Speechless: Music & Script Update

Today I received the most recent, updated rehearsal script for 'Speechless: The Musical'.

I've been involved with the show and it's producers 'The Unspoken Project' our first official read through in March 2015 at The Hackney Empire with their Artistic Director, Susie Mckenna.

Speechless tells the typical coming of age story of a teenager on the run from her over bearing parents and their limited view of her adulthood; her need for a voice being heartily ignored and her being subjected to highly dubious medical practices that promise a miracle cure.

The issue is she can't run due to her having severe cerebral palsy! We go on a journey from a world of painfully low expectations and childish smothering to the bright lights of the big city where she sinks into a life of crime to get what she needs - a voice!

I'm proud to be able to say that, in addition to playing the role of Amy - the lead characters forward thinking new assistant, I've also been commissioned to compose the original score for the show, which will debut on September 12th 2016 at Stage@leeds.

So here's to many frustrated hours between and my trusty Sibelius composition software