Gondoliers 2016
LOpSoc 2016 Summer show, due to be performed from the 8th to the 11th of June 2016 at the Annex Theatre.
Marco and Giuseppe are two merry republican Venetian gondoliers, recently engaged to Gianetta and Tessa. What is their surprise when, right after their wedding, the Spanish inquisitor Don Alhambra shows up and reveals that one of them is no other than the King of Barataria!
The inquisitor stole the baby prince from Barataria many years ago and brought him to be raised by a gondolier in Venice. Said gondolier died when Marco and Giuseppe were younger, and now the only person who can identify the true King is Inez, the lady who nursed the royal baby back in Barataria. Now with the death of the former King, it is imperative that Marco and Giuseppe leave immediately and assume the throne as one individual. There is only one little problem: ladies are not allowed in the court of Barataria, and so Gianetta and Tessa must remain in Venice...
That, in fact, is just an excuse made up by Don Alhambra. The truth is, the prince of Barataria was married in infancy to Casilda, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Plaza-Toro. Casilda herself didn't know about her husband, and is desolate when her parents tell her the truth. She is secretly in love with Luiz, her father's servant, and now her dreams seem more impossible than ever before...
Are the gondoliers going to succeed in bringing their republican ideals to Barataria? What will happen when Gianetta and Tessa find out that either Marco or Giuseppe was already married to Casilda? Will the Plaza-Toros regain their status and fortune? Will Don Alhambra find Inez and finally solve this confusion?
Love, gondolas, political ideals, mistaken identities and all the classic G&S plot tweaks and twists meet in the Annex Theatre this Summer.
Production Team
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Director | Joe Hand |
| Director | Owen Perring |
| Assistant Director | Vikie Miller |
| Musical Director | George Smith |
| Musical Director | Renata Stella |
| Choreographer | Emily Gray |
| Producer | Jeremy Hunt |
| Producer | Amber Courage |
| Assistant Producer | Guillemette Rident |
Cast
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Marco | Barnaby Wilson |
| Giuseppe | Stephen Woolford |
| Gianetta | Mara Bucsinescu |
| Tessa | Sophie Brant |
| Duke Plaza-Toro | David Child |
| Duchess | Rhona Graham / Venetia Matthews |
| Casilda | Amy Wardle |
| Luiz | Ben Walker |
| Don Alhambra | Billy Boulton |
| Inez | Rhiannon Creffield |
| Fiametta | Amber Courage |
| Giulia | Katie Giles |
| Vittoria | Emma Joy |
| Antonio | Archie Combe |
| Francesco | Richard Kille |
| Giorgio | Philip Needle |
| Chorus | Abigail Smith |
| Chorus | Desiree Fong |
| Chorus | Jaime Lomeli |
| Chorus | Lucia Watts |
| Chorus | Nadia Fundell |
| Chorus | Patrick Edwards |
| Chorus | Steve Jenkins |
| Chorus | Tisha Knowles |