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HGO The Enchanted Pig

The Enchanted Pig

A fairytale opera for children aged 8-80

DATES

10 – 19 NOV 2017

VENUE

Jacksons Lane Theatre

 

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“The Enchanted Pig is a magical journey of an opera,” says director Laura Attridge, “Based on a Romanian fairy tale, the story explores the different forms love can take, and celebrates love’s transformative power. Our protagonist is Flora, a princess who goes literally to the ends of the earth (and beyond!) to rescue her husband, the eponymous Enchanted Pig, from the Old Woman who has kidnapped him. On the way, she meets an extraordinary array of characters, each with something to teach her, including Mr and Mrs North Wind, Moon, Sun and Day.

 

The piece presents a unique and exciting opportunity for our cast and creative team. Having been commissioned and first produced by the Young Vic, the opera is a wonderful tapestry of musical and theatrical styles. The cast of eight are additionally required to play some fifteen named characters between them, as well as each playing a Chorus role.

 

For me, exploring the richness of the piece is proving one of the great joys of directing it, and I’m confident that it will be unlike any opera our audience has experienced before. It’s hilarious but it’s also moving and meaningful: it balances darkness and light beautifully, and it will appeal to all ages, no matter what their past experience of opera.”

 

Jonathan Dove’s The Enchanted Pig, with libretto by Alasdair Middleton. Director, Laura Attridge with Music Director Hannah Quinn and the HGO Orchestra.

CAST

Chorus 1/Mab/Adelaide
Anna Cavaliero
Nov 10/12/15/17/18
Rosanna Harris
Nov 11/14/16/18/19
Chorus 2/Dot/Day
Rebecca Hardwick
Nov 10/12/15/17/18
Rebekah Smith
Nov 11/14/16/18/19
Chorus 3/Flora
Flora Macdonald
Nov 10/12/15/17/18
Hannah Bennett
Nov 11/14/16/18/19
Chorus 4/Book of Fate/Old Woman/Mrs N
Christie Cook
Nov 10/12/15/17/18
Stephanie Wake-Edwards
Nov 11/14/16/18/19
Chorus 5/King of the East/Moon
David Horton
Nov 10/12/15/17/18
Alex Haig
Nov 11/14/16/18/19
Chorus 6/King of the West/Sun
Lars Fischer
Nov 10/12/15/17/18
Benjamin Durrant
Nov 11/14/16/18/19
Chorus 7/King Hildebrand/North Wind
Thomas Asher
Nov 10/12/15/17/18
Julian Chou-Lambert
Nov 11/14/16/18/19
Chorus 8/Pig
Dan D’Souza
Nov 10/12/15/17/18
Jack Lawrence-Jones
Nov 11/14/16/18/19

PRODUCTION

Production Director
Laura Attridge
Music Director
Hannah Quinn
Designer
Isa Shaw-Abulafia
Lighting Designer
Robbie Butler
Assistant Music Director
Michael Robson-Kiernan
Movement Director
Caitlin Fretwell Walsh
Stage Manager
Lara Goncalves

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