The Gods' Show

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As a Drama Teacher at Windsor High School, NSW Australia, between 1995 and 2001 I wrote and produced eight musical comedies.

Today I'll be taking you through six of the songs and stories related to  my third musical: 'The Gods' Show', which was first performed by Windsor High School students in 1997 at The Richmond School of Arts in Richmond, NSW, Australia.

Female vocals - Jessica Zamprogno; all instruments and male vocals - me.

Show Programme

The Roman Gods are planning to take over Mount Olympus from the Greek Gods. Who will be their saviour? Not Rex Oedipus – he has a genetic disorder. Pluto’s magic potion has everyone falling in love with the wrong person (even Cerberus gets in on the act). Jupiter is jealous of his wife, Juno, who is in love with Pluto. Zeus is scared of his wife, Hera, who is in love with Pluto; Aphrodite and Athena love Pluto and Pluto loves himself. Add to this: two drunken yobbos, Dionysus and Poseidon; a mercurial Hermes; a feminist Artemis; a bunch of Roman gangsters; the rumour of a cricket match and a telecast of ‘Zeus – This is your Life’ by Solly and Rachel Oedipus aided by characters called Make-up and Wardrobe. So who will save the day?

If you want to return to the podcast, but only want to hear the songs, I have provided the times below.

                 Time          Song Name

• 01:53        Mean Woman Blues
• 05:29        Pluto the Cool
• 09:06        Please Don't Sing me a Love Song
• 12:58        Ancient Greece        
• 16:49        Preacher Man
• 21:49        Pluto's Fools

 For anyone who likes reading lyrics while they listen,  the lyrics for each song in each of the shows is now available at: markclark.com.au under the heading 'Lyrics to Podcasts' (top left).         

Cheers

Mark

All of my albums are available on the usual platforms and my website is: markclark.com.au