"... 'tis so fine I have not words to describe it. Whilst Mr Handel was playing his part, I could not help thinking him a necromancer in the midst of his own enchantments."
(Mrs Pendarves to her mother after the first rehearsal, 12 April 1735)
Venue and Bookings:
‘Upstairs
at the Gatehouse’
(The Gatehouse Pub) phone: 020 8340 3488
Time:
7.30 pm on Thursday 14 April, Friday 15 April,
Saturday 16 April, Thursday 21
April, Friday 22 April, Saturday 23 April 2005; matinees 4pm Sunday 17
April and 2.30pm Saturday 23 April 2005
Tickets:
£15 (concessions £12); all seats unreserved
Poster.
(Better
quality poster - NB takes twice as long to view).
| Thurs
14, Sat 16, Fri 22, Sat 23 |
Fri 15, Sun 17, Thurs 21, Sat 23 | |
| Alcina,
a sorceress |
Christina Haldane | Susan Jiwey |
| Morgana,
her sister |
Sara Clark | Sarah Moule |
| Ruggiero,
a knight |
Ruth Trawford | Richard Scott |
| Bradamante,
his betrothed |
Kate Mapp | Michelle Jueno |
| Oronte,
a general |
Hiromitsu Maeda | Andrew Buchanan |
| Oberto,
a young nobleman |
Fredi Teale | Joanna Coker (Fredi Teale on Sat 23) |
| Melisso,
Bradamante's tutor |
Julian Debreuil | Simon Wallfisch |
Valentina Bishop, Claudia Conway, Jackie Cushing-Collins, Kuan Hon, Antonia Leach, Bruno Loxton, Catherine Minns, Giles Naylor, Guido Smeets, Curzon Tussaud
Producer and director: Katrine Reimers
Movement and dance: Catherine Minns
Set designer: Benna Harper
Lighting designer: Racky Plews
Stage manager: Andrea Silvain
Conductor and music director:
Michael Newton
Assistant music director: Alastair MacGeorge
Orchestra: The
Dionysus Ensemble
