The West End theatre version of TV’s “The Good Life”, the “Toys” musical that came before the film… Jeremy’s selection of near misses covers both stage and screen.
This episode contains strong language.
Cast: Alex Lowe, Lizzie Roper, Beth Chalmers, Toby Longworth, David Holt and Emma Clarke.
OFFCUTS:
- 03’15’’ – Mary Stuart – scene from a film script, 1997
- 10’53’’ – The Master of Disguise; lyrics to a song written for the “Toys” musical, 2003
- 19’11’’ – School for Lovers; movie scene, 2005
- 26’57’’ – The Schumann Variations; extract from a play, 2018
- 33’15’’ – The Good Life; scene from a theatre adaptation of the TV sitcom, 2019
Jeremy Sams has written and created countless successful theatre shows including Amour (Broadway), Ghetto (National Theatre and Broadway), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (West End and Broadway), and The Wizard of Oz (West End and tour). He’s translated operas and plays such as Indiscretions (Broadway), The Miser and Mary Stuart (Royal National Theatre), The Rehearsal, Don Giovanni, Figaro’s Wedding, La Bohème, The Magic Flute, Wagner’s Ring Cycle (ENO), Die Fledermaus and The Merry Widow (New York), and he wrote and devised The Enchanted Island for the Metropolitan Opera of New York.
His directorial credits include Die Fledermaus (Metropolitan Opera), The Wizard of Oz (West End, Toronto, US tour), The King and I (Royal Albert Hall), The Sound of Music (London Palladium, world tour), 13 The Musical (Broadway), Donkey’s Years (Comedy Theater), Little Britain Live, Noises Off (West End and Broadway), Passion (West End), Wild Oats (RNT), The Wind in the Willows (Tokyo, Old Vic) Spend Spend Spend (Olivier-nominated – West End).
As a composer, he has written, arranged and directed music for over 50 shows for theatre, TV and film, including: The Wind in the Willows, Arcadia (RNT and Lincoln Center), The Mother (BBC), Enduring Love (Pathé), for which he won the Ivor Novello Award, Hyde Park on Hudson, Le Weekend and Persuasion (BBC Films) for which he won a BAFTA.
More about Jeremy Sams:
- Agent: theagency.co.uk
- Amazon: Jeremy Sams
