Details

Cynthia and her aged mother, the Dowager, are holidaying on the French island of Oleron. Cynthia's fiance can't join them - he's on his own journey of discovery with a secret gay lover in Morocco. But when Cynthia and Dowager bump into old friends, gossip abounds and confusion ensues. It isn't long before events are spiralling out of all control...

Creatives/Company

Music: Louis Mander
Lyrics: Jack Cherry

What's On By Year ...

Archive listings for The Dowager's Oyster (2016)

Work type: Opera or Operetta.

T9263320

Gilbert and Sullivan meets Agatha Christie in this new, full-length operetta; a murder-mystery farce set in the roaring 1920s.Company Belsize Opera. Director Jack Cherry. Musical Director Louis Mander. Design Anna Draftmier. Costume Anna Driftmier. Lighting Jessica Bernberg. Performer Claire Barnett Jones (Marta). Performer Aidan Coburn (Freddy). Performer Julian Debreuil (Dr Gibaud). Performer Tom Morss (Christopher). Performer Caroline Kennedy (Genevieve). Performer Melanie Lodge (The Dowager). Performer Henry Neill (Karl). Performer Jane Wilkinson (Cynthia).

26 Aug 16 to 27 Aug 16

Arcola, Inner London :: V1422226940
listing details L02016164582

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Ad not shown

CORONAVIRUS: All venues in the UK were shut down on March 16, 2020, and the restrictions were finally lifted on July 19, 2021. It is important to mention that the UK Theatre Web archive listings (iUKTDb) from March 2020 to July 2021 might not be accurate due to the lack of information regarding rescheduled and cancelled shows.