Shoeboy in Pumpkin Land (Score)

Shoeboy in Pumpkin Land (Score)Shoeboy in Pumpkin Land is a wonderfully surreal and Carrollesque opera for young people, brought to you by the wacky partnership of mad lyricist, Max Scratchmann, and round the bend composer, Michael Dyer. Dealing with the joint themes of alienation and acceptance in a darkly comic manner, this easy to stage one act opera is the perfect vehicle for schools and or youth theatre companies seeking to help children confront serious issues in a fun way.

Shoeboy in Pumpkin Land is a wonderfully surreal and Carrollesque opera for young people, brought to you by the wacky partnership of mad lyricist, Max Scratchmann, and round-the-bend composer, Michael Dyer.

Dealing with the joint themes of alienation and acceptance in a darkly comic manner, this easy-to-stage one-act opera is the perfect vehicle for schools and/or youth theatre companies seeking to help children confront serious issues in a fun way.

Jasper Jedd is an ordinary boy except for one little thing Ð he is born with a shoe for a head! And in this feast of devilish wit and roguish musical creativity he sets off on a journey through the dark forest of the fearsome Ginkle Snicks to find the mythical Pumpkin Land, where he hopes he'll finally fit inÉ

The cover price of this score includes performance and photocopy rights for one production.
(Running time circa thirty-five minutes)