Award-winning Edinburgh Fringe production THE QUEEN IS MAD to release EP
Tasker & McGrath will release an EP of songs from The Queen is Mad on streaming platforms from 21 November, following the new musical’s ★★★★★ run at the Edinburgh Fringe in August 2025.
Named one of Elaine Paige’s Fringe Picks on BBC Radio 2, The Queen is Mad is inspired by the true story of “Joanna la Loca,” Catherine of Aragon’s older sister. Joanna is fiery and dares to speak her mind. When she unexpectedly becomes Queen, her father and husband are determined to silence her. She went down in history as Joanna the Mad; what if she wasn’t insane, but furious?
Following a 2024 Original London Cast Recording, this four-track EP includes new songs from the Edinburgh Fringe version of the show. It also features Joanna’s liberation anthem ‘Locked Away’, which was one of 12 finalists for the 2024 Stiles + Drewe Best New Song Prize.
Tasker & McGrath is the writing partnership of Amy Clare Tasker (book & lyrics) and Tom James McGrath (music, book & lyrics). The cast recording showcases a contemporary classical score, played by McGrath on piano and sung by Maria Coyne (Wicked; The King & I, West End), Robert Finlayson (The Phantom of the Opera; Opening Night, West End), and Brian Raftery (Sweeney Todd, Theatre Royal Stratford).
Tasker & McGrath said: “We were blown away by the response to The Queen Is Mad in Edinburgh this year, and so proud of this incredible cast. We can’t wait to share these new songs from the show with listeners around the world.”