Ruddigore 2018

Chairman’s Message
Good evening Ladies, Gentlemen and
Children.
It is my great pleasure to welcome you to
our production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s
Ruddigore, also titled The Witch’s
Curse. This was the tenth collaboration
of Gilbert and Sullivan and opened to
the public for the first time in January
1887. It is a parody of the Victorian
melodrama complete with a dastardly
villain, an innocent heroine and a gallery
of disgruntled ghosts.
I am delighted to welcome back Alana
Thackray as our musical director who has
been very kind to and tolerant with me,
in this my first year as Chairman of the Society,
and in my first role as director of a show.
Many thanks go to our scenic designers, Hazel
and John Daniels, our rehearsal pianists, Pam Rogers and Brian Caves,
and to everyone else who has contributed in any way, large or small, to
rehearsals, preparations and performances.
Thank you for your continued support and I hope to see you at our concert
next spring and our production of The Pirates of Penzance next November.
Have an entertaining evening and, if you enjoy what you see, why don’t you
consider joining us in a performing, backstage or front of house role.
A dvd recording of this performance will be produced by Wizard Video
Productions Ltd. If you would like a copy, priced £20, please see any member
of the Society.
If you would like to become a Patron of this Society please send your gift, however
small, to Hazel Daniels. “An acknowledgement will be sent”