My Left / Right Foot - the Musical

Alhambra Theatre, Dunfermline; Theatre Royal, Brighton; The Dundee Rep Theatre

April - May 2019

Overview

The local am-dram society is under pressure to comply with the equalities agenda. They come up with a cunning plan to create a gripping show starring ‘the disabled’. What could be better than the Oscar-winning ‘My Left Foot’? The only snag is they don’t have any disabled actors – but that never stopped Daniel Day-Lewis!

In the world of amateur theatre, winning the one-act festival isn’t a matter of life and death – it’s much more important. Throw in a love triangle and throw out political correctness, all the drama happens behind the curtains.

Written and Directed by Robert Softley Gale, co-director of Wendy Hoose and creator of If These Spasms Could Speak and Blanche & Butch. With music and lyrics by award-winning partnership Scott Gilmour and Claire McKenzie (The Snow Queen) and Richard Thomas(Jerry Springer – The Opera).

Birds of Paradise and National Theatre of Scotland present this hilarious new musical on tour after sell out success at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe.

A Birds of Paradise Theatre Company and National Theatre of Scotland co-production

All performances of My Left Right Foot – The Musical contain an integrated BSL performer, captions and verbal description.

Fringe First and Herald Angel Award-Winning

Age guide: 16+
Contains strong language and strong humour!

Cast

  • Name
    Katie Barnett
  • Name
    Richard Conlon
  • Name
    Chris Imbrosciano
  • Name
    Natalie MacDonald
  • Name
    Shannon Swan
  • Name
    Neil Thomas
  • Name
    Gail Watson

Creative team

  • Name
    Robert Softley Gale
    Role
    Director
  • Name
    Richard Thomas
    Role
    Music and Lyrics
  • Name
    Claire McKenzie
    Role
    Music
  • Name
    Scott Gilmour
    Role
    Lyrics
  • Name
    Mairi Taylor
    Role
    Creative Producer and Dramaturg
  • Name
    Rachel Drazek
    Role
    Choreographer
  • Name
    Rebecca Hamilton
    Role
    Set & Costume Designer
  • Name
    Grant Anderson
    Role
    Lighting Designer
  • Name
    Judith Drake
    Role
    Academic Theatre Consultant
  • Name
    Laurence Owen
    Role
    Music Arrangement and Production
  • Name
    Richard Price
    Role
    Sound Designer

Explore

  • Five people lean over a man lying in a wheel barrow
  • Three women kneel with their hands in the prayer position, in the background a man is pointing
  • A man perches on a table and talks, as others around him look on and listen
  • A group of people dance under disco lights whilst someone plays piano in the background
  • A man in a wheel chair and a woman reach out and hold one another's faces
  • A man singing with his arms held out to his sides

Videos

  • My Left/Right Foot - The Musical | BSL
  • My Left/Right Foot The Musical | Trailer
  • My Left/Right Foot The Musical | in rehearsal
  • My Left/Right Foot The Musical | Making the Music
  • My Left/Right Foot - The Musical | In rehearsal
  • My Left/Right Foot - The Musical | 2019 Tour