Canterbury Tales
The Musical
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MusicJohn Hawkins
Richard Hill
LyricsNevill Coghill
BookMartin Starkie
Nevill Coghill
BasisThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
Productions1968 West End

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]

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

​Canterbury Tales​ at the Internet Broadway Database

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