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."
Personnel Cast Yeh Lee - Abbey David McLean
Crew David McLean - Writer, Producer Yeh Lee - Producer Gavin Mitford - Choreographer
Track listing Jackal's Play Run To The Shadows (Letter) Sonnet Fly Away (Puddles) Dogs Are Howling (Swings) Follow Me (Trumpet) Choir Of Angels Happy Faces Mr Magic Man Christmas Crack On The Street Sweet Lady Tomorrow I Will Abbey Suffering Go Away Reach Out Angel As My Witness A Little Light Her Knife Forest
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