Ages Ago
Libretto by W.S.GILBERT
Music by FREDERIC CLAY
Glen Cockaleekie Castle is deserted, but every 100 years a new rightful owner is found when the portraits of the past owners of the castle come to life and step out their frames
Before William met Arthur, Gilbert wrote some charming operettas for The Royal Gallery of Illustration with Frederic Clay. “Ages Ago” was the most successful of these with its original London production run of 350 performances. The London Penny Illustrated Paper (1869) hailed it
A very brilliant, sparkling operetta, full of ingenious fun in the plot and dialogue, and exhibiting a good deal of grace and freshness in the music. The dialogue is smart as well as polished, and contains several hits on current town topics, not one of which misses fire.
There were revivals throughout the Victorian era and New York’s Broadway Opera House re-opened with “Ages Ago” in 1880.
It was at a rehearsal of that Gilbert and Sullivan first met with Gilbert using many of his original ideas from “Ages Ago” in his later operas with Sullivan, including the ghostly “Ruddigore”.
This is a GSOV premiere and has been lovingly researched and revived by DIANA BURLEIGH and GEOFFREY URQUHART.
Starring:
Ebenezer Tare ANDREW FERGUSON
Rosa KATERINA COLLIER
Columbus Hebblethwaite RYAN JACOBS
Mrs MacMotherley ANNA CASTLE
Steward BEN KLEIN
Lady Maud AMELIA LE PLASTRIER
Sir Cecil Blount STEPHEN CAPON
Lord Carnaby Poppytop SAM HARGREAVES
Dame Cherry Maybud JENNY WAKEFIELD
Brown ANDREW MCGRAIL
and
W S Gilbert STEPHEN CAPON
Mrs German Reed JENNY WAKEFIELD
Fred Clay GEOFF URQUHART
Arthur Sullivan ANDREW MCGRAIL
Director: DIANA BURLEIGH
Musical Director: GEOFFREY URQUHART
Performances:
* The Malvern Theatre
29 Burke Road, East Malvern 3145
Thursday 23rd November 2023, 8pm
Friday 24th November 2023, 8pm
Saturday 25th November 2023, 2pm
Saturday 25th November 2023, 8pm
Sunday 26th November 2023, 2pm
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