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13th November 1984 to 17th November 1984 |
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Paris in the summer of 1866 and Offenbach celebrates and pokes fun at the spirit of the Second Empire. The flimsy story is delightful nonsense upon which the composer ranges a sequence of glorious melodies. Suffice to say that a Swedish Baron and his wife arrive in Paris to savour its delights. They are lured by Raoul and Bobinet in supposing the Duchess's house to be a fine hotel and they both experience the delights they keenly anticipated. Another visitor is a Brazilian, eagerly awaiting to be fleeced - yet again! - but this time returning home with Gabrielle, a glove maker - though a Colonel's widow at one point during the plot. Pauline is really a maid, but the plot allows her to be a Swiss Admiral's wife. Metella is courted by Raoul, Bobinet and the Swedish Baron. Enough! You are lost! |
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The Dowager Duchess of Quimper-Karadac |
Audrey Gordon |
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Station Master |
John Taylor |
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Bobinet, nephew and heir to the Duchess |
Barry Sawyer |
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Raoul de Gardefeu, friend of Bobinet |
John Heath |
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Metella, a courtesan |
Carol Hitchcock |
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Joseph, a guide, formerly Raoul's valet |
Jim Burgess |
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Gontran, escort to Metella |
Frank Powis |
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Baron Gondremarck, of Stockholm |
David Berridge |
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Baroness Christina, his wife |
Pam Homan |
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The Brazilian |
Graham Ryan |
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Alphonse, Raoul's butler |
Philip Gillmor |
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| Gabrielle, a glove maker |
Hilary Crouch |
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| Suzanne, a maid in Raoul's house |
Jean Day |
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| Pauline, personal maid to the Duchess |
Jeanne Cavill |
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| Claire | housemaids to the Duchess |
Lesley Addington |
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| Louise |
Sue Heath |
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| Patrice, head footman to the Duchess |
John Davies |
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| Alfred, head waiter at the Café Anglais |
Alan French |
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| Waiters at Café Anglais |
Roy Craske, Keith Eaton, Jim Parkinson, John Taylor |
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| Chorus of railway officials, passengers, attendants, tourists, waiters, guests and Can Can dancers at the Café Anglais |
Mary Bamford, Andrea Baron, Hilary Chapman, Susanna Cookson, Eve Davies, Helen Davies, Janet Eaton, Elizabeth Galley, Polly Gimson, Clorinda Goodman, Penny Gorton, Elisabeth Gorton, Valerie Houghton, Josephine Jenkin, Lindsey Jones, Moira Knight, Sarah McDonald, laine Piesse, Roma Prior, Jane Ryan, Vivienne Simpson, Monica Squire, May Teague, Beth Walker, Elizabeth Warren, Joanne Westrop, Phyllida Whinney, Jean Wingfield John Carrington, Mike Chapman, Roy Craske, Vic Dutton, David Fletcher, Iain Galley, Arthur Harris, Garon Heslop, Paul Leggatt, Jim Parkinson, Bill Whittuck |
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| Producer |
Valerie Fardell |
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Musical directors |
Ingrid Astill |
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| Stage co-ordinator |
Ken Warminger |
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Stage manager |
Alan Baker |
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Assistant stage managers |
Elizabeth Whinney |
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Lighting |
Mike Wolfe, Jim MacDonald |
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Stage crew |
Cathy Baker, Malcolm Baker, Martin Daniels, Julian Duggan, Nick Duggan, David Hitchcock, Peter Hughes, Steve Taylour |
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Wardrobe |
Mary Myers, Melanie Taylor, Barbara Bostock, Audrey Taylor, Margaret Baker |
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Costumes supplied by |
Theatrical Costume House (Westcliffe-on-Sea) |
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| Wigs |
Warren Landsfield (Hampstead) |
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Properties |
Dorothy Whittuck, Alma Bond, Nikki Sawyer, Sarah Whittuck, Margaret Boggan, Elaine Baker |
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Make-up |
Anne Butterworth, Pat Carne |
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Production secretary |
Hilary Chapman |
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Business manager |
Evelyn Whinney |
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| Producer's assistant |
Marilyn Warminger |
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Rehearsal accompanists |
Neil Buick, Rita Fryer |
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Prompts |
Lesley Duggan, Pam Kell |
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| Ticket secretary |
Helen Davies |
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| Front of House |
Tony Gordon |
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| Box office |
Stan Owen |
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| Photographer |
Stanley Cohen |
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| Programmes |
Jeannie Owen |
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Publicity |
Geoff Bostock, John Carrington, Arthur Harris |
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Transport manager |
Mike Chapman |
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| Violins |
Geoffrey Barker, Jenny Wigram, Judy Taylor, Peter Boyle, Amanda Parker, Gwen Johnston, Gill Naylor, Janet Jordon |
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| Violas |
Jennifer Purvis, Tony Wigram |
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| Celli |
Miriam Alcock, Rosemary Leak |
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Double bass |
Wray Nunn |
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Woodwind |
Ben Pateman, Jenny Barker, Claire Jarvis, Marion Crouch, Graham Pinder, Elizabeth Jay |
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Trumpet |
Graham Weeks, Michael Cannon |
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Trombone |
David Rogers, Jim Gribben, John Allum |
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Tuba |
Adrian Parker |
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Percussion |
John Standing |
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