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	Welcome to the 2005 production of Ruddygore

Welcome to this year’s production, ‘Ruddygore’, and this our 30th Anniversary year.
‘Ruddygore’ is Gilbert’s excellent parody of the melodramatic genre and exploiting the Victorian fascination with the gothic.
In this production of ‘Ruddygore’, we have tried to return, as near as possible, to Gilbert’s original libretto by reinstating a number of cuts made in the dialogue over the years, putting in Sir Ruthen’s patter song in Act 2, reverting to the original ending which was originally thought to be too ‘sensational’ for a delicate Victorian audience, and also the first performance of a rediscovered duet for Mad Margaret and Sir Despard, which Sullivan never set to music, but we are fortunate that our musical director, Mike Crofts, has taken up the challenge to follow in Sullivan’s footsteps.
With this in mind, we felt we were justified in returning the opera to the original spelling of the title of ‘Ruddygore’, as opposed to the later, more familiar spelling of ‘Ruddigore’.

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 rules of etiquette.
Robin Oakapple also loves Rose, but he is too shy to court her. This is partly because he is, in reality, the accursed Baronet of Ruddigore, Sir Ruthen Murgatroyd, in disguise.
His brother Sir Despard carries out the curse: he must commit one major crime per day or die in agony.
Robin's foster brother, Richard, seeking Rose for himself, tells Sir Despard of Robin's deception, and Sir Despard transfers the curse back to Robin.
The ghosts of his ancestors step from their picture frames to confront Robin for failing to conscientiously carry out his duty. Robin agrees to execute the curse faithfully but finds a clever solution to the whole problem after all!

Producer Graham Breeze Musical Director Mike Crofts

The Cast

Mortals

Rose Maybud
Sue Dixon
Mad Margaret
Cath Bromley
Dame Hannah
Liz Healing
Zora
Julia Metcalfe
Ruth
Lesley Worton
Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd
      Graham Healing
Sir Despard Murgatroyd
Roger Whatmore
Richard Dauntless
Graham Mitchel
Old Adam Goodheart
Gordon Oliver

Ghosts

Sir Roderic Murgatroyd
Alan Bennett
Sir Rupert Murgatroyd
Alan van Gortel

Sir Jasper Murgatroyd
David Taylor

Sir Lionel Murgatroyd
Barry Bates

Sir Conrad Murgatroyd
Stephan Kirk

Sir Desmond Murgatroyd
Mark Williamson

Sir Gilbert Murgatroyd
Chris Carter

Sir Mervyn Murgatroyd
Chris Worton

Chorus of Maids & Professional Bridesmaids:

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Jean Bates, Rebecca Bell, Jac Collins, Margaret Collins, Henrietta Dixon, Hannah Dixon,
Di Dowell, Barbara Eastaff, Petrina Freeman, Lesley Gray, Lynn Homer, Zoe Hunter, Liz Letts,
Hilary Jolliff, Margaret Mallard, Ruth Martin, Debbie Maynard, Tracey Miles, Karen Platt, Imogen Sadler,
Kate Thomas, Paula Upton, Maddy van Gortel, Dee Wetherell, Tabitha Willmer.

Chorus of Villagers, Sailors, Bucks, Blades and Ancestors

Ross Alexander, Nick Ashton, Barry Bates, Doug Bates, Graham Breeze, Chris Carter, Thomas Dixon, Flaurent Dauchy,
Alan van Gortel, Fred Jewell, Stephan Kirk, Benjamin Myles, Joshua Myles, David Taylor, Mark Williamson, Chris Worton

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	Rose Maybud	Sue Dixon
	Mad Margaret	Cath Bromley
	Dame Hannah	Liz Healing
	Zora	Julia Metcalfe
	Ruth	Lesley Worton
	Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd	Graham Healing
	Sir Despard Murgatroyd	Roger Whatmore
	Richard Dauntless	Graham Mitchel
	Old Adam Goodheart	Gordon Oliver


	Sir Roderic Murgatroyd	Alan Bennett
	Sir Rupert Murgatroyd	Alan van Gortel
	Sir Jasper Murgatroyd	David Taylor
	Sir Lionel Murgatroyd	Barry Bates
	Sir Conrad Murgatroyd	Stephan Kirk
	Sir Desmond Murgatroyd	Mark Williamson
	Sir Gilbert Murgatroyd	Chris Carter
	Sir Mervyn Murgatroyd	Chris Worton

Welcome to the 2005 production of Ruddygore

Synopsis

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