''Whenever'' is a 2000 children's musical play with words by

Alan Ayckbourn Sir Alan Ayckbourn (born 12 April 1939) is a prolific British playwright and director. He has written and produced as of 2021, more than eighty full-length plays in Scarborough and London and was, between 1972 and 2009, the artistic director of ...

and music by

Denis King Denis Andrew King (born 25 July 1939) is an English composer and singer. He is best remembered as a member of a family ensemble, The King Brothers. Early career: the King Brothers King was born in Hornchurch, Essex, England. He began his musi ...

, that was shown as the

Stephen Joseph Theatre The Stephen Joseph Theatre is a theatre in the round in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England that was founded by Stephen Joseph and was the first theatre in the round in Britain. In 1955, Joseph established a tiny theatre in the round on the f ...

's Christmas production. It is loosely derived from '' The Wizard of Oz'', and it is about a young Victorian girl named Emily to travels back and forth in time to avert a disaster.

External links and references

''Whenever'' page on Alan Ayckbourn official website
Plays by Alan Ayckbourn 2000 plays Science fiction theatre Fantasy theatre {{2000s-play-stub