
By W.S Gilbert & A. Sullivan
Synopsis
None of the village
girls stand a chance at marriage, because all the young men of the village love
Rose Maybud, but do not measure up to her strict etiquette. Robin Oakapple also
loves Rose, but he is too shy to court her. Robin's foster-brother Richard
Dauntless arrives home from the sea, and speaks to Rose on Robin's behalf. Rose
misunderstands and falls in love with Richard. Discovering this, Robin declares
openly his love for Rose and they agree to marry. On their wedding day,
however, things do not go according to plan. The evil Baronet of Ruddigore, Sir
Despard Murgatroyd, arrives to claim young Robin as his elder brother, Sir
Ruthven Murgatroyd, and thus the true Baronet. Rose, broken hearted, rejects
Robin and returns to Richard and the reformed Sir Despard agrees to marry his
old flame Mad Margaret.
Robin, now unveiled as Sir Ruthven and his servant Adam bewail the witch's curse imposed on his family - to commit one crime every day or else perish in agony. Richard and Rose arrive to ask his permission to marry. Forced to yield, Sir Ruthven declares he will not commit another crime and begs his ancestors for mercy. The ancestors, led by his late Uncle Sir Roderick, come to life and force him to abduct a village maiden. Dame Hannah is mistakenly taken and she threatens Sir Ruthven. Sir Roderic saves him and is reunited with his former fiancé. Sir Ruthven declares that he has found a way to foil the curse and he and Rose are finally reunited.
Cast
| Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd / Robin Oakapple | Paul Buckle |
| Rose Maybud | Ellie Hoare |
| Richard Dauntless | Tim Brown |
| Sir Despard Murgatroyd / Grandpa | Nigel Holloway |
| Mad Margaret | Anne Braley |
| Dame Hannah / Grandma | Janet Holloway |
| Sir Roderick Murgatroyd | Sean Gomez |
| Mary | Rachel Jones |
| Alex | Luke Waddon |
| Adam Goodheart / Gideon Crawle | Steve Davies |
| Zorah | Claire Davies |
| Ruth | Catherine Carey & Lorna Welch |
| Bridesmaids | Catherine Blyth, Olivia Gomez, Catherine O'Leary, Bev Pearce, Lisa Sadie, Fiona Thomas |
| Soldiers & Ancestors | Wayne Hughes, Ruairidh MacLeod-Lyon, Kevin Morgan, Roger Thomas |
Production & Backstage
| Director | Janet Holloway |
| Musical Director | Jo Herco |
| Production | Paul Buckle, Fiona Thomas, Ruairidh MacLeod-Lyon, Lisa Sadie, Janet Holloway, Nigel Holloway |
| Costumes | Leigh Tomala, Lisa Sadie, Janet Holloway |
| Crew | Elizabeth Tomala, John Payne, Laura McMahon, Jason Marshall |
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