Love Birds (Sherman)

This article is about the musical by Robert J. Sherman. For the musical by Sigmund Romberg, Ballard MacDonald, and Edgar Allan Woolf, see Love Birds (Romberg and MacDonald).

Love Birds
Edinburgh poster
MusicRobert J. Sherman
LyricsRobert J. Sherman
BookRobert J. Sherman
Productions2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Love Birds is an original musical with book, music and lyrics by Robert J. Sherman. The musical officially premiered at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe Festival at The Pleasance on August 7, 2015. The production was directed and choreographed by Stewart Nicholls. Prior to the Edinburgh run, there were two previews held in London at the Lost Theatre (in Stockwell) on July 28 and 29.[1] The Original Edinburgh Cast Recording was recorded on July 30 and mixed and mastered on July 31 and August 3 and was first released by SimG Records on August 12 at the Edinburgh Festival.[2] Two Edinburgh previews took place on August 5 and 6 with Press Night taking place on August 8. The final festival performance took place on August 31. The show starred Ruth Betteridge, Greg Castiglioni, John Guerrasio, George Knapper, Jonny Purchase, Joanna Sawyer, Anna Stolli, Rafe Watts and Ryan Willis. In its end of the year round-up of regional British fringe musical theatre, Musical Theatre Review hailed Love Birds: "a triumph of whimsy, a children’s story written with adult sensibilities and featuring a cracking score that celebrated the lost era of vaudeville. Blessed with an equally strong design from Gabriella Slade and some marvellously sensitive performances, Love Birds was probably the most accomplished piece of musical theatre to arise from the many delights at this year’s festival."[3]

  1. ^ Jones, Raymond Langford; "Love Birds" SardinesMagazine.co.uk, July 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "SimG Records". simgproductions.com. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  3. ^ Glenday, Craig; "Love Birds – Edinburgh Festival Fringe" musicaltheatrereview.com, August 8, 2015.