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The Highborn and the Hobo was performed by LOpSoc on 15th - 19th June 2011 at the [[Annex Theatre]] in conjunction with [[The Fall of the House of Usher]].
[[File:H&H Poster A4.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Show poster from The Highborn and the Hobo 2011]]
 
 
The Highborn and the Hobo; or, The Mining Magnates Daughter, was performed by LOpSoc on 15th - 18th June 2011 at the [[Annex Theatre]] in conjunction with [[The Fall of the House of Usher 2011]].
 


An original production with libretto by LOpSoc members [[Phill Moxley]] and [[Harry Campbell]] and music by Jolly Felton - a multimedia opera in one act with all proceeds going to Charity.
An original production with libretto by LOpSoc members [[Phill Moxley]] and [[Harry Campbell]] and music by Jolly Felton - a multimedia opera in one act with all proceeds going to Charity.


Lonnie Choke, ([[David Turner]]) is the only son of a wealthy machine merchant, and was betrothed in infancy to the daughter of a wealthy mining magnate, Corsica Whistle ([[Becky Thomas]]). Both parents believed it bad luck to see the bride at all before the actual wedding day, and so the two have never actually met. Distraught at the prospect of living his life with someone he has never met, and who could be hideously ugly or dreadfully boring, Lonnie runs away and joins a group of vagrants living under a London overpass...
 
Lonnie Choke ([[David Turner]]) is the only son of a wealthy machine merchant, and was betrothed in infancy to the daughter of a wealthy mining magnate, Corsica Whistle ([[Becky Thomas]]). Both parents believed it bad luck to see the bride at all before the actual wedding day, and so the two have never actually met. Distraught at the prospect of living his life with someone he has never met, and who could be hideously ugly or dreadfully boring, Lonnie runs away and joins a group of vagrants living under a London overpass....




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| ''Musical Director''||[[Keziah Jacombs]]
| ''Musical Director''||[[Keziah Jacombs]]
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| ''Assistant Director''||[[Poppy Rosworth]]
| ''Assistant Director''||[[Poppy Roworth]]
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| ''Assistant Director''||[[Harry Campbell]]
| ''Assistant Director''||[[Harry Campbell]]
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| ''Assistant Musical Director''||[[James Rosser]]
| ''Assistant Musical Director''||[[James Rosser]]
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== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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| ''Lonnie Choke''||[[David Turner]]
| ''Lonnie Choke''||[[David Turner]]
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| ''Corsica Whistle''||[[Becky Thomas]]
| ''Corsica Whistle''||[[Becky "Tommy" Thomas]]
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| ''Winston Two-Monocles''||[[Ben George]]
| ''Winston Two-Monocles''||[[Ben George]]
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| ''Terence Vampiros''||[[Chris Power]]
| ''Terence Vampiros''||[[Chris Power]]
|-
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| ''Harpo Marx''||[[Robert Kirtley]]
| ''Harpo Marx''||[[Rob Kirtley]]
|-
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| ''Groucho Marx''||[[Phill Moxlex]]
| ''Groucho Marx''||[[Phill Moxley]]
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| ''Chico Marx''||[[Becky Hall]]
| ''Chico Marx''||[[Becky Hall]]
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| ''Chorus''||[[Eleonore Mason]]
| ''Chorus''||[[Eleonore Mason]]
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| ''Chorus''||[[Owen Perring]]
|-
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| ''Chorus''||[[Alex Purdue]]
| ''Chorus''||[[Alex Purdue]]
|-
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| ''Chorus''||[[Poppy Rosworth]]
| ''Chorus''||[[Poppy Roworth]]
|-
|-
| ''Chorus''||[[Charlotte Da-Silva Skinner]]
| ''Chorus''||[[Charlotte Da Silva Skinner]]
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| ''Chorus''||[[Ruth Thomlinson]]
| ''Chorus''||[[Ruth Thomlinson]]
|}
|}


== Orchestra ==
== Orchestra ==
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!Role!!Name
!Role!!Name
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| ''Violin''||''TBC''
| ''Violin''||''Hannah Martin''
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| ''Piano''||[[Keziah Jacombs]]
| ''Piano''||[[Keziah Jacombs]]
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| ''Piano''||[[James Rosser]]
| ''Piano''||[[James Rosser]]
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| ''Flute''||''Jason Beaumont''
| ''Flute''||[[Jason Beaumont]]
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| ''Cello''||''TBC''
| ''Cello''||''Alice Heywood''
|}
|}


== Crew and Other Assistance ==
== Crew and Other Assistance ==
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!Role!!Name
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| ''Head of Chostumes''||Evelyn Harris
| ''Technical Director''||James Calder
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| ''Technical Director''||James Calder
| ''Stage Manager''||[[Chris Power]]
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| ''SX''||Rex Bannerman
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| ''SX''||James Calder
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| ''Lighting Designer''||Matt Leech
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| ''LX''||Sally Freeman
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| ''Video Operator''||Rex Bannerman
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| ''Stage Manager''||Chris Power
| ''Video Operator''||James Calder
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| ''Video Cast''||[[Anjelica Finnegan]]
| ''Video Cast''||[[Anjelica Finnegan]]
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| ''Video Cast''||[[Jon Dunne]]
| ''Video Cast''||[[Jon Dunne]]
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| ''Video Cast''||[[Nick Barclay]]
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| ''Front of House''||[[Isabel Corlett]]
| ''Front of House''||[[Isabel Corlett]]
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| ''Social Secretary''||[[Emma Jeffery]]
| ''Social Secretary''||[[Emma Jeffery]]
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| ''Ordinary Member''||[[Becky Thomas]]
| ''Ordinary Member''||[[Becky "Tommy" Thomas]]
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| ''Ordinary Member''||[[Steven Young]]
| ''Ordinary Member''||[[Stephen Young]]
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| ''Webmaster''||[[Owen Perring]]
| ''Webmaster''||[[Owen Perring]]
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| ''Community Engagement''||[[Ruth Thomlinson]]
|}
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Latest revision as of 00:11, 7 June 2012

Show poster from The Highborn and the Hobo 2011


The Highborn and the Hobo; or, The Mining Magnates Daughter, was performed by LOpSoc on 15th - 18th June 2011 at the Annex Theatre in conjunction with The Fall of the House of Usher 2011.


An original production with libretto by LOpSoc members Phill Moxley and Harry Campbell and music by Jolly Felton - a multimedia opera in one act with all proceeds going to Charity.


Lonnie Choke (David Turner) is the only son of a wealthy machine merchant, and was betrothed in infancy to the daughter of a wealthy mining magnate, Corsica Whistle (Becky Thomas). Both parents believed it bad luck to see the bride at all before the actual wedding day, and so the two have never actually met. Distraught at the prospect of living his life with someone he has never met, and who could be hideously ugly or dreadfully boring, Lonnie runs away and joins a group of vagrants living under a London overpass....


Production Team[edit]

Role Name
Director Phill Moxley
Musical Director Keziah Jacombs
Assistant Director Poppy Roworth
Assistant Director Harry Campbell
Assistant Musical Director James Rosser


Cast[edit]

Role Name
Lonnie Choke David Turner
Corsica Whistle Becky "Tommy" Thomas
Winston Two-Monocles Ben George
Saltfish Bunyan Daniel Clements
Hetty Crosswise Amy Whitington
Jane Austin Katie Skidmore
The Hobo Librarian Richard Patient
Reginald Choke Richard Kille
Perola Whistle Anne-Linn Forbord
Terence Vampiros Chris Power
Harpo Marx Rob Kirtley
Groucho Marx Phill Moxley
Chico Marx Becky Hall
Karl Marx Chloe Starling
Chorus Nicola Asamoah
Chorus Stephen Bourne
Chorus Timothy Case
Chorus Rhiannon Creffield
Chorus Emily Furness
Chorus Megan Gibson
Chorus Kirsty Hough
Chorus Steve Jenkins
Chorus Emma Joy
Chorus Oliver Lea
Chorus Eleonore Mason
Chorus Owen Perring
Chorus Alex Purdue
Chorus Poppy Roworth
Chorus Charlotte Da Silva Skinner
Chorus Ruth Thomlinson


Orchestra[edit]

Role Name
Violin Hannah Martin
Piano Keziah Jacombs
Piano James Rosser
Flute Jason Beaumont
Cello Alice Heywood


Crew and Other Assistance[edit]

Role Name
Technical Director James Calder
Stage Manager Chris Power
SX Rex Bannerman
SX James Calder
Lighting Designer Matt Leech
LX Sally Freeman
Video Operator Rex Bannerman
Video Operator James Calder
Video Cast Anjelica Finnegan
Video Cast Kevin Copping
Video Cast Richard Copperwaite
Video Cast Jon Dunne
Video Cast Nick Barclay
Front of House Isabel Corlett

Authors/Composers[edit]

Role Name
Libretto Phill Moxley
Libretto Harry Campbell
Music Jolly Felton


Committee[edit]

Role Name
Chairman Anjelica Finnegan
Chairman Phill Moxley
Secretary Kirsty Hough
Treasurer Stephen Bourne
Publicity Officer Nick Barclay
Publicity Officer Emma Joy
Social Secretary Emma Jeffery
Ordinary Member Becky "Tommy" Thomas
Ordinary Member Stephen Young
Webmaster Owen Perring
Community Engagement Ruth Thomlinson


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External Links[edit]

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