''Betwixt!'' is a musical comedy conceived and written by Ian McFarlane. It also played a concert version in the West End at the
Ambassadors Theatre.
Production History
2008 London Fringe
The show premiered in
The King's Head Theatre
The King's Head Theatre, founded in 1970 by Dan Crawford, is an off-West End venue in London. It is the second oldest operating pub theatre in the UK. In 2021, Mark Ravenhill became Artistic Director and the theatre focusses on producing LGBTQ ...
London on 6 May 2008 and finished its first run on 22 June 2008.
Official King's Head Theatre website
/ref> The production was directed by Kate Golledge, choreographed by Lucie Pankhurst with musical direction by Robert Emery. The cast included Abi Finley
Abigail "Abi" Finley (born 10 September 1982) is an actress and musical theatre performer from Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England, the daughter of a prominent local Jewish performer.
Finley has notably played Fiona in '' Blondel'' at the P ...
as Miranda.
2008 Concert
On 14 October 2008, ''Betwixt!'' played at the Ambassadors Theatre, produced by Christopher D. Clegg. The cast included Tim Howar
Timothy Howar (born 24 November 1969) is a Canadian-born English actor and singer who is currently with the pop-rock band Mike + The Mechanics.
Career
Howar was born in Spirit River, Alberta, Canada.Mandel, Lyssa"Tim Howar"broadway.com, Febr ...
as Bailey, Rosemary Ashe
Rosemary Ashe (born 28 March 1953) is an English stage actress and singer.
Early life and training
She was born to Philip Stephen Ashe and Dorothy May (née Watts). She attended Lowestoft Grammar School before studying at the Royal Academy of ...
as Langwidere, Sarah Lark
Sarah Lark (born 28 January 1983) is a Welsh singer and actress who rose to fame when she competed as one of the finalists in the BBC talent show-themed television series '' I'd Do Anything'' in 2008.
Background
Lark was born in Roath, Cardif ...
as April McScoup, Sheridan Smith
Sheridan Caroline Sian Smith OBE (born 25 June 1981) is an English actress, singer and television personality. Smith came to prominence after playing a variety of characters on sitcoms such as ''The Royle Family'' (1999–2000), ''Two Pints o ...
as Princess Ariella and Stefan Booth
Stefan Booth (born 4 October 1979) is an English actor and singer, best known for playing Greg Jessop in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' from 1 October 2010 to 21 October 2011.
Background
Booth went to school at Monkton Combe School in Bath ...
as Haydn Prince/Prince Haydn. The cast also included the London Gay Men's Chorus
London Gay Men's Chorus is a gay choir that was founded in 1991 by a group of nine gay men. The group now has around 150 singing members at any one time and almost 300 members in total.
Introduction
With a widely varying repertoire from class ...
as "The Taravatanians" and an ensemble provided by Arts Ed drama school.
2011 West End
Producer Christopher D. Clegg brought the musical back to London in 2011 with a production in the smaller Off West End
Off West End refers to theatres in London which are not included as West End theatres. The term is a relatively recent one, coined after the similar American term "off-Broadway" (though without the same strict definition). It is usually used synony ...
space at Trafalgar Studios. The show featured several new songs, with direction by Ian McFarlane. The production opened on 26 July and ran until 10 September.
;Cast
* The Princess/the Nymph Queen/the Enchantress - Ellen Greene
Ellen Greene is an American actress and singer. She has had a long and varied career as a singer, particularly in cabaret, as an actress and singer in numerous stage productions, particularly musical theatre, as well as having performed in many ...
* Prince Haydn/Haydn Prince/the Great Garbo - Peter Duncan
* Bailey - Benedict Salter
* Cooper - Steven Webb
Steven Michael Webb (born 8 November 1984 in Wirral, Merseyside, England) is an English actor in theatre, television and film.
* Miranda - Ashleigh Gray
Ashleigh Gray is a Scottish Actress and Musical Theatre performer best known for playing Elphaba in the London and UK & Ireland touring productions of ''Wicked''.
Early life
Gray was born in Fife, Scotland and educated at Newbattle Com ...
External links
Official Betwixt! The Musical website
Interview with Benedict SalterThe Times Top Five Theatre
Musical Numbers
From the 2011 West End Production
;Act I
*Opening
*How Do You Know 'Til You Try Me (Which You Haven't and You Should)?
*The Embassy's Predicament
*Eyes of a Child
*Fabulous Man
*Just One Kiss
;Act II
*Miranda's Aria
*Strange Sort of Love Song
*How Do You Know 'Til You Try Me (Which You Haven't and You Should)? (Reprise)
*Eyes of a Child (Reprise)
*Fabulous Plan
*Prince Haydn's Vision/Strange Sort of Love Song (Reprise)
*Paparazzi Rag
*Between
*Finale
References
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2008 musicals
British musicals