{"alias":"blogEntry","byline":"Sam Cochrane, producer and writer of Scouts! The Musical","standfirst":"Scouts! The Musical has just been on tour \u2013 with shows in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Bath. But if you missed it, it\u2019s now available to watch on Lounges.TV from all over the world. We chatted with producer and writer, Sam Cochrane, from Gigglemug Theatre to find out more.","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","image":"/media/20092/scouts-the-musical-logo.jpg","width":2036,"height":1388,"altText":"The image shows a blue and white background with the words \u0027Scouts! The Musical\u0027","caption":"","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003ESam, the creative engine behind \u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://gigglemugcomedy.com/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGigglemug Theatre\u003C/a\u003E is in buoyant spirits. And for good reason \u2013 he\u2019s just returned from a run of sell out performances of \u003Ca href=\u0022/news/2023/june/trills-for-life-review-of-scouts-the-musical/\u0022 title=\u0022Trills for Life: Review of Scouts! The Musical\u0022\u003EScouts! The Musical\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003ESo, how was the tour?\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt was great to reach more venues around the country this time. We knew there were lots of Scout Groups who wanted to see the show but couldn\u2019t make it to London in 2023.\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe had a great reception at all the venues. However, The Egg Theatre in Bath was very special. I grew up in Bath, so it was always a bucket list thing for me to have a show there.\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003EWere there many changes from the first run?\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe added quite a bit to the show itself \u2013 new scenes and new songs. We lengthened the show and fully realised it \u2013 exploring the character arcs in more detail. There were a few things from the first run which we wanted to develop and so it was great to achieve that in this final version.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch4\u003EAny special guests?\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe were delighted to welcome some of the descendants of Robert Baden-Powell, the Founder of Scouts, at one of the London shows. They were absolutely lovely, and that was a real highlight for me.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003EWhat sort of people came to see it?\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe nice thing was that there was a real mix of people who came along \u2013 it was a 50/50 split between those who were involved in Scouts and those who weren\u2019t. There were definitely people who had heard of the first run of the show and didn\u2019t get to see it or wanted to see it again.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe had some older folks \u2013 into their 90s, but also some really young people too. We had loads of \u003Ca href=\u0022/squirrels/\u0022 title=\u0022Squirrels\u0022\u003ESquirrels\u003C/a\u003E at one performance which was a lot of fun!\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003EHow did you get from venue to venue?\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe had a van and driver \u2013 and we just piled in and headed up the motorway. There were loads of instruments and props, so there was a lot to cram in! We also had some props that didn\u2019t make it from one venue to the next. But that\u2019s just part of the business!\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","image":"/media/dvsf031i/scouts-the-musical-3.jpg","width":4000,"height":2668,"altText":"The image shows three actors in Scouts! The Musical performing on stage. ","caption":"Scouts! The Musical is now available to watch online via Lounges.TV","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch4\u003ETell us about being able to watch Scouts! The Musical online\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://lounges.tv/browse\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELounges.TV\u003C/a\u003E is a site which allows people from all over the world to watch the show from their TV, laptop, phone or any device with access to the internet!\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis could be a great way to entertain your whole Scout group \u2013 perhaps at a Christmas party, a movie night, a sleepover or part of an evening when you\u2019re doing your \u003Ca href=\u0022/scouts/activity-badges/entertainer/\u0022 title=\u0022Entertainer\u0022\u003EEntertainer Badge\u003C/a\u003E. Or just for fun from the comfort of your own home!\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003EWhen\u0027s it available from?\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EScouts! The Musical is suitable for all ages and is available now on Lounges.TV. It went live on 12 November.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003EWho can watch it?\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs we\u2019re only a small company we were never able to tour the show outside of England, despite knowing there\u0027re Scout Groups all over the UK (and the world!) who wanted to watch it. Putting the show online is our way of achieving that! It\u0027s available to people all over the world. All you need is access to the internet.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch4\u003EHow much is it to watch?\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s a flat rate of \u00A310 (\u002BVAT) to watch the musical, and for that you can show the film to a room full of Scouts, or the whole family. You don\u2019t have to sign up to any subscriptions, just purchase a digital ticket and watch whenever you like!\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003EHow long is it?\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s 1 hour 26 minutes long. There\u2019s also an interval of a minute for a loo break or to get more snacks, but you can pause the show at any time.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003EHow long does the viewer have it for?\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOnce you\u2019ve bought your digital ticket, you have 30 days to start watching. Once you start watching, you\u2019ve got 72 hours to finish the show before it expires.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch4\u003EIs this the only musical you have on there?\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019ve also just released our latest Edinburgh Fringe smash hit show A Jaffa Cake Musical, inspired by the real life court case which decided once and for all whether a Jaffa Cake is a cake or a biscuit!\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s written by the same people as Scouts! The Musical and even has some of the same cast members. So if you like Scouts, you\u2019ll like Jaffa!\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003EWhat\u2019s next for you?\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019ve finished our final live performances of both Scouts! The Musical and A Jaffa Cake Musical. We\u2019re now developing more commercial shows which are less linked to organisations. We hope one day one of them will end up on a West End stage.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis feels like the end of a chapter but we\u2019ve really loved performing these shows to our wonderful audiences, and Scouts are some of the best crowds out there. I\u2019ll certainly miss performing this show, but it\u2019s also nice to have it immortalised online.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"type":"Promo","cta":"Watch Scouts! The Musical","body":"\u003Cp\u003EHead to Lounges.TV and search for Scouts! The Musical or just follow this link to the Gigglemug Theatre page.\u003C/p\u003E","link":{"name":null,"id":null,"url":"https://lounges.tv/profile/gigglemug","newWindow":false,"target":null},"colour":"#f1f1f1","title":"","image":null,"imageFocus":"","imageId":0,"imageKey":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","imageCrop":"","gridType":"card","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"type":"Promo","cta":"Tips for writing and performing your own show","body":"\u003Cp\u003EIf Scouts! 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