Story of Abbey

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Story Of Abbey is an Australian rock opera created by David McLean.[1] It opened at the Seymour Centre in November 2002 for a run of nine days.[2]

A soundtrack album, credited to Play Act One, was released in 2001 and was nominated for the 2002 ARIA Award for Best Cast/Show Album.[3]

Story Of Abbey got mixed reviews. Writing in the Sydney Morning Herald, Stephen Dunne states that the opera "has two central weaknesses: a score that doesn't contain a single good song, and a dull narrative of decline that is almost incomprehensible."[4] Commenting on the soundtrack, The Newcastle Herald's Chad Watson calls it an "extraordinary tale of an ordinary woman."[5]

Personnel

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Cast

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  • Yeh Lee - Abbey
  • David McLean

Crew

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  • David McLean - Writer, Producer
  • Yeh Lee - Producer
  • Gavin Mitford - Choreographer

Track listing

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  1. Jackal's Play
  2. Run To The Shadows (Letter)
  3. Sonnet
  4. Fly Away (Puddles)
  5. Dogs Are Howling (Swings)
  6. Follow Me (Trumpet)
  7. Choir Of Angels
  8. Happy Faces
  9. Mr Magic Man
  10. Christmas
  11. Crack On The Street
  12. Sweet Lady
  13. Tomorrow I Will
  14. Abbey
  15. Suffering
  16. Go Away
  17. Reach Out
  18. Angel As My Witness
  19. A Little Light
  20. Her Knife
  21. Forest

References

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  1. ^ Jinman, Richard (8 November 2002), "Stage struck", Sydney Morning Herald
  2. ^ Molitorisz, Sacha (1 January 2003), "Suffering for their art", Sydney Morning Herald
  3. ^ "ARIA nominees announced", The Age, 17 September 2002
  4. ^ Dunne, Stephen (19 November 2002), "The Story Of Abbey, Seymour Centre", Sydney Morning Herald
  5. ^ Watson, Chad (21 June 2001), "Taking The Abbey Road", The Newcastle Herald
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