A colourful and highly entertaining spectacle for all the family!

 

Publicity so far (see bottom of page)

Synopsis of the show (Résumé en Francais; Samenvatting in het Nederlands)

Prologue
The musical begins with the Narrator telling the story of a young dreamer called Joseph, as described in the book of Genesis (Any Dream Will Do)

Act I
In the opening scene, we are introduced to the Canaan sheep-farming family of Jacob and his twelve sons (Jacob and Sons). Jacob’s special favourite is Joseph, because he reminds him of his favourite wife. As a mark of affection he gives his son a magnificent multi-coloured coat (Joseph’s Coat).
Joseph’s jealous brothers are further annoyed when he describes his dreams, in which he rises above them (Joseph’s Dreams). They hatch a plot to kill Joseph by leaving him to die in a well, but instead, sell him as a slave to a band of Ishmaelites travelling to Egypt. They then take the coat, soak it in the blood of a goat and show it to Joseph’s heartbroken father as proof that his son is dead (One More Angel in Heaven).
Joseph is taken to Egypt and sold as a slave to Potiphar, a wealthy businessman, who is impressed by Joseph’s hard work and soon promotes him to be head of his household. Potiphar’s wife is more impressed by Joseph’s good looks and tries to seduce him. Joseph resists, but when Potiphar catches them together, he suspects the worst and throws Joseph into jail. (Potiphar)
A forlorn Joseph resigns himself to his fate (Close Every Door). Then he is joined in his cell by two members of Pharaoh’s staff, a baker and a butler, who have been troubled by strange dreams. Joseph is able to interpret them and predict their future. The act ends with Joseph and the prisoners looking forward to better things (Go Go Joseph).

Act II
It so happens that Pharaoh has also been having strange dreams, and none of his advisers can explain them. The butler tells Pharaoh of his experience in jail, and Joseph is sent for. Pharaoh recounts his dream (Song of the Pharaoh). Joseph explains that the dream means seven years of bumper harvest followed by seven years of famine (Pharaoh’s Dream Explained). Pharaoh is so impressed that he appoints Joseph as his Number Two and as a result of Joseph’s careful management, Egypt is well prepared for the famine (Stone the Crows).
By contrast, back in Canaan, Jacob and the brothers are on the point of starvation (Canaan Days). Desperate, the brothers decide to travel to Egypt to beg for help. They are led before Joseph, whom they do not recognise, and grovel at his feet (The Brothers Come to Egypt). Joseph decides to test them by planting a chalice in the sack of the youngest brother, Benjamin. They protest the boy’s innocence and offer themselves as prisoners in Benjamin’s place (Benjamin Calypso). Satisfied that the brothers are reformed characters, Joseph reveals his true identity and amid great celebrations, Jacob is brought to Egypt to be reunited with his favourite son.

Show Dates:

28 - 29 February and 01 March 2008 at 20h00
01 - 02 March at 14h30

TVBrussel came to one of our rehearsals, and here is the result !

A lengthy broadcast and webstream on the International Community of Brussels, made on 20 January 2008, within which our 4 minute excerpt runs from 4'45" to 8'33". To "find just the right spot", first select the right video (of 20 January), then pause the video (!) and perhaps do something else (in another window) whilst waiting for the download to complete . . . You can then move the slider to 4'45 and hit "play"

 

The Bulletin published an article on the show's director Kathy Lemerle on 22 November

This article is republished here on this website, (with kind permission of the Bulletin)

 

Publicity Materials - for your own use

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