Watertight, the Musical

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Aims and Intentions 2-3

Critical and Contextual analysis 3-6

Staging and process…………………………………………………………….3-4

Interns and my process………………………………………………………….4-6

Evaluation 6-9

My roles and contribution……………………………………………………..........6-8

Show week, Complications and self-evaluation…………………………………........8-9

A Contextual analysis of the third year production of the Musical Watertight

Introduction

In the following documentation, I shall be addressing and discussing the process and development within the musical Watertight and the student’s production specifics. Therefore, beginning with and including an overview of the musical and the requirements, furthering on to later conclude with an evaluation and include any complications the team were addressed with. This musical, which was performed at the University of Central Lancashire, on the dates commencing the 24th of March to the 29th by a group of third year students for their final year show, was written by Playwright, Douglas Maxwell and composed by Richard Taylor.

Richard and director Roger Haines attended the university with intent to adapt the original musical for a larger cast of 24, with the script being originally written for 16 musical theatre students in Scotland, therefore, in order for the content within the language to be understood correctly, Douglas made the decision to rewrite and expand his work. The musical is categorised as a murder mystery and contains thirteen suspects, two inspectors, a community support office and eight interns.

Aims and Intentions

Watertight, meaning to “have no flaws or loopholes” (Answers.com, 2014) is referred to as something impossib...

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...ger they were a true inspiration to the group and allowed me to gain back some of the confidence I had lost.

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