The musical is set in 2015, and is based around brother and sister, Betty and Jud Stone, who live in a council bungalow in the north of England. Betty is looking after Jud, who has terminal cancer and only a week left to live. Betty, who suffers from dementia, is determined to give Jud a good send off. They reminisce about the good old days, and relive childhood memories. They sing songs, play games, and tell stories from the past. It’s a heart-warming and emotive story about the love and affection between a brother and sister, and the heartbreak of losing a loved one. Then tragedy strikes, when Betty gets embroiled in the death of 12-year-old local boy, Danny. When she realises that she’s responsible for his death, she can’t forgive herself and decides to take her own life.
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MUSICAL NUMBERS
1.My Books: Betty
2.Kids Are Cruel: Betty
3.I Remember When: Betty & Jud
4.Follow The Leader: Betty & Jud
5.Boom Boom: Song On The Radio
6.MPs: Jud/Betty/Brenda/Kath
7.Trixie: Betty/Jud/Brenda/Kath
8.The Mucky Man At Barkers Park: Kath/Betty/Jud/Brenda
9.Rise: Rise
10.Secret Lover: Jud
11.The Farm: Jud
12.The Dunkirk Medley: Betty/Jud/Walter/Elsie
13.Skipping: Skipping Girls/Young Betty/Girl 1
14.Skipping Medley: Skipping Kids
15.The Stone’s Medley: Brian/Betty/Jud
16.Brothers and Sisters: Brian/Betty/Jud
17.You Can: Jud
18.Sunshing and Roses: Brian/Jud/Betty/Brenda/Kath
19.Jud’s Farewell: Instrumental
20.No More Fight: Betty
21.Someday: Betty
CAST
BETTY STONE: Sister, has dementia, late 60s, early 70s
JUD STONE: Brother, dying of cancer, late 60s, early 70s
BRIAN STONE: Eldest brother, late 60s, early 70s
BRENDA: Betty’s daughter, nurse, 40s
KATH: Next door neighbour, 70s
DANNY: Local boy, aged 12
CYRIL: Betty’s neighbour, 60s/70s
WALTER FOSTER: Dunkirk Fisherman, 40s/50s
ELSIE MAY: Walter Foster’s friend, 40s/50s
YOUNG BETTY: 9/12
SKIPPING GIRLS: 9/12
SKIPPING GIRL 1: 9/12
SKIPPING KIDS: Girls & Boys, 9/12
Betty & Jud the Musical (The Original Script) is available in Paperback and Download:
UK: Amazon.co.uk
USA: Amazon.com