Orpheus is a musical for children by Marc Forde which came into being, “after my working for years in primary and secondary schools in the borough of Lambeth, south London and realising how few musical resources most of them have to play with”. The entire musical is presented on a single CD which also contains teachers’ notes, background notes, help and advice on how to organise a performance, lyrics, score, narrative script and backing tracks. Everything, in fact.
Narration is by Johnny Morris and the musical is performed by the Balagan Theatre, a children’s group based in Lambeth. It might not be the definitive version, but next stop the West End!
Orpheus can be bought at music shops for pound;24.99 or obtained direct from Boosey and Hawkes. www.boosey.comshop
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