The Gondoliers
The Mikado
The Sorcerer
The Martyr of Antioch
Ruddigore
The Yeomen of the Guard
Other works performed by St Davids Players
St Davids Players
past productions
HMS Pinafore
The Pirates of Penzance
Trial by Jury
Iolanthe
Princess Ida
Utopia (Limited)
The Grand Duke
Patience
Thespis
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THE SAVOY OPERAS
PRINCESS IDA
or, CASTLE ADAMANT
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ST DAVID’S PLAYERS
Gilbert and Sullivan Society · Exeter · Devon
Written by W S Gilbert
Composed by Arthur Sullivan
Premièred at The Savoy Theatre, London 5th January 1884 running for 246 performances.
St David’s Players’ productions: (click to expand)
7 — 11 October 1975
The Barnfield Theatre, Exeter
King Hildebrand — Leonard Larne
Hilarion — Michael Woollacott
Cyril — Phil Hobbs
Florian — Robin Johnson
King Gama — Ian Bond
Arac — Glenn Cannon
Guron — Charles Powell
Scynthius — Bill Rankin
Princess Ida — Eileen Clarke
Lady Blanche — Nicky Hobbs
Lady Psyche — Margaret Loo
Melissa — Lorraine Rogers
Sacharissa — Mary Pickard
Chloe — Jean Allison
Ada — Sheila Quicke
Director — GLENN CANNON
Musical Director — SYLVIA DOIDGE
12 — 16 October 1982
The Barnfield Theatre, Exeter
King Hildebrand — Glenn Canon
Hilarion — Phil Hobbs
Cyril — Tim Salter
Florian — Robin Johnson
King Gama — Barry Screech
Arac — Ian Hardy
Guron — Gerlad Quest
Scynthius — Rod Stewart
Atmo — Peter Forrest
Princess Ida — Mary Pickard
Lady Blanche — Susan Sprague
Lady Psyche — Nicky Hobbs
Melissa —Lorraine Rogers
Sacharissa — Madeleine Haydon
Chloe — Margaret Thomson
Ada — Penny Crook
Producer — IAN BOND
Musical Director — SYLVIA PRITCHARD
11 — 16 October 1993
The Barnfield Theatre, Exeter
King Hildebrand — John Stuart
Hilarion — Andrew May
Cyril — Phil Hobbs
Florian — Colin Mackenzie
King Gama — Ian Bond
Arac — Tim Smith
Guron — Pete Sargent
Scynthius — Guy Bradley-Smith
Princess Ida — Madeleine Haydon
Lady Blanche — Margaret Thomson
Lady Psyche — Bobbie Hiscock
Melissa — Sara-Jo Somerfield
Sacharissa — Jane May
Chloe — Louise Knightley
Ada — Judyth Aarons
Director — JANE EDMUND
Musical Director — DIANA DRAISEY
9 — 13 October 2001
The Barnfield Theatre, Exeter
King Hildebrand — Andrew Sandilands
Hilarion — Mark Hurford
Cyril — Andrew May
Florian — Colin Mackenzie
King Gama — Tim Hunt
Arac — Philip Fairweather
Guron — Pete Sargent
Scynthius — Mark Jelley
Princess Ida — Penny Daw
Lady Blanche — Maureen Boon
Lady Psyche — Helen Mountain
Melissa — Sarah Haydon
Sacharissa — Kate Johns
Chloe — Annie Reed
Ada — Sarah Aubrey
Director — JANE MAY
Musical Director — MARY PICKARD
12 — 16 October 2012
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The Barnfield Theatre, Exeter
King Hildebrand — Tim Hunt
Hilarion — Mark Hurford
Cyril — James Dunk
Florian — Adrian Fox
King Gama — John Stuart
Arac — Rob Chave
Guron — Tim Johns
Scynthius — Paul Luffman
Princess Ida — Penny Daw
Lady Blanche — Carolyn Harries
Lady Psyche — Totty Tucker
Melissa — Sheena Galpin
Sacharissa — Sarah Ford
Chloe — Eleanor Bridgman
Ada — Sarah Berry
Sopranos
Caroline Avery, Toni Bishop, Kate Johns, Charleen Needham
Jane O’Callaghan, Rose Swift, Hilary Todd, Jackie Turner
Debbie Walsh
Altos
Sarah Aubrey, Tina Blaker, Jan Chave, Debbie Cole, Viv Glanfield
Heather Gould, Alma Harding, Helen Herman, Patricia Hudson
Alison Marsh, Emma Marshall, Kellyjean McGovern
Gina Redman, Annie Reid
Tenors
Chris Gould, David McIlroy, Stephen Mills, Mike Redman
Stephen Tregale
Basses
Alan Baker, Peter Francis, Richard Johnson, Peter Sage
Peter Sargent, Brian Small, Ian Spackman, Warren Tennant
Richard Weare
Director — SUSAN GUNN-JOHNSON
Musical Director — NICKY PERRY
A brief synopsis:
Prince Hilarion has been waiting for this day for twenty years.
He is about to meet the girl he was betrothed to as a baby. However, this girl, Princess Ida, has forsworn men and founded a women’s university at Castle Adamant. In an attempt to woo her, Hilarion and his friends dress up as maidens and sneak into the castle …