The Beggar's Opera
Performances 12-15 November 2014
Director | Alison Cooper |
Musical Director . | Ian Stone |
The Beggar's Opera thrusts cast and audience into the world of thieves, highwaymen,"ladies of the night" and Newgate prison's darkest corners in this satirical ballad opera written in 1728 by John Gay. Music was specially arranged for this performance by Ian Stone, who also provided an overture.
The beggar | David Longes |
Mr Peachum | Trevor Allen |
Mrs Peachum | Sarah Haswell |
Macheath | Peter Thomas |
Polly | Lorraine Lawrence |
Lucy | Linda Slater |
Filch | Stuart Finlayson |
Lockit | Colin Bousfield |
Matt of the Mint | Neil Williams |
Mrs Trapes | Virginia King |
Jenny Diver | Diane Mayall |
Mrs Coaxer | Fiona Thompson |
Ladies of the town | Julie Bickerdike, Jane Johnson, Brenda Judd, Margaret Longes, Sue Rogerson |
Ladies | Myra Gillies, Pam Patch, Ann Staddon |
Gentlemen of the Road | Milos Machacek, Stephen Tickell, Julian Warner-Edney |
Stage Manager | Martin Allitt |
Lighting | David Ames |
Front of House | Gini King, Julie Bickerdike |
Bar/Programmes | Maxine Dye, Diane Fitchett, Sarah Hellard, Linda King, Rosemary Leach, David Lynch, Debbie and Adrian Martin, Fiona Radford, Richard Rogerson, Jane Sillett, Sheila Stapes, Olivia Thompson, Shirley Trower, Kathy and Roger Wilman, Kevin Wood |
Set Design | Alison Cooper |
Construction | Martin Allitt, Stephen Tickell, Julian Warner-Edney, Brian Cooper, Vivienne Williams, Monty Williams |
Costumes | Alison Cooper, Angela Terribile |
Make-Up | Julie Bickerdike |
Photos | Mick Mercer, Julie Bickerdike |
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