Details

One of the Gilbert and Sullivan light operettas. Includes; The Family Fool, The Merryman and his Maid, A Man Who Would Woo a Fair Maid, Ah Me!, The Philosophic Pill and A Mirage. Colonel Fairfax is sentenced to death on a false charge of sorcery and marries a strolling singer (Elsie) to stop his estate falling into the hands of his evil cousin. But then he escapes the sentence .. To tragic and comic consequence. CARL ROSA OPERA are proud to present a new production of GILBERT & SULLIVAN’S THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD, featuring a cast of over fifty singers and actors elaborately costumed and accompanied by the full Carl Rosa Opera Orchestra. These special and unique performances are the first time The Yeomen of the Guard has been performed in the Towers moat since 1978. The production, commissioned by the Tower Festival, will be one of the only times you will be able to see The Yeomen of the Guard performed within the space where the action is set.

Cast/Performers

Paul Nicholas (Jack Point), Gareth Jones (Sir Richard Cholmondeley), Donald Maxwell (Wilfred Shadbolt), David Curry (Colonel Fairfax), Bruce Graham (Sergeant Meryll), Charlotte Page (Elsie Maynard), Victoria Byron (Phoebe Meryl), Susan Gorton (Dame Carruthers), Catrine Kirkman (Kate)

Creatives/Company

Author(s): W S Gilbert, A Sullivan
Company: Carl Rosa Opera
Conductor: Wyn Davies