top of page
LUKE BATEMAN
Composer & Musician
All I Want For Christmas
Book & Lyrics by Katy Darby
Jermyn Street Theatre cast 2010
Tone - Rob Hughes
Irina - Erica Guyatt
Jean - Jessica Martin
Jack - Andrew C Wadsworth
Upstairs at the Gatehouse cast 2007
Tone - Ben Farrow
Irina - Laura Main
Jean - Beverly Baxter
Jack - Robert Cargill
'With elements of Brechtian alienation the characters use songs to tell us their real thoughts: they are cleverly written by Katy Darby using a range of styles, and all played live on a piano by her musical partner Luke Bateman, who, Svengali like, allows us to witness their motivations'
Dave Jordon, Whatsonstage ****
(All I Want for Christmas)
Desperate for a perfect Christmas, Tone hires escort girl Irina to pose as his girlfriend when he goes to his parents for Christmas Day. But tensions soon rise and secrets spill in this musical comedy about obsession, the search for happiness, and why It's A Wonderful Life is the most important film ever made.
bottom of page