Title: Iolanthe, or, The Peer and the Peri/The Yeomen of the Guard, or, The Merryman and his Maid
Date: May 1988
Type: Opera
Company: D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
Location: Theatre Royal, Norwich, England
Composer: Arthur Sullivan (Both Works)
Librettist: W.S. Gilbert (Both Works)
Conductor: Bramwell Tovey
Collection Folder: Folder 21

Cast

Iolanthe

The Lord Chancellor: Richard Suart
Earl of Mountararat: Terence Sharpe
Earl Tolloller: Hugh Hetherington
Private Willis of the Grenadier Guards: Gareth Jones
Strephon, an Arcadian Shepherd: John Cashmore
Queen of the Fairies: Gillian Knight, Jill Pert (alternate)
Iolanthe, a Fairy, Strephon’s Mother: Thora Ker
Celia, a Fairy: Shirley Pilgrim
Leila, a Fairy: Sidonie Winter
Fleta, a Fairy: Jane Stoggles
Phyllis, an Arcadian Shepherdess: Vivian Tierney

Chorus of Dukes, Marquises, Earls, Viscounts, Barons and Fairies: David Aldred, Juliet Arthur, Pamela Baxter, Justin Bindley, Pauline Birchall, Patricia Cameron, Joan Carroll, Jonathan Coad, Christopher Dee, Susan Devlin, Garrick Forbes, John Gordon-Hughes, Helen Greenaway, Martyn Harrison, Nicola-Jane Kemp, Caroline Lenton-Ward, Howard Ludlow, Guy Matthews, Tim Menah, Nicola Morgan, Michael Neill, Yvonne Patrick, Jeremy Peaker, Shirley Pilgrim, Denise Shane, Jane Stoggles, Caroline Stormer, Robert Traynor, Colin Trickett, Tom Emlyn Williams, Sidonie Winter, Richard Woodall

Understudy Lord Chancellor: Gareth Jones
Understudy Earl of Mountararat: Robert Traynor
Understudy Earl Tolloller: Martyn Harrison
Understudy Private Willis: Garrick Forbes
Understudy Strephon: David Aldred
Understudy Queen of the Fairies: Susan Devlin
Understudy Iolanthe: Pauline Birchall
Understudy Celia: Yvonne Patrick
Understudy Leila/Fleta: Juliet Arthur
Understudy Phyllis: Shirley Pilgrim

The Yeomen of the Guard

Sir Richard Cholmondley, Lieutenant of the Tower: Gareth Jones
Colonel Fairfax, under sentence of death: Philip Creasy
Sergeant Meryll, of the Yeomen of the Guard: Simon Masterton-Smith
Leonard Meryll, his son: David Aldred
Jack Point, a Strolling Jester: Eric Roberts
Wilfred Shadbolt, Head Jailor and Assistant Tormentor: Terence Sharpe
First Yeoman: Martyn Harrison
Second Yeoman: Tom Emlyn Williams
Elsie Maynard, a Strolling Singer: Deborah Rees
Phoebe Meryll, Sergeant Meryll’s daughter: Thora Ker
Dame Carruthers, Housekeeper to the Tower: Gillian Knight, Jill Pert (alternate)
Kate, her niece: Shirley Pilgrim
Citizens: Howard Ludlow, Robert Traynor

Chorus of Yeomen of the Guard, Gentlemen, Citizens, etc.: David Aldred, Juliet Arthur, Pamela Baxter, Justin Bindley, Pauline Birchall, Patricia Cameron, Joan Carroll, Jonathan Coad, Christopher Dee, Susan Devlin, Garrick Forbes, John Gordon-Hughes, Helen Greenaway, Martyn Harrison, Nicola-Jane Kemp, Caroline Lenton-Ward, Howard Ludlow, Guy Matthews, Tim Menah, Nicola Morgan, Michael Neill, Yvonne Patrick, Jeremy Peaker, Shirley Pilgrim, Denise Shane, Jane Stoggles, Caroline Stormer, Robert Traynor, Colin Trickett, Tom Emlyn Williams, Sidonie Winter, Richard Woodall

Understudy Sir Richard Cholmondley: Justin Bindley
Understudy Colonel Fairfax: Martyn Harrison
Understudy Sergeant Meryll: Tim Menah
Understudy Leonard Meryll: Guy Matthews
Understudy Jack Point: Jeremy Peaker
Understudy Wilfred Shadbolt: Gareth Jones
Understudy Elsie Maynard: Shirley Pilgrim
Understudy Phoebe Meryll: Pauline Birchall
Understudy Dame Carruthers: Caroline Stormer
Understudy Kate: Patricia Cameron
Understudy First Yeoman: Howard Ludlow
Understudy Second Yeoman: Garrick Forbes

Orchestra

First Violins:
Geoffrey Allan (Leader)
Julie Higgins
Kate Smith
Nicola Hutchings
Claire Thatcher
Hazel Province

Second Violins:
Jennifer Gubb
Judith Smith
Alicia Pearson
Jill Renshaw

Violas:
Celi Azulek
Andrew Staples
Helena Plews

Cellos:
Philip Taylor
John Tasker
Rhian Isaacson

Doubles Basses:
Christopher Long
Ashley Frampton

Flutes:
Helen Kenyon Jones
Katey Thomas

Oboe:
Deborah Jones

Clarinets:
Ian Scott
Lorraine Schulman

Bassoons:
Brian Gill
Gillian Watson

Horns:
Robert McCreath
Graeme Hodge

Cornets/Trumpets:
Julie Ryan
Sandy McGrattan

Tenor Trombones:
Peter Harrap
Dan Jenkins

Bass Trombone:
Patrick Jackman

Percussion/Timpani:
Mark Walker
Chris Blundell

Crew

For the Double Bill

Director, Iolanthe: Peter Walker
Choreographer, Iolanthe: Petra Siniawski
Director, The Yeomen of the Guard: Christopher Renshaw
Choreographer, The Yeomen of the Guard: Stuart Hopps
Designer, Both Works: Nadine Baylis

Musical Director: Bramwell Tovey
Orchestra Manager: Peter Harrap

For the Theatre Royal, Norwich

General Manager: Dick Condon
Deputy General Manager: Peter Lea
Stage Manager: Jack Bowhill
Chief Electrician: Ian Greeves
Assistant Chief Electrician: Glenn Alderton
Assistant Stage Manager: Arthur Hoare
Catering Manager: James Gyrne
Stage Security: Les Elmes

Notes

No specific days/month given, date estimated by date of next attraction at the theatre

Additional Material: A signup envelope for the Friends of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company