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Musical rehearsal for The Beautiful Game
17/07/2000
Exterior shots of the rehearsal space, Alford House, Lambeth. Cast members on outside steps, talking about their experience and the show, portraying footballers, Northern Irish accents, the IRA, Ben E...
Production of The Beautiful Game
2000
Robert Carsen talking about the set and the show's staging, using scale model to demonstrate. Simon Lee leads whole cast in rehearsal of Off To The Party, and The Craic.
Interview with Ben Elton, shots of London from a taxi
17/07/2000
Elton talks about development and rehearsals for The Beautiful Game, working collaboratively, editing, changes to the show's ending, politics in Northern Ireland and the Good Friday Agreement. Ben Elt...
Promotional event
2000
Cast and creative team of The Beautiful Game getting ready for an event in a marquee; Hannah Waddingham rehearses Our Kind of Love, Josie Walker rehearses If This Is What We're Fighting For, with Andr...
Production of The Beautiful Game
2000
Cast, crew and creative team in rehearsal space prior to first read through, all introduce themselves to the group.
Production of The Beautiful Game
2000
Andrew Lloyd Webber talking about the first day of rehearsals, the show's story and timeline, workshops and development. The cast read through the script and songs.
Promotional event
2000
Members of the cast and creative team prep and rehearse for an event in a marquee.
Early read through for The Beautiful Game
17/07/2000
Lyrics spoken. Andrew Lloyd Webber talks to the cast about working with The Ireland Funds and Tony O'Reilly for a fundraiser to rebuild Omagh.
Production of The Beautiful Game
2000
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Ben Elton and Robert Carsen discuss the show's timeline and ending, on a terrace (at Lloyd Webber's home?). Cast members rehearse for an event in a marquee.
Ben Elton and Andrew Lloyd Webber at McCarthy's Bar, Fethard, Ireland
24/06/2000
Ben Elton and Andrew Lloyd Webber in a busy Irish bar drinking Guinness, discussing songs from The Beautiful Game, workshops for the show, Belfast, politics. They go to order more drinks at the bar, c...
Production of The Beautiful Game
24/06/2000
Exterior shots of McCarthy's Pub, Restaurant and Undertaker, Fethard, Co. Tipperary, and the Parish Church opposite. Ben Elton and Andrew Lloyd Webber at keyboard, discussing changes to the show after...
Rehearsals and production of The Beautiful Game
02/08/2000
Dance rehearsal/workshop for The Beautiful Game. Interview with choreographer Meryl Tankard, talking about her approach to choreographing in the show, taking inspiration from footballers' body movemen...