Prima Donna

When Sharon, the leading soprano, has a car accident, the group's latest production of Orpheus in the Underworld is in jeopardy.  Where can they find a replacement soprano?  To save the show, Jack produces a substitute who nobody has seen before. 

But when the new soprano turns up late for her first rehearsal, throws a tantrum and walks out in disgust because the chorus don't know their parts, what are they to think?  What does Jack know that he's not telling?  And why is Aggie keeping so tight-lipped about her?  And why are Richard and Barney so nervous?  Is Eurydice really Brunhilde?

The answers to all these questions (and more) will become clear when you put on the hilarious show -  Prima Donna.

The part of Eva Rossini was written for the enormously talented soprano, Jo Herco - and we eventually got round to getting together to perform it!  Prima Donna was recorded as the third of the off-the-wall podcasts during December 2007, and can be downloaded here.

If you don't have time to listen to the complete (podcast) version, here are two excerpts from Prima Donna (the stage version)-

In the first, we hear Eva's interpretation of how she wants to play the role of Eurydice - and Richard and Barney's reaction.  Click here for this extract from Act 2 (Word document)

In the second, Mike (the new musical director) and Jack manage to persuade Eva that the set doesn't have a central staircase, that she doesn't have her own dressing room, and that she doesn't even have another costume to change into - click here for the extract from Act 2 (Word Document).