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An extract from the musical Heroine by Paul Knight and Peter Hutchinson.  Heroine is set in a modern day strip club and tells the story of Queen Esther. A young jewish girl is taken from her family and forced to join the palace Harem as hedonistic King Xerxes searches for a new wife. He falls in love with Esther and makes her his queen but meanwhile his charming right hand man Haman is plotting to kill the king, his heir and the entire Jewish race. Esther must choose between a life with the man she loves and revealing her true identity and risking her life to save her people.

The world premeire was produced by Golden Theatre at The Courtyard Theatre in May/June 2009. Direction by Chloe Austin, Musical Direction by Jon Ranger, Choreography by Emma Flett, Esther played by Emma Chrispin (Chicago, The Producers) and Xerxes played by Oliver Tydman (Spamolot, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang).

'More' music video from 'Heroine the Musical'. from Golden Theatre on Vimeo.