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Lust

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  7w, 10m

Heather Brothers, William Wycherley

Book, Music and Lyrics by The Heather Brothers

This rollicking Restoration revel throws off the shackles of Puritan austerity in the hilarious tale of Horner, a notorious London libertine, that charms and seduces his way into the hearts and boudoirs of society ladies. Period 1661.

Lust

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    7w, 10m
  • Duration
    Duration
    105 Minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Farce, Adaptations (Stage & Screen)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior

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Summary
Based upon Wycherley's The Country Wife, this rollicking Restoration revel throws off the shackles of Puritan austerity in a high-spirited celebration of "the noblest urge bestowed on us". Ribaldry, romance and drama abound in the hilarious tale of Horner, a notorious London libertine. He charms and seduces his way into the hearts and boudoirs of society ladies, while practising elaborate deceptions so as to be trusted by the foolish husbands as a eunuch and chaperon to ladies of quality. Period 1661.
History

West End Premier at Theatre Royal Haymarket London, UK. American Premiere at Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia.

Keywords
Performing Groups
HORNER - a handsom libertine
QUACK - a physician
PINCHWIFE - a dour, middle-aged country gentleman
MARGERY PINCHWIFE - a voluptuous country girl
SIR JASPER FIDGET - an aristocratic gentleman
LADY FIDGET - an extremely haughty aristocrat
MISTRSS DAINTY - Lady Fidget's sister, also haughty
MISTRESS SQUEAMISH - an austere aristocratic woman
ALITHEA PINCHWIFE - a placid, refined country lady
HARCOURT - a young blade
DORILANT - a loud, bluff gentleman
SPARKISH - a plump, effeminate fop
FIDDLER - a secret musician
MALE EXTRA 1 - plays RUDGE, EXECUTIONER and PARSON
FEMALE EXTRA 1 - plays MISTRESS PRUDENCE, SERVING WENCH, and HAG
MALE EXTRA 2 - plays FOOTMAN and CAPTAIN JACK
FEMALE EXTRA 2 - plays MISTRESS CHARITY and SERVING WENCH
  • Time Period Not Applicable
  • Setting London, 1661
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Additional Features Not Applicable
  • Duration 105 Minutes
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol
    • Mild Adult Themes
    • Nudity/Partial Nudity

Media

REVIEWS

"Deliciously smutty and clever.... An operatic orgasm!" - Variety

"Three words describe Lust: FA ... BU ... LOUS!" - Philadelphia Daily News

"Good, clean, smutty, sophisticated fun." - Coity Paper

"Hurrah for Lust ... bright wonderful, rollicking." - Wilmington News Journal

"Lust is a must." - Daily Mirror

"The funniest West End musical around." - Guardian

"Huge fun from beginning to end.... Absolutely shameless.... A triumph." - Financial Times

"A full scale romp.... A most enjoyable cross between a bedroom farce and a satire on pomposity and hypocrisy." - Daily Express

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Music

Keyboard 1-Conductor

Oboe (Doubling English Horn, Chanter, Shawm, Shoboe)
Guitar (Banjo, Mandolin, Lute, Irish 12 String, Classical, Steel String Folk)
Harp/Keyboard 2 (Doubling Triangle)
Percussion (2 Pedal Timpani, Glock., Tambourine, Congas, Claypots, Crotole, Tuned Handbells, Tubular Bells, Chimes, Hi Hat, Snare, Bongos, Temple Blocks, Cow Bell, Vibraslap, Ratchet, Xylophone, Claves, Triangle, Jingle Bells, Tabor, Bodhran, Mark Tree, Bell Tree, Sus Cymbal, Finger Cymbal, Wind Chimes, Chinese Cymbal, Tam Tam) 
Violin 1
Violin 2 (Doubling C, D, Eb, E and Bb Tin Whistles, Bodhran)
Cello
Bass

  • Musical Style Classic Broadway, Operetta
  • Vocal DemandsModerate
  • Orchestra Size Small/Combo
  • Chorus Size Small

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Heather Brothers

Heather Brothers

The Heather Brothers were born in London, grew up in Zimbabwe, and spent their teenage years touring with their rock band. On returning to England, they recorded with various major record labels before joining an international music publisher as contract songwriters. During t ...

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