Cambridge writing team “score” world premier on the Web!
Joined at the Heart, inspired by Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein”, is a brand new musical set to become the first ever musical streamed live on the internet via the computer generated world of Second Life (see www.secondlife.com). Having broadcasted the world’s first comedy gig on the net, staring Jimmy Carr, Fusion Unity will stream the musical in to Second Life so that people from all around the world will be able to view this ground breaking event.
Inspired by Mary Shelley's famous tale, Frankenstein, Joined at the Heart is an original stage show that has been exciting global interest since it achieved success as a finalist in the BBC’s 2006 “World Wide Search for A Musical” competition. Music and Lyrics for the show are by Cambridge composers Graham Brown and Geoff Meads, book by playwright Frances Anne Bartram and Frances Brownlie Features as the shows Director.
Graham Brown, composer, commented – “the Frankenstein story is more relevant than ever in today’s world of genetic engineering and medical technology. Like many of today’s internet moguls, Mary Shelley was incredibly young when her work first shot to fame. We are delighted that Second Life has chosen to take our show to a world audience”. Geoff Meads, lyricist, added ““We are delighted that Fusion Unity has chosen to take our show to a world audience via the technology of Second Life which has a world wide membership of over 7.5 million people. Music distribution has changed dramatically in recent years with the advent of MP3 and iPod. It seems highly apt that the world of musicals is going the same way”.
Joined At The Heart, staged with a cast of thirty, will receive its world premiere performance at The Junction, Cambridge August 1st – 4th and then moves to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival running from the 12th – 18th August at C Venue, Chambers Street, Edinburgh. Secondlife.com will broadcast the show on Saturday 4th August at 7.30pm British Summer Time (GMT + 1 Hour).
People in Second Life will be able to see the performance from 7.30pm (BST) 11.00am (SLT/PST) at http://slurl.com/secondlife/NorthSound/155/246/104 NorthSound Island. To attend you must visit the location and register, there will be no charge for this event.
www.joinedattheheartmusical.com
1st-4th August 2007 (8.00pm) at The Junction, Cherry Hinton Rd Cambridge
Tickets 01223 511511 www.junction.co.uk
12th-18th August 2007 (2.00pm) at C Venues, Chambers Street Edinburgh
Tickets 0845 260 1234 www.cthefestival.com
Press Contact: Geoff Meads – Tel: 07973 721475 email [email]geoff@arcam.co.uk[/email]
Second Life Press Contact Mark Duffy – Tel: + 44 (0)870 803 1694 email [email]mark.duffy@fusionunity.co.uk[/email]