- The Script
- The Lesson Plans
- Conductor’s Full Orchestral Score
- Choir Vocal Score
- Video – of the Full Performance
- Video – of the Discussion Afterwards
- The Original – highly ambitious – Concept Note
Peace Child – Alpha Omega combines the original orchestral music on which the Peace Child musical was based with a totally new story that explores peace and interfaith understanding between a Christian, a Muslim, an Atheist and a Jew. They meet after a catastrophic nuclear accident has caused the evacuation of their home town. They seek safety in a Cathedral which is deserted. Cut off, with no phone or mobile signal, facing imminent death – possibly by nuclear explosion – they reflect on what may happen after death and the relevance of their faith – or lack of it – in the modern world. Peace Child – Alpha Omega is a wonderful opportunity for a school with an orchestra, choir and some talented actors to come together with a Celebrity Story-teller to stimulate a fascinating discussion – between students, staff and parents – about one of the thorniest challenges of the 21st Century.
First Performance – Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgheshire – Saturday 30th January
presented by Peace Child International, with the support of the European Commission DG Education and Culture and presented by kind permission of the Dean and Chapter of Ely Cathedral
Cast:
Story-teller – Gemma Craven
Aaron – Joseph Vacher
Christopher – Regé Page
Charlotte – Elizabeth Marnie
Maryam – Cecilia Garcia
Female Soloist – Lily Karakal
Producer – Rosemary Simonds
Director – Abdul Shayek
Script – David Woollcombe with Rosemary Simonds and members of the Cast
Songs and Music – David Gordon
Arranger – Richard Sharpey & Richard Arnell
Conductor – Andrew Parnell
Choir – Ely Choral Society
Orchestra – New Cambridge Symphony Orchestra