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Les Petits Rats

Music by Peter Allwood, book and lyrics by Jeremy James Taylor

Synopsis

The 19th century children's "corps de ballets" at the Paris Opera provides the setting for this moving story about a former dancer whose determination to spare her talented daughter from the heartbreak and hardships of the ballet stage is undermined by the patronage of the man who long ago deserted them both. An excellent show for young dancers, "Les Petit Rats" features two optional ballets: "Cinderella," and the comic "Vegetable Ballet."

Set against the romantic backdrop of 19th Century Paris, this musical concerns the celebrated troupe of child ballet dancers (the 'petit rats' of the Paris Opera) and in particular Mariette, the young daughter of the ruthless Duke of Bordeaux and one of the prima ballerinas, who must choose between the success and fame of the pasteboard-glitter ballet world that her father inhabits, and an anonymous life of love and affection with her mother. With a suitably lush score, this show is ideal for secondary youth groups with an interest in dance. 

Principals:

15 male, 20 female (can be expanded)

The Duke of Bordeaux Madame Genevieve Silvain Madame Grosnier Madame Louise Dupré Monsieur Alain Silvain Monsieur Charles Petit Monsieur George Albert Monsieur Guillaume Dor Pauline Duvernay Francois Goddard Lariette Dupré Alice Auriol Amelie Dor Annette Silvain Antoinette Goselin Esmeraulde Copère Jacques Pillet Katrine Blanche Louis Leroux Marcel Silvain

Marie Manet Pierre Pillet The Count de la Mere The Countess de la Mere A Doctor Hurdy Gurdy Man Madame Fanny Pillet Madame Goselin Monsieur Grenville A Nun A Street-Seller Arthur Gaston Jean Michel Phillipe Pierre Victor Carla Ferrara Eloise Vedy Fanny Worth

Musical Numbers

1. Here Comes The Daily Grind - Ballerinas, Little Rats, Mothers, Stagehands, Madame Grosnier, Mariette, Louise
2. Little Rats! - Madame Grosnier, Little Rats, Petit
3. Ballet School - Petit, Little Rats, Marie, Alice, Annette
4. Fruit And Veg Song - Little Rats
5. Go Home Now - Petit, Mothers, Little Rats
6. Here's A Shoe - Mariette
7. A Tanto Amor - Albert, Chorus
8. The Skylark - Mariette, Albert
9. My Dear Guillaume - Louise, Guillaume, Albert
10. Thank You, Thank You, Kind Monsieur - Mariette, Petit, Duke, Little Rats
11. Meeting The Duke - Little Rats, Petit, Duke
12. Mariette's Ordeal - Petit, Mariette, Grosnier, Mothers, Ballerins, Little Rats, Duvemay, Francois, Stagehands
13. Oh Marie - Hurdy Gurdy Man, Louise, Albert
14. Oh No, Mariette - Marie, Mariette
15. Those Who Anger Duvernay - Alice, Marie
16. Why Did I Ever Bring Her Here? - Louise
17. Albert - Mariette, Chorus
18. She Has Wings To Fly - Company

Instrumentation:

flute db. opt. piccolo, oboe db. opt. cor anglais, 2 clarinets, bassoon, opt. horn, trumpet, trombone, percussion, piano db. synthesiser, strings. Sadler's Wells Instrumentation: flute db. piccolo, oboe db. cor anglais, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, tuba, 2 percussion, harp, piano, strings