Created by multi-award winning composer and lyricist Darren Clark (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), ORDINARY PEOPLE began life in Maidstone, Kent, supported in part by Farnham Maltings. The show was a completely original British musical created from real stories were collected from local people and transformed into a musical event that painted a vibrant and beautiful picture of one town.
Directed by Jenny Longley, ORDINARY PEOPLE: The Maidstone Musical was first performed at The Hazlitt Theatre in Summer 2021 as a co-production between Parkwood Theatres and New UK Musicals and was supported by the Farnham Maltings Our Town Project. This exciting new performance included a mixture of professional actor musicians, the Hazlitt Youth Theatre and The Hazlitt Dance Company.
The continuing ORDINARY PEOPLE project explores the idea that there is nothing ordinary about "ordinary" people and reveals that all of us have a story that's worth telling.
Now – it’s Farnham’s turn! We will soon be collecting stories to create ORDINARY PEOPLE: FARNHAM, an original musical about the residents of Farnham, and we need your help to make sure as many voices as possible are included. Get in touch by following the link below!!
https://farnhammaltings.com/take-part/community-projects/ordinary-people
Directed by Jenny Longley, ORDINARY PEOPLE: The Maidstone Musical was first performed at The Hazlitt Theatre in Summer 2021 as a co-production between Parkwood Theatres and New UK Musicals and was supported by the Farnham Maltings Our Town Project. This exciting new performance included a mixture of professional actor musicians, the Hazlitt Youth Theatre and The Hazlitt Dance Company.
The continuing ORDINARY PEOPLE project explores the idea that there is nothing ordinary about "ordinary" people and reveals that all of us have a story that's worth telling.
Now – it’s Farnham’s turn! We will soon be collecting stories to create ORDINARY PEOPLE: FARNHAM, an original musical about the residents of Farnham, and we need your help to make sure as many voices as possible are included. Get in touch by following the link below!!
https://farnhammaltings.com/take-part/community-projects/ordinary-people
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"Truly Life Affirming"
"Completely Beautiful, so moving, so joyous"
"Completely universal"
"A touching love letter to Maidstone"
"An epic success"
"A rollercoaster of stories"
"For the price of a ticket I had somehow become part of Maidstone’s story"
"A vital force of a show"
"A heart that beats in maidstone but a pulse that is universal"
"A joyous energy that surged into the auditorium"
"Completely Beautiful, so moving, so joyous"
"Completely universal"
"A touching love letter to Maidstone"
"An epic success"
"A rollercoaster of stories"
"For the price of a ticket I had somehow become part of Maidstone’s story"
"A vital force of a show"
"A heart that beats in maidstone but a pulse that is universal"
"A joyous energy that surged into the auditorium"
Book, Music & Lyrics DARREN CLARK
Director JENNY LONGLEY
Musical Director TOM SELF
Choreography LORNA THOMAS
Set & Costume Design ANNA KELSEY
Stage Management SARAH MCANDREW
Assistant Stage Manager JEMIMA GREENWOOD
Lighting Design JAMES WOOD
Sound Design MAX COLBRAN
Projection Design DARREN CLARK
Marketing TRACY BURKE & CHLOE WEBBER
Producer MARTIN CLEVERLEY - PARKWOOD THEATRES
Producer DARREN CLARK - NEW UK MUSICALS
Videography JETHRO COMPTON
Director JENNY LONGLEY
Musical Director TOM SELF
Choreography LORNA THOMAS
Set & Costume Design ANNA KELSEY
Stage Management SARAH MCANDREW
Assistant Stage Manager JEMIMA GREENWOOD
Lighting Design JAMES WOOD
Sound Design MAX COLBRAN
Projection Design DARREN CLARK
Marketing TRACY BURKE & CHLOE WEBBER
Producer MARTIN CLEVERLEY - PARKWOOD THEATRES
Producer DARREN CLARK - NEW UK MUSICALS
Videography JETHRO COMPTON
GET IN TOUCH
If you are a venue interested in creating an Ordinary People project in your own community please get in touch with:
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