SEVEN and a half YEARS
An autobiographical musical – a unique true story by Mark Glentworth
GENRE
Musical
TICKETS: £12/£10
DATES AND TIMES
Mon 17 July @ 7:30pm
Tue 18 July @ 7:30pm
Wed 19 July @ 7:30pm
Suitable for Age 14 +
RUNNING TIME: 60min
“I wrote a piece they all want to play”
Mark Glentworth composes the world-famous percussion piece Blues for Gilbert and becomes the long-term musical collaborator with celebrated actor/writer Steven Berkoff. So, what next?
SEVEN and a half YEARS reveals the extraordinary true story of Mark’s life in this award-winning autobiographical musical. Join Mark on a journey from success to despair to a new beginning as he tells his touching, humorous and uplifting story through the power of music.
At the age of 16, Mark Glentworth was one of the youngest students to study percussion at the Royal Northern College of Music. After graduating he worked as a freelance percussionist in all styles of music with artists including Steven Berkoff, Sir John Gielgud, Sir Peter Maxwell Davis on his Fires of London, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and the London Sinfonietta. Mark’s composition work has covered a wide spectrum of music from commercial songwriting to orchestral composition and opera and he is the composer of the world-famous vibraphone solo Blues for Gilbert - the most performed, recorded and studied solo tuned percussion piece of all time.
LOCATION
BUBBLE @
The Rotunda Theatre
Venue 33k, Pavilion Gardens,
Buxton, SK17 6BE
England, U.K.
CREATIVES
Writer/performer/producer - Mark Glentworth
Director - Julia Stubbs
Photography - Tim Stubbs Hughes
REVIEWS
Actor/Writer Steven Berkoff “This music is very, very moving”
★★★★ Musical Theatre Review (2022) “polished performance… Since the short run of this show last year, a part of my memory was still wrapped up in this story… Welcome back to Edinburgh!”
★★★★ ReviewsGate “Glentworth rises to the challenge of the role magnificently… Directed by Julia Stubbs the result is a moving piece of theatre.”
LOST IN Theatreland “Glentworth is a talented composer and this shines through… It’s a beautiful tale of hope and mental health struggles.”
BEST MUSICAL Runner-Up in Musical Theatre Review’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe Awards 2021 “a highly unusual biographical piece of musical theatre that is genuinely touching”
★★★★ Musical Theatre Review (2021) “a biographical work like nothing I have ever seen… this show tells his survivor’s story as an expression of hope. There are several very well-crafted songs in the show: songs not only from the heart but touching the heart of the listeners.”
PRESENTED BY
MMGMUSIC Productions
