SNAKES! THE MUSICAL
MUSIC/ LYRICS BY MARK ANDREWES AND JULIAN NG
BOOK/ LYRICS BY THOM SELLWOOD, WILL GUPPY, MARINA WATERS
A five star, cult hit musical comedy about some snakes on a plane...
A group of young, ambitious actors have written a musical based on a film about some snakes on a plane. They think it’s going to be a massive hit! They just need £50 million to produce it! Our group of hopeful dreamers take you through what you can expect when the extravaganza transfers to the Palladium. This hilarious and touching show looks at modern entertainment, addresses the compromise of artistic merit for box office returns and proves you should never work with animals (especially if they’re venomous).
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This hugely popular comedy received numerous five star reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2013 and finished the fifth best rated show in the entire festival, out of over 2,000 shows. It was nominated for the prestigious Musical Theatre Network awards, and was praised as a 'cult hit' by musical theatre legend Elaine Paige.
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'Snakes!' returned to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2014, as well as making its international debut in Barcelona. In September 2014 it also made its debut in London's west-end at the Leicester Square Theatre.
First performance: 2013
VIDEO
Snakes! The Musical
The official preview video, filmed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2013.
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REVIEWS
“A clever idea presented with real attention to detail. MUST SEE” – The Stage
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"Cult hit!" - Elaine Paige
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"A laugh a minute, tongue in cheek romp through the world of Musical theatre – a must see... The numbers are extremely funny, catchy" - Everything Theatre
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"The 15 original songs... have the audience in hysterics from start to finish." - The Reviews Hub
” With this show, Quite Nice Theatre are definitely flying high.” ★★★★★ Fringe Guru
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“A brilliant piece of writing... It’s engaging, addictive and a must see at this year’s Fringe.” ★★★★★ Broadway Baby
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“Truly brilliant new writing at its most accomplished.” ★★★★★ Three Weeks
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“Comically excellent, musically fun, totally brilliant” ★★★★★ Musical Talk
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“Hilarious- you just have to see it.” ★★★★★ Get Reading
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“A well crafted romp” ★★★★ Edinburgh Evening News
MUSIC
All tracks written by Mark Andrewes, except tracks 2-5 lyrics by Mark Andrewes and Thom Sellwood.
03. For The Motherland
Performed by Mark Andrewes
04. This Is Our Chance
Performed by Mark Andrewes
05. Good Luck To You
Performed by Mark Andrewes
07. This Is My Chance (instrumental)
01. All Time High
Performed by Energia featuring Ann McCabe
02. I Hope Nothing Bad Happens
Performed by Mark Andrewes
06. Guilty (instrumental)