Yeomen of the Guard
by WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
The Yeomen of the Guard, or The Merryman and His Maid, opened October 3, 1888, at the Savoy Theatre and ran for 423 performances. The darkest of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas, Yeomen ends with a broken-hearted main character and at least two reluctant engagements, rather than the usual armful of marriages.
However, Gilbert's "pointed" satire and punning one-liners abound, there are plenty of topsy-turvy plot complications, and many believe that the score is Sullivan's finest. Indeed, some enjoy Yeomen particularly because of its ever-changing emotional balance of joy and despair, love and sacrifice.
Learn more about Yeomen of the Guard: Wikipedia Entry and Gilbert and Sullivan Archives
Director: Liam Meggison
Musical Director: Derek Beck
Show Dates
Tuesday 9th to Saturday 13th November
Theatre Royal, Winchester
Box Office: 01962 840440
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Principal Roles
Sir Richard CholmondeleyRichard Steel
Colonel FairfaxDan Hickson
Sergeant Meryll Mike Palette
Leonard MeryllIain Barclay
Jack PointAdrian Hickford
Wilfred ShadboltPeter Barber
First YeomanChris Milne
Second YeomanVernon Tottle
Elsie MaynardSophie Pentecost
Phoebe MeryllKatie Hickson
Dame CarruthersPenny Bullough
KateJo Short
Chorus
Soprano:
Sue Aiken, Minna Bedford, Debbie Cleary, Steph Crockford, Anne McDonald, Noeline Ormerod, Lois Price, Heather Reid, Mary Twomey
Alto:
Gill Beck, Jacqui Beckingham, Anne Croudass, Jan Gwynne-Howell, Louise Hodson, Grace Honeysett, Rosemary Merchant, Emma Portlock, Gill Russell, Juliet Surridge
Tenor:
Iain Barclay, Chris Milne, Tony Reid, Vernon Tottle
Bass:
David Anderson, Geoffrey Burnaby, Stephen Gleed, Bob Jones, Hamish McDonald, Alan Matheson, Mike Vokes