The Last Maharajah

Imperial Productions and The Eastman Group present the world premiere:

THE LAST MAHARAJAH

Music by Ziggy de Voight ; Book by Hal Davies ; Lyrics by Jackson B Sutcliffe

Wednesday 9th - Saturday 12th July 2008, 8pm
Saturday 12th July 2008, 3pm.

at Hoxton Hall, London N1

A lonely Maharajah. His beautiful Music Hall mistress.
Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee. An assassination plot.
The deceit of European politics. The lustrous Kohinoor diamond.

About the Show

The Last Maharajah is a sweeping tale of nineteenth century political intrigue. Set in London and Paris in 1887, it is a musical which tells the tale of Dalip Singh, the last maharajah of the Punjab, as he begins a quest to regain possession of his Indian throne and the priceless Kohinoor diamond from the mighty British Empire.

When Dalip meets Kitty Vaughan for the first time, there is an instant attraction, despite the fact that they come from different worlds: he an Indian maharajah and she the cockney soubrette from the stage of the famous London Alhambra Music Hall. With her help, he resorts to trickery to flee to Paris to meet the wealthy and politically influential people of Europe, who are only too willing to assist him in his efforts to dislodge the British Empire and return to his native land. However, the fabulous Kohinoor proves to be elusive and dangerous, and does not easily succumb to a change in ownership.

The Last Maharajah is a collaboration between writer Hal Davies, composer Ziggy de Voight and lyricist Jackson B Sutcliffe. De Voight and Sutcliffe previously worked together on their musical Nostradamus, which premiered in Australia in 2002. This is their first collaboration with Davies, writer of the hilarious musical farce All Above Board which, since its premiere in 1992, has had productions around Australia. This premiere production will be directed by David Phipps-Davis, with musical direction from Leo Nicholson and choreography by Jenny Perry.

For full details about this exciting project see our new website: www.imperialproductions.org/last-maharajah