BETTER THAN SEX – THE MUSICAL
COURTYARD THEATRE
- Power Is Sexy - A musical comedy in two acts
Website: www.betterthansexmusical.co.uk
Price: £14.00, £11.00 (concessions)
Dates: 3 August 2010 to 29 August 2010
7.30PM (no Monday performances)
Theatre: The Courtyard Theatre, Bowling Green Walk
40 Pitfield Street, London, N1 6EU
Press night: Friday 6 August, 7:30pm
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Press photos are available here:
www.betterthansexmusical.co.uk/press
Prepare to discover the crazy truth behind Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot!
King James I and his transvestite secret agent Lady Domina are organising the most wicked conspiracy in the history of England...
Knowing how unpopular he is with his subjects, the stakes are high for the flamboyant King of England to eliminate the Lords who oppose his extravagant rule. He entrusts the mastermind transvestite Lady Domina to recruit not only the outlaw Guy Fawkes, but also a lesbian assassin maid and a gay-for-pay butler to entrap his most notorious enemy, Lord Mammon. Lord and Lady Mammon are invited to Domina's house to a sleep-over that they will never forget...
With the assistance of Hootie Van Ficken, the cunning German courtesan, November 5th 1605 becomes the explosive night that has been etched onto the English calendar to this very day...
For more information about the show please visit the official web-site at www.betterthansexmusical.co.uk
CAST
Servina - Barbara Zemper
Butler - Duncan Wilkins
Lady Mammon / Hootie - Olivia Simpson
Lord Mammon / Shylock - Colin Appleby
King James I - Timi Charles-Fadipe
Lady Domina - Gabriel Freilich
Music by Mate Bella
Lyrics by Attila Galambos
Original Book by Robert B Suda
English Book and Lyrics translated by Jason Charles, E P Crammes & Gyorgy Fekete
Orchestration by George Demeter
Choreographer: Shih-Huang (Sabrina) Hsu
Set designer: David Nyari
Costume designer: Rachael Ivancic
Light, Sound & Projection: Victor Palfi
Vocal Coach: Jasmine Kosunen
Special thanks to Jano Papp
Production Photo: Hermano Silva
Graphic Design: Balazs Palfi
Co-Producer:
Zoltan Zubornyak & The Pince Theatre, Budapest
Produced & Directed by Robert B Suda
ABOUT THE CREATORS OF THE SHOW:
"The ending praises the prodigious talent of Robert B Suda. Even after the many twists and turns it surprises the audience, whose attention is not let to wander for a second." - antropos.hu (Regina Fekete) on MoNOporno, or Miss Julie
"Robert B Suda has staged a disco-era Greek Tragedy in the Belvarosi Theatre… and has this antique tragedy played in a most pleasing manner." - Nepszava on CoverShow: The Musical (Tamas Tarjan)
"Sparkling dialogue is the trademark of Jason Charles, whose previous play 'Steam' played to sold-out houses and rave reviews." - My Cultural Life on Counterfeit Skin
"Attila Galambos, who translated the play, has contributed much to its atmosphere with ingenious bon mots and hilarious rhymes..." - Kritika (Krisztina Szepesi) on the Hungarian version of Mel Brooks' The Producers
"He won the Composer of the Best Song 2007 competition of the University of Theatre and Film, Budapest. He received first prize at the Competition of Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in 2008 and 2009. In January 2009 he won the New Hungarian Music Forum Composition Competition (UMZF2009)" - The Budapest Music Centre on Mate Bella
BETTER THAN SEX was commissioned by
the University of Theatre and Television, Hungary
where the show was originally opened in 2009.
