Events Diary
2024
Our next productionDid you know?
- This was our fifth production of "Ruddigore".
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"Ruddigore, or The Witch's Curse" was the 10th collaboration between Gilbert and Sullivan. The "supernatural opera" opened on January 21, 1887 at the Savoy Theatre and ran for 288 performances.
The first night was not altogether a success, as critics and the audience felt that Ruddygore (as it was originally spelled) did not measure up to its predecessor, The Mikado. After some changes, including respelling the title, it achieved a run of 288 performances.
Producer/Director : Graham Weston
Musical Director : Ian Abbott
Cast
| Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd : (disguised as Robin Oakapple) | Malcolm Parkinson |
| Richard Dauntless : (his Foster-Brother, a Man-o'-War's man) | David Hall |
| Sir Despard Murgatroyd : (a Wicked Baronet of Ruddigore) | Robert Thurman |
| Old Adam Goodheart : (Robin's Faithful Servant) | Lyndon Wilkinson |
| Rose Maybud : (a Village Maiden) | Carol Parkinson |
| Mad Margaret: | Stephanie Roe |
| Dame Hannah : (Rose's Aunt) | Pamela Thorne |
| -- Professional Bridesmaids) -- | |
| Zorah: | Lyndsay Riplay |
| Ruth: | Catherine Roberts |
| Sir Roderic Murgatroyd: | Chris Sowerby |
Chorus of Officers, Ancestors, Professional Bridesmaids, and Villagers:
Tracey Barker, Emilie Berry, John Berry, Ian Castle, Danielle Cook, John Foster, Lyndsey Hanson, Margaret Hanson, Natalie Hanson, Gemma Heeley, David Hirst, Keith Horner, Kirsty Lees, Gill Leverton, Elaine Mantle, Sue Ralph, Stephen Roe, Martin Ripley, Sally Roberts, Caroline Roberts, Alison Sowerby, Debbie Stringer, Kathryn Thurman, Ian Townend, Joanna Townend & Emma Wise.
