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overview
Iolanthe, or The Peer and the Peri, is a comic opera with music
by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert.
It is one of the Savoy Operas and the seventh collaboration of
the fourteen between Gilbert and Sullivan.
It was first produced in London at the Savoy Theatre, on 25 November
1882, three days after Patience closed, and ran for 398 performances.
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| The Cast |
| The Lord Chancellor |
Mr Noel Howes |
| Earl of Mountararat |
Mr Tom Barnard |
| Earl Tolloller |
Mr Peter Campbell |
| Private Willis |
Mr Peter Barber |
| Strephon |
Mr David Evans |
| Queen of the Fairies |
Miss Jane Mitchell |
| Iolanthe |
Miss Mandy Stenhouse |
| Celia |
Miss Pauline Kendrick |
| Leila |
Miss Aranka Zsidi |
| Fleta |
Miss Trish Edwards |
| Phyllis |
Miss Paulette Lythall |
Chorus of Fairies:
Liz Angell, Sue Barber, Pauline Beament, Sue Brittle, Sandra Buckland, Alison
Cooper, Kiki Garnham, Debbie Harkness, Ellen Harvey-Smart, Fiona Hayes, Sally
Hester, Alex Jervis, Anne Kitcherside, Marion McLaren, Christine McMahon,
Rosalind Mitchell, Mary Sinkinson, Debbie Spooner, Barbara Thomas, Janet
Turner, Carol Vinall
Chorus of Dukes, Marquises, Earls, Viscounts and Barons:
Steve Alais, Peter Barnett, John Boult, Derek Dundas, Robert Hicks, Martin
Last, Richard Matthaie, Ian Murray, Jeremy Newton, Roger Roseboom, Robert
Salter, Alan Titchmarsh
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| The Production Team |
| Producer |
Val Fardell |
| Musical Director |
Barry Knight |
| Designer |
David Casey |
| Stage Manager |
John Mitchell |
| Assistant Stage Manager |
Barbara McDowell |
| Assistants |
Godfrey Buckland |
| Wardrobe Mistress |
Pauline Kendrick |
| Rehearsal Accompanist |
Stephanie Underhill, David Armour, Molly Brett,
Nicholas Bennett, Janet Ramsden & Peter Holt |
| Prompter |
Sally Knighton |
| Box Office |
Barbara Weedon |
| Assisted by |
Rosalind Mitchell |
| House Manager |
Peter Brown |
| Men’s Costumes |
S B Watts & Co Ltd |
| Ladies Costumes designed & made by |
Pauline Kendrick |
| Assisted by |
Mandy Stenhouse & Debbie Harkness |
| Ladies Hats designed & made by |
Wendy Taylor |
| Make-up |
Margaret Davies & Judith Vandepeer |
| Sets Constructed by |
David Casey, John Mitchell, Peter Sporle, Barbara
McDowell, John Boult, Jeremy Newton & Godfrey Buckland |
| Drapes by |
Sandra Buckland & Mandy Stenhouse |
| Lighting Designed by |
David Weaver assisted by Barry Moore |
| Clock face by |
Blackburns ( London) Ltd |
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