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GARETH (1) FARR
(1968 - )Nationality: New Zealander
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Gareth Farr is amongst the most versatile and successful composers of contemporary music working in New Zealand today. He is well known to different audiences as a composer, a skilled percussionist, and as a stunning drag artist.
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below is a list of Gareth (1) Farr's plays - click on a Play Title for more information
Monarchy the Musical Rome the Musical Troy the MusicalMonarchy the Musical
Synopsis:
Monarchy the Musical unpicks the rich tapestry of english royal history, laying bare the lives of all the great monarchs, and their famous - and infamous - consorts, lovers and rivals: a complete history of the english throne in song.
Notes:
by Paul Jenden, Music by Gareth Farr. Cast Around 100. Performers for the first production: 4 male, 4 female, 4 dancers (f), 2 backing singers (m And f), 3 band.
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Organisations:
Circa
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Genre:
Musical
Parts:
Male: - Female: - Other: -
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Top of PageRome the Musical
Synopsis:
You are invited to a fun-packed evening of lust, greed and murder. Welcome to the Caesars! and a Roman feast of power, politics and intrigue. the creators of Troy and Monarchy complete their trilogy of historical musicals with a wildly inaccurate romp through the Roman empire. the events of decades are condensed into the space of just one evening, when Julius Caesar hosts a dinner party that is interrupted by the arrival of the infamous and exotic Cleopatra.
Notes:
written by By Paul Jenden And Gareth Farr
1st Produced:
Circa Theatre, Wellington. NZ 2008
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Genre:
Musical
Parts:
Male: 5 Female: 4 Other: -
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Top of PageTroy the Musical
Synopsis:
the entire history of Troy, from the seduction by Zeus of the daughter of atlas, Leda and a Phoenician princess; through the rape of Helen and the siege of Troy; down to the downfall of the Oresteia.
Notes:
by Paul Jenden; Music by Gareth Farr; these 32 parts were played by 8 Actors (5m, 3f)
1st Produced:
Organisations:
Circa
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Music:
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Genre:
Musical, sung-through Musical
Parts:
Male: 15 Female: 17 Other: 2 chorus; band
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