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hello!!! i've recently gotten into islander the music and you're literally like one of the 3 people on tumblr who's ever posted about it!! I haven't been able to see it live so im desperate to hear anything about it, especially the plot since I can't find a script or anything so i've just been trying to piece it all together myself !! i'd be so forever grateful if you'd tell me anything you know about this amazing musical !!!!!
hey! I’m always so glad to see people interested in this little whale show. as for the plot, I’ll try my best to explain it without going all over the place and becoming confusing, so bear with me because it's long lol
character wise, whoever plays Eilidh also plays Breagha, a few villagers and the whales, and whoever plays Arran also plays Eilidh’s mom, the radio announcer, Jenny, Eilidh’s Gran, a few villagers and the whales.
the show starts with two people walking on stage and they sing “The Splitting of the Islands”. then they start splitting into different characters, with the radio announcer speaking about the bad weather and announcing this community gathering to discuss whether the villagers should leave the island or stay.
they then sing “There Is A Whale” and Eilidh sees a dying whale calf on the shore (the way they play the whale is that one of them makes whale sounds over the mic and the person interacting with the whale talks to an empty space in the middle of the stage) but she has no way of helping it and when she tries to leave to get help, the calf sings to her and she sings back to it until it dies.
they jump into singing “Video Call”, where Eilidh speaks with her mom, who has left the island and now lives on the mainland in order to work. Eilidh resents her mom for leaving and their relationship is strained. the following scene is Eilidh speaking with Jenny, a marine biologist who comes to the island to study their flora. Jenny is collecting the whale calf and bringing it to the mainland. Eilidh sees Jenny as a friend, but Jenny is somewhat dismissive of her due to being so busy with work.
Eilidh then goes back home to get her Gran so they can go to the village gathering. her Gran likes playing dead and scaring Eilidh; they talk about the whale calf that Eilidh found on the shore, and they go to the gathering, where they welcome all the villagers and discuss leaving the island due to lack of jobs and tourism, or staying and trying to make a living (“Spikkin”).
it then jumps back to the radio announcer going over the bad weather for the following week. they sing “There Is A Girl” while the actors set up the stage for the next scene, where Eilidh meets Arran who was washed up by the shore. Arran is a finfolk and doesn’t know anything about humans and land. Eilidh isn’t aware that Arran isn’t human and thinks she’s just a shipwrecked foreign person that lives at sea, and they sing “Same but Different”, where Eilidh ends up getting mad at Arran for thinking she’s making up stories and making fun of her for being an island girl. they argue and she leaves Arran, storming out of the old school building they’re in. they both sing “Finfolk Song”.
Eilidh goes back home where her Gran pranks her again pretending to be dead. they talk about Arran and Gran believes she is a finfolk and could have been friends with the whale calf Eilidh found at the beach, and Eilidh leaves again to find Arran.
meanwhile, Arran is still at the old school building, and Breagha walks in. she’s a heavily pregnant young villager and very skeptical of Arran at first. Breagha’s baby is constantly kicking her and she’s in pain and uncomfortable. Arran sings a lullaby (called “Blessing”, it’s not on the cast recording) to help calm down the baby, but she cries while singing it. Breagha thinks she’s upset because she can’t go back to the mainland due to the ferry being broken, but Arran confesses that she’s upset because she hurt her people and she can’t go back to them. Breagha gives her some advice and they walk back to the village to find Eilidh.
they sing another song to the same tune of "Spikkin" as villagers, talking about the festival and the vote they have to take in order to stay or leave the island, while Eilidh and Gran look for Arran, and Arran and Breagha try to find Eilidh. the two girls eventually reunite, and Eilidh sings the song the whale calf sang to her to Arran to find out if she’s really a finfolk. Arran recognizes the song and they talk about the whale - Arran was her keeper. Eilidh apologizes for doubting Arran and they agree to become friends.
Arran confesses the finfolk left her and she’ll stay on the island, Eilidh is delighted with the news until her mom leaves her a voicemail (“Answerphone”). Eilidh deletes the message and takes Arran to the festival instead, but they move outside due to the noise. Eilidh’s mom keeps trying to call her, but she ignores the calls, attempting to teach Arran how to dance instead. Arran asks why she’s ignoring her mom and Eilidh gets defensive and tries to change the topic. she asks why Arran left the finfolk and Arran confesses that the whale calf died because of her so she ran away. Eilidh’s phone rings again, but instead of her mom, it’s Breagha calling to tell her Gran had passed.
Eilidh stands in the middle as villagers give her their condolences. her mom shows up on the island for the funeral but Eilidh doesn’t want to talk to her and runs away. Arran finds her and Eilidh shares her plan of running away and Arran tries to convince her to stay. they both hear Jenny getting ready to leave for the mainland with Breagha as she’s about to give birth, and Eilidh asks to come with. Arran tries to tell Breagha it’s dangerous to be out at sea at that moment, but Breagha ignores her. Jenny begrudgingly allows the two of them to come on the boat.
the actors start to narrate what happens when they’re at sea with bits of dialogue in it. a storm comes in but it’s too late to go back to the island, and a wave flips their boat, causing them all to fall into the water. Eilidh starts singing the whale song in a panic, with Arran joining in when she realizes what she’s doing. a whale appears and rescues them, bringing them back to the island’s shore. they sing “There Is A (Baby) Girl”.
Arran talks to the whale afterward - it’s the calf’s mother, and Arran apologizes for her mistakes and for running away. she sings the whale song and the whale eventually sings it back, indicating Arran is forgiven and allowed to come back.
Eilidh meets Arran after the whale leaves, and they talk. Arran asks Eilidh to come live with her and the finfolk, but Eilidh declines and says she has to figure things out with her mom. they say goodbye, promise to meet each other again in the following year, and hug. the show ends with them singing “New Horizons”.
feel free to reach out if you have any other questions about the show or the plot, I'm not sure how confusing this will be to visualize to someone that hasn't seen the stage version lol
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everyone should listen to the last 40 seconds of video call from the Islander musical
#‘call me back when you’ve got space to hear me’ shut UP#the distance between a mother and a daughter embodied as physical distance across two different islands#mom talking to other kids — not her own — off screen as Eilidh tries desperately to heard as this woman’s child#and just stylistically using the accapella voice looping to create the experience of a video call??? so good#islander musical#it’s so good Jesus
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If you ever feel like you’ve made bad decisions just remember that somewhere out there is a theatre director at an all-white high school about to choose the spring musical
#musical theatre memes#musical theatre#theatre kid#theater kid#theatre#theater#hairspray#once on this island#Hamilton#in the heights#ragtime#west side story
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*by live theatre i mean plays, musicals, operas, ballets, concert versions of musicals, staged readings, & things of that nature. EDIT: YES this includes amateur, local, kids, high school, & community theatre. almost every show i've seen has been local
if you want, list the names of the shows you've seen in the tags!
#(if you saw this before no you didnt. i wanted to add more options)#anyways! very curious about how much live theatre people on here see.#personally i've 22 shows? those being: sleeping beauty (ballet). mary poppins. the lion king. the sound of music. once on this island.#little shop of horrors. mamma mia! chess. annie. music man jr. jesus christ superstar. joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat.#something rotten! sam's room. the blender. bad auditions by bad actors. the 10 worst breakups of all time. drugs are bad. fairy tale court.#peter and the starcatcher. a christmas carol. & robin hood! all of those have been local/community except lion king ^_^#(yes i also redid this because i forgot about robin hood & sleeping beauty...)#musings
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The Odyssey // The Odyssey, if Odysseus' men hadn't opened the bag of winds
#just hear me out#guys have already seen their island#it's freaking treasure#odysseus was awake for 9 days for it#how this man is still alive#odysseus#the odyssey#aeolus#ithaca#epic the musical#keep your friends close#epic the ocean saga#jorge rivera herrans#sonchop screaming#epic: the musical#tagamemnon
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anything can be a good omens au if you’re unhinged enough
#share ur wildest au ideas in the reblogs/comments if u want to pls#i’m still stuck on my h2o just add water au#crowley as rapunzel? gut-wrenching the hunger games au? superstore au with all the found family vibes?#riverdale au but they’re the parents oblivious to their kids establishing new time lines left and right#jurassic park au and they’re both dinosaurs just trying to munch on some grass#ineffable wives in a the wilds au making out on the beach while everyone else is fighting for their lives#glee au they’re teachers from another school reporting mr shue for being creepy af#crowley knows all the dances to high school musical in a modern family au#desperate housewives au but they don’t have any annoying husbands#barbie fairytopia au with rainbow wings do i need to say anything more#love island au they have a fake dating arrangement to get social media famous but they fall for each other anyways#claire’s au aziraphale gets his first piercing crowley shoots it#durex au crowley and aziraphale meet filming an ad for- [gunshot]#ok lemme stop here#good omens#aziracrow#gomens#good omens fics#good omens au#foolish talks#to write
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A prototype for Yoshi's Island contained an early version of the game's intro stage theme (playing in the small tutorial section between the intro cutscene and entering the world map for the first time) that is, surprisingly, more complex than the finished version.
While the finished version of this theme consists of a short loop, this early version has an actual melody on top of the loop that is removed in the final game.
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#real#just like me#mermaid motel#lizzy grant#lana del ray aka lizzy grant#waifspo#girl interupted syndrome#girlblogger#girlblog#coquette#coney island queen#put me in a movie#feels like sugar in me#girlblogging#girly#lana del rey#manic pixie dream girl#2010s#2010s music
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The Breakers, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
#art#design#architecture#history#luxury lifestyle#style#luxury house#luxury home#music room#the breakers#newport#interiordesign#rhode island#united states
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Thrifting in DC last month lol
#submission#thrifting#shiftythrifting#fashion#shirts#suggestive#paw patrol#religion#3 mile island….#damn….#shoes#boots#halloween decor#blood#gore#fake but close enough#music and video#weed shit#stoner shit
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📍Bali, Indonesia 🇮🇩
#video#paradise#view#nature#paraiso#natureza#explore#travel#trip#lake#river#bridge#indonesia#bali#woods#adventure#landscape#island#goals#forest#hikes#hiking#music#dreamy#peace
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Islander | 06-11-22 [matinee]
when you travel north
may currents guide you
when you raise your head
may sunlight find you
and when you lose your way
and darkness haunts you
may morning still the tide
#islander#islander musical#kirsty findlay#i miss my emotional support whale show#it's a crime this song isn't in the cast recording#it's so beautiful
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lusan moment but can we talk about how romantic whole cake island was
ESPECIALLY IN THE ANIME. THE SCENE WHERE IT'S RAINING AND SANJI IS CRYING... THE FUCKING ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTAL OF WE ARE! AND LUFFY SMILES AT HIM AND THEY LOOK BEYOND THE HORIZON AS THE SKY CLEARS.
LIKE????
LIKE????!!??????
oh my GOD. inventors of romance fr
#i think abt wci and feel Incredibly Normal (lying)#tin talks#i miss lusan#lusan#sanlu#whole cake island is So Good#i got into one piece late but i cant even begin to imagine what it's like to#experience this arc while it was ongoing#i know the lusanners cried and cheered#like GOD THE MUSIC IN THIS SCENE MADE THIS 10X MORE IMPACTFUL#AND THE VOICE ACTING AND EBERYTHINGG GOD!!!!!!!!#not to be a zolusan believer or anything but like#i believe zolusan had 'officially' got together sometime during/after wano#but anyway#one piece#whole cake island
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Tom Cardy made a song with a full lyric and music video about Total Drama Island, specifically Revenge of the Island.
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we’re reading this terrible book on call that’s claiming that there was a big conspiracy surrounding the franklin expedition and its disappearance and i don’t know how this got past any editors. james ross clark.
#they’re claiming that there was Something on king william island they were looking for other than the passage#currently our guess is that the theory will be aliens#will keep you posted#(circus music starts)#the terror#🗺️
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Thinking about how many musical tragedies feature the narrative almost as a character of its own. Like a force within the story, divided from the characters. Out of their control at times.
Orpheus had to turn around, that’s just how it goes. That’s the way the story is told.
Tony had to go and get himself killed. Of course he did. He’s Romeo. The story wills it so.
Jesus must die. No matter how much he wanted to live, no matter how much the people around him wanted him to live. It’s his role to die.
Alison can’t go back and change the events of that last car ride with her father. It’s set in stone, there in the past where it will always remain.
And then there are musicals like Once On This Island and Ride The Cyclone that embrace the role of inevitability in their stories and find joy anyway.
And then on the exact opposite side of the spectrum there’s the radical freedom from the narrative that’s seen in Into The Woods. The narrator is dead and now the story is no one’s but the characters. And there’s the lack of protection that comes with that, the chaos and confusion. But it’s theirs and it’s tragic but they make the best with it.
Those themes of Inevitability vs. Freedom and the meta understanding of story within a story. I can’t seem to get enough.
#hadestown#west side story#jesus christ superstar#jcs#fun home#fun home musical#once on this island#ride the cyclone#into the woods#musicals#post i made#i love analysis
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