Events Diary
2024
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This was our sixth production of "Ruddigore". We had a new production team at the helm with Graham Thorne as Musical Director and Becky Gregson-Flynn as Producer.
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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.
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From Gilbert's Bab Ballads:
"The Ghosts High Noon"
Producer/Director : Becky Gregson-Flynn
Musical Director : Graham Thorne
Cast
| Mortals | |
| Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd: (aka Robin Oakapple) | Malcolm Parkinson |
| Richard Dauntless: (his Foster-Brother, a sailor) | Leon Waksberg |
| Sir Despard Murgatroyd: (Wicked Baronet of Ruddigore) | Robert Thurman |
| Old Adam Goodheart: (Robin's Faithful Servant) | Kelvyn Waites |
| Rose Maybud: (a Village Maiden) | Anna Trent |
| Mad Margaret: | Liz Blount |
| Dame Hannah: (Rose's Aunt) | Stephanie Roe |
| Professional Bridesmaids | |
| Zorah: | Deirdre O'Shea |
| Ruth: | Catherine Roberts |
| Ghosts | |
| Sir Rupert Murgatroyd : (The First Baronet) | Peter Sugden |
| Sir Jasper Murgatroyd: (The Third Baronet) | AJ Jno-Baptiste |
| Sir Lionel Murgatroyd: (The Sixth Baronet) | Chris Hall |
| Sir Conrad Murgatroyd: (The Twelfth Baronet) | David Hall |
| Sir Desmond Murgatroyd: (The Sixteenth Baronet) | Fintan O'Shea |
| Sir Gilbert Murgatroyd: (The Eigtheenth Baronet) | Eoin O'Shea |
| Sir Arthur Murgatroyd: (The Nineteeenth Baronet) | Tony Johnson |
| Sir Roderic Murgatroyd: (The Twentieth Baronet) | David Parker |
Chorus of Officers, Ancestors, Professional Bridesmaids, and Villagers:
Ali Burton, Jennifer Day,Chris Hall, David Hall, Lyndsey Hall, Margaret Hanson, Joan Hinchcliffe, Tracey Hook, AJ Jno-Baptiste, Tony Johnson, Debbie Moores, Martina O'Rourke, Eoin O'Shea, Fintan O'Shea, Carol Parkinson, Caroline Pringle, Marie Sugden, Peter Sugden, Kathryn Thurman
