BEYOND THE BLUES

 

 

A 2.5 hour 4-act Musical Play

Our musical BEYOND THE BLUES is set in the period of Australia’s gold rushes, around the 1850’s. Read our brief  storyline and precis here.   

Read lyrics of the 16 songs, and email us on maxandjacqui@bigpond.com if you’re interested in hearing the music.

Song titles (in play sequence) are:

 1.  Daydreams and me     2.  Su Lin Yen

 3.  Back before Spring   4.  Start at the top

 5.  Fair maids                 6.  Here in Australia

 7.  Soliloquy                   8.  Joe, Joe, Joe

 9.  Goodbye Andy         10.  A heartbeat away

11.  Raindrops                12.  Irish stew

13.  Camp kitchen          14.  Shine with me

15. Bully boys                16.  Dream of the Rainbow Serpent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       GET USED TO IT

A 50 minute 2-act Musical Play

An Australian dryland-farming family is in survival mode as the long drought rolls on.  “Underground mutton” – rabbit – is regular fare on their table, and the farm water supplies are dwindling.   Bev introduces a restriction on showering time as an austerity measure.  Her son Dylan has faith in the power of modern technology, daughter Suzy is critical of “man” and the mess “he” has made of things, and husband Dan looks for practical solutions that will keep them afloat on their farm.

 

A CAST OF FOUR, with a supporting chorus if required

 

BEV           mother and wife

DAN         mallee farmer

DYLAN     teenage son

SUZY        teenage daughter

    Four songs:  “Life is to live” (Bev), “The Patriot” (Dan), “Has It Gone Too Far?” (Suzy) and a finale by the chorus. Read lyrics of the 4 songs.