THE BAKEWELL BAKE OFF

(The Writing Team) Cerys Alley, Tom Beynon, Will Ferris, Katherine Glover, Victoria Humphreys, Emily Jeffreys, Maura Matlak, James Moriarty, Nicole Tiffany Rushing, Alexandra Spalding, Tim Stuart, Kayleigh Thadani, Julian Woolford, Kevin Michael Cripps

The Landor Theatre, London: 10th - 27th October 2013

Synopsis

The small English village of Bakewell, Derbyshire is holding its annual baking competition, under the watchful eye of the chair of The Bakewell Baking Committee, Victoria Sponge. The eclectic group of contestants, including a local postman, a German transsexual and a nun, are each hoping that their baking skills will impress the judges. Judging the competition are the owners of the three village bakeries, each of whom claim to have the original recipe for the world-famous Bakewell Tart: Eton boy Hugh Dripp with his family’s Almond Topped Bakewell Tart; sweet and innocent Susie Sunflower with her Bakewell Pudding recipe; and finally, Griselda Pratt-Dewhurst, head of the Parish Council, with her Iced Topped Cherry Bakewell. This feud has gone on for generations, but this year the Bakewell Baking Committee has received a letter from Professor Lesley Kugelhumpf of the European Union, explaining that there can no longer be three recipes for ‘The Bakewell’. He decrees that a second round must be added to the competition, to resolve the matter once and for all. The ensuing combination of hilarious songs, baking disasters and even a little audience participation is guaranteed to put a smile on your face!

Musical Numbers

• In Bakewell - Alexandra Spalding & Company
• The Bakewell Anthem - Company
• I Will Rise - Company
• The Original Bakewell Tart - Lucy Emmott & Company
• I Love Christmas - Maura Matlak & Company
• Henrietta’s Lieder - Tom Beynon
• Let Me Fit In - Kayleigh Thadani
• I Won’t Give In - Will Ferris, Cerys Alley & Emily Jeffreys
• How Do I Feel? - Company
• In Bakewell (Reprise) - Alexandra Spalding & Company
• Science Of Baking - Katherine Glover
• When We Find Our Tart - Company
• We Might Fall In Love - Emily Jeffreys, Tim Stuart & Katherine Glover
• The Future Of Bakewell - Company
• Bake Your Way To Heaven - Victoria Humphreys & Company
• I Bake (Pradeepta & Hugh win) - Company
• Recipe For Success - Company

This show started as a college project at Guildford School of Acting (University of Surrey). Inspired by the great British tradition of village Bake Offs, eleven writers worked together to create this feel-good musical about cake! The success of the show’s first run at the GSA led to a London engagement at the Waterloo East Theatre in August 2013. At the beginning of October 2013, having completed their training at GSA, the writers began their professional careers at the Landor Theatre, performing the musical they wrote.

More information can be found at http://www.rnh.com/show/349/Bakewell-Bake-Off-