Stage Door Records are pleased to announce the original London cast recording of the 1981 musical 'Worzel Gummidge' will be released on November 10th, 2014. The CD release continues Stage Door's London cast album series and commitment to preserve 'lost' British theatre scores of the past 50 years.
Following the successful UK television series based on Barbara Euphan Todd's children's classic, writers
Keith Waterhouse,
Willis Hall and composer
Denis King created a new stage musical adaptation of the story of 'Worzel Gummidge'. The naughty, petulant, greedy, yet always lovable scarecrow was reimagined for the stage with all the familiar characters: Aunt Sally, The Crowman, Sergeant Beetroot and Sue and John.
Featuring the principal cast members from the TV series (
Jon Pertwee,
Una Stubbs and
Geoffrey Bayldon), the 'Worzel Gummidge' musical was first staged at the
Birmingham Repertory Theatre over the 1980 Christmas period, receiving sensational reviews from the press. The production transferred to London's Cambridge Theatre for the following Christmas season, opening on December 22nd, 1981 and by popular demand extended its run through till February 27th, 1982.
An original cast album produced by
Norman Newell was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in the weeks preceding the London opening. The Original London Cast Recording now makes its debut on CD and is accompanied with the 'The Worzel Gummidge Christmas Maxi Single' featuring songs from the 1980 Christmas TV spectacular 'A Cup Of Tea And A Slice Of Cake'.
For more information and sound clips from the forthcoming release, visit
www.stagedoorrecords.com/stage9037.html.
TRACKS
'WORZEL GUMMIDGE' - ORIGINAL 1981 LONDON CAST ALBUM
1. OVERTURE - Orchestra
2. SCARECROW HYMN -
Geoffrey Bayldon, Company
3. IN THE COUNTRY - Villagers
4. ONE 'EAD AN' AN 'EAD -
Jon Pertwee,
Lucy Baker,
Jonathan Byatt
5. AUNT SALLY'S SONG -
Una Stubbs,
Jon Pertwee
6. WHY SHOULD SHE CHOOSE A SCARECROW -
Jon Pertwee
7. CHASE HIM - Villagers
8. A SLICE O' CAKE AN' A CUP O' TEA -
Jon Pertwee,
Una Stubbs
9. IT'LL SUIT US -
Jon Pertwee,
Una Stubbs
10. SCARECROW DAY - Scarecrows,
Lucy Baker,
Jonathan Byatt
11. MAKE YOURSELF A FRIEND -
Geoffrey Bayldon
12. WE'LL BE THERE -
Bill Pertwee,
Jonathan Stephens,
Mike Finesilver
13. HE IS GUILTY! - Scarecrows,
Jon Pertwee,
Una Stubbs,
Geoffrey Bayldon
14. IT'S ME BIRTHDAY! -
Jon Pertwee,
Lucy Baker,
Jonathan Byatt
15. A SLICE O' CAKE AN' A CUP O' TEA (Reprise) - Entire Company
BONUS TRACKS
THE 'WORZEL GUMMIDGE' CHRISTMAS MAXI SINGLE
16. CHRISTMAS ISN'T CHRISTMAS -
Jon Pertwee
17. AUNT SALLY'S SONG -
Una Stubbs
18. SCARECROW'S CAROL -
Geoffrey Bayldon
19. A SLICE O' CAKE AN' A CUP O' TEA -
Jon Pertwee, Bill Maynard, Company
