The Event:
A unique opportunity to view an entirely original piece of musical theatre in development. Be the first to see this brand new musical set to tour in Autumn 2011 and participate in an audience consultation with the writer, composer and director. This rehearsed reading will include music from the original score performed by established and up and coming West End performers.
The Show:
When William Buckland met Mary Anning amidst the fossils of Lyme Regis beach, it was the start of a collaboration that would alter the course of both their lives. Giants in the Earth, is the story of discovery that rocked the scientific, social and religious thinking of 1800's challenging the understanding of the worlds creation. The race between Buckland and his contemporaries, Richard Owen and Mantell to uncover the hidden world of the dinosaur, was seen at the time to have implications so devastating, that steps were taken at the highest level to conceal the finds and ultimately Buckland's dedication to the truth cost him his sanity.
In choosing to focus on this story, Oxfordshire Theatre Company's ambition is to create an entirely original piece of musical theatre based on one of the most profound scientific discoveries of the 19th Century. The production will celebrate the work of the creative and radical thinkers who dared to question the order of the Creation, with themes which remain vital to contemporary audiences today, as science continues to ask questions and provide new solutions to the way we live.
Oxfordshire Theatre Company, The Annexe, SS Mary and John School, Meadow Lane Oxford, OX4 1TJ
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