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Heather Brothers

HEATHER BROTHERS

  
Nationality:    English
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Born in London the brothers grew up in Zimbabwe and spent their teenage years touring with their rock band. On returning to england they recorded with various major record labels before joining an international music publisher as contract songwriters. During this period they wrote their first musical, 'Big Sin City', which after a successful national tour of Britain went on to play a season at London's Roundhouse - as did their second musical 'the Comeback', which they also co-produced. they then wrote and produced 'a Slice Of Saturday Night' their award winning 60's pastiche musical. after a sell out season at the Kings Head "Slice" transferred to the Arts Theatre in London's West end. Since breaking all records at the Arts Theatre, 'a Slice Of Saturday Night' completed four national tours of Britain, two European tours and two tours of Japan - returning to the West end for a run at the Strand Theatre. the show has enjoyed well over 300 productions world wide and has been translated into 9 languages - recently the show played a limited season Off-Broadway under the American title, 'Cafe a Go-Go'. When their next musical, 'Lust', opened at he the Theatre Royal Haymarket the brothers had two shows running simultaneously in London's West end. 'Lust' was subsequently translated into Swedish and played a very successful season in Norrkoping, Sweden's national Theatre. 'Lust' received its American premiere at the prestigious Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, before transferring to the John Houseman Theatre in New York. their thriller 'Blood Money' also received its American premiere at the Walnut Street Theatre. their next musical venture was, 'sin and Salvation' an edgy black comedy about a Christian TV chAnnel. 'teen Scream' their latest musical / play, a parody on the teen horror genre, opens at the Theatre Royal Lincoln in May 2006, followed later in the year by'Oz and the Pom' a comedy.

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         Big Sin City         Blood Money         Camp Horror         Cold Sweat         Comeback, The         Gratuitous Sex & Violence And Good Ol' Rock 'N Roll         Holy Crap         Lust         Oz And the Pom         Slice Of Saturday Night, A         Teen Scream
Big Sin City

Big Sin City
A young innocent arrives in Hollywood - Sin City

Notes:
transferred to the Roundhouse London.

1st Produced:
Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon     1978

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Music:
Original cast recording: Logo (1004)

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Genre:
Musical

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Blood Money

Blood Money
Womaniser Mike Mason, star of TV's 'Bargain Basement' and his wife Liz were involved in a hit and run accident in which a young teenage girl Carol Mitchell was killed. they believed they have got away with it until seven years later they receive a call from someone claiming to be the dead girl. Returning home that night from an award ceremony the couple find their house trashed and the name 'Carol Mitchell' painted on the wall. . .and so the nightmare begins. after a roller-coaster ride of twists and turns the play finally reaches its Dramatic conclusion as the full shocking truth of Carol Mitchell's death is revealed. . .along the identity of their protagonist.

Notes:
the Comeback opened At the theatre Royal in Plymouth in 1984

1st Produced:
Derby Playhouse     1994

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1st Published:
Samuel French, London, 1997   

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Genre:
Thriller

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  3            Other:  voices

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Camp Horror

Synopsis:
a group of high school students together with their Drama teacher are rehearsing the end of year production, 'teen Scream''. Things take a bizarre twist when events start imitating the show's story-line and they find themselves being systematically murdered. Scary just got sexy!

Notes:
aka Teen Scream

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Genre:
Musical / Comedy / Drama

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Male:  5            Female:  4            Other:  voice

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Cold Sweat

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1st Produced:
Queen's, Hornchurch     1992

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Comeback, The

Synopsis:
Love blossoms in this bitter sweet musical set in London and New York. Alan and his young daughter Jodie are in for a big surprise when Samantha "Sam" Scott, an American street entertainer cum actress, arrives at their small London apartment expecting to marry alan's ex lodger, Sam moves in and tranquility moves out. Alan is a music copyist who writes musicals in his spare time. Sam's often less than helpful encouragement actually precipitates a production of his work the Way Back. It lures star Helen Robins out of retirement and the West end beckons. and that's when the nightmare really begins

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Genre:
Musical

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Gratuitous Sex & Violence And Good Ol' Rock 'N Roll

Synopsis:
Good and evil spar to a rock and gospel score. a man, Evelyn, and a woman, adamun, are devout Christians who dream of establishing a religious television station G.O.D. TV in Britian. Reverend Rupert De La Ray and sidekicks Clarissa and Tony supply the financing with Mafia money. When G.O.D. TV proves to be a disaster; Evelyn and adamun are persuaded to supplement the gospel shows with raunchy Biblical stories like Sodom and Gomorrah. the Mafia resorts to kidnapping and violence to recoup the money and an avenging minister "eliminates" hundreds of the station's detractors. adamun ends up in bed with the wrong man. the devil, having decisively gotten the upper hand at a big concert, challenges God to another contest and it all begins again. Present day

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1st Produced:
Millfield Theatre, London     1996

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Holy Crap

Synopsis:
A corrupt Texan preacher has to find a way to launder Mafia drugs money. He sets up the first pay to view television station in the UK - God-tv. But it is a failure so he starts showing porn films to illustrate the "sin"

Notes:
Music, lyrics and book by Heather Brothers

1st Produced:
Kings Head Theatre, London     07 Jun 2017

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Genre:
Musical

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Lust

Lust
Based upon Wycherley's the Country Wife, this rollicking Restoration revel throws off the shackles of Puritan austerity in a high-spirited celebration of "the noblest urge bestowed on us". Ribaldry, romance and Drama abound in the hilarious tale of Homer, a notorious London libertine. He charms and seduces his way into the hearts and boudoirs of society ladies, while practising elaborate deceptions so as to be trusted by the foolish husbands as a eunuch and chaperon to ladies of quality. Period 1661.

Notes:
transfered to the theatre Royal Haymarket (West end).

1st Produced:
Queen's Hornchurch     1992

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London,    

Music:
Studio cast: Dress Circle 1993

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Further Reference:
http://www.Theatrerecord.org/, Theatre Record Vol XIII (1993) Page 0827

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Oz And the Pom

Synopsis:
Sir Philip Oliver Mowbray is incensed when he and his wife have to travel to Australia for their daughter's wedding. Mowbrays have been married at Mowbray Hall for centuries. the reason is the groom's Father - Oz Tucker - has a heart condition. When they arrive they are told it was a computer error. Sir Philip tells his wife their daughter is marrying beneath her - but Oz has overheard

Notes:
the Heather Brothers Are: Neil, Lea, John And Charles

1st Produced:
Theatre Royal, Lincoln     2007

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Slice Of Saturday Night, A

Slice Of Saturday Night, A
It's Saturday night at the provincial "Club a-Go-Go" and the blokes and birds are on the pull. the girls, chalk-faced and pale lipped are desperate to look like Twiggy, Sandy Shaw or Dusty Springfield, the lads, would-be Beatles. However, beneath the girls' skimpy Mary Quant copied dresses beat virginal Barbara Cartland hearts, while inside the lads' hipster trousers lurk the impulses which have driven adolescents to distraction since the dawn of time. Watched over by ageing rocker Eric (Rubber-legs) De Vere, the club's seen-it-all, done-it-all owner, we follow them as they wend their way through teenage sexual mores as rigid and predictable as any New Guinea tribesman's initiation rights. Period 1964.

Notes:
transferred to the Arts theatre in London - returned to the West end At the Strand theatre in 1993.

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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, London,    

Music:
Original cast recording: First Night Queue (2)

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.Theatrerecord.org/, Theatre Record Vol XIII (1993) Page 0992

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Teen Scream

Synopsis:
a group of high school students together with their Drama teacher are rehearsing the end of year production, 'teen Scream''. Things take a bizarre twist when events start imitating the show's story-line and they find themselves being systematically murdered. Scary just got sexy!

Notes:
aka Camp Horror

1st Produced:
Theatre Royal, Lincoln     2006

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Musical / Comedy / Drama

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  4            Other:  voice

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