Princess Ida
27 January to 1 February 1997 Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh
Production team
Director Veronica Roberts
Musical Director Moray Nairn
Stage Manager Don Roberts
Set Design Veronica Roberts
Costumes Julie Young
Lighting Design Niall Leyden
Principal cast
Chorus
Princess Ida overture.mp3Recording of the Princess Ida overture made on
1 February 1997 at the Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh
The Savoy orchestra was conducted by Moray Nairn
"Girl graduates"
L to R back row: Shona Mackinnon, Fiona Campbell
middle back row: Louise Dennis, Kaeti Strickland, ?, Veronica Roberts (Director)
middle front row: Anneli Hepburn, Julia More
front row: Hannah Williams?, Nickey Farrely, Celia Hayward (Chloe), Sarah-Jane Morrison, Emma Parker, Kathleen Wright (Saccharissa)
Principal characters
back group: Debbie Bruce (Lady Psyche), Ed Comer (Hilarion), Rachel Williams (Melissa), Hugh Acland (Scynthius), Tom Thorp (Florian), Robin Condliffe (Arac), Bryan Pilkington (King Hildebrand)
front group: David Ireland (King Gama), Kathleen Wright (Saccharissa), Celia Hayward (Chloe), Magnus Wake (Guron), Alice Wilkinson (Princess Ida), Rae Lamond (Lady Blanche), Tony Hadden (Cyril)
(Mostly) male cast
back row: Erin Aas, Hugh Acland (Scynthius), Robin Condliffe (Arac)
middle row: Roderick Easton, Ed Comer (Hilarion), Rachel Williams (Melissa), Tom Thorp (Florian)
front row: Damian Pitman?, Finn Pollard, Dominic Benthall?, Magnus Wake (Guron), Jonathan Clelland, David Ireland (King Gama), Tony Hadden (Cyril), Bryan Pilkington (King Hildebrand)
Girl graduates
Set
"Narrator's" chair
Set detail
Set detail
Sarah-Jane Morrison, Celia Hayward (Chloe), Tom Thorp (Florian) and Emma Parker
Ed Comer (Hilarion) and Bryan Pilkington (King Hildebrand)
Magnus Wake (Guron) and Hugh Acland (Scynthius)
Ed Comer (Hilarion) and Kathleen Wright (Saccharissa)
Media
Programme cover 1
Programme cover 2
Ida music article.docxFull version of the article on the music of Princess Ida by Moray Nairn (Musical Director). An extract of this article appears in the show programme.
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