20/03/2020
Wednesday 18th March 2020 is a day in history for us to remember!
Despite extraordinary circumstances, a cancelled run, and a lot of uncertainty, the World Premiere of Build Your Own Utopia, a new original British musical by Richard Taylor and Douglas Maxwell, took place at St Peter’s Arts Centre to an audience, and was live-streamed online and reached an astonishing 3,000 views!
Our cast, creatives and crew have all been outstanding in their resilience and determination to present this show, and we are very grateful for everybody who has made this production possible, from the very beginning to the actual performance.
We don’t know what the future has in store for Utopia, but here’s hoping we may one day return to the island.
We would like to thank Mark Goggins for the opportunity to have this show commissioned for us; Richard Taylor and Douglas Maxwell for creating such an incredible show for us; Roger Haines and Jonny Cordingley for their work and support on the show; Dave Dossett for his unconditional support throughout this show and our three years at UCLan; and David Weeks and Jools Bennett for their amazing work on light, sound, and a lot of work backstage. We would also like to thank everybody who has had an involvement with this show.
Furthermore we would like to thank our audience, whether they were there for our performance or watching through a screen. Your support, love, and encouragement have been second to none, and you embodied all the positive themes of this show - friendship, solidarity, and community.
And finally, our cast. We are all so lucky to have been with each other on this journey for the past 18 months and to have been able to perform together on Wednesday. There is no group as strong, talented, passionate and brilliant who could have performed the show as well as they did, especially under such unfortunate circumstances.
Until we return,
“Here’s to us, so cheers!”
