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It premiered at The National Theatre in Washington DC on 12 December, 1996, with a reworked and more successful London production opening at the Aldwych Theatre on July 1, 1998, running for 1044 performances.

Based on the novel of the same name by Mary Hayley Bell , the setting was moved from Lancashire to small town Louisiana in 1959. It tells the story of three children -- 16 year old Swallow, sister Bluejay (known as Brat), and younger brother Robin (known as Poor Boy) -- as they approach their first Christmas since the death of their mother. Discovering an escaped criminal hiding in their barn, they become convinced that he is Jesus, and agree to keep his location secret. The plot contrasts the innocence of the children with the fervour of the town's residents to inflict punishment on the supposed evil in their midst.

Notable songs from the show include "No Matter What" (released as a single by BoyzoneBoyzone is an Irish boy band ( pop group) of the 1990s, comprising: Keith Peter Thomas Francis John Duffy (born Oct 1 1974) Mikey Christopher Charles Graham (Aug 15 1972) Ronan Patrick John Keating (Mar 3 1977) Shane Eamonn Mark Stephen Lynch (Jul 3 1976)), "Whistle Down the Wind", "A Kiss is a Terrible Thing to Waste", and "When Children Rule the World". An album was released in 1998 featuring 12 of the songs from the show covered by artists such as Tom JonesTom Jones (born June 7, 1940) is a Welsh pop singer with a large and powerful voice. He was born Thomas Jones Woodward in Pontypridd, Wales. He married and had a child at the age of sixteen, long before becoming a pop idol. Despite frequent and much publi, MeatloafThis article is about the food item. See Meat Loaf for the article about the singer. A meatloaf is a meat dish consisisting of seasoned ground meat (usually ground beef or a combination of ground beef and other ground meats), which is formed into loaf sha, and Bonnie TylerBonnie Tyler (born Gaynor Hopkins on June 8, 1953 in Skewen, Neath) is a Welsh singer. Born into a large working-class family of six children, her father worked as a miner while her mother, an opera fan, shared her love of music with her children. As a te.