BABY ON BOARD
Music by Denis King - Book & Lyrics by Mary Stewart-David
A year in the life of Mel and Hillary Bright-Brown as observed and interpreted by their children: Toby is ten months old going on forty-five. He can’t talk yet, but he’s got a lot to say--about he state of his parents’ marriage, and his relationship with a woman three times his age, his sister India. Of course, no one can hear what Toby really thinks, except us. A musical view of parenthood, dedicated to anyone who has ever struggled to bring up a child, has resolutely avoided having a child, was once a child, or still is a child.
PERFORMANCES
First performed at The Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, April 1998
Director: Alan Ayckbourn
Design: Michael Holt
Choreographer: Sheila Carter
Lighting: Paul Towson
Musical Director & Orchestrations: Simon Cryer
CAST (2 M, 4 W)
Andrew Norris, Claire Carrie, Garth Bardsley, Teresa Gallagher, Tamzin Outhwaite, Golda Rosheuvel
MUSICAL NUMBERS:
Please contact hello@deniskingmusic.com should you want to hear any of the demo tracks listed below
- CRECHE
- HAPPY FAMILIES
- IN THE PARK
- AIN’T GOT THE BLUES
- DEAR DAD
- POTTY
- EVERYTHING
- GROWING UP IS HARD TO DO
- GRANNY FROM HELL
- BABY ON BOARD
- RAINY DAYS
- CHRISTMAS IS CANCELLED
- PEOPLE HAVE DREAMS
OTHER MEDIA:
Original cast live recording, not for public sale. Please contact us for further information.
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Fact of the Day
Denis wrote and performed "The Tupperware Brigade" (words by John Junkin) at the Albert Hall in front of 5,000 enthusiastic Tupperware salesladies.

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