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Hal Shaper

HAL SHAPER  (1931 - 2004)

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below is a list of Hal Shaper's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Cyrano de Bergerac         Jane Eyre         Treasure Island

Cyrano de Bergerac

Hal Shaper
Dating from 1897, the story describes the misadventures of the valiant and tragic Cyrano, whose enormous nose prevents him from securing the adoration of the demure and much-admired Roxane. Instead, Cyrano expresses his love by writing billets-doux on behalf of his gorgeous but vapid soldier-friend Christian, which are duly delivered to Roxane in Christian's name. It doesn't help that Roxane was Cyrano's childhood friend, or that Christian's wit is as slow as Cyrano's is fast. Will our Quixotic chevalier win the heart of his beloved, or he be stymied by his own self-loathing?

Notes:
Music And lyrics by David Reeves; book by Hal Shaper. Based on the play by Edmond Rostrand

1st Produced:
Piazza Concert Hall, Brisbane    05 Nov 1992

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1st Published:
-   castle-9800

Music:
Studio cast recording: Castle (9800) 1994

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Musical

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Jane Eyre

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Notes:
Music by Monty Stevens; lyrics by Hal Shaper; book by Roy Harley Lewis; Hal Shaper. Based on the novel by Charlotte Bronte

1st Produced:
Theatre Royal, Windsor    13 Jun 1961

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Music:
Original cast recording: Prestige Elite Records (B00005MLXX) 1966

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Treasure Island

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1st Published:
Weinberger, 1973   -

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Genre:
Musical Adventure

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