A young man was standing at a bus stop, waiting for a bus to the station on a never-ending commute, dressed in a cheap shiny suit, on a grey soul-less morning.As I drove past I felt for him and wondered about his life, and if he had dreams of something else. I wrote a song for him and then the story of Living the Dream emerged from this. 

 

John and I have been writing and playing music together for a long time but this was a new direction. As the story and the songs emerged, we built a little studio (The Dreamshack) and started to make progress.

 

In the summer of 2024 we condensed the story into a one hour showcase and performed this at The Guildford and Camden fringe festivals. This was a great experience and we are now in the process of editing the full show, taking on board what we have learnt from these showcases. 

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Along the way, we reached out to Jessica Rickson - the Producer at Elaine Paige on Sunday. She liked the story of Living the dream and ran a short feature of our musical and played one of our songs the day before our first showcase. This was a great boost.