Lead Artist
Making Musical Theatre
The Ayr Gaiety
Fearless Players 'Making Musical Theatre' Workshops create new musical theatre in community settings. We initially designed them for The Gaiety Lockdown Season where we were programmed alongside some of Scotland's best writers including Douglas Maxwell, Gary McNair and Meghan Tyler. After the success of the Lockdown Season we have since worked with Alzheimer Scotland, The Champions Board and we created a special song for The Gaiety Youth Theatre's online play 'Not Fit For Purpose'.
The Making Musical Theatre workshops explore how to write a musical; finding the story, creating a structure, they end in a collaboration to create a Musical Theatre song. You don’t need to have any experience or musical ability, you just need a pen, paper and your imagination.
We recorded each song after in the days after the workshop so that each group had a record of the song they wrote.
“Wow! YASSS!!! Love this mini masterpiece #WingsOfWheels from Shonagh and Lydia feat. a few lines from yours truly!
A brilliant workshop from Fearless Player for Ayr Gaiety.
I’ve been mildly obsessed with playing this on repeat, it’s now stuck in my head, and I’ve started singing it around the house. ”
“This is so amazing !!! Loved taking part and seeing what we worked on result in something so great.”
“This one’s a belter. Loved being a part of it! Well done Lydia and Shonagh for producing this and to all the participants who came up with the concept and lyrics! ”
A Story we were yet to Ken.
Written in collaboration with Alzheimer Scotland. We worked with three couples and worked their love stories into one piece.
Wings of Wheels.
Written in collaboration with participants at the adult Making Musical Theatre lockdown workshop at Ayr Gaiety.
My Way.
Written in collaboration with participants at the young adult Making Musical Theatre lockdown workshop at Ayr Gaiety.
Beyond.
Written in collaboration with with some of our friends and family as we prepared for the Making Musical Theatre lockdown workshops at Ayr Gaiety.
I’ll Show Them All.
Written in collaboration with participants from The Young Carers Champions Board in Making Musical Theatre lockdown workshops at Ayr Gaiety.
To Be Brave.
Written in collaboration with participants from The Young Carers Champions Board in Making Musical Theatre lockdown workshops at Ayr Gaiety.