Introduction

Stand By Your Beds is a joyfully irresistable original musical initially written to raise funds for the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice in Farnham, Surrey. During its premiere one-week run at Princes Hall Aldershot, the show broke the theatre's box-office records for a January production. Several nights were completely sold out - every single performance received a standing ovation.

Set during the fifties and sixties the show follows the lives and loves of staff at Riverside General Hospital as they face the mounting bureaucracy of the NHS. Stand By Your Beds seamlessly blends many musical styles including heart rending ballads, comic operetta, barbershop, gospel and brand new, toe-tapping, rock'n'roll numbers.

All the original cast, musicians and stage crew were volunteers who donated their time and talent to produce a brilliant, energetic and highly enjoyable, award-winning show.

Over £40,000 was raised for the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice and the show's creator Paul Tickner will also be donating the royalties for future Stand By Your Beds performances to local hospices.