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PATIENCE 
​(or bunthorne's bride)
bY gilbert & sullivan
wilton's music hall from 9-13th september 2025


★★★★★
"It should be on prescription, so healing of life's frustrations is this Charles Court Opera revival of Gilbert and Sullivan's silliest show."
- THEATRE CAT

NOMINATED FOR BEST PRODUCTION, BEST DESIGN (SIMON BEJER) AND BEST PERFORMANCE (MATTHEW KELLETT AND CATRINE KIRKMAN) AT THE FRINGE THEATRE AWARDS

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​“The masters of G&S in small spaces” bring their beloved production of one of Gilbert and Sullivan’s funniest operettas to Wilton’s Music Hall for one week only, as part of the company’s 20th anniversary celebrations, following their magical production of The Magic Flute, this spring.

Charles Court Opera are well known for presenting witty, exquisite G&S productions, and Patience is no exception. Directed by John Savournin, musically directed by David Eaton (the team behind the smash hit The Yeomen of the Guard at Opera Holland Park) and designed by Simon Bejer (winner of Best Opera at the Offies), audiences can expect first class performances from a terrific young cast, led by Catriona Hewitson in the title role (recently starring in Scottish Opera’s The Gondoliers), and a host of beloved CCO regulars.

Gilbert’s pen was rarely sharper than when he wrote this delicious satire on artistic movements, hero-worship and meaningless fads. Patience brims with biting humour, over the top characters, and music that is by turns toe-tapping and sumptuous. It is a satire of the aesthetic movement that gained the support of Oscar Wilde, which CCO brings into the 21st century in this inventive reimagining.
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This witty, intimate and sparkling CCO production is not to be missed.

production team

Director John Savournin
Musical Director David Eaton
Original Designer Simon Bejer
Lighting Designer Aaron J Dotson
Original Choreographer Damian Czarnecki
Revival Choreographer Merry Holden
Stage Manager Octavia Penes
Costume Supervisor Émilie Depauly-Viguié

Production Photography Craig Fuller

cast

Colonel Calverley Matthew Palmer
Lieut. Duke of Dunstable David Menezes
Major Murgatroyd Dominic Bowe
Reginald Bunthorne Matthew Kellett
Archibald Grosvenor Matthew Siveter
The Lady Angela Meriel Cunningham
The Lady Saphir Jennie Jacobs
The Lady Jane Catrine Kirkman
Patience Catriona Hewitson

Press FOR CCO's PATIENCE

★★★★★ "VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED." -LONDONTHEATRE1

★★★★1/2 "Charles Court Opera demonstrates that Gilbert & Sullivan's most contemporary work remains as timeless as ever." - Reviews Hub

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★★★★ "CCO Artistic Director John Savournin is in his element here creating another boutique opera for the company." - WEST END BEST FRIEND

★★★★ "CCO Musical Director David Eaton is on board... accompanying on piano with his usual verve and energy... The warm applause for him showed how much he is appreciated." - WEST END BEST FRIEND

★★★★★ "lyrically and melodically rendered by nine fabulous classical voices, each of them attached - in truly rare providence - to a matchless physical wit." - THEATRE CAT


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  • Home
  • ABOUT CCO
    • ABOUT US
    • Contact us
    • MAILING LIST
  • WHAT'S ON
    • A Special Christmas Fundraising Concert
    • Iolanthe
    • Around The World (of Gilbert & Sullivan) in 80 Minutes
  • PAST PRODUCTIONS
    • The Mikado
    • Patience
    • A Summer Opera Evening
    • The Magic Flute
    • Dewi in the Deep
    • Napoleon: Un Petit Pantomime
    • MAN IN THE MOON
    • The Yeomen of the Guard
    • The Sorcerer
    • The Barber of Seville
    • Odyssey: A Heroic Pantomime
    • The Mikado
    • RUDDIGORE
    • EXPRESS G&S
    • Rumpelstiltskin
    • Patience
    • HMS PINAFORE
    • BEOWULF: AN EPIC PANTO
    • THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
    • IOLANTHE
    • Snow White in the Seven Months of Lockdown
    • H.M.S PINAFORE 2020
    • THE NATIVITY PANTO
    • H.M.S Pinafore 2019 Tour
    • BUTTONS: A CINDERELLA STORY
    • King Tut: A Pyramid Panto
    • Pinocchio
    • TRIAL BY JURY / THE ZOO
    • BILLY THE KID
    • Do I Hear a Waltz?
  • Supporting CCO
    • Become a Friend of CCO
    • How to help CCO
  • Education/Outreach
    • MAN IN THE MOON
    • Open up the Opera House
    • CCO AT HOME >
      • ABOUT CCO AT HOME
      • DIAL-A-SONG
      • MAKE YOUR OWN HMS PINAFORE SET
  • ONLINE SHOP
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