THE BEGINNING...

Over The Threshold was conceived by writer/composer Christopher Hamilton in 2003 and has captured the
imagination and respect of a host of talented performers ever since.

After writing the first draft in an internet cafe in Mazatlan, Mexico, Christopher used his wealth of contacts from his cabaret and performance career and persuaded them to help him promote his musical to a wider audience. Attracting the likes of Tony Award Winner Frances Ruffelle (Les Misérables, Starlight Express), Dianne Pilkington (Wicked, Cats, Taboo), Katie Rowley Jones (Wicked) and Shimi Goodman (Bombay Dreams, Chicago), Christopher recorded a demo of the music and submitted it to the Perfect Pitch Showcase for New Musicals in 2006.

Over The Threshold was immediately selected and presented to an industry and public audience at Upstairs at the Gatehouse in Highgate, London, starring Anita Louise Combe (Chicago, Saturday Night Fever), Arvid Larsen (Eurobeat – Almost Eurovision, Jesus Christ Superstar), Gordon Fraser
and Sharon Clancy (Mamma Mia, Rent) and directed by Nick Afka.

Following this presentation, Christopher undertook several rewrites of the piece and continued
to try out the music in various locations across the world including:
Montclair State University, New Jersey, US, where it was described as, “an evening of magic”.
Don't Tell Mama, New York, US.
Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Awards Concert at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue
Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2008 as part of Perfect Pitch – In Concert.

It was the overwhelming interest in the piece from this final outing that has proved the catalyst for taking the
production to the next level and presenting it, in full, in Edinburgh 2009.