Copyright Mike Watson DexyVincent – Our heroine, a singer, drummer and performer [Dru’s love interest], an immigrant into the country, her mother died and she has come to this country to be with her father and grandfather who are resident
DruMartin – Our hero, a singer, drummer and musician [Dexy’s love interest]
Grandad Joseph Vincent – Dexy’s grandfather, resident at The Oak Tree Care Home, Dexy’s mentor, loved by all, long term resident in the country
Colin Vincent – Dexy’s Dad
Brian Hull – The Choir Master for DrumChoir the choir and drumming group that Dru is a co leader of and performs with. Dru’s mentor.
Dr Anne Watson – A medical researcher based at the Oak Tree Care Home
Professor Gwendolyne Schwarz – The not very pleasant Managing Director of the Care Home. Having an affair with Smythe-Fogg.
Byron Smythe-Fogg – The unpopular CEO of Medexis, a major supplier of medicines to the care home markets. Having an affair with Schwarz.
Miss Sarah Parkes – The conniving yet sexy secretary of Byron Smythe-Fogg
Winston Cameron – A high ranking Immigration Director for the Government that has been paid by Byron Smythe-Fogg to deport Dexy
Helen Winfrey – TV chat show host
The Judge
The Barrister for the defence
The Barrister for the prosecution
Live Artist
Live Signer for audience members with hearing problems
The cast of Community Theatre Group (5 to 10)
Residents of the Oak Tree Care Home (5 to 10)
Joyce a leading singer at the Care Home
Members of DrumChoir (5 to 10)
the songs beat the system the musical
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Act 1 Prologue Act 1 (Jungle noises, voice over)
Beat the System (Cast production number)
Owayo (Dexy singing with cast of her musical at community theatre)
Shake the World (Latin Mix) (Dru and care home residents)
Fishing for Dreams (Grandad solo and then duet with Dexy)
What Good is Dreaming? (Duet Dru and Dexy)
That’s What Friends (Choir) (Optional)
Sky High (Dru and his choir)
Shake the World (Afro Mix) (Auditions for band, percussion number)
Power Games/It’s Confidential (Professor Schwarz and Byron Smythe) (Optional)
Speak Your Mind (Professor Schwarz)
My Father (Dexy’s Dad solo, mourning his Father)
Shoulder (Duet between Dru and Dexy)
Contact (Dr Watson, choir and care home residents in court giving evidence)
Openhearted (Judge delivers verdict)
Everybody’s Voice (Dru, Dexy and cast celebrate the verdict)
Interval
Act 2 Prologue Act 2 (Voice over, some many months later another voice introduces Drumojo)
Life is What You Make It (Band and Cast perform at Drammies Awards Ceremony)
Tightrope Walking (Dexy and Dru ponder their relationship in a duet)
Blue Sky Black (Dru pines for Dexy)
Single Tear (Care home and Choir request help)
Look into their Eyes (The band perform a song and poem about the suffering of immigrants and the oppressed)
Rise Up (Chorus snippet)
Shoulder (TV Helen introduces Duet between Dru and Dexy)
High on the Feeling (TV Helen introduces Dru and Dexy and cast)
Finale: Into Sky High, Contact, Owayo, High on the Feeling