Stage Adaptations of The Hiding Place

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Musical Productions

When we first heard that The Hiding Place was being turned into a musical of all things we couldn't imagine how it would work. After all, this is a story of suffering, imprisonment, death. But the more we thought about it, the more it made sense. The underlying message of the life of Corrie ten Boom and her family is that we can find joy in the midst of tragedy. If music could capture that joy along with the grief, this was something we wanted to encourage.

Tib and I flew to England to attend the gala opening at the Hippodrome Theatre in Manchester. This is an immense theater and as we sat in the balcony we couldn't see an empty seat. Here's what we wrote to friends the following day:

"..we've just had an evening we'll never forget. You hear about that make you weep and laugh, but in this case it was absolutely true. Add to that a foot-stomping reaction to the music and you've got a hit. How we wish Corrie had had a chance to see it herself..."

Russell House Publishing has produced an American musical version of The Hiding Place, unseen as yet by us. Scripts are available from:

Russell House Publishing
1545 Pioneer Way
El Cajon, CA 92020
Tel: 619 588 0629
Or email: TRussell@DYT.org

Another Dramatization

I had a chance to visit Warren Sager at his home in Murfreesboro, TN when we were visiting our country songwriter son, John Scott Sherrill, (who lives of course in Nashville). Warren has crafted an intriguing-sounding adaptation of The Hiding Place. For information contact:

Scripts by Warren
3316 Lou Court
Murphreesboro, TN 37129
Tel 615 907 6317
Or email Warren : warren@scriptsbywarren.com