Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat comes to Derby Theatre

 

In November 2025, Derby Youth Musical Theatre will transport you back to biblical times as a cast of talented 11-25 year olds will sing, dance and frolic their way through the hit songs that have made this musical so appealing to all generations.

 

Featuring much loved pop and musical theatre classics - including Any Dream Will Do, Close Every Door, There’s One More Angel In Heaven and Go, Go, Go Joseph - Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s multi award-winning musical follows the Bible story of Jacob’s favourite son Joseph and his eleven brothers.

 

Joseph is sold into slavery by his jealous brothers and ends up imprisoned by an Egyptian noble. While imprisoned he demonstrates he can interpret dreams and eventually becomes the Pharaoh’s right hand man as he helps end Egypt’s famine.

 

This brand new, exciting production will open on Thursday 13th November 2025 at Derby Theatre for six performances.

 

 

"Way, way back, many centuries ago, not long after the Bible began..."

 

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is based on a story in the book of Genesis in the Bible.

 

Joseph is the son of Jacob and one of twelve brothers. He is given a coat of many colours by his father, which is symbolic of his favour and becomes an object of his brothers’ jealousy.

 

The brothers decide to sell Joseph into slavery after initially plotting to have him killed. Convincing their father that his favorite son has died, they reveal his tattered coat and believe that they are rid of him once and for all.

 

From his homeland of Canaan, Joseph is taken to Egypt where he becomes the slave of Egyptian millionaire Potiphar and earns his trust. Managing his household, he soon has to ward off the affections of Potiphar’s wife. Enraged and unwilling to assess the situation, Potiphar has Joseph thrown into jail where he interprets the dreams of his cellmates. The prisoners are awed by his hidden talents of interpretation and encourage Joseph to pursue dreams of his own.

 

Joseph’s fortunes take a turn for the better as the Pharaoh hears rumors of his talent. Having strange recurring dreams about cows and ears of corn, the Pharaoh asks Joseph what his mysterious dreams could mean. Joseph determines that they are omens of a famine that will swipe the land in seven years. This foresight allows actions to be made to prevent devastation and grants Joseph a position as the second most powerful man in Egypt.

 

Back in Canaan, Joseph’s brothers are afflicted by starvation and regret their treatment of Joseph. Hearing of the prosperity of Egypt, they unknowingly ask for Joseph’s help. He devises a test to see if his brothers have changed their ways, and finally reveals himself donning his Technicolor dreamcoat once again.

 

Credits

 

• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - An Amateur Youth Production by arrangement with the Really Useful Group Ltd.
• Lyrics by Tim Rice

• Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber