Jekyll & Hyde

Our April 2011 production is the musical Jekyll and Hyde - music by Frank Wildhorn and lyrics / book by Leslie Bricusse). This will be directed by Liam Daly. This will be performed from Wednesday 6 April to Saturday 9 April 2011 at 7.30pm, Pentyrch Village Hall (doors open 7:00pm).  Tickets are priced at £8.00 adults and £6.00 concessions.

Auditions will be taking place on Thursday 2nd Dec & Sunday 5th December at Pentyrch Village Hall From 7:30pm

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Jekyll & Hyde

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Song List

Based on Robert Louis Stevenson's story (Novella entitled 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde') about a doctor whose experiments with human personality create an evil and murderous counterpart.

Convinced the cure for his father’s mental illness lies in the separation of Man’s evil nature from his good, Dr. Henry Jekyll unwittingly unleashed his own dark side, wreaking havoc in the streets of late 19-century London as the savage, maniacal Edward Hyde.

Dr. Henry Jekyll, pursuing his life-long quest, endeavors to separate the two natures of man. Refused help by his peers and superiors, he begins experiments on himself with his formula. He meets with success, and shocking results.

The evil nature of Dr. Jekyll surfaces as a separate identity: Edward Hyde. Hyde begins murdering the members of the Board of Governors who previously refused assistance to Jekyll's cause. Meanwhile Jekyll fights in vain to keep his darker half under control.

Caught in the cross-fire of this epic internal struggle are Jekyll's fiancée, Emma Carew (called Lisa in some versions of the show); her father, Sir Danvers; Jekyll's best friend, John Utterson; and a prostitute named Lucy, who becomes entangled with Hyde.

He manages to kill scores of people without getting caught. Finally as Jekyll is about to marry his lover, Emma, he turns into Hyde and kills a wedding guest. In the end, Hyde/Jekyll begs his friend Utterson to kill him. Utterson holds a blade to Hyde/Jekyll's heart but cannot harm his friend. However, Hyde/Jekyll falls forward onto the sword, committing suicide.

This show mixes together characters from both ends of the social spectrum, songs and scenes that provide ample chills and thrills, and a main character split between the extremes of morality. But are they really that separate... "How do you tell evil from good?"

Jekyll & Hyde is pure, pulse-pounding theatre, with a lush, romantic score hailed as a modern classic even before the show began its smash-hit Broadway run.

Jekyll & Hyde is a rousing gothic musical based on the classic tale of good and evil. Murder and chaos run rampant and evil lurks around every corner, but love and virtue put up a strong fight in this engaging thriller.