The Reunion
Ian Cook & Ian Newton
Genre: Comedy
Cast size: 18
Duration: Two Act
Ian Cook & Ian Newton | Musical | Full-length | Principals: 4m, 4f Support: 6m, 2f, 2m/f
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Act One:
It’s the long hot summer of 1976 and the pupils in class 5D at Grangebourne Secondary Modern are arriving for their last week in school before leaving to follow their dreams into the adult world of work and reality.
Debbie hopes to study medicine after graduating at Cambridge; Susan dreams of being an actress; Harry, a professional footballer and Tom, is, well, just Tom a cheeky, kind and gentle young man whose dream of being an explorer is really just that. Tom admires his elder brother John, who has just been accepted into the Marines, and is the pride and joy of both Grangebourne School and the Green family.
On the night of the school leavers disco Tom discovers, that his brother’s careless behaviour whilst out celebrating, may seriously jeopardise his future. Without giving thought to the repercussions, Tom takes both the blame and consequences for John’s fatal mistake... a decision which has devastating and life changing consequences for himself and his ‘hoping to be’ girlfriend, Debbie.
Act Two:
At the beginning of the long, dark, cold, winter of 1999, some 23 years after our cast have left school to reap the rewards or otherwise of their youth, the ex-pupils are brought together at the funeral of their favourite and much loved form teacher.
This ignites nostalgia from the past and a desire to know where their friends have gone, and what life has brought them. Harry and Susan decide to organise a school reunion and set about bringing the class of 76 back together for an evening at the school to catch up. For some, life did indeed follow the path set down in their formative years, for others, though their aspirations to achieve were successful, are they happy?
And Tom and Debbie… what were the consequences for them following the events of that fateful night in 1976? Did they get to dance and build a life together, as was always expected by their peers?
The story features both laugh-out-loud scenes and heart-rending moments, with songs to match. The show features 19 musical numbers, 8 of which feature the entire company and a further 8 which involve smaller groups. The songs feature a mixture of harmony parts so there is plenty for the entire ensemble to get their teeth into.
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