Anne Conlon
Anne Conlon
Peter Rose and Anne Conlon produced their first work - The Conversion Job - in 1981: a humorous and witty musical which followed the fortunes of Augustine and his monks as they set about their task of converting Britain to Christianity. Following the success of their second collaboration - The Kestrel Song - which won the BBC/WWF Sounds Natural competition, they were commissioned by the WWF to write a musical entertainment highlighting the importance of the rainforests and the threat posed to them by man's drive for development: the resulting highly successful Yanomamo was first performed in June, 1983.
This was followed in 1985 by Daughters of Pendle, a musical which, dealing with 16th century witchcraft, spelt out a very different message - the destructive effects of poverty, degradation and ignorance. In 1986, they completed their second WWF commission - African Jigsaw - which explored the severe problems of migration from the countryside to city in developing countries. 1990 saw the first performance of Ocean World. In this musical, their third WWF work, they focussed on the sea as they told the remarkable story of a mother whale and her baby making the treacherous journey north.
In 1996, their first book of hymns - Hymns for a Caring World - was published by Josef Weinberger Ltd. Throughout this collection runs the theme of caring - for the world in which we live and for the people with whom we share it. Also in 1996 was the premiere of their fourth WWF commission, Arabica which exposes the injustices of world trade.
in 2000 they wrote Song of Creation to celebrate the millennium, commissioned by the catholic charity CAFOD and first performed at the Royal Festival Hall, London.
April 2009 saw the permier of a smaller piece, Caledonian Shadows, commissioned by Children's International Voices of Enfield. Their newest full-length musical is another WWF-commission, One Sun, One World and will be performed at the Royal Albert Hall on 22nd October 2009, with the English Chamber Orchestra and soloists from the Royal Academy of Music.
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Did you see our latest news earlier in the week? Chitty flies again! We're thrilled to announce that rights to the full, 2-act version of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang are now available without restrictions for performances scheduled to take place before 31st December 2023. Applications for 2024 are currently restricted to those in venues of less than 500 seats. Apply today! www.mtishows.co.uk/chitty-chitty-bang-bang #chittychittybangbang #newrelease #trulyscrumptious
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Xanadu is now available for licensing! You have to believe we are magic... Xanadu is a moving, electrifying tale of endless fun that will keep audiences in stitches, while the original, legendary chart-topping tunes lift them out of their seats. Find out more: www.mtishows.co.uk/xanadu #xanadu #newshow #amateurtheatre #licensing #olivianewtonjohn #strangemagic
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Bravo to everyone at @_spotlight.theatre who went Into the Woods at Nottingham Arts Theatre earlier in the month. These photos look great! Photo credit: Martin Holtom. #intothewoods #nottingham #amateurtheatre #amdram
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A huge congratulations to everyone at @green_room_productions on their hugely successful production of Sunshine on Leith. We really would have walked 500 miles to grab a ticket. #sunshineonleith #pottersbar #amateurtheatre #wyllyotts
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As schools across the UK and Europe wind down for the Summer holidays we wanted to take this opportunity to celebrate the incredible teachers everywhere who make musical theatre happen year after year. To those teachers we say: you are an inspiration! We had close to 100 of these incredible teachers take part in this years Junior Theatre Festival, so lets enjoy the special teacher number from that days awards ceremony. #teachers #jtf22 #musicaltheatre #schoolshow #inspiration #education #broadwayjr
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We love these production shots of Disneys The Little Mermaid JR from @pqanorthampton #merfolk #thelittlemermaidjr #performingarts #disney #broadwayjr
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Bravo to @curtaincallshrewsbury on their production of Roald Dahls Matilda the Musical JR. Theyre currently having the best time working on the show, and these wonderful photos prove it! Enjoy your final performances. #matildajr #broadwayjr #shrewsbury #roalddahl #youththeatre #maggots
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WHAT A PICTURE We'll definitely be sticking these in the family album A few snaps from @haslemereplayers dress rehearsal of KIPPS - The New Half a Sixpence Musical which runs at Haslemere Hall this week. Break a leg! #kipps #kippshalfasixpence #haslemere #haslemerehall #surreytheatre #surrey
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Do you love musicals and want to work at MTI? We're searching for a new Licensing Assistant / Receptionist. The successful candidate will be required to work from our newly refurbished office in London at 12-14 Mortimer Street, W1T 3JJ. The core duties/responsibilities will include: Reception duties: * answering a busy telephone switchboard * greeting all visitors to the office Amateur Licensing support: * show availability requests * answering basic enquiries both via phone and in email * general administrative support as required Professional Licensing support: * general enquiries * generation of invoices as per instructions from the Professional Licensing team * vetting of foreign language translations The successful candidate will have a keen interest in musical theatre (on or off stage) and have excellent administrative skills. For full details visit: https://www.mtishows.co.uk/.../job-vacancy-licensing... #vacancy #licensing #receptionist #job #musicals #opportunity
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JTF is making the news! @skynews @fyi_skykids came to Birmingham last month to share the power of jazz hands and spirit fingers with a wider audience. The JTF piece will air Saturday at 10:30 and 16:30 and then on Sunday at 10:30. We can't wait! Check out this sneak peak, which follows Timi from The British Theatre Academy. #jtf22 #news #jazzhands #broadwayjr
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