The London Shakespeare Workout (LSW)
proudly presents
A FOURTH TIM WILLIAMS AWARDS (TWA4)
2011 MUSICAL SAMPLING
- 21 SONGS
(The Tim Williams Awards,
honouring the memory of the London Shakespeare Workout's late Musical Director,
seeks to celebrate the art of
theatrical song composition, especially that to lyrics drawn from /inspired by
established sources not originally intended to be sung.
Please click on each title to hear the TWA4 song sampled. Each song
[recorded live for a Musical Talk podcast] has an especially
created video attached. Additionally, each song is introduced as it was in
performance with its title, composer, lyricist, originating
performer(s)/interpreter(s), dramatic scenario & suggested musical style.
The latter two items are exactly as
they were when originally
presented to the relevant participating TWA4 composer.
Brief notations of the West End credits of the participating performers can
be found by clicking on the original notice
here and scrolling down.
Therein is also available a full compliment of composer biographies.)
"LSW works at the highest
level." - Michael Billington, The Guardian
STORIES OF HEROES
(recipient of the fourth Tim Williams Award for Composition)
MARCHING
MATILDA
(recipient of the second Audience Club 'Old Words - New Theatrical Song'
Award -
The overall TWA4 programme was in support of the charity WALKING WITH THE
WOUNDED
and this song was dedicated to that important cause.)
HEE
HAW
(recipient of the inaugural Josephine Hart 'Poetry into Song' Award)
"What
composing talent, what interpretive skill … and what fun!" - British
Theatre Guide
SIR
(dedicated to the memory of LSW's co-founder, Dame Dorothy Tutin)
PRESENTLY
PITY
IF YOU CAN
ONCE
(performed in Russian and English)
I
QUAFF
FAITH
LA
JOIE INFINIE
(performed in French, with an English translation in advance)
“LSW performs with a power and an
intensity that is all too rarely seen on today’s stages ….
We were treated to electrifying performances, up close and personal. ….
There can be no question but that these performances made an indelible mark on
every one of its audience members.”
METRO
HELEN
OF TROY
TOLERANCE
SHOW ME
RAGE
“The standard of both the performances
and writing was outstanding .... A brilliant evening.
The performances were emotional, powerful and generally beautiful.”
WHATSONSTAGE
POISON TREE
GROCER'S ITCH: A POLITICAL PARABLE
STAR
SHINE
MY
LITTLE ONE
LUST
IN ACTION
THE
SINGER
WHEN YOU
HEAR MY VOICE
(This song by two time TWA winner, Christopher Hamilton, served as the title
song for the event)
“LSW provides enough adventure to keep the youngest visitors happy and
enough depth to engage the oldest audience members.”
BRISTOL EVENING POST
Production Photography by Junior Agyeman, Adam Levy and
Logan Riehl