Canterbury Tales (musical)

Canterbury Tales is a musical conceived by Martin Starkie and written by Nevill Coghill and Martin Starkie with music by John Hawkins and Richard Hill. Originally presented at the Oxford Playhouse in 1964, it was expanded into a full-length musical and presented at the Phoenix Theatre, London on 21 March 1968,with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton attending the premiere. It played for a record-breaking 2080 performances^[1] and closed on 24 March 1973.^[2]

Canterbury Tales
The Musical
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Music	John Hawkins Richard Hill
Lyrics	Nevill Coghill
Book	Martin Starkie Nevill Coghill
Basis	The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
Productions	1968 West End

Songs

1. Overture – Orchestra
2. Song of Welcome – Host
3. Canterbury Day – Pilgrims
4. Darling, Let Me Teach You How To Kiss – Absalon
5. I Have A Noble Cock – Nicholas
6. Pater Noster – Nicholas, Alison, Carpenter
7. There's The Moon – Nicholas, Alison
8. It Depends on Where You're At – Nun, Wife of Bath, Chorus
9. Love Will Conquer All – Prioress, Nun, Chorus
10. Beer Is Best – John, Alan, Miller, Molly, Chorus
11. Come on And Marry Me, Honey – Wife of Bath
12. Where Are The Girls of Yesterday? – Host, Chorus
13. If She Has Never Loved Before – January
14. I'll Give My Love A Ring – Damien, May
15. Pear Tree – May, Proserpina, January, Damian, Pluto
16. I Am All Ablaze – Squire
17. What Do Women Want? – Knight
18. April Song – Village Girls
19. Love Will Conquer All (reprise)

References

1. Chaucer Heritage Trust website, history section. Accessed 20 October 2021
2. "This is Theatre" website, Canterbury Tales entry. Accessed 20 October 2021

External links

​Canterbury Tales​ at the Internet Broadway Database