Friday – Fabric 4
Others
Out back of a launderette, a 90 year old lesbian ex-terrorist is hiding five teenagers. They’re all a bit different (think electric fingers, tentacles: superpowers, but crap). There’s always been suspicion around folk like them – but, as a new Mayor ratchets up propaganda spreading hatred of anyone different, they have to decide: stay in hiding, or go out and challenge him? It’s a funny, camp adventure story, with a fresh approach to vocal orchestration. It poses the question: how to respond when you are deemed too different to be allowed a place in society? Activism? Separatism? Terrorism? Compliance?
Ensemble fantasy musical
We are currently in receipt of ACE and CS development funding, culminating in sharings in Glasgow in April and London in June, by which time we intend to have a finished draft.
We are seeking a residency to create a finished second draft, and a workshop or small production later in ’25
We are seeking venue partners / producers for full production ’26
Others is committed to gender expansive casting and to creating work spaces where trans/nonbinary MT artists can thrive; and to creating casting spaces and work spaces where neurodivergent MT artists can thrive. We want to connect with other music theatre institutions and practitioners doing similar stuff.
Reference to child abuse
Reference to conversion therapy
Reference to hate speech
Cast 9, band 4-8
Meet the Writers
Sarah Chew
Sarah Chew is a theatre director, playwright and activist. Her 20 years’ professional experience has taken her to 4 continents,… Read more
Sarah Chew
Sarah Chew is a theatre director, playwright and activist. Her 20 years’ professional experience has taken her to 4 continents, where she has directed over 70 productions and written 9 professionally produced plays, as well as storytelling, workshops and teaching. Her work as a director has included a considerable amount of new writing, but also opera, musical theatre, cabaret, and comedy. Sarah is Artistic Director of theatre company and intercultural hub Critical Mass, which creates performances and conversations that traverse cultural fault-lines.
Colum Findlay
Colum Findlay is a composer, actor, and musical director from Glasgow, Scotland. They write for and MD Perfect Forth, Scotland’s… Read more
Colum Findlay
Colum Findlay is a composer, actor, and musical director from Glasgow, Scotland. They write for and MD Perfect Forth, Scotland’s top professional a cappella collective, which has shaped their vocal orchestration style and their passion for ensemble harmony. Blending classical training, jazz musicianship, and contemporary pop, Colum creates genre-bending, emotionally-driven work. Their training includes a BMus from the University of Aberdeen and an MA in Musical Theatre Performance from The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Team
Writer & Director – Sarah Chew
Composer & Musical Director – Colum Findlay
Dramaturgs – Coggin Galbreath & Aaron Lamont
Cast:
Colum Findlay, Sarah Chew, Coggin Galbreath, Speff Strachan
Get in Touch
Show email
OthersTheMusical@gmail.com
Sarah Chew
sarahvchew@hotmail.com
https://sarahvchew.wordpress.com/
Colum Findlay
colum_findlay@outlook.com