Original London Cast: Therese Raquin, 2CD

The Complete Recording of the Play of this Musical.
1860s Paris. In a small dusty haberdasher’s shop near the Seine in the dank, narrow Passage du Pont Neuf, the young and beautiful Thérèse Raquin is trapped in a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin, Camille. While her husband is out all day working, Thérèse spends her days confined behind the counter of a small shop and - every Thursday evening - watching her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin, play dominoes with an eclectic group of ne'er-do-wells. Until the Thursday evening that her husband Camille brings an old friend to the party – the alluring Laurent – and she embarks on an illicit affair that leads Thérèse to abandon all her inhibitions and loyalties as their brutal and overwhelming passion overturns both their lives and has results that nobody could have foreseen... In keeping with the innovative and challenging nature of the original work, this radical new musical adaptation uses music and lyrics to heighten and distil the underlying themes, featuring a company of twelve actors playing the main roles of Thérèse, Laurent, Camille and Madame Raquin, as well as their Thursday night domino playing companions and a watchful and distrustful chorus.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

SANG ET NERFS / AT THE END. - Company
SNUGGY LITTLE HOUSE - Madame and Camille
HAVING A FIT - Camille and Madame
SNUGGY LITTLE HOUSE 2 - Madame
THE PASSAGE - Chorus, Camille and Madame
YOU ARE NOT STILL, THERESE - Oarsman, Chorus, Madame and Camille
THURSDAY NIGHTS - Oarsman, Grivet, Michaud, Olivier, Suzanne, Camille, Madame, Laurent and Company
YOU ARE NOT QUIET, THERESE - Oarsman, Madame, Laurent, Camille, Grivet and Company
MAY AS WELL AND WHY NOT - Laurent, Madame and Camille
A BRUTAL BEGINNING - Laurent, Therese and Chorus
I BREATHE YOU IN - Therese, Laurent and Madame
AN ULTIMATUM - Camille, Laurent, Grivet, Therese and Chorus
A SUNDAY STROLL - Camille, Laurent, Therese and Company
DISC TWO

THE STREAM - River Women, Oarsman, Company
A SUNDAY TRAGEDY - Oarsman
WHO KNOWS? - Chorus and Laurent
SWEET PERFUME OF VIOLETS - Laurent and Chorus
THE PASSAGE - Madame, Therese and Laurent
THURSDAY NIGHTS 2 - Company, Oarsman, Michaud, Grivet, Suzanne, Madame, Laurent and Therese
A QUIET WEDDING - Chorus, Therese and Laurent
A BRIDAL BED - Therese, Laurent and Madame
A SNUGGY OLD AGE- Madame, Laurent, Therese and River Women
THE AVENGING HAND - Michaud, Grivet, Olivier, Suzanne, Oarsman, Madame and Company
SANG ET NERFS- Company
IF I HAD KNOWN - Therese, Laurent and Company
AT THE END - Chorus