This essay includes writing a pitch for looking at a new musical and researching an area of a country where you would think that this musical could be performed or even a conventional space where you could produce a musical in.
There are so many creative musicals out within the industry but there are very few with
gothic or dark by entails. There are quite a few historic performances but do they have many
facts based on realism? A musical which I had stumbled upon was Witches! The musical.
This is mainly about the witch trials held at Salem during the late 1800s. So far this
performance was only performed at the Lincoln theatre. I would like to pitch this
performance to be performed at the York Royal theatre, since York itself has a lot of gothic
elements itself, has a landmark that has brought fame to the city and have sparked interest in
so many people who have a love of goth and have a love for witchcraft or at least Harry
Potter. Witches! The musical would be perfect to be performed in York due to the dark
historic elements of the performance and the genre of music used within the musical. The
demographics for the musical would include the subculture community of goth and
alternative, those who have a love of horror movies, people with interest in historic events
and those who are interested in learning about the events of the witch trials. The demographic
age would be from 16 until mid 30s, perhaps wider. Other places that I would like the
performance to be performed would be Bournemouth, Devon and Salem. These places would
have also been helpful to perform Witches! The musical, since of the other historical
elements behind it especially since Devon had the last witch trials within England, in the
Puritan era, Bournemouth is due to the inspiration of a horror writer Mary Shelly so therefore
fans of her work may be interested within seeing this musical. Also, Salem as in the musical
states that's where the musical was set.
York Royal Theatre is a historical theatre. “York Theatre Royal is a theatre in St Leonard’s
Place, in York, England, which dates back to 1744. The theatre currently seats 750 people.
Whilst the theatre is traditionally a proscenium theatre, it was reconfigured for a season in
2011 to offer productions.” (3)
“York Theatre Royal was built in 1744 on, and among, the site of the mediaeval St.
Leonard’s Hospital. Parts of the old hospital can still be seen in the modern building,
including archways and walls. Under the stage lies a well, which is believed to be dated from
the Roman era of York’s history. The 1744 theatre replaced a theatre in Minster Yard, built
byThomas Keregan, with the encouragement of the City Corporation, in 1734. Twenty five
years after its construction, in 1769, Tate Wilkinson paid £500 for a Royal Patent, and,
accordingly, it was renamed the Theatre Royal.” (4)
“The main auditorium has been refurbished with the addition of a new flat stage and fixed
rake stalls with new seating throughout to provide better sightlines to improve the working
environment for staff and performers alike as well as enhancing the audience experience.” (5)
This shows that the theatre can hold a vast amount of audience who would be interested in
seeing this performance as well as the theatre itself some aspects are modern with the
historical original set up with the historic elements.
“The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of
witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. More than 200
people were accused. Thirty people were found guilty, 19 of whom were executed by hanging
(14 women and 5 men). “ and the background of the Salem witch trials. “While witch trials
had begun to fade out across much of Europe by the mid-17th century, they continued on the
fringes of Europe and in the American Colonies. The events in 1962-1693 in Salem.” (6) This
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