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in Writing
in Writing
all-female company directed by Phyllida Lloyd,
new prologue by Gary Yershon.
Shakespeare’s Globe, Bankside, London.
February 2018
Picturing the Composer
Gary’s chapter in The Composer on Screen: Essays on Classical Music Biopics, edited by Paul Fryer. available via bookshops or order direct from McFarland Books here or from Amazon UK (hardback/e-book) here .../ ➝
September 2017
Follies at the National Theatre
The official National Theatre programme Contents: Stephen Sondheim’s biographer David Benedict on the making of a musical dramatist; composer Gary Yershon on how Sondheim’s songs pointed to a new direction for young composers; Russell Jackson on Ziegfeld and his Follies; and an extract from the diary of the production assistant on the original Broadway production […].../ ➝
May 2017
The Changing Status of Composers
on The Gramophone blogsite read Gary’s article here.../ ➝
January 2010
Melodrama, Parody and Paradox
Opera North 2010 programme essay to accompany Jo Davies’ production of Ruddigore. .../ ➝
June 2007
A Brief History of Theatrical Juxtaposition
Garsington Opera 2007 programme essay to accompany Martin Duncan’s production of Ariadne auf Naxos..../ ➝
July 2003
The Water Babies
Chichester Festival Theatre
Book : Gary Yershon / Music & Lyrics : Jason Carr / Directed by Jeremy Sams
April 2000
Robin Hood in Cheltenham
essay in Robin Hood in Popular Culture, edited by Thomas Hahn, published by D.S. Brewer.../ ➝
May 1999
Ruslan and Lyudmila
a dramatisation of Pushkin’s poem starring Pam Ferris, Kate Fleetwood, Alex Jennings, Toby Jones, Chris Langham, Kevin McKidd, David Ryall and Donald Sinden. BBC Radio 3 directed by Susan Roberts.../ ➝
May 1999
Alexander Pushkin – The Place of the Poet
Pushkin is the father of Russian literature and, arguably, the creator of modern literary Russian language. His poetry is still recited in Russian schools – but how relevant is his work to a nineties audience? To celebrate the bicentenary of Pushkin’s birth, theatre composer Gary Yershon assesses his importance to poets and novelists in post-Communist […].../ ➝
December 1996
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Everyman Theatre Cheltenham Book, Music and Lyrics by Gary Yershon Directed by Sheila Mander.../ ➝
April 1991
The Devil You Know
Acorn Young People’s Theatre (now Nottingham Youth Theatre) at Nottingham Playhouse.../ ➝
August 1990
Looking for a Bluebird
by Joseph Wechsberg : abridged in seven parts by Gary Yershon : read by Peter Jones : produced by Susan Roberts.../ ➝
June 1988
