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Pickwick

Full-Length Musical, Drama  /  6w, 13m

Based on Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens

Book by Wolf Mankowitz
Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
Music by Cyril Ornadel

Based on Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens

"The Pickwickians are Dickensian to the life ... and their opening number is a delight." - Plays and Players

There isn't a jollier show anywhere than this musical version of The Pickwick Papers.

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    6w, 13m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptation (Literature), Period
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences

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Summary

There isn't a jollier show anywhere than this musical version of The Pickwick Papers. It exactly catches the cheerful and good-hearted spirit of the gentleman with the bald head and round glasses who is its hero. The well-loved story, the tuneful music, and witty lyrics provide a recipe that can't fail to delight audiences. The famous "If I Ruled the World" is just one of a host of strong numbers and there is plenty of work for chorus and dancers.


History
Pickwick was originally presented at the Saville Theatre, London, by Bernard Delfont and Tom Arnold, in July 1963.
Cast Attributes
Keywords

HOT DRINKS SELLER
COLD DRINKS SELLER
TURNKEY
PICKWICK
AUGUSTUS SNODGRASS
TRACY TUPMAN
NATHANIEL WINKLE
ROKER
TONY WELLER
SAM WELLER
MR WARDLE
RACHEL
ISABELLA
EMILY
FAT BOY
MR JINGLE
MARY
MRS BARDELL
DR SLAMMER
BARDELL JR
1ST OFFICER
2ND OFFICER
SKATERS
LANDLORD
DODSON
FOGG
JUDGE
USHER
SGT SNUBBINS
SGT BUZFUZ

and PASSERS-BY, OSTLERS, DEBTORS, MAIDS, DRINKERS and POT BOYS

  • Time Period 19th Century
  • Setting

    In and around London and Rochester

  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Music

ACT I
1. Overture – Orchestra
2. “Business is Booming” – Hot Drinks Seller, Cold Drinks Seller, Turnkey, Hot Potato Man, Bird Seller
3. “Debtors' Lament” – The Company
3a.“Talk” – Sam Weller and the Company
4. “That's What I'd Like For Christmas” – Pickwick and the Company
5. “The Pickwickians” – Pickwick, Snodgrass, Tupman and Winkle
5a. “The Pickwickians (reprise)” – Pickwick, Snodgrass, Tupman and Winkle
6. “A Bit Of A Character” – Jingle, Snodgrass, Winkle and Tupman
6a. “Quadrille” – Orchestra
7. “There's Something About You” – Jingle, Rachel and Company
8. “Learn A Little Something” – Sam Weller and Mary
9. “You've Never Met A Feller Like Me” – Pickwick and Sam Weller
10. “Look Into Your Heart” – Pickwick and Mrs Bardell
or
10. “I'll Never Be Lonely Again” – Pickwick and Mrs Bardell
10a. “Talk (reprise)” – Sam Weller
10b. “The Duel” – Orchestra
11. “Winter Waltz” – The Company
11a. “Winter Waltz (ending)” – Orchestra

ACT II
12. “A Hell Of An Election” – The Company
13. “Very” – Jingle
13a. “A Hell Of An Election (reprise)” – Orchestra
14. “If I Ruled The World” – Pickwick and the Company
15. “The Trouble With Women” – Sam Weller and Tony Weller
16. “The Letter Of The Law” – The Pickwickians, Pickwick, Sam and Tony Weller, Dodson and Fogg and Clerks
17. “British Justice” – Pickwick and the Company
18. “Do As You Would Be Done By” – Pickwick, Jingle, Sam Weller and Mrs Bardell and the Company
19. “The Pickwickians (reprise)” – The Company
20. “If I Ruled The World (reprise)” – Pickwick and the Company
21. “March Out” – Orchestra
  • Vocal DemandsModerate
  • Orchestra Size X-Large
  • Chorus Size Small

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19   Vocal Book
1   Piano-Vocal

1   Flute 1
1   Flute 2
1   Clarinet 1
1   Clarinet 2
1   Trumpet 1
1   Trumpet 2
1   Trombone 1
1   Trombone 2
1   Percussion
1   Guitar
1   Violin 1
1   Violin 2
1   Violin 3
1   Viola
1   Cello
1   Bass

19   Vocal Book
1   Piano-Vocal

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Authors

Leslie Bricusse

Leslie Bricusse

Leslie Bricusse (1931-2021) was a writer/composer/lyricist who contributed to many musical films and plays during his long, award-winning career.

He was born in London and educated at University College School and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. At Cambridge, he was pre ...

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Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens (1812-1870), one of the most popular and prolific writers of the 19th century, was born on February 7, 1812, in Portsea, England, to John and Elizabeth Dickens. His father was a clerk in the Naval Pay Office, and in 1824, he was arrested for debt. While his fa ...

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