Performance

Venue	Finborough
	Also: The Finborough
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	17th June 2007
Opened	18th June 2007
To	2nd July 2007
When	Jun 17, 18, 24, Jul 1, 2 at 20:00
Prices	From £11.00. To £11.00.
Finborough (V199)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

The Boatswain's Mate

Work:: The Boatswain's Mate (S1345666954)

Written in 1914 and unseen in London for more than 50 years, The Boatswain's Mate is Smyth's fourth and most obviously feminist opera. A witty and inventive battle of the sexes, it features a feisty heroine - supposedly based on Emmeline Pankhurst - who outwits her suitors in a series of entertaining and resourceful deceptions. Mrs Waters is a wealthy widow whose first husband has left her with a country pub and a determination never to remarry. When the retired boatswain George Benn devises a scheme to win her hand by 'saving' her from a burglar whom he has in fact paid to break in, he reckons without her bravery and quick-wittedness.

Book by	W.W. Jacobs
Music	Ethel Smyth
Lyrics	Ethel Smyth

Production:: (T01594742973)

Producer	Primavera Productions (in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre)
Director	Tom Littler
Conductor	Timothy Carey

Listing:: L01412000691

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