The Exile (The Musical)

The creators

The Exile is a musical with book by Edward Swardt and music and lyrics by Eric Swardt.

The story

The story starts ten years after the first democratic election in South Africa. Tyler, a young man who grew up without a father, learns from his mother that his father went into exile and dedicated his life to the liberation of the country. After the democratic elections, most of the people in exile returned home. Tyler's father, Hugo, however stayed behind in London.When Tyler observes how his mother is being mistreated by her friend, Anthony, Tyler decides to search for his father and bring him back.

Characters

Tyler, a young man looking for his father

Melissa, Tyler's friend

Pamela, Tyler's mother

Hugo, Tyler's father

Anthony, Pamela's friend

Cathy, Hugo's friend

Neil, Hugo's friend

Manual, Hugo's friend

Musical numbers

1	Freedom day	2:30	listen	about
	Anthony & Company
2	Talk about democracy	3:11	listen	about
	Tyler & Anthony
3	I recall	3:00	listen	about
	Pamela
4	Into Exile	3:01	listen	about
	Pamela
	Singing comes cheap		*	about
	Melissa, Tyler & Company
	A matter of import		*	about
	Melissa, Tyler & Neil
	From afar		*
	Neil & Hugo
	Matter of import part 2		*	about
	Manual & Tyler
	Fighting from afar		*
	Manual, Melissa & Tyler
5	I dream	3:40	listen	about
	Hugo
6	A son of my own	2:32	listen	about
	Hugo
7	Sons and fathers	1:59	listen	about
	Hugo
8	A prisoner of your spell	2:20	listen	about
	Melissa & Cathy
9	I have never	4:18	listen	about
	Cathy
	A long long time		listen	about
	Hugo
	If you want to go		*	about
	Cathy
10	Strength to carry on	4:54	listen	about
	Tyler
11	Memories long forgotten	2:42	listen	about
	Hugo & Pamela
12	I'm going home	4:00	listen	about
	Hugo
13	A feast to my eyes	2:56	listen	about
	Hugo & Company
	Where did you go		*	about
	Pamela & Tyler
	When I needed you		*	about
	Pamela & Hugo
	Time for you to go		*	about
	Hugo & Anthony
14	The challenge	2:33	listen	about
	Pamela
15	Final confrontation	2:55	listen	about
	Hugo & Anthony
	Give it a chance		listen	about
	Hugo & Pamela
16	I am free	2:25	listen	about
	Hugo, Anthony, Pamela & Company

* These numbers are not included in the concept album recordingClicking on the "listen" link will open a new window for Soundcloud.Clicking on the "about" link will open a bew window of a discussion about the scene on this blog.

Purchasing info:

If you wish to buy the physical CD, please contact me by email on eswardt@hotmail.com. You can buy the CD directly from me or order it by mail. The cost of the CD is R100 (one hundres South African Rands) or $10 (ten US dollars).I will give you the banking details and after you deposited the purchase amount including packaging and postage, I will mail you the CD. Postage is R25.00 for normal postage to any destination in South Africa. A quote for international postage will be obtained upon request.