The War Against Terror: The Musical (2004)

Director:

Chris Lightwing

Writers:

Stephen Follows (script)
Toby Oliver (co-writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Short | Music

Tagline:

The making of 'The War Against Terror: The Musical'

Plot:

This mock-documentary follows the cast and crew of 'The War Against Terror: The Musical!' as they struggle towards the opening night.

Plot Keywords:

Mock Documentary | Presidential Comedy | Satire | Spoof | U.S. President

Cast

Jamie Bower	...	George W. Bush / Raymond Burchill
Michael Jeffries	...	Vadim Flanders
Elliot Hill	...	Sam
Daniel Higley	...	Tom
George Nicolas	...	Saddam Hussein
Arabella Fenton	...	Laura
Nick Smithers	...	Theatre Manager
Saria Babiker	...	Vadim's Assistant (scenes deleted)
Matt Board	...	Rehearsal Pianist
Ben Trow	...	Dancing U.S. Marine
Lucy Bailey	...	Dancer
Becky Barnes	...	Dancer
Lara Barton	...	Dancer
Claire Bourgein	...	Dancer
Dominique Brooks	...	Dancer
Emily Gorrod	...	Dancer
Laura Griffiths	...	Dancer
Laura Holloway	...	Dancer
Jasmine Lewis	...	Dancer
Francesca Moseley	...	Dancer
Laurafay Muranka	...	Dancer
Jenny Smith	...	Dancer
Hayley Stevens	...	Dancer
William Boscoe	...	U.S. Marine
Shura Joseph-Gruher	...	U.S. Marine
Ozan Karatepe	...	U.S. Marine
Rob Kidd	...	U.S. Marine
Max McGuire	...	U.S. Marine
Akhil Shah	...	U.S. Marine

Directed by
Chris Lightwing

Writing credits
Stephen Follows		(script)
Toby Oliver		(co-writer)

Produced by
Stephen Follows	....	producer
Yang Xu	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Matt Board

Cinematography by
Samuel O. Norman

Film Editing by
Chris Lightwing

Sound Department
Scot Wakeley	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Samuel O. Norman	....	camera operator

Music Department
Edwin Board	....	music producer

Other crew
Adam Cole	....	production assistant
Shura Joseph-Gruher	....	production assistant
Chris Lightwing	....	script editor
Luke Martin	....	production assistant
George Massey	....	production assistant
Max McGuire	....	production assistant
Laurafay Muranka	....	choreographer

Production Companies

• Catsnake Studios

Distributors

• Catsnake Studios (2004) (UK) (all media)

Also Known As:

The Dance to War (UK) (new title) (USA) (festival title)
Mobilising the Troupes (UK) (working title)

Runtime:

UK:15 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Filming Locations:

Hackney Empire Theatre, Hackney, London, England, UK

Company:

Catsnake Studios

Trivia:

In the original script, the following songs were included in the musical:

• "Saddam and the Dance of the WMDs"
• "The Republi-can-can"
• "This Has Absolutely Nothing Whatsoever to do With Oil"
• "Ready, Fire, Aim!"

Goofs:

Continuity: During the first musical number, the stars-and-stripes badge on George W. Bush's jacket lapel switches sides.

Quotes:

[singing]
George W Bush: The world is full of strangers who don't share our point of view / And if they won't keep silent then we know what we must do / We're gonna get medieval on the Axis of Evil / Gonna be a great upheaval, tonight!

Soundtrack:

The War Against Terror