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DIE FLEDERMAUS - March 1999
The operetta, Die Fledermaus (The Bat), tells the story of a society that only comes alive after dark. The flamboyantly voluptuous Rosalinde arranges to meet her former lover after her husband, Gabriel von Eisenstein, is ordered to prison. Eisenstein is diverted to a party at Prince Orlofsky’s villa by Dr. Falke, and through a series of false identities, Falke cruelly stage-manages events to expose the sexual hypocrisy of Vienna society.
The original source for Die Fledermaus is a farce by German playwright Julius Roderich Benedix (1811-1873), Das Gefängnis (The Prison).
Music by Johann Strauss II (1825-1899)
Strauss Family Society webpage
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| Rosalinda Eisenstein |
Jane Pegler |
| Gabriel Eisenstein |
Geoff Porter |
| Adele |
Jan Mather |
| Doctor Falke |
John Paul McCrohon |
| Alfred |
Brydon Baker |
| Frank |
William Dawson |
| Prince Orlofsky |
Guy Smither |
| Ida |
Kate Davey |
| Doctor Blint |
Alan Jenkins |
| Gentlemen's Chorus |
Bob Clarke, Tony Doye, John Haig, Steve Guermonprez, John McLaughlin, Garry Sherrington, Gerry Smith, Barry Tester |
| Ladies Chorus |
Sonia Atkinson, Claire Broadley, Yvonne Jenkins, Val Leopold, Margaret McIntyre, Linda Smither, Laura Underwood, Eileen Walker |
| Dancers |
Caroline Archer, Tanya Bourner, Julia Brown, Charlotte Camp, Kate Langrish, Sarah Lockhart, Peta Mewett, Helen Stoddart |
| Chorus of Maids |
Jayne Bushnell, Lesley Hasker, Trish Pring, Sandra Tucker, Sue Wright |
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| Producer & Choreographer |
Audrey Pring |
| Musical Director |
Alan Pring |
| Assistant Producer |
Julia Brown |
| Official Accompanists |
Jean Porter, Paul Mizen, David Russell |
| Stage Director |
Colin D Justice |
| Stage Manager |
Michael Williams |
| Assistant Stage Managers |
George Hyde & Lee Stoddart |
| Stage Crew |
Steve Bundey, Peter Langrish, Roy Luke, Ian Matthews, Chris Munday, George Philpott, Tom Potts, Dennis Redding, Simon Roe, Marc Scott, John Simnett |
| Head Flyman |
Rick |
| Fly Crew |
Norman Price, Kate Evans, Tony Lee-Wright, Gary Townley, Darren Garland |
| Sound |
Mitchell Sound (Steve & Kathy Oldfield) |
| Lighting Design |
Ian & Theresa Pratt |
| Property Mistresses |
Maureen Francis, Sheila Justice |
| Property Assistants |
Sheila Stoddart, Emily Street, Sally White, Victoria Jowett, Andy Oakley |
| Wardrobe Co-ordinator |
Carole Gennings |
| Hair and Make-up |
Christine Wenzel |
| Hair and Make-up Assistants |
Rosemary Luke, Marion Williams, Penny Warren |
| Publicity |
Steve Guermonprez, Alan Jenkins, Sarah Lockhart, Jane Pegler, David Best (Hospital Radio) |
| Front of House Photographs |
Ivan Saunders |
| Programme Design & Production |
Steve Guermonprez, Clare Wallace |
| Die Fledermaus cover design |
Guy Smither |
| Ticket Controller |
Anita Waterhouse |
| Ticket Assistants |
Pat Wallace and Linda Smither |
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| Violins |
Nuala Land, Chris Davis, Matt Denison, Gill Tolliday, Judy Taylor, Gerry Salway, Rod Preston, Pat Ryan, Anna Pring |
| Viola |
Alan Barr |
| Cello |
Nigel McNestrie |
| Bass |
Stuart Gay |
| Trumpet |
Roger Hammond |
| Trombone |
Dave Thomas |
| Horn |
Allan Mead |
| Flute |
Dave Thomas |
| Clarinets |
Robert Blanken, Emma Counter |
| Oboe |
Irene Pragnell |
| Bassoon |
Bob Metcalf |
| Percussion |
George Race |
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