Ruddigore or The Witch's Curse
FIVE PERFORMANCES ONLY!ALEXANDER THEATRE,
MONASH UNIVERSITY
APRIL 21, 27 28 at 8.00 PM
APRIL 21, 28 at 2.00 PM
BOOKINGS OPEN ON THURSDAY 16 FEBRUARY
on 03 9905 1111 (M-F 9:30-4:30) Or go to www.monash.edu.au/mapa
A love story full of ghosts and curses, Ruddigore is Gilbert and Sullivan’s take on Victorian melodrama, full of great music and ingenious Gilbertian wit. It is set around 1804. We have Sir Despard the obligatory villain, Robin Oakapple the hero, Rose Maybud the heroine, and a number of other characters to add life to the plot. But all is not as it seems: the story centres around an incongruous curse placed on the first baronet of Ruddigore, Sir Rupert Murgatroyd, and which is so powerful that it can transcend the normal boundaries of time and perpetuate itself ad infinitum down through all the direct inheritors of the title. Gilbert provides his usual twist at the end to ensure a satisfactory resolution to the story.
BRETT O'MEARA, MICHELLE McCARTHY, MICHAEL PETRUCELLI, PETER HANWAY, JENNIFER WAKEFIELD, RENN WORTLEY, NICKY WORTLEY, NAOMI ABSALOM, ANDREW McGRAIL, ANNA CASTLE, CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA
DIRECTED BY RON PIDCOCK
MUSICAL DIRECTION BY JOHN FERGUSON
CHORUS DIRECTION BY STEPHANIE GIBSON
Tickets $42 full $38 concession $20 child
Groups of 20+ $38 Child free with full-paying adult on first Saturday matinee.
| CAST | |
| RUDDIGORE | |
| Sir Roderic Murgatroyd | Renn Wortley |
| Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd / Robin Oakapple | Brett O'Meara |
| Richard Dauntless | Michael Petruccelli |
| Sir Despard Murgatroyd | Peter Hanway |
| Old Adam Goodheart | Andrew McGrail |
| Rose Maybud | Michelle McCarthy |
| Mad Margaret | Anna Castle |
| Dame Hannah | Jennifer Wakefield |
| Zorah | Nicola Wortley |
| Ruth | Naomi Absalom |
| Chorus | |
| Michael Behan, Charles Cornwallis, Darcy Cornwallis, Tim Finnegan, Greg Galon, David Gerard, Tom Gibson, Peter Hirst, Ben Klein, Ken Knight, Simon Messer, Darren Rosenfeld, Alex Scutt, Jamie Tampion, Henry Turner. Maria Sofia Bertagno, Jenny Coll, Caroline Cornwallis, Jasmine Hulme, Naomi Hyndman, Deana Jacobs, Susan Marshall, Catherine Mortimer, Evelyn O’Meara, Laura Pearse, Robyn Pidcock, Lorraine Pollerd, Zaiga Schuller, Ebony Struth, Andrea Tappe, Linda Wood. |
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| Director/Choreographer | |
| Ron Pidcock | |
| Musical Director | |
| John Ferguson | |
| Chorus Director | |
| Stephanie Gibson | |
| New Orchestrations | |
| Richard Balcombe | |
| Lighting Designer | |
| Francis Croese | |
| Production Manager Andrew McGrail Stage Manager Michael Angelico Assistant Stage Manager John Larcombe Flyman David Angelico Floor Crew Ken Read, Gabrielle Angelico, Tim Angelico, Stephen Angelico, Linda Baynham Lighting Board Operator Natalie Vincent Follow Spot Operators Chris and John Angelico Set Construction David Gerard (Manager), Naomi Absalom, David, John and Michael Angelico, Jenny Coll, Tom Gibson,Ken Knight, Andrew McGrail, Renn Wortley Rehearsal Pianists Jane Matheson, Christine Luo, Alex Scutt, Geoff Urquhart Publicity: Torquil Syme, John Larcombe Costumes and Wigs Marie Klein, Robyn Pidcock, Susan Marshall Properties David Angelico FOH Karen Hogg Programme Alex Scutt Photography Brian Taylor Ticket Secretary Liz Burman Personnel Co-ordinator Ben Klein |
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