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In 2010, Herbert won the Stiles and Drewe Song of the Year Award with her composition "Lovely London Town",<ref name="Broadway World">{{cite news | url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/SUNDAY-IN-THE-WEST-END-WITH-SONDHEIM-Student-Competition-Set-for-Garrick-Theatre-18-May-20140331# | title=Sunday in the West End with Sondheim Student Competition Set for Garrick Theatre, 18 May | work=Broadway World | date=31 March 2014 | accessdate=30 April 2014}}</ref> one of the songs in the show.
In 2010, Herbert won the Stiles and Drewe Song of the Year Award with her composition "Lovely London Town",<ref name="Broadway World">{{cite news | url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/SUNDAY-IN-THE-WEST-END-WITH-SONDHEIM-Student-Competition-Set-for-Garrick-Theatre-18-May-20140331# | title=Sunday in the West End with Sondheim Student Competition Set for Garrick Theatre, 18 May | work=Broadway World | date=31 March 2014 | accessdate=30 April 2014}}</ref> one of the songs in the show.

==Characters and original cast==
* Phyllis Pearsall – Isy Suttie
* Bella Gross – Frances Ruffelle
* Sandor Gross – Michael Matus
* Tony Gross – Stuart Matthew Price
* Other parts played by members of the Mrs P Company – Ian Caddick, Sarah Earnshaw, Max Gallagher, Sidney Livingstone, Dawn Sievewright
* Musicians - Steve Ridley (keyboard/musical director), Rory Dempsey (bass), Emma Fowler (reed,) Davide Pasqualini (percussion), Max Gallagher (accordion)


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Revision as of 15:32, 3 September 2014

The A-Z of Mrs P
Southwark Playhouse poster by Su Blackwell
MusicGwyneth Herbert
LyricsGwyneth Herbert
BookDiane Samuels
Productions2014 Southwark Playhouse

The A-Z of Mrs P is a musical written by British playwright Diane Samuels and British composer Gwyneth Herbert.[1] It tells the story of Phyllis Pearsall's creation of the London A to Z street atlas.[2] The play was performed in workshop with actress Sophie Thompson in May 2011[3] and opened in London at Southwark Playhouse on 21 February 2014[4] starring Peep Show actress Isy Suttie[5][6] and Frances Ruffelle.

In 2010, Herbert won the Stiles and Drewe Song of the Year Award with her composition "Lovely London Town",[7] one of the songs in the show.

Characters and original cast

  • Phyllis Pearsall – Isy Suttie
  • Bella Gross – Frances Ruffelle
  • Sandor Gross – Michael Matus
  • Tony Gross – Stuart Matthew Price
  • Other parts played by members of the Mrs P Company – Ian Caddick, Sarah Earnshaw, Max Gallagher, Sidney Livingstone, Dawn Sievewright
  • Musicians - Steve Ridley (keyboard/musical director), Rory Dempsey (bass), Emma Fowler (reed,) Davide Pasqualini (percussion), Max Gallagher (accordion)
Untitled

The Original London Cast recording of The A-Z of Mrs P was issued on 24 March 2014 by SimG Productions.[8][9] It consists of 18 tracks, all written by Gwyneth Herbert and performed by members of the original London cast. On a 19th, bonus track, Gwyneth Herbert performs her song "Nothing Much to Say".[8]

Track listing

  • "Best Foot Forward" – Isy Suttie & Company
  • "It Depends How You Look At It" / "Painting Song" – Isy Suttie & Company
  • "Bus Song" – Isy Suttie, Ian Caddick & Company
  • "Alexander Gross" – Michael Matus & Company
  • "Lovely London Town" – Isy Suttie & Company
  • "A Girl Needs A Husband" – Isy Suttie
  • "Something Kind Of" – Michael Matus & Frances Ruffelle
  • "Indexing Lovely London Town" – Isy Suttie & Company
  • "Magic and Mystery" / "Profit and Property" – Frances Ruffelle, Isy Suttie, Michael Matus & Stuart Matthew Price
  • "Draughtsman’s Song" – Sidney Livingstone
  • "This Is Your Time" – Sidney Livingstone, Isy Suttie & Company
  • "I Am a Representative" – Isy Suttie & Company
  • "Galloping Galloping" – Frances Ruffelle
  • "The Softness Of Women" – Michael Matus
  • "Galloping Galloping" / "The Softness Of Women" (reprise) – Frances Ruffelle & Michael Matus
  • "Can You Hear Me, Mama?" – Isy Suttie & Stuart Matthew Price
  • "I’m Not A Callous Man" – Michael Matus
  • "Ship Comes In" – Isy Suttie

Bonus track:

References

  1. ^ Rosie Bannister (8 November 2013). "Frances Ruffelle and Isy Suttie star in new musical at Southwark Playhouse". What's On Stage. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  2. ^ Isy Suttie (5 February 2014). "Isy Suttie: Phyllis Pearsall, the A-Z mapper who was right up my street". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Gwyneth Herbert". Sidney Brown Memorial Award. 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  4. ^ "The A-Z of Mrs P – new British musical opens in February 2014". News, Onstage. Musical Theatre Review. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  5. ^ Robert Dex (8 November 2013). "Peep Show star Isy Suttie hits the street for new musical". The Independent. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  6. ^ Louise Jury (11 December 2013). "Peep Show geek Isy Suttie's musical move in London A-Z show". Evening Standard. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Sunday in the West End with Sondheim Student Competition Set for Garrick Theatre, 18 May". Broadway World. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  8. ^ a b "The A-Z of Mrs P Original London Cast Recording". Records. SimG Productions. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  9. ^ Jenny Antill (16 March 2014). "BWW Reviews: THE A-Z OF MRS P Original London Cast Recording". Broadway World. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
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