Thalidomide!! A Musical
2005 British musical by Mat Fraser / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thalidomide!! A Musical is a British musical written and composed by Mat Fraser, who was born with phocomelia as a result of the drug thalidomide being taken during his mother's pregnancy. Fraser and Anna Winslet play all the roles in the show.
Thalidomide!! A Musical | |
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Music | Mat Fraser |
Lyrics | Mat Fraser |
Book | Mat Fraser |
Premiere | 2005: Battersea Arts Centre, London, UK |
The musical was developed with director Bill Bankes-Jones and premiered at the (London) Battersea Arts Centre's Octoberfest in 2005. It has since played across Britain and at festivals in Cardiff and Versailles, France.
The production tells the story of a love affair between Glyn, a thalidomide survivor (Fraser) and a non-disabled woman, Katie Crawford (Winslet), attracted by his phocomelia. Fraser calls the story a "cartoon version" of his own life. Winslet won the role in part because she did not shirk at an audition request to mimic Fraser himself.[1]