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Beach Blanket Tempest

by Dennis Watkins & Chris Harriott



Musical Fantasy Comedy: 'Beach Blanket Tempest' by Watkins & Harriott  
"... a real twist and shout of a musical ..."
'The Australian'
"A high energy, wild and wacky rock spectacular with lots of razzle-dazzle. The energy spills out over the stage and grabs your attention from the start.
You'll love this fun musical!"
'Sun Herald'
 

Please Note : This musical is only available from us to customers in UK and Europe.
If you are outside this area, please go to David Spicer Productions


Synopsis

Musical Fantasy Comedy: 'Beach Blanket Tempest' by Watkins & HarriottIn the early 1980’s, Dennis Watkins tried to imagine what the most ludicrous update of Shakespeare you could think of would be, and, being brought up on the ‘schools out for summer’, incy-wincy bikini movies of the 1960’s (his favourite being ‘How To Stuff A Wild Bikini’), he naturally arrived at the beach party movie genre.

After Dennis met Chris Harriot, ‘Beach Blanket Tempest’ was born in 1984, and it became a major hit in Australia. It toured all over Queensland, the Northern Territory, Adelaide and finally Sydney. It was revived in the early 1990’s and again received great reviews. One described it as “… a nicely rounded pop musical, but apart from a few cracks of lightning and a bit of a storm at sea, it has little in common with Shakespeare”. Dennis Watkins begs to differ. In ‘The Tempest’ proper, Shakespeare examines the relationship between a Duke, called Prospero, and his evil and jealous brother. The brother steals Prospero’s fortune and casts him and his daughter onto an island. While marooned there Prospero practices magic, raises his daughter and meets and releases a spirit from a tree. He also meets another ‘resident’ of the island, who is the mis-shapen son of a witch.

In ‘Beach Blanket Tempest’, the central character is Vince Prospero; he is the Duke Of Rock ‘N Roll, a superstar of Elvis proportions. He too is marooned on an island with his gorgeous daughter, Annette. Their ‘spirit’ is Gidget, a genie released not from a tree, but from a bottle. She wants to be free and ride the wild surf of the world. The ‘other resident’ is Moondoggie, a delinquent teenage punk biker. Just as in Shakespeare’s tempest, a wild storm is whipped up in ‘BBT’ to bring the evil brother and his cohorts to the island, with Vince Prospero setting up a series of tests, designed to reveal Tony Prospero’s true evil character.

In the modern age, the most entertaining ‘tests’ are of course quizzes on television. So, true to form, the last part of BBT takes the form of a Giant Quiz Show where Tony Prospero and other contestants are invited to ‘come on down’! The chorus sings, “Will you take the great temptation?”, as the evil brother’s true character is laid bare.

Much in the vein of ‘Return To The Forbidden Planet’, ‘Beach Blanket Tempest’ is a stupendous show that is jam-packed with thumpingly catchy ballads and tunes, beautiful love duets, thrashing sixties rock, and even a visit from The Supremes.

The show was originally cast for a minimum of eight, but this new edition for schools and amateur groups has a chorus that becomes part of the tempest; spirits on the island; more Supreme Beings look-alikes; party animals, and members of the TV Studio audience.

Beach blankets by the way, are made from two normal-sized beach towels sewn together so that two people can sit or lie on them.

Vince in Beach Blanket Tempest Gidget in Beach Blanket Tempest Tony and Sebastiane in Beach Blanket Tempest

Characters

Principals (4m, 5f)
  Vince Prospero – an ex-rock ‘n roll superstar with a teenage daughter
  Annette – his daughter, a sweet and innocent teenager
  Gidget – a magic genie out of a bottle who likes to surf (female)
  Moondoggie – a delinquent punk biker (male)
  Frankie – the perfect guy (male)
  Regine – a queen of fashion, Frankie’s mother
  Sebastiane – Regine’s nerdy younger sister
  Tony Prospero – Vince’s evil brother
  Rev Ian Harpy – an evangelical game show host
 
Support (5f)
  The Supreme Beings – a 60’s singing group (minimum of three females)
  Karen & Sharon – two game show hostesses / backing singers (sing, but no speaking lines)
  Chorus :
    Spirits of the Island – spirits of Earth, Wind, Fire and Water
    Additional Supreme Beings – look-alikes of the singing group
    TV Studio audience

Songs

      Overture The Band
  1) Beach Blanket Tempest Annette & Spirit Chorus
  2) Tame The Cruel Sea Vince, Regine, Sebastiane, Tony, Frankie, Annette & Chorus
  3) Vince’s Recitative Vince
  4) To The Ends Of The Earth Gidget & Chorus
  5) The Rebel In Us All Moondoggie
5a) The Rebel In Us All (Reprise) Moondoggie
  6) Attraction Frankie
  7) Don’t Rush Into Love Vince & Chorus
  8) Tame The Cruel Sea (Reprise) Tony, Regine, Sebastiane
  9) He’s Gone Regine
10) Murder In Your Heart Tony & Sebastiane
11) Get Up And Dance Gidget & Chorus (with Sebastiane, Tony & Regine)
12) Teen Goddess Moondoggie
13) The Isle Of Avalon Moondoggie, Tony, Regine, Sebastiane & Chorus
~~ Interval ~~  
      Entr’acte The Band
14) My Guy Annette
15) Prisoner Of Love Frankie & Annette
16) Love That’s Passed The Test Vince
17) Tower Of Love The Supreme Beings
18) Dreams (I Had A Dream) Vince
19) The Ends Of The Earth (Reprise) Gidget
20) Temptation Rev Harpy, Regine, Sebastiane, Moodoggie, Tony & Chorus
21) The Duke OF Rock ‘N Roll Vince & Chorus
22) Brave New World Vince, Regine, Sebastiane, Tony, Moondoggie & Chorus
23) Brand New Woman Annette, Frankie, Vince, Regine, Gidget & Chorus
24) Beach Blanket Tempest (Reprise) Company
25) Curtain Calls (Beach Blanket Megamix) Company
      Playout  The Band

Information for Production Administrators

Here's a list of all the supporting material available and some other information you might need. Pricing for the production materials is supplied automatically with a Perusal Set. Royalty pricing can only be provided as a formal quotation.

Available now (see below) ...
 
Preview Script/Libretto
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Perusal Set
These are available for customers in European Union countries only to borrow free of charge (but you have to pay the postage to return the set to us). The set contains ...
 
  • Printed Libretto
  • Printed Piano/Vocal Score
  • Cast Recording Audio CD
Available after Perusal ...
 
Libretti/Vocal Scores

Available to purchase in this form ...

  • Rehearsal Master Set on a Data CD (Cast). This contains the script and piano vocal score for your cast and crew provided as A4 pdf files. No problem about possible loss of deposit, as they are yours to print out and mark up as required. The price includes a multiple copying licence allowing you to copy the Data CD itself (enabling you to give or sell copies to your cast for them to make up their own rehearsal books) or to make multiple prints of the pdf's on the Data CD for your production company to organise and provide to your cast or crew.

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Please note that we do not sell individual printed copies of libretti, nor do we hire sets of printed rehearsal libretti or scores.

Available after Rights Obtained ...
 
Backing Tracks
Not available.
Orchestrations
These are available for a 7piece band as below, for hire to production companies only, who hold a valid, unexpired, licence to perform.
 
  • Bass Guitar
  • Guitar
  • Tenor Sax
  • Trumpet
  • Keyboard 1 / MD
  • Keyboard 2
  • Drum Kit
Royalty Type
Royalties for this title are 'variable fee, post paid', and will be calculated on a percentage of your box office income once your production has finished. See our pricing policy for details. We work on a quotation system for royalties, based on information you supply to us. Complete a printed application form or create account with us, and use the online version.
Video Licence
We have secured the rights to video productions of this title from the Author, and we manage them on his behalf. Once a 'Licence To Perform' has been granted, and then on payment of a fee, we will be able to issue a 'Licence To Record'. There are some strings attached to this, but these are far outweighed by the benefits.
 
  • Record one or more live performances and mix down to a single video
  • Give or sell copies to your cast and crew
  • Sell copies to your audiences (take advance bookings on the night)


Please Note : This musical is only available from us to customers in UK and Europe.
If you are outside this area, please go to David Spicer Productions

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