The Telling Present Purcell: The Musical

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The play takes us back to 1695 when, in his final illness, Henry Purcell is suffering from feverish dream-like hallucinations in which the past, present and fantasy collide, and his songs take on a life of their own. His bedroom is transformed into a theatre, and he revisits his past including his childhood memories of the Great Fire of London and his early romance with his wife. Interwoven into the drama are assorted instrumental and vocal compositions by Purcell. From ballads, slow airs & semi-operas