Broadcast on Boxing Day 1977 and written by Melvyn Bragg, this one-hour BBC science-fiction rock opera begins with the gloomy notion that life on Earth is coming to an end and people should think about getting off.
Once the latter-day Noah – who goes by the name of Hoan (Richard Barnes) – gets his quaint spaceship (the Orion) off the ground to search for a new world in which to live, it becomes an all-singing, all-dancing show with a lot of catchy numbers, a baddie (Jeremy Truelove), a love duet (Richard Kates and Julia Lewis) and a happy ending.
The music was adapted from the 1969 concept album Ark 2 by the short-lived British group Flaming Youth, which featured a pre-GenesisPhil Collins on drums.
Hoan
Richard Barnes Mrs Hoan
Leueen Willoughby David
Richard Kates Carol
Julia Lewis Bruce
Jeremy Truelove Chris
Anthony O’Keefe Le Verne
Eric Roberts Angie
Philippa Boutler Joe
Julian Littman Geraldine
Pepsi Maycock Bob
Paul Burton Catrina
Marlene Mankey Louise
Diana Martin Philippe
David Morris Space Child
Simon Gipps-Kent
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The music was adapted from the 1969 concept album Ark 2 by the short-lived British group Flaming Youth, which featured a pre-Genesis Phil Collins on drums.
David
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