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Pippa Cleary

PIPPA CLEARY

  
Nationality:    British
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Pippa Cleary is a Composer, Songwriter, Musical Director and Singer. She is currently under commission to David Pugh Ltd. to compose an original score for a new musical adaptation of enid Blyton's MaLORY TOWeRS which she is working on with Jake Brunger. This will be the third musical they will have worked on together; the first two being JeT SeT GO! and the GReaT BRITISH SOaP OPeRa which were produced by Take Note Theatre at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2008 and 2009 respectively and then at the Jermyn Street Theatre, London in 2009. This year Pippa received an MTM Judges Discretionary award for Compositional Development for JeT SeT GO! and the GReaT BRITISH SOaP OPeRA. Her song 'Christmas Without You' (from SOMeONe TO LOVe Me) was shortlisted for the Notes for the Stage competition in 2008. In 2004 she was awarded the Wax Chandler's Prize for Composition at the Junior Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

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

         Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4 - The Musical         British Boy in Brooklyn, A         Great British Soap Opera, The         Jet Set Go!         Malory Towers         Red Riding Hood

Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4 - The Musical

Synopsis:
Set in 1980s Leicester, Sue Townsend's The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4, follows the daily dramas and misadventures of Adrian's adolescent life. With dysfunctional parents, ungrateful elders, a growing debt to school bully Barry Kent and an unruly pimple on his chin, life is hard for a misunderstood intellectual who is only 13 3/4. . . To top it off, when new girl Pandora joins the class and captures his heart, his best friend Nigel steals hers. Can Adrian win her love and escape from his chaotic family life?

Notes:
book and lyrics by Jake Brunger; music and lyrics by Pippa Cleary

1st Produced:
Crosby: The Civic     24 Aug 2001

Organisations:
Sefton Youth Theatre

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musical

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British Boy in Brooklyn, A

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Notes:
Part of from Page to Stage. Katy Lipson of Aria entertainment has teamed up with the Artistic Director of the Landor theatre, Robert McWhir, to curate a season of new musical theatre, compiling showcases, workshops and products of new International musical theatre writing. Written by Jake Brunger & Pippa Cleary

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Great British Soap Opera, The

Synopsis:
When the ratings fall fast on Victoria Square, can it really be the end for Britain's best-loved soap? With a new girl in town and the Soap awards looming things are hotting up on the square. . .

Notes:
Music And lyrics by Pippa Cleary, book And lyrics by Jake Brunger.

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Organisations:
take note Theatre

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Music:
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Genre:
musical

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Jet Set Go!

Synopsis:
It's time to take off with a group of fun-loving cabin crew and pilots in this brand new British musical charting the highs and lows of life onboard a jet up high. With a one-night stopover in New York, join Nicki and the in-flight team as they sing up the aisles and tap dance down Broadway, searching for love in its many different guises.

Notes:
Music And lyrics by Pippa Cleary, book And lyrics by Jake Brunger. Originally produced At the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2008 by Take Note theatre, the production subsequently transferred to theatre 503 in September 2008

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Organisations:
Take Note Theatre / Theatre 503

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Music:
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Genre:
musical

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Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Malory Towers

Synopsis:
When the ratings fall fast on Victoria Square, can it really be the end for Britain's best-loved soap? With a new girl in town and the Soap awards looming things are hotting up on the square. . .

Notes:
Music And lyrics by Pippa Cleary, book And lyrics by Jake Brunger. Musical adaptation of enit Blyton's book

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Genre:
musical

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Red Riding Hood

Synopsis:
Little Red is clever, Little Red is bright Little Red will find a way to beat you in a fight. We follow Red as she ventures through the woods on a quest to save her family bakery. However, will Red be distracted by the wolf in the magical forest where nothing is as it seems? Red Riding Hood is a story about bravery, love, friendship and family. Filled with humour and packed with original music, this is a show for all ages.

Notes:
Music And lyrics by Pippa Cleary, book And lyrics by Jake Brunger

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Genre:
pantomime

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

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