Iolanthe Iolanthe
Cast
Principals
| The Lord Chancellor Earl of Mountararat Lord Tolloller Private Willis (of the Grenadier Guards) Strephon (an Arcadian shepherd) Butler Queen of the Fairies Iolanthe (Strephon's Mother) Celia (a fairy) Leila (a fairy) Fleta (a fairy) Phyllis (an Arcadian shepherdess and Ward in Chancery) Dancer Scribe |
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Chris Randall Will O'Brien Sean Kerr Richard Sullivan Curtis Dobson Richard Blight Debbie Sischy Lindsy O'Reilly Penny Richards Louise Carson Katherine Redmond Lucy Bates Katherine Redmond Hannah Dutton |
Chorus
| Sopranos Hannah Dutton Ceri Foulkes Rachel Hoare Kate Kinnear Emma Massey Didou Mignot Judy Stanley |
Altos Amanda Berry Louise Chastney Tessa Evans Elizabeth Holden Hannah "Muppet" Jones Carol McKay Sarah Pennington Vicki Richer Amy Scourfield Rachel Scott Kate Stinchcombe Joanne Taylor Julia Webb |
Tenors Dave Bolton Nick Elliot Paul Flitcroft Ron Haselgrove James Lowther Jim Symcox |
Basses Richard Blight Paul Coley Robert Fellows Alasdair King Stuart Johnson Robert Lundie Kieran Reynolds William Ryall |
Committee| MUGSS | UGSS |
| Chair | - | Kieran Reynolds | Chairman | - | Jeremy Davis |
| Treasurer | - | Joanne Taylor | Treasurer | - | Claire Capel |
| Secretary | - | Hannah Dutton | Secretary | - | Katherine Redmond |
| Social Secretary | - | Faye Willingale | |||
| Marketing | - | Steph Tinsley | |||
| Ordinaries | - | Lindsy O'Reilly | |||
| Stuart Johnson | |||||
| Tim Simmons |
Production| Musical Director: | Ian Christensen | Director: | Judith Tonner |
| Production Manager: | Keiran Taylor-Thomas | Designer: | Susanna Wilding |
| Lighting Designer: | Ben Robb | Wardrobe: | Helen Taylor |
| Properties: | Emma Flatters | Stage Manager: | Tim Simmons |
| Make Up: | Elizabeth Castro | Choreographer: | Katherine Redmond |
| Assistant Production Manager: | Jeremy Davis | Chief Set Constructor: | Ian Downey |
| Costume Team: | Frances Anderson | Lighting: | Ben Robb |
| Elizabeth Castro | Chris Drayton | ||
| Alasdair King | Wigs: | Helen Taylor | |
| Invisible Man | Frank Stapleton: | Front of House Manager: | Claire Capel |
| Orchestra Manager: | Frances Anderson | Ticket Sales: | Claire Capel |
| Rehearsal Accompanist: | Mike Harris | Photography: | Julia Webb |
| Poster Design: | Jeremy Davis | Mike Harris | |
| Programme Editor: | Peter England | Programme Artwork: | Pierre Angleterre |
| (thanks Fran, Claire and Hannah) | Set Construction: | Rob (Dougal) | |
| Stage Crew: | Marcus Tinsley | Alasdair King | |
| Andy Biggs | James Cameron | ||
| David Iveson | Paul Muscat | ||
| Andrea Gollings | David Golden | ||
| Josephine Thompson | Belinda-Jane Wells | ||
| Andy Biggs | Nicola Moss | ||
| David Iveson | Helen Cummings | ||
| David Golden | Andrew Gill | ||
| Andrew Gill | Emma Bradshaw | ||
| Colin Cassidy | Colin Cassidy | ||
| Matt Lees | Matt Lees | ||
| Chris Drayton | Front of House Team: | Julia Webb | |
| Nigel "Big Ben" Machin | Darren Curtis | ||
| Ruarri Scott | |||
| Ruth Hardy | |||
| George Dickie | |||
| Andrea Gollings | |||
| Josephine Thompson | |||
| Michael Watkins | |||
| Stephen Hoare |
MusicRecordings provided courtesy of the marvellous Mike Harris.
NotesThe 1997 production of Iolanthe was done in fairly traditional costume - the fairies were lucky enough to sport attractive white leotards, white net skirts, gold net wings and - of course - white tights and black plimsolls, while the Peers wore red capes, knee breeches, wigs, and a variety of alarming facial expressions. Strephon wore a particularly attractive blonde curly wig (making him look strangely like Ian the MD), Private Willis had a traditional soldier's uniform and comedy fake moustache, Iolanthe wore flowing blue shimmery things (and at one point wellies) and the Fairy Queen matched the female chorus in a frankly fantastic dress of white and gold with ENORMOUS wings. All terribly attractive, you might think. However, any subtlety of costume was completely destroyed by the blatant use of props to steal the show. No names will be mentioned here - it is enough to say that giving the male chorus ear trumpets, dodgy magazines and walking sticks was asking for some outrageous overacting, and that wands, mirrors and the like can become deadly weapons in the hands of the female chorus.
Pictures
The programme cover