This Is My Family
by Tim Firth

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Highlights

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120 minsPresent DayEnsemble CastRole(s) for Teen(s)Roles for ChildrenRole(s) for Senior Actor(s)

Synopsis

Imagine you’re a spirited 13-year-old and you’ve won – actually won – a magazine competition to describe your family.

The prize is a dream holiday for the lot of you, anywhere in the world.

Except...

Nicky’s family isn’t the blissfully happy bunch she’s described.

More like the contestants in a gladiatorial arena, in fact.

Where on earth can she take them that might make her wishful thinking a reality?

Winner of the 2013 UK Theatre Award for Best Musical, this hilarious musical comedy, which moves seamlessly between speech and song, is a celebration of the lifelong adventure that is family love.

Press Reviews

"Every song in this hugely enjoyable production, centered on a family camping holiday, has a ring of truth to it."
— The Observer

"The timing is almost perfect and the music, harmonic and multilayered, is engaging."
— The Times

"A down-to-earth delight of a musical."
— The Telegraph

"This Is My Family makes the ordinary extraordinary while carrying a raw truthfulness."
— Broadway World UK

"A wholesome comfort watch."
— WhatsOnStage

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Steve 40, a dad of infinite ideas and little practical skill but huge optimism. (A2-F4)	—	—	40, a dad of infinite ideas and little practical skill but huge optimism. (A2-F4)
Yvonne 39, what a woman ends up like if she’s grown up with Steve and has survived due to an wry sense of humor. (E3-C5)	female	—	39, what a woman ends up like if she’s grown up with Steve and has survived due to an wry sense of humor. (E3-C5)
Matt 17, a son yet to become happy in his own skin, and currently defining himself via clothing and eyeliner. (A2-G4)	male	—	17, a son yet to become happy in his own skin, and currently defining himself via clothing and eyeliner. (A2-G4)
May A gran slightly losing sight of how she too was once a woman of immense humor and driven angry by it. (D3-C5)	female	—	A gran slightly losing sight of how she too was once a woman of immense humor and driven angry by it. (D3-C5)
Sian 42, Yvonne’s chaotic, irrepressible, voluble older sister. (C3-C5)	female	—	42, Yvonne’s chaotic, irrepressible, voluble older sister. (C3-C5)
Nicky 13, a spirited, porous and consequently astute daughter. (F3-D5)	female	—	13, a spirited, porous and consequently astute daughter. (F3-D5)