Story of Abbey

Story Of Abbey is an Australian rock opera created by David McLean. It opened at the Seymour Centre in November 2002 for a run of nine days.

A soundtrack album, credited to Play Act One, was released in 2001 and was nominated for the 2002 ARIA Award for Best Cast/Show Album.

Story Of Abbey got mixed reviews. Writing in the Sydney Morning Herald, Stephen Dunne states that the opera "has two central weaknesses: a score that doesn't contain a single good song, and a dull narrative of decline that is almost incomprehensible." Commenting on the soundtrack, The Newcastle Herald's Chad Watson calls it an "extraordinary tale of an ordinary woman."

Cast

 * Yeh Lee - Abbey
 * David McLean

Crew

 * David McLean - Writer, Producer
 * Yeh Lee - Producer
 * Gavin Mitford - Choreographer

Track listing

 * 1) Jackal's Play
 * 2) Run To The Shadows (Letter)
 * 3) Sonnet
 * 4) Fly Away (Puddles)
 * 5) Dogs Are Howling (Swings)
 * 6) Follow Me (Trumpet)
 * 7) Choir Of Angels
 * 8) Happy Faces
 * 9) Mr Magic Man
 * 10) Christmas
 * 11) Crack On The Street
 * 12) Sweet Lady
 * 13) Tomorrow I Will
 * 14) Abbey
 * 15) Suffering
 * 16) Go Away
 * 17) Reach Out
 * 18) Angel As My Witness
 * 19) A Little Light
 * 20) Her Knife
 * 21) Forest