Cindy - The Musical
~ Mike Smith & Wilf Tudor

A (very) contemporary re-working of Cinderella ...

Forrest Fields is a secondary school that is going to close unless money can be raised for a new Technology centre

The show opens with kids, teachers and parents with placards milling around the high street of Forrest Fields raising money and singing the first song called SOS – Save Our School – which is built on the Morse code rhythm … --- … dot dot dot dash dash dash dot dot dot

We then move to the caretakers house, where we meet the Carpenter family - Arthur, the caretaker, Jan, his wife, their two sons (twins but not identical) Jason and Justin (dim and dimmer!) ...

... and, of course, Cindy

But Cindy is not their child - she was adopted - and Cindy has to do all the chores because her father and mother are out at work all day. She has no time to be part of anything outside the classroom because she has to get home every afternoon to do her jobs She does, however, have a a deep desire to sing, to be on stage ...

This musical for young people (11-18), contains all of the elements one would wish for - great songs, superb humour and characterisation, with parts for talented singers, actors and dancers, plus substantial chorus work

It is a show with that all essential feel good factor - the characters are real people in real life situations. The audience will find itself identifying with all the highs and lows of this story of a downtrodden girl who wants to sing, whilst your cast will love performing it

Its premiere at Wells Cathedral School was a roaring success and was followed by a barnstorming run at the Edinburgh Festival, attracting more rave reviews

Click and listen to a Sample of the Songs ...

Children of the World
SingCarlywilf
The Lady That I Married
Superstar
Winter
For Once In My Life
Cindy and Tracy

A CD of Backing Tracks and the Piano/Vocal Score are available separately by clicking here