An actor-musician retelling of Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle.
It's 1776, early America, and a young immigrant named Rip Van Winkle is disillusioned with his life as a farmer and a family man. He daydreams about finding a better world, without hard work or pain. One night, he is enticed in by a group of ghosts he meets in the forest. He drinks a magical brew and falls into a deep sleep... 200 years in the future Rip wakes up in modern-day New York. He clumsily adapts to his new life in a a strange and individualist society, and seems to be living his dream, but is it really all it appears? How will Rip cope with the darker side of modern society, and will he manage to return home to his wife and children?
It's 1776, early America, and a young immigrant named Rip Van Winkle is disillusioned with his life as a farmer and a family man. He daydreams about finding a better world, without hard work or pain. One night, he is enticed in by a group of ghosts he meets in the forest. He drinks a magical brew and falls into a deep sleep... 200 years in the future Rip wakes up in modern-day New York. He clumsily adapts to his new life in a a strange and individualist society, and seems to be living his dream, but is it really all it appears? How will Rip cope with the darker side of modern society, and will he manage to return home to his wife and children?
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The Van Winkle concept album was nominated for the Broadway World 2014 Best New Concept Album.
...a gorgeous-sounding take on the Washington Irving tale... It's a lush blend of folk, bluegrass, and gospel to saver.' ~Broadway Direct Available to order from SimG Records |
I really loved this show...a lovely story and some really memorable songs - there were people humming the final one during the interval... ~London Theatre News
'A prime candidate for further development' ~Theatre World
'...a gorgeous-sounding take on the Washington Irving tale... It's a lush blend of folk, bluegrass, and gospel to savour.' ~Broadway Direct
'A prime candidate for further development' ~Theatre World
'...a gorgeous-sounding take on the Washington Irving tale... It's a lush blend of folk, bluegrass, and gospel to savour.' ~Broadway Direct
"Van Winkle is a beguiling show with an appeal to all generations." ~Musical Theatre Review
'This piece brimmed with invention and originality...the music telling the tale in chords as much as the lyrics did in words.' ~ Broadway World
'This piece brimmed with invention and originality...the music telling the tale in chords as much as the lyrics did in words.' ~ Broadway World
Stiles & Drewe Best New Song Award 2016 - Finalist
S&S Award 2014 - Finalist
Broadway World 'Best New Concept Album' 2014 - Nominee
S&S Award 2014 - Finalist
Broadway World 'Best New Concept Album' 2014 - Nominee