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RUDDIGORE
or, The Witch's Curse
 
Written by W. S. Gilbert                            Composed by Arthur Sullivan

 

Barnfield Theatre, Exeter, 30th September - 4th October, 1980

(Original 1887 version as RUDDYGORE)

 

SIR RUTHVEN MURGATROYD - Robin Johnson; RICHARD DAUNTLESS - Phil Hobbs; SIR DESPARD MURGATROYD - Ian Bond; OLD ADAM GOODHEART - Rod Stewart.

ROSE MAYBUD - Mary Pickard; MAD MARGARET - Lorraine Rogers; DAME HANNAH - Nicky Hobbs; ZORAH - Carolyne Randall; RUTH - Lizi Sharman.

SIR RUPERT MURGATROYD - Peter Sargent; SIR JASPER MURGATROYD - Kevin Brown; SIR LIONEL MURGATROYD - Jim Sharman; SIR ARTHUR MURGATROYD - John Nicklin; SIR CONRAD MURGATROYD - Peter Forrest; SIR DESMOND MURGATROYD - Mike Redman; SIR GILBERT MURGATROYD - Gerald Quest; SIR MERVYN MURGATROYD - Phil Cartwright; SIR RODERIC MURGATROYD - John Stuart.

 

Producer - LEONARD LARNE Musical Director - SYLVIA PRITCHARD

 

This production included the full versions of "I once was as meek as a new born lamb", "Happily coupled are we" and "In bygone days". The Recit and Song "Away Remorse - Henceforth all the crimes" and the original Act Two finale were restored as was the entire Act Two dialogue.


Barnfield Theatre, Exeter, 8th - 12th October, 1991

 

SIR RUTHVEN MURGATROYD - Ian Bond; RICHARD DAUNTLESS - Andrew May; SIR DESPARD MURGATROYD - John Stuart; OLD ADAM GOODHEART - Rod Stewart; SIR RODERIC MURGATROYD - Andrew Sandilands.

ROSE MAYBUD - Madeleine Haydon; MAD MARGARET - Jane May; DAME HANNAH - Margaret Thomson; ZORAH - Bobbie Hiscock; RUTH - Kate Davison. 

 

Producer - JANE EDMUND Musical Director - DIANA DRAISEY


Barnfield Theatre, Exeter, 8th - 12th October, 2002

 

SIR RUTHVEN MURGATROYD – Tim Hunt; RICHARD DAUNTLESS - Andrew May; SIR DESPARD MURGATROYD – Colin Mackenzie; OLD ADAM GOODHEART – Philip Fairweather; SIR RODERIC MURGATROYD – Mark Jelley.

ROSE MAYBUD – Penny Daw; MAD MARGARET – Sarah-Jo Somerfield; DAME HANNAH – Christine West.

BRIDESMAIDS – Karis Ford, Mary George, Caroline Haydon, Jane May, Rose Swift, Hilary Todd.

 

Producer - JANE EDMUND Musical Director – MARY PICKARD


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