Olive Copperbottom: A New Musical by Charles Dickens

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Event Olive Copperbottom: A New Musical by Charles Dickens
Venue Basement Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand
First Date 18 April 2017
Last Date 22 April 2017
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Ashton swaps Austen for Dickens and brings orphaned hero Olive, and a squalid gaggle of Victorian characters to pox-ridden London life. Will Olive find a family amongst the brothels, toffs and gruel? Or will Mrs Sourtart break her heart as well as her teeth? A rollicking one woman musical journey …
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Satire
Solo
Parody
Subjects 19th Century
Daily life
Greed
London
Love
Orphan
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Michael Bell Conductor
Ben Crowder Director
Robbie Ellis Musical Director Music curation, arrangement, and composition
Tomas Hurnik Musician: Cellist
John Robinson Musician: Clarinetist
Rebecca Robinson Musician: Flautist
Alison Holden Musician: Pianist
Jonathan Tanner Musician: Violinist
Penny Ashton Performer
Thom O'Connor Sound Operator/Engineer
Cara Wylde Sound Operator/Engineer Assistant engineer
Penny Ashton Writer
Charles Dickens Writer Numerous quotes and allusions throughout
Further Information Circa Two 10 - 27 May 2017.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://www.hotpink.co.nz/olive-copperbottom/
Web https://www.theatreview.org.nz/production/olive-copperbottom/
Web https://www.theatreview.org.nz/production/olive-copperbottom/
Event Identifier 201305
Dataset Theatre Aotearoa