Carey Blyton. Fun Victorian melodrama based on Bram Stoker’s book and subtitled ‘The Vampire Vanquished’. The score may be performed quite simply as written or used as the basis for something more elaborate involving scenery costumes and props. Scored for narrator unison voices and piano with guitar chords the seven songs can be sung by everyone or solo voices (characters) may be used in contrast with the chorus. Ample scope to make use of conventions of the music hall such as hissing the villain! Wind Brass and Percussion parts on hire. 30 mins.

The time is the early 1840’s. The place is the shop of Sweeney Todd the barber where many more customers go in than ever come out! This is a fun piece for schools and contains some amusing lyrics set to catchy tunes. It may be performed quite simply as written or the score here may be used as the basis for something more elaborate involving scenery costumes and props. or it can be done in any way in between. Written for narrator unison voices and piano the seven songs may be sung by all the voices or solo voices can sing the character parts in contrast to the choruses. If instruments are used to accompany the voices then choose banjo/ukelele rather than guitar cornetrather than trumpet an so on. In other words aim for a music hall orchestra sound. There is ample opportunity to make the most of the conventions of Victorian melodrama such as hissing at the villain and overdone nasty laughter in You’re In My Power!