going down without a fight. Inspired by the
technicolour mayhem of sixties rock 'n roll movies, and
with music influences from Stevie Wonder to Kander and
Ebb, This Is Our Youth Centre is a coming of age
story about two dudes who are old enough to know better.
But don't.
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Toys
"Toys" is a brand new family musical which takes its
inspiration from Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker." In a
modern day setting, it tells the story of Victoria, a
fifteen year old orphan, who, disillusioned by real life
and her experience of it, disappears into a dream world
of living toys - which unbeknownst to her hold the key
to her survival of her adult.
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For more information,
please contact:
Andy Barnes, Event Producer - Perfect Pitch, 118-120
Wardour Street London W1F 0TU, email
andybarnes@ukonline.co.uk or visit
www.andybarnes.moonfruit.com
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