THE VACKEES Music by Carl Davis, book and lyrics by Hiawyn Oram SYNOPSIS Set at the outbreak of the Second World War, this is the funny, moving story of the "invasion" of a Somerset village by the Vackees, child evacuees from London, and their scrapes and adventures with the (at first) hostile native children. The musical centres around a young London lad, Kip, and follows his first experiences of love and war. With a memorable, tuneful score by famous TV and film composer Carl Davis, this evocative musical, with many big production numbers, offers great scope for a large cast. PRINCIPALS: - 14 female, 22 male (can be expanded) CAST OF CHARACTERS • 2 BBC Radio Announcers • Kip – An East End Evacuee • Kip’s Mother • Duncan Constance – A London School teacher • Chuck, Mack, Eric & Arthur – Kip’s schoolfriends and fellow evacuees • Eileen & Kath, Nan, Elsie and Molly – Small evacuee sisters • Buzz – Leader of the Darchett (Somerset) Gang • Lance, Stan, George, Flo, Dot, May & Alice – Members of the Darchett Gang • Aunt Luce – Lucia Braithwaite, the woman with whom Kip is billeted • Ellen – Her niece and ward • Mrs Crabtree – Aunt Luce’s cook/housekeeper • Grace – The 14-year-old maid at Aunt Luce’s • Laura Maybee – Village Schoolmistress • Mr Jack – Man of the woods • Lady Holdmore – A Darchett landowner • The Vicar • The Billeting Officer • German Pilot • Land Girls • ‘Ginger’ - a film star • Gangsters – Film Gangsters • Starlets/Film Characters • London Mothers • Somerset Mothers • Prologue Characters – Seaside Landlady Dancing Couple Two London Schoolboys Health & Education Ministry Official His Stenographer INSTRUMENTATION: flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, percussion, drum kit, piano db. synthesiser, 2 violins, cello, bass
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