The Bubble, co-written by long-term Coronation Street script writer Julian Roach, is a musical is based upon the story of the South Sea Company and the collapse of it’s shares in 1720 which led to a national scandal.

Despite being set nearly 300 years ago, the parallels for today’s world of the dot.com bubble, Chantelle and Big Brother are clear.

Performed as Promenade Theatre in the Black Theatre, Burgess Hall St. Ives in July 2006.

'Professional in their approach and most engaging' - Hunts Post

Rehearsals and Preparation

This unpublished work received it's first English public performance outside London and was presented as promenade theatre for the first time. This is an exciting musical., providing a dazzling experience that will be quiet unlike conventional musicals. St. Ives Youth Theatre were privilege to perform to a last night audience that included the authors.

To fully explore the theme of greed and to get the smell of money, the company visited the trading floor at the London Metal Exchange, the Bank of England and were the guests of Mohammed al Fayed for tea in Harrods.“Our visit to Poland gave our company a glimpse into another world” commented Jonathan Salt (SIYT’s Artistic Director), “and this visit will bring alive places and people that we only usually see through the media. Seeing the Bank of England and hopefully meeting with Mr. al Fayed will again give our cast a glimpse into a different facet of the world and a day to remember. It’s not everyday that one of the world’s highest profile entrepreneurs offers you tea and biscuits!

Performance