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The Selfish Giant (folk opera)

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The Selfish Giant
Cover of the soundtrack
MusicGuy Chambers
LyricsGuy Chambers
BookGuy Chambers
BasisThe Selfish Giant
by Oscar Wilde
Premiere4 April 2018: Royal Theatre, Northampton
Productions2018 Northampton
2018 London

The Selfish Giant is a folk opera composed and adapted by English songwriter Guy Chambers, based on the short story by Oscar Wilde (as part of The Happy Prince and Other Tales).

Production

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The folk opera was produced by Classic Spring (Dominic Dromgoole's production company) as part of their Oscar Wilde season in a concert staging directed by Bill Buckhurst, designed by Simon Kenny and choreographed by Imogen Knight. It opened at the Royal Theatre, Northampton from 4 to 7 April 2018, followed by a run in London's West End at the Vaudeville Theatre from 10 to 14 April 2018.[1][2]

Chambers' recording studio released the accompanying soundtrack to the folk opera Sleeper Sounds on 5 April 2018 on CD and digital.

Cast and characters

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Character Cast[3]
Girl/Narrator Natasha Cottrial
Ben/Hail Olly Dobson
Boy Jacob Fisher
Girl/Narrator Izuka Hoyle
The Giant Jeff Nicholson
Girl/Little Boy Rose Shalloo
Girl/Narrator Laura Sillett
Boy Scott Sutcliffe
Charlie Laila Zaidi

Track list

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All tracks are written by Guy Chambers

No.TitleLength
1."Overture"0:43
2."There Will Be Sun"2:01
3."Giant's Garden"4:30
4."Fruit Picking Song"3:02
5."One Day the Giant Came Back"0:30
6."The Angry Giant"2:12
7."Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted"1:48
8."Building A Wall"1:48
9."We Don't Know Why"1:56
10."Winter Has Come"2:24
11."Then the Spring Came"3:54
12."Where There's a Will There's a Way"2:04
13."The Elements"3:02
14."He Likes to Turn the Rain to Ice"2:33
15."Selfish Giant"3:56
16."I Believe the Spring Has Come at Last"3:01
17."The Children Have Returned"2:27
18."How Selfish I Have Been"1:57
19."Climb Little Boy"2:27
20."It's Your Garden Now"2:21
21."Where Is The Boy"3:25
22."Wounds of Love"7:03
23."Epilogue"0:43
24."Bells at 12 Reprise"3:01
25."Magical Love"3:01
Total length:75:00

References

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  1. ^ Bowie-Sell, Daisy (6 March 2018). "Jeff Nicholson, Izuka Hoyle, Rose Shalloo and more cast in The Selfish Giant". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. ^ Alias, Other. "The Selfish Giant". Guy Chambers. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  3. ^ "The Selfish Giant | Book Tickets Direct | Vaudeville Theatre, London". Nimax Theatres. Retrieved 2020-12-09.