Iolanthe - 2000

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Great Yarmouth Gilbert & Sullivan Society

presented

IOLANTHE

Monday 8th May to Saturday 13th May 2000
St George's Theatre, Great Yarmouth

CAST

The Lord Chancellor Trevor Burton
Earl of Mountararat Steve Holmes
Earl Tolloller Anthony Pearce
Private Willis (of the Grenadier Guards) Keith Wheadon
Strephon (an Arcadian Shepherd) Andy Weston
Queen of the Fairies Dorothy Pearce
Iolanthe (A Fairy, Strephon's mother) Gill Whiley
Phyllis (An Arcadian Shepherdess and Ward in Chancery) Helen Pearce
Celia (A Fairy) Bridget Robinson
Leila (Another Fairy) Linzi Richards
Fleta (Yet another Fairy) Sally Landin

CHORUS OF FAIRIES
Rita Bland, Stella Brownsea, Vivian Burgess, Beryl Osborn, Christine Roffey, Joan Wardle

CHORUS OF PEERS
Michael Boyce, Jeffrey Burgess, David Garrod, Hugh Graham, Maurice Jeckells, Philip Laker-Jones, Dion Ogden, Maurice Payne, Stuart Walton, Ken Wardle, Frank Whitehead


PRODUCER
Trevor Thurston

MUSICAL DIRECTOR
David Kett

Photo Gallery

Click on each of the thumbnail pictures below for a larger version.

Celia (Bridget Robinson), Leila (Linzi Richards) and Fleta (Sally Landin) lead the fairies in their 'Tripping Hither'
Iolanthe (Gill Whiley) emerges from the pond and is greeted by the Fairy Queen (Dorothy Pearce)

Strephon (Andy Weston) tells the Fairy Queen the difficulties of being half a fairy.

The Peers' chorus in full song

Lord Tolloller (Anthony Pearce) tries to persuade Phyllis (Helen Pearce) to consider marriage to a Peer.

The Sentry (Keith Wheadon) keeps guard outside the Houses of Parliament and is greatly admired by the Fairy Queen.

 Lord Mountararat (Steve Holmes), Lord Tolloller and Phyllis debate the virtues of friendship

'The nightmare has passed and its daylight at last'
The Lord Chancellor (Trevor Burton) sings the Nightmare Song

Lords Tolloller and Mountararat and the Lord Chancellor celebrate reaching the end of their trio in one piece.


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