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THE DREAM, THE AMBITION, THE LOVE STORY, THE BETRAYAL
Music By Timothy Williams
Lyrics By Andrew Sabiston
Book/Libretto by: Andrew Sabiston & Timothy Williams
Choreography by: Denni Sayers
Directed by: Francesca Zambello
Type of Musical: West End
Opened: October 17, 2000
Theatre: Shaftesbury Theatre, London
Synopsis
The story begins with Napoleon at 26, a charismatic and attractive leader,
driven by the dream of bettering the lot of the common man. Fueled by the
principles of the French Revolution he believes that anyone, regardless of their
class, can attain any height to which their ambitions may lead them. It is an
unquestionably noble dream that over the course of a meteoric rise to power
becomes a blinding obsession which leads him to betray not just the woman he
loves, but himself as well.
At a lavish ball Napoleon first meets an alluring woman named Rose de
Beauharnais. He is instantly captivated and goes about trying to win her with
all the passion and determination he applies to getting anything he wants. She,
on the other hand, couldn't be less interested; he is younger than she is and
completely lacking any social graces. He steps on her feet when he asks her to
dance and even has the audacity to tell her that her name doesn't suit her as
well as the one he would give her - Josephine. It is the unlikely beginning of
an improbable romance that is to bloom into one of the world's most passionate,
tempestuous and ultimately heartbreaking love stories.
From the lowly beginnings of a true hero, to the coronation of an Emperor, to
the shattering defeat of an obsessive tyrant, NAPOLEON's themes are universal:
the human will to better oneself; the empowering effect of love found; the
lingering emptiness of love lost; the price of obsession and power-lust.
NAPOLEON's world is one of opulence: the ballrooms of the Tuileries Palace; the
Louvre's corridors of power; the cathedral of Notre Dame and the magnificent
rose garden at Malmaison, Josephine's French chateau.
Song List
- The Dream Within ............... Napoleon, Anton and Male Ensemble
- Only In Fantasy ................ Josephine
- On That First Night ............ Josephine and Napoleon
- The Friend You Were To Me ...... Therese and Josephine
- Sweet Victor Divine ............ Napoleon and Ensemble
Cast List
Paul Baker, Uwe Kröger, Anastasia Barzee, David Burt , David Arneil, Teddy Kempner, Nigel Richards, Sarah Ingram, Jody Crosier, Nicholas Pound, Lynsey Britton, Tom Sellwood, Andy Mace, Kristin Hellberg, Anthony Cable, Anthony Moulton, Vince Pirillo, Steve Bradford, Jacqueline Braun, Iain Davey, Heather Davies, Nicholas Dunbar, Chris Fennessey, Susie Fenwick, Hugh Futcher, Lydia Gl, Kristin Hölck, Gerard Leighton, Roy Litvin, Oliver Marshall, Anita Pashley, Louisa Shaw, Mark Stobbart
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