Details

The tempestuous story of the lonely, disturbed Fosca whose obsessive passion threatens the happiness of Giorgio and his beautiful mistress, Clara. With a story that focuses on the internal torments of the protagonists set against the lives of a battalion of disaffected soldiers in a bleak frontier town, Sondheim and Lapine's adaptation of a 19th century Italian gothic novella takes musical theatre to exhilarating theatrical heights. Film called Passion d'Amore.

Cast/Performers

Elena Roger (Fosca), Scarlett Strallen (Clara), David Thaxton (Giorgio), Simon Bailey (Lieutenant Torasso / Ludovic), David Birrell (Colonel Ricci), Allan Corduner (Doctor Tambourri), Ross Dawes (Lieutenant Barri / Fosca's mother), Iwan Lewis (Private Augenti), Tim Morgan (Major Rizzolli / Fosca's Father), Haydn Oakley (Sergeant Lombardi / Mistress)

Creatives/Company

Author: Stephen Sondheim
Book by: James Lapine
Producer: Donmar Warehouse
Director: Jamie Lloyd
Design: Christopher Oram
Lighting: Neil Austin
Musical Director: Alan Williams
Sound(s): Nick Lister, Terry Jardine (for Autograph)
Choreographer: Scott Ambler