The Story of the Amulet
A musical based on the novel by E. Nesbit. You can print out the songs; you can also listen to MP3 versions which will give you an idea of how they will sound. I suggest you click the [Play MP3] button first (possibly holding down the Ctrl key to open a new tab) to start the music playing, then go back and click the [Print] button which may give you a larger version of the score to read.
Estimated running time: 2 hours plus interval.
| Script in Microsoft Word format | Line Guide | Who-What-Where | Lyrics | Breakdown of scenes, characters, scenery, props |
Four children again meet the Psammead, a cantankerous sand-fairy who once granted them wishes but will no longer do so. He tells them of an Amulet which will give them their heart's desire — but they must use one half to find the other half, and that was lost long ago. They travel back in time to Egypt, Tyre, Atlantis and other civilisations, facing more dangers and adventures than they have ever known before.
| Singers | MP3 version | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Act 1 | ||
| Chorus | Bloomsbury | 3:15 |
| Children and Chorus | Heart's Desire | 3:00 |
| Chorus | Invocation | 0:19 |
| Headman and Chorus | People of the Nile | 3:06 |
| Music only | The fight in the village | 1:51 |
| Anthea and Learned Gentleman | Drawn together | 3:00 |
| Shantyman, Captain, Sailors | Shanty | 3:42 |
| Music only | Flood and fire | 4:30 |
| Act 2 | ||
| Chorus (and Robert) | Rebellion | 4:07 |
| Music only | Dance before Pharaoh | 2:30 |
| Ship's Captain and Sailors | Tyre for ever! | 2:30 |
| Cyril and children | Our country | 2:49 |
| Learned Gentleman and Rekh-mara | Almost brothers | 2:03 |
| Rekh-mara | What must I do? | 2:57 |
| Jane | Alone | 3:00 |
| Music only | More than brothers | 0:33 |
| All | Heart's Desire — Finale | 2:00 |
