Review: Age Of The Geek-A New Musical

Age Of The Geek; A New Musical

Last Thursday, Friday and Saturday saw Llanelli’s Selwyn Samuel Centre play host to a brand new and original production entitled Age Of The Geek; A New Musical!

The production which was written and directed by local Llanelli actor Elliot Alldridge centres around Zack, who is an unpopular schoolboy with braces, spots, and asthma – Oh, and he’s also very dead. Zack’s body was found in the park next to a suicide note, but things didn’t seem to add up.

Eli, an enthusiastic young journalist, gets a hold of the story and won’t let go until she finds out the truth. She goes undercover at the school where she meets Zack’s best friend Leo, a geek who’s residing at the bottom of the social food chain, and struggling to survive without Zack.

Everyone is a suspect as Eli and Leo fight together to find Zack’s murderer in Age of the Geek. This is a new musical filled with laughter, emotion, and mystery. The Chronicle followed the cast of heroes as they unravelled the story of the untimely death of a teenage boy, and found out which is more dangerous- hunting a killer, or being a geek in school!

From the outset you realise there is mystery and the plot thickens as the story is gradually revealed scene by scene over the duration of the two acts. The play deals with rather sensitive issues such as grief, alienation, bullying and the relationships between cast members.The musical is a laugh out loud production as well as extremely poignant in parts.

Age of the Geek which is written and directed by local lad Elliot Alldridge gets a five out of five from The West Wales Chronicle with it’s catchy music courtesy of composer Ryan Mellish. This is the first musical by these young writers who are hoping to take the show to a wider audience next year.

Elliot Alldridge told The West Wales Chronicle:
“This show has been five years in the making and I’m so pleased that we managed to find such a great cast to truly bring the characters to life. This show has been very well received by all of our audiences and we are grateful for all their support. A big thank you to everyone and of course the Selwyn Samuel Centre. We’ve thoroughly enjoyed.”

Cast list:
Leo – Callum Rhys Williams
Lily – Abbi James
Eli – Jazmin Leonard
Zack – Joseph Turner
Chuck – Owen Powell
Ms. Finster – Rebecca Jacobs
Trystan – Elliot Alldridge
Britney – Ellen Nelson