Join us for an in-depth discussion between members of the cast and creative team as we take a deep dive into our new production of Ruddigore.

The next in our series of discussion events, which have previously explored productions such as La rondine and Così fan tutte, will focus on Gilbert & Sullivan’s hilarious send-up of Victorian gothic melodrama, in a topsy-turvy world where nothing is as it first appears.

Explore this “worthy of cult status” staging by director Jo Davies, which updates the action from the Napoleonic era to the 1920s. We’re in the era of silent cinema, the perfect setting for moustachioed villains and plenty of cloak swishing! A silent movie plays during the overture to tell the opera’s ghostly back story, there are nods to horror films of the time, and Mad Margaret’s look resembles early cinema screen icon Theda Bara. To ground us further in the 1920s, the ghost of Sir Roderick wears full WW1 military uniform, hinting at his family’s involvement in the carnage…

With exclusive insights into the rehearsal process, an in-depth exploration of the themes at the heart of this show, and the opportunity to pose your questions to the cast and creative team, this is an event not to be missed.

A Friends and Patrons event.