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BACK TO THE 80'S! NOW HAS ITS OWN WEBSITE!  
BACK TO THE 80's - The Totally Awesome Musical! is a new musical written by Neil Gooding and featuring all of the smash hits of the 80's. It has now been performed in Australia, New Zealand, the United States of America, Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, South Arfrica, Sweden, Mexico and The Isle Of Man. LICENSING DETAILSAUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / CANADA INTERNATIONAL Brief SynopsisYou are about to go on a journey...
BACK TO THE 80'S!From the era that brought the world The Rubik's Cube, Max Headroom and The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comes this "totally awesome" musical in the style of movies such as Back To The Future, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Karate Kid and The Wedding Singer. Join the graduating class of William Ocean High School as they live through their final senior year - as they experience the fun, the heartbreak, the loves and the loneliness of growing up.. all set to the biggest hits of the 80's: Set in the USA, Back To The 80's tells the story of the senior class of William Ocean High School that graduated in the 1980's, as remembered and seen through the eyes of Corey Palmer, who is now 30-something.
The year commences with Class President Elections: Michael steals Corey's election speech, and when he uses his ideas and promises the girls a kiss for a vote, he becomes President, with Tiffany as his Vice-President. Corey is left looking on despairingly. During the year, several new students arrive at the school - Mel and Kim Easton (the all-singing, all-dancing twin cheerleaders) and Eileen Reagan, whose life becomes a nightmare when Michael and his gang start to send her fake love letters. Will Eileen ever make new friends at William Ocean High School? Will Tiffany ever see the evil side of Michael?
Throw in a Star Wars dream sequence, high-energy dance routines, the obligatory 80's party scene, copious amounts of blue eye-shadow, twenty cans of hairspray, as well as some of the most popular songs ever written, and the result is a musical that will not only delight and amuse an audience of any age, but will also inspire any young cast.
Will the Prom night be a success? Will Feargal McFerrin III ever get a date? To find out all these answers and many more... Testimonials"The show was a roaring success, everyone loved it...most of all the kids! You've made our school musical cool." "The show was a tremendous success- with the audience on their feet before the end of the megamix! It is a feelgood show!
The audience leave the theatre in a euphoric mood! The show is so colourful - the storyline so credible -
the songs so unforgettable - the kids really enjoyed every minute. the comments we had were "the best yet". Once again thank you - your show was a "find"."
The cast, nearly fifty of them, ranging from 11-14 worked incredibly hard on the show and got a real sense of achievement.
The response has been, without exception, positive and for the last few days it has been impossible to move
in the school without someone humming or singing one of those damn tunes. They did, or course, have the time of their lives. "The production was a resounding success - the kids loved the script and the music. Everyone agreed that it was the best we've
ever done - the most challenging for such a young cast, but the most exciting and the most rewarding." "Many tanks for providing us with a fantastic show. The kids and audience throughly enjoyed it, and we now have
the extremely difficult task of trying to find something to follow it up with "Everyone has been raving about it, we sold out for three weeks every night! So
thank you for writing such a great piece, it was fun and certainly took me back to the 80's." "We found the musical to be brilliant! Its suitability to a school was perfect. Great music, heaps of
roles, a lively script and classic references to the 80's era. The students are still bouncing off the walls a week after the performance.
With record crowds the anticipation was fulfilled to the max... The show flows well scene to scene and the audience are never left flat.
Neil Gooding has designed a winner here folks..." "I was in the World Premiere of Back To The '80s at Kirwan High School and I would just like to say
that it was the time of my life. It was sooo much fun! Thanks for a fantastic play!" "We had a great season, the local people loved the show. It is a great show for schools,
one of the best we've done and I am happy to recommend it to any school." "Back to the 80's was a smash hit here in Alexandra - the cast had a ball and the
audiences have been effusive in their praises... These were characters they could really breathe some life into,
and it was great to have such an even spread of roles for them rather than just a couple of main stars. I keep
getting fantastic comments about the show..."the best one yet!" "The Cast involved in the Musical had a wonderful time. We have heaps of students saying that they want to
be involved in Musicals in the next few years. From a teacher's perspective the real achievement is not just seeing
the talented students perform, but after four months work seeing the unco-ordinated, shy, self-conscious kids have a
good go at it - and this show is the perfect vehicle.." "The show was fantastic, and all involved had an absolute ball. The reaction from the audience was tremendous
with many claiming it was the best musical that the school has put on." "Back To The 80's was such a great show! Not only did the students have an excellent time,
but so did the all the teachers and audience members. It's amazing how little the students knew about
such an awesome era. This show educated them at the same time as giving them "the time of their lives" |
The then 17-year-old Corey is madly in love with his next-door neighbour, 
Meanwhile the teachers are having issues of their own 
Will Corey finally get the girl of his dreams?