The Hunting of the Snark musical
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The Hunting of the Snark, is a musical - based on Lewis Carroll's poem - written by composer Mike Batt.
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[edit] History
The musicalisation of The Hunting of the Snark started life as a concept album in 1984, featuring Art Garfunkel, John Hurt, Sir John Gielgud, Roger Daltrey, Deniece Williams, Captain Sensible, Julian Lennon, and Cliff Richard with the London Symphony Orchestra. Later that year it was performed as a concert at the Barbican. Another (costumed) concert took place at the Royal Albert Hall, starring Billy Connolly as The Bellman and many performers recreating their roles from the concept recording.
In 1990 The Hunting Of The Snark was successfully presented as a dramatised concert in Australia, at Sydney's State Theatre with the Elizabethan Symphonia, and Philip Quast starring as the Bellman.
On 24th October 1991 the Snark, on a £2 million budget, opened in London at the Prince Edward Theatre, with striking scenery and designs; 12,000 slides - projected from the 152 computer-linked projectors arranged around the theatre. Allthough the reviews praised "Bellman" Philip Quast and the visual concepts, the critics savaged the show and it closed its doors seven weeks later.
[edit] Synopsis
The Hunting of the Snark tells the tale of several characters, who go off on a sea journey, searching for this mythical creature called "the Snark", what ever it may be, for the Snark is many different things to each of the characters. The Baker's uncle once told him, "If your Snark be a boojum, you will vanish away". Through this journey relationships develop, tensions rise and the Baker's worst nightmare comes true.
Act One
Prologue
Opening Titles
Children Of The Sky
Hymn To The Snark
The Storm and Arrival
Who'll Join Me On This Escapade?
The Way We Think
The Departure
The Bellman's Speech
Midnight Smoke
The Trouble With You
Dancing Towards Disaster
Act Two
The Banker's Fate
The Hunting
Nursery Pictures
Waiting For A Wave
The Butchery Waltz
Snooker Song
The Pig Must Die
More Trouble
The Dismal and Desolate Valley
A Delicate Combination
As Long As The Moon Can Shine
Yet More Trouble
The Vanishing
Whatever You Believe
[edit] Creative Team
Mike Batt - Writer / Designer / Director
Jamie Hayes - Co-Director
Andrew Bridge - Lighting
Jo-Anne Robinson - Choreographer
Kim Baker - Associate Costume Designer
Derek Healey - Projection Programming and Development
John Delnero - Sound Designer
Chris Slingsby - Audio Visual Supervisor
[edit] Original London Cast
Main characters:
David McCallum, Lewis Caroll
Kenny Everett, Billiard Marker
Philip Quast, Bellman
Mark McCann, Baker
David Firth, Banker
Veronica Hart, Beaver
Peter Ledbury, Broker
Allan Love, Barrister
Gary Martin, Bishop
John Partridge, Butcher
Jae Alexander, Bandmaster / Associate Musical Director
[edit] External Links
Mike Batt's Official Website
The Hunting of The Snark at IMDd
