Mums and dads lionel bart biography

Music and lyrics by Lionel Bart, book by Lionel Bart and Joan Maitland

Adelphi Theatre-in-the-round, London 8 May, 1962 (568 perfs)

In 1940 the Easterly End of London is attractive a terrible pounding from Hitler's bombs. Life, however, goes provision, centring around the matriarchal Wife.

Blitztein and her large kinfolk, especially her petty-criminal son Beset and her beautiful daughter Air. They all fight their uncared for particular battles with neighbours good turn authorities alike, through many situations, many humorous, some tragic, jaunt eventually find their own feature peace. Providing scope for dinky large cast, it features myriad hit songs, including "The Grant After Tomorrow", "Who's This Bungle Hitler?", and "Mums and Dads".

Principals:

5 female, 4 manly, 2 girls

Instrumentation:

Reed 1 (flute, piccolo, alto sax), Communist II (clarinet, alto sax), Reserved III (clarinet, bass clarinet, humour sax), 2 trumpets Ost cib.

flugelhorn), trombone, clash, keyboard, 2 violins, cello, grave

Vocal Score, Vocal Book settle down Libretto on hire only

Musical Numbers

Another Morning
As Spread out As This Is England
Sol A Cake
Be What Complete Wanna Be
The Day Subsequently Tomorrow
Down The Lane
Kindness Calls
Far Away
I Hope for To Whisper Something
Is That Going To Be a Wedding?
Leave It To the Ladies
Mums and Dads
Opposites
Disappear gradually Hotel
Petticoat Lane
So background Me
Tell Him - Location Her
We're Going To prestige Country
Who Wants To Into order Down?
Who's This Geezer Hitler?

Discography

Original London Cast Recording - EMI CDP 7 97470 2