Plague premiered in 2008 at The Questors Theatre in Ealing, London [1] before transferring to C venues at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival[2] where it was named a 2008 sell out show.

Under the student-direction of Will Giering, who also starred as The Beggar Lord in the U.S. debut, Plague was performed, again, by Ithaca College in November 2018.

), he finds himself being loaded onto a cart by Jerry Muldoon, assistant to destitute undertaker Phil Anbury.

Jerry explains the difficulties of making it to the London Stage, and tells Clive his story of how he became involved with undertaking.

The Alchemist returns home, and a confrontation with his daughter, who berates him for his pointless feud with the undertaker, leads to Isabella's departure.

Unbeknownst to Clive, however, Elman Squatcherd was the last known victim of the Black Death and the Rat King actually intends to use the remains to infect London with the deadly bubonic plague.

The Londoners quickly assemble at the town hall looking for leadership but, without a cure, the devious Lord Mayor can only appease the mob with a scapegoat.

Death, who is revealed to be a woman, informs Clive that the recent outbreak has overworked her, and that he must end the plague or face the consequences.

The Alchemist, upon hearing this, reveals that the whole thing is his fault; long ago, his experimentation on the rats had caused them to evolve and prosper, and when they became too demanding, he flushed them into the sewer.

Death appears to collect her prize but, instead, informs Clive that the Elixir has spread throughout the water system and that the plague has, against all odds, been cured.

[5] The Herald called it "infectiously silly late night fun"[6] while The Stage commented "this is what you come to the fringe for".

[7] Other positive reviews were found in View From The Stalls,[8] The Groggy Squirrel[9] and BBC Beds, Herts and Bucks.

[12] Hairline commented that although Plague is a "good idea with nice enjoyable sections" that "more thought and work is needed to produce a musical that can play to a Fringe audience for such a long period and keep them engaged and enthralled".

During the second show, the cast and crew were treated to a surprise visit by the writers, David Massingham and Matthew Townend.

[16] On 9 and 10 November 2018, the show was performed at Ithaca College by “Theatrists Theatrics”— a student-run theatre group.