Tess of the D'Urbervilles

T209917817
Musical adaptation of the Tess story. Based on Hardy's love story, first published in 1891, Tess of the D'Urbervilles takes place in fictional Wessex where the beautiful Tess Durbeyfield, a peasant descended from an aristocratic family, embarks on an intense but ill-fated love affair with Angel Clare that ends in betrayal and murder.

Lyrics	Justin Fleming
Music	Stephen Edwards
Book by	Thomas Hardy

Archive :: production:T209917817, musical:S01406199654, venue:V962

Production details

Web site. The role of Tess is the largest female role ever created for musical theatre and, consequently, will be shared by two actresses.

Performance

Venue	Sheffield Theatres
	Other spaces: Lyceum Theatre, Crucible Theatre, Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse
Town	Sheffield
County	South Yorkshire
From	6th September 1999
To	11th September 1999
What is currently on at Sheffield Theatres (V962)

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Company

Company	JFK Repertory Company
Company	Durbeyfield Ltd
Adapted by	Karen Louise Hebden
Performer	Philippa Healey (Tess)
Performer	Poppy Tiernay (Tess)
Performer	Jonathan Monks (Angel Clare)
Performer	Alasdair Harvey (Alec D'Urberville)
Performer	Craig Adams
Performer	Susan Anderson
Performer	Alison Crowther
Performer	Nicola Edwards
Performer	Maxine Fone
Performer	Aoibheann Greene
Performer	Paul Haley
Performer	Caroline Hobin
Performer	Maria Holley
Performer	Robert Irons
Performer	Simon Joslin
Performer	Katie Leeming
Performer	Nicholas Maude
Performer	David Oakley
Performer	Vincent Penfold
Performer	Dianne Pilkington
Performer	Kate Rawson
Performer	Gemma Sandy
Performer	Matt Lawrence Smith
Performer	Catherine Debenham-Taylor
Performer	Timothy Taylor
Performer	Sara Weymouth
Director	Karen Louise Hebden
Producer	Bruce Athol MacKinnon

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