LES PETITS RATS
Music by Peter Allwood, book and lyrics by Jeremy James Taylor
Synopsis
The 19th century children's "corps de ballets" at the Paris
Opera provides the setting for this moving story about a former dancer
whose determination to spare her talented daughter from the heartbreak
and hardships of the ballet stage is undermined by the patronage of the
man who long ago deserted them both. An excellent show for young dancers, "Les
Petit Rats" features two optional ballets: "Cinderella," and
the comic "Vegetable Ballet."
Set against the romantic backdrop of 19th Century Paris, this musical
concerns the celebrated troupe of child ballet dancers (the 'petit rats'
of the Paris Opera) and in particular Mariette, the young daughter of
the ruthless Duke of Bordeaux and one of the prima ballerinas, who must
choose between the success and fame of the pasteboard-glitter ballet
world that her father inhabits, and an anonymous life of love and affection
with her mother. With a suitably lush score, this show is ideal for secondary
youth groups with an interest in dance.
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Principals:
15 male, 20 female (can be expanded)
The Duke of Bordeaux
Madame Genevieve Silvain
Madame Grosnier
Madame Louise Dupré
Monsieur Alain Silvain
Monsieur Charles Petit
Monsieur George Albert
Monsieur Guillaume Dor
Pauline Duvernay
Francois Goddard
Lariette Dupré
Alice Auriol
Amelie Dor
Annette Silvain
Antoinette Goselin
Esmeraulde Copère
Jacques Pillet
Katrine Blanche
Louis Leroux
Marcel Silvain |
Marie Manet
Pierre Pillet
The Count de la Mere
The Countess de la Mere
A Doctor
Hurdy Gurdy Man
Madame Fanny Pillet
Madame Goselin
Monsieur Grenville
A Nun
A Street-Seller
Arthur
Gaston
Jean
Michel
Phillipe
Pierre
Victor
Carla Ferrara
Eloise Vedy
Fanny Worth
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MUSICAL NUMBERS
- Here Comes The Daily Grind - Ballerinas, Little Rats, Mothers,
Stagehands, Madame Grosnier, Mariette, Louise
- Little Rats! - Madame Grosnier, Little Rats, Petit
- Ballet School - Petit, Little Rats, Marie, Alice, Annette
- Fruit And Veg Song - Little Rats
- Go Home Now - Petit, Mothers, Little Rats
- Here's A Shoe - Mariette
- A Tanto Amor - Albert, Chorus
- The Skylark - Mariette, Albert
- My Dear Guillaume - Louise, Guillaume, Albert
- Thank You, Thank You, Kind Monsieur - Mariette, Petit, Duke,
Little Rats
- Meeting The Duke - Little Rats, Petit, Duke
- Mariette's Ordeal - Petit, Mariette, Grosnier, Mothers, Ballerins,
Little Rats, Duvemay, Francois, Stagehands
- Oh Marie - Hurdy Gurdy Man, Louise, Albert
- Oh No, Mariette - Marie, Mariette
- Those Who Anger Duvernay - Alice, Marie
- Why Did I Ever Bring Her Here? - Louise
- Albert - Mariette, Chorus
- She Has Wings To Fly - Company
Instrumentation:
flute db. opt. piccolo, oboe db. opt. cor anglais, 2 clarinets,
bassoon, opt. horn, trumpet, trombone, percussion, piano db. synthesiser,
strings. Sadler's Wells Instrumentation: flute db. piccolo, oboe
db. cor anglais, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone,
tuba, 2 percussion, harp, piano, strings
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