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Hi folks,

We are so excited to finally be sending our Vanya's tracks out today!

Here's a little teaser of one of the songs we recorded. (Please note: this private Soundcloud link will only be temporarily available!)

For everyone who supported us in making this music, THANK YOU!!!

These tracks won't be for sale - but we're sending the full set of demos out (which ended up coming to 9 songs!) to everyone who supported our work - be that with £1 or £100!

We ended up needing to dig quite significantly into our savings to finish the project (something that has become a bit more stressful in light of coronavirus developments!). So if you'd still like to support us - and get the music - you can do that here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/recordings-for-vanya039s-a-new-musical

Below we've included a few shots from behind the scenes, taken by the brilliant Julia Forsman.

Thanks and lots of love!

Bella and Alli

 

Listening to the magic happen!

 

Rehearsing 'Only in Soho'

 

A break between songs

 

Learning new parts

 

Making musical decisions

 

Everyone together now!

 

Having a terrible time :-)

 

 

 

 

This Autumn, we had the incredible opportunity to head back into the recording studio with two-time BBC Jazz Vocalist of the Year producing - and singing the role of Vanya for us.

We previously had the good fortune to work with Ian on Christmas in the City, and it was wonderful to go back into the Cowshed with him and the rest of this talented lot!

This was a big project, and it's only with the help of our friends and fans that we've been able to make it happen. We're now in the process of finishing up the mastering, and doing our final fundraising push!

If you're able to contribute to our GoFundMe campaign, we would be so grateful for your support!

https://www.gofundme.com/f/recordings-for-vanya039s-a-new-musical

Our thank you to you? Everyone who donates will get a full set of the recordings! These won't be publicly available for sale or available any other way, so we would really appreciate your support!

Wondering what we've been up to? You may have spotted a few photos from our recent writing retreat on social media!

We've just finished gearing up for the final bit of preparations before our week-long workshop of Vanya's.

Since this project was shortlisted for the Kevin Space Foundation Awards, we've been hard at work developing the show and had an amazing experience sharing the first look with an audience at the Criterion Theatre last year as part of the New Writing Showcases.

The Old Vic Workrooms have kindly offered us space for this workshop, and we're thrilled to get back into the rehearsal room.

The brilliant Adam Lenson will be returning to direct.  We're really looking forward to our next step of creating this show!


Image: Hamish Irvine via CC License