John Paul Jones
Julian Wagstaff
Description
Instrumentation Genre Stage and ensemble
Tag large ensemble
Collaborators Joel Jenkins
Collaboration details Co-librettist
Duration 140 minutes
Instrumentation
John Paul Jones is a new musical which tells the remarkable true story of the son of a gardener from Scotland, who became a hero of the American Revolution as the 'father of the American navy'. It is an uplifting, exciting and thought-provoking show. Jones's tale is one of triumph and adventure, love and loss, and the effect of one man's consuming ambition on those closest to him - with great music and a riveting storyline...
Instrumentation Genre Stage and ensemble
Tag large ensemble
Collaborators Joel Jenkins
Collaboration details Co-librettist
Duration 140 minutes
Instrumentation
Performances of this work
| Date | Venue | Performer | Link |
| 09/07/2001 (*premiére) | Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | Link to the show website | |
| 24/09/2010 | Queen's Cross Church, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK | Link to the show website |
Upcoming events
- 06 Nov 2026, 19:30
[McDOOT Trio - Encore Aberdeen] - 07 Nov 2026, 13:00
[McDOOT Trio - Pianodrome Edinburgh] - 07 Nov 2026, 19:30
[McDOOT Trio - Partickhill Bowling Club, Glasgow] - 09 Nov 2026, 12:30
[Composers' Coffee Club: online coffee chat for composers & musicians] - 18 Nov 2026, 13:00
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