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Brenda Bly: Teen-Detective

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Brenda Bly -  Teen Detective

Buch und Songtexte von  Kevin Hammonds

Musik von Charles Miller

Deutsche Übersetzung von Hartmut H. Forche


PERSONEN:

  • BRENDA BLY, Teen-Detectiv
  • BUDDY ROGERS, ihr Freund
  • VERA VAN STRANDER, Direktorin der Whitney Ellis School For Girls
  • DARCY & JO JO, Brenda’s beste Freunde
  • AUTUMN, ein Schüler-Autor
  • STU, Buddy’s Freund
  • MADELINE, eine französische Austauschschülerin von Jo Jo
  • CECIL SESSILE, Wachmann und Hausmeister der Schule
  • BRIDGET & GIDGET, Zwillinge,  die als Kinder-Darsteller berühmt wurden
  • WALLY (spielt auch Villain/Mad Groundskeeper/Dr Sniffles/Cool Dude)
  • NURSE WILDER (spielt auch ein Schulmädchen)
  • NURSE IRIS (spielt auch Candy)
  • NURSE IVY (spielt auch Miss Jenkins)
     

The action takes place in and around The Whitney Ellis Private School For Girls, Florida,
McFrosties Soda Shop, and Van Strander’s Remote Cabin In The Woods.
Time - 1958

Synopsis: 

Das Jahr 1958, die Zeit des Rock-and-Roll, der Entdeckung des Weltalls und der großen Hoffnung auf eine hellere Zukunft. Aber es braut sich Ärger zusammen an der "Whitney-Ellis-Private-School"  für Mädchen. Nur wenige Tage vor der Premiere des Jahresabschluß-Musicals "Rocket Girl" wird die Hauptdarstellerin von einem Sandsack bewußtlos geschlagen. Wieder einmal ist es die Aufgabe unserer Lieblings-Detektivin, BRENDA BLY, das Verbrechen zu lösen, den Schuldigen zu finden und den Tag der Premiere zu retten. Voller mitreißender Songs und hinreißend rasanter Dialoge, garantiert BRENDA BLY gute UnterhaltungWird DARCY ihr Gedächtnis noch vor Premiere wiedererlangen? Wird "Rocket Girl" ohne Probleme rauskommen"? Und erhält Brenda schließlich ihren Mann?

Presse: 
  • The Guardian - Lyn Gardner :
    "For sheer escapist fun, no evening in a London theatre can beat this fizzily entertaining and witty send-up…A giggle from the first melodic note to the very last…The show has terrific energy… With proper backing, this little show could lift off to a bigger future.”
  • Time Out - Kieron Quirke :
    "I 've a hunch we'll be hearing a lot more of Brenda Bly: Teen Detective. It's a show that seems excitingly familiar from it's first spooky chord, full of that strange quality that screams "popular hit". The score, packed with 50's pastiche, hits the button repeatedly...as purely entertaining an evening as you will get in a theatre this year." "CRITIC’S CHOICE – TIME OUT"
  • What’s On - Roger Foss :
    “The clues, the tunes, the characters and the gags leave laughter DNA imprinted in your ears long after you’ve gone home. Kevin Hammonds’ witty book and lyrics, Charles Miller’s memorable songs, Fenton Gray’s spot-on direction, Sam Spencer Lane’s atomic choreography and a deliriously funny cast all get top marks for turning what could have been a mix of daisy Pulls It Off and Little Shop Of Horrors into one of the most original shows anywhere in town…totally loveable.”
  • Evening Standard - Fiona Mountford:
    “Charles Miller and Kevin Hammonds’ enjoyable musical simultaneously sends up and delights…With a young cast that brims with enthusiasm and talent in Fenton Gray’s production. Cassidy Janson, who plays the eponymous squeaky-clean superwoman, is blatantly destined to be a big name in music theatre.”
  • Channel 4 Teletext - Peter Guile :
    "a cornucopia of catchy tunes... it seemlessly blends a range of styles from feel-good shows such as Grease and Little Shop Of Horrors....Director Fenton Gray chases the last ounce of energy from the able cast in this ensemble piece...This show demands a national tour."
  •  New Journal - Richard Osley - Camden:
    "This is witty, feel-good family fun unmatched on the fringe all year"
  • Reviewsgate.com - Timothy Ramsden:
    " Charles Miller's score zings along tunefully and wittily and would certainly hum around the brain long enough to sell plenty of post-show cast albums, if they existed... Here's an American Musical companion to Denise Deegan's Daisy Pulls It Off, and a piece that could prove just as durable"
     

 

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