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.