The Selfish Giant (folk opera)

Folk opera by Guy Chambers

The Selfish Giant

Cover of the soundtrack

Music| Guy Chambers
Lyrics| Guy Chambers
Book| Guy Chambers
Basis| The Selfish Giant
by Oscar Wilde
Premiere| 4 April 2018: Royal Theatre, Northampton
Productions| 2018 Northampton
2018 London

The Selfish Giant is a folk opera composed and adapted by English songwriter Guy Chambers, based on the short story by Oscar Wilde (as part of The Happy Prince and Other Tales).

## Production

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The folk opera was produced by Classic Spring (Dominic Dromgoole's production company) as part of their Oscar Wilde season in a concert staging directed by Bill Buckhurst, designed by Simon Kenny and choreographed by Imogen Knight. It opened at the Royal Theatre, Northampton from 4 to 7 April 2018, followed by a run in London's West End at the Vaudeville Theatre from 10 to 14 April 2018.[1][2]

Chambers' recording studio released the accompanying soundtrack to the folk opera Sleeper Sounds on 5 April 2018 on CD and digital.

## Cast and characters

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Character  | Cast[3]

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Girl/Narrator  | Natasha Cottrial
Ben/Hail  | Olly Dobson
Boy  | Jacob Fisher
Girl/Narrator  | Izuka Hoyle
The Giant  | Jeff Nicholson
Girl/Little Boy  | Rose Shalloo
Girl/Narrator  | Laura Sillett
Boy  | Scott Sutcliffe
Charlie  | Laila Zaidi

## Track list

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All tracks are written by Guy Chambers

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Overture"| 0:43
2.| "There Will Be Sun"| 2:01
3.| "Giant's Garden"| 4:30
4.| "Fruit Picking Song"| 3:02
5.| "One Day the Giant Came Back"| 0:30
6.| "The Angry Giant"| 2:12
7.| "Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted"| 1:48
8.| "Building A Wall"| 1:48
9.| "We Don't Know Why"| 1:56
10.| "Winter Has Come"| 2:24
11.| "Then the Spring Came"| 3:54
12.| "Where There's a Will There's a Way"| 2:04
13.| "The Elements"| 3:02
14.| "He Likes to Turn the Rain to Ice"| 2:33
15.| "Selfish Giant"| 3:56
16.| "I Believe the Spring Has Come at Last"| 3:01
17.| "The Children Have Returned"| 2:27
18.| "How Selfish I Have Been"| 1:57
19.| "Climb Little Boy"| 2:27
20.| "It's Your Garden Now"| 2:21
21.| "Where Is The Boy"| 3:25
22.| "Wounds of Love"| 7:03
23.| "Epilogue"| 0:43
24.| "Bells at 12 Reprise"| 3:01
25.| "Magical Love"| 3:01
Total length:| 75:00

## References

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1. ^ Bowie-Sell, Daisy (6 March 2018). "Jeff Nicholson, Izuka Hoyle, Rose Shalloo and more cast in The Selfish Giant". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
2. ^ Alias, Other. "The Selfish Giant". Guy Chambers. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
3. ^ "The Selfish Giant | Book Tickets Direct | Vaudeville Theatre, London". Nimax Theatres. Retrieved 2020-12-09.

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