''Marine Parade'' is a musical play by the playwright

Simon Stephens Simon Stephens (born 6 February 1971) is an English playwright and Professor of Scriptwriting at Manchester Metropolitan University. Having taught on the Young Writers' Programme at the Royal Court Theatre for many years, he is now an Artistic ...

with music by

Mark Eitzel Mark Eitzel (born January 30, 1959) is an American musician, best known as a songwriter and lead singer of the San Francisco band American Music Club. Biography Eitzel spent his formative years in a military family living in Okinawa, Taiwan, Ohi ...

.1 It was premiered in the 2010

Brighton Festival Brighton Festival is a large, annual, curated multi-arts festival in England. It includes music, theatre, dance, circus, art, film, literature, debate, outdoor and family events, and takes place in venues in the city of Brighton and Hove in Engla ...

. It is set in a hotel on Marine Parade on

Brighton Brighton () is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the City of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. It is located south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...

's seafront and follows the lives of five couples that stay there for a weekend. The original songs were written by Mark Eitzel.

References

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article7126282.ece Plays by Simon Stephens 2010 plays {{2010s-play-stub