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Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 7w, 10m
Heather Brothers, William Wycherley
Book, Music and Lyrics by The Heather Brothers
This rollicking Restoration revel throws off the shackles of Puritan austerity in the hilarious tale of Horner, a notorious London libertine, that charms and seduces his way into the hearts and boudoirs of society ladies. Period 1661.
Based upon Wycherley's The Country Wife, this rollicking Restoration revel throws off the shackles of Puritan austerity in a high-spirited celebration of "the noblest urge bestowed on us". Ribaldry, romance and drama abound in the hilarious tale of Horner, a notorious London libertine. He charms and seduces his way into the hearts and boudoirs of society ladies, while practising elaborate deceptions so as to be trusted by the foolish husbands as a eunuch and chaperon to ladies of quality. Period 1661.
West End Premier at Theatre Royal Haymarket London, UK. American Premiere at Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia.
London, 1661
"Deliciously smutty and clever.... An operatic orgasm!" - Variety
"Three words describe Lust: FA ... BU ... LOUS!" - Philadelphia Daily News
"Good, clean, smutty, sophisticated fun." - Coity Paper
"Hurrah for Lust ... bright wonderful, rollicking." - Wilmington News Journal
"Lust is a must." - Daily Mirror
"The funniest West End musical around." - Guardian
"Huge fun from beginning to end.... Absolutely shameless.... A triumph." - Financial Times
"A full scale romp.... A most enjoyable cross between a bedroom farce and a satire on pomposity and hypocrisy." - Daily Express
Lust
Keyboard 1-Conductor Oboe (Doubling English Horn, Chanter, Shawm, Shoboe) Guitar (Banjo, Mandolin, Lute, Irish 12 String, Classical, Steel String Folk) Harp/Keyboard 2 (Doubling Triangle) Percussion (2 Pedal Timpani, Glock., Tambourine, Congas, Claypots, Crotole, Tuned Handbells, Tubular Bells, Chimes, Hi Hat, Snare, Bongos, Temple Blocks, Cow Bell, Vibraslap, Ratchet, Xylophone, Claves, Triangle, Jingle Bells, Tabor, Bodhran, Mark Tree, Bell Tree, Sus Cymbal, Finger Cymbal, Wind Chimes, Chinese Cymbal, Tam Tam) Violin 1 Violin 2 (Doubling C, D, Eb, E and Bb Tin Whistles, Bodhran) Cello Bass
18 Keyboard 1-Conductor 1 Oboe 1 Guitar 1 Harp 1 Percussion 1 Violin 1 1 Violin 2 1 Cello 1 Bass
18 Keyboard 1-Conductor
The Heather Brothers were born in London, grew up in Zimbabwe, and spent their teenage years touring with their rock band. On returning to England, they recorded with various major record labels before joining an international music publisher as contract songwriters. During t ...