TheGrumpyGaboon FamilyConcerts
Theorchestra
Thisistheorchestra performingtheshow.
Thisistheconductor GordonBragg.
ThisisPaultheBritish SignLanguage Interpreter.Fromthe audience,youwillsee himontheleftofthe stage.
TheCharacters
Characters in the story are played by musicians in costume.
‘Gaboon’is playedby bassoonist Cerys.
‘Woolly Wello’is playedby cellistSu-a.
‘Screacher’is playedby doublebassist Nikita.
‘TheAllKnowingUmpet’is performedby trumpet playerPeter.
‘Hoppity Boppet’is playedby percussionist Louise.
‘Long-leggedLin’is playedbyviolinist Aisling.
‘Fluey-Lu’is playedby flautistAndré.
EdinburghAssemblyRooms: GlasgowCityHalls
Beforetheshow
Wearerunningfundrop-inpre-concertactivitiesforthe show.
Comeearlytojoininwithcartoons,headdressmaking, puppet-makingandevenaGaboonflashmob!Therewill alsobewanderingmusicians,astorycornerandan instrumenttry-outtable.
Wehavesomesensorybags,pleaseaskifyouwouldlike one.
Duringtheshow
Theusherswillopenthedoorswhenitistimetoget seated. Theywillclosethemwhentheshowisabouttostart. Ifyouneedtoleavetheshowatanytime,youarevery welcometoleaveandcomeback.Itisarelaxed performance.AsktheushersorSCOstaffifyouneed anyhelp.
Wearekeepingtheactivitiesroomsopenforthe durationoftheconcertifyouneedabreak.
Theusherswillopenthedoorswhenitistimetoleave.
SocialStoryofshow Show
begins.
Everyoneplaysmusicthenfalls asleep. Snoringnoises.
Screature takes the key from Gaboon.
There is a loud noise from percussion, as Screature trips overatrashcan.
Alarmringsandeveryonewakesup.
Fluey-Lu wakes up first and plays musictowaketheothers,whojoin in.
Gaboon is still asleep. They need yourhelptowakethemup.
The audience is asked to help to wake up Gaboon by calling out ‘WakeupGaboon’onthecountof three.
Gaboonwakesupandis grumpy.
Thefriends’comfortGaboon. Theyplaymusictocheerthem up.
TheydiscoverfromUmpetthat Gaboonhasamissingkey. Thefriendslookforit,while Screacherplantsdifferent objects.
Audienceisaskedtohelplookfor it.
ThefriendsmanagetohelpGaboon getthekeyback.
Celebration.
Audienceaskedtocheer. Gabooncanplayagain.
Screatureencouragedto apologisetoGaboon.
Thefriendsforgive Screature.Allplaymusic togetherincelebration.