THE yeomen of the guard
BY GILBERT & SULLIVAN
A Co-production with opera holland park

THIS PRODUCTION IS NOW CLOSED

★★★★★ "an outstanding yeomen... inspired" - mail on sunday

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Broken hearts and broken vows abound in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Shakespearean comedy.

In the gloomy bulk of the Tower of London, Colonel Fairfax awaits his execution for the trumped up crime of sorcery. Helplessly in love with Fairfax, Phoebe Meryll is but one of the characters whose heart is as vulnerable as the colonel’s head in Gilbert and Sullivan’s tongue-twisting Shakespearean comedy. With the arrival of two strolling players, Jack Point and Elsie Maynard, the scene is set for a daring escape, sparking a series of misunderstandings and reluctant marriage proposals.
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Opera Holland Park and Charles Court Opera join forces for their fourth co-production. John Savournin directs and takes the role of Wilfred Shadbolt, Head Jailor and Assistant Tormentor, while David Eaton conducts the City of London Sinfonia.

CAST

Colonel Fairfax William Morgan
Jack Point Matthew Kellett
Elsie Maynard Llio Evans
Phoebe Meryll Samantha Price
Sir Richard Cholmondeley Stephen Gadd
Dame Carruthers Amy J Payne
Wilfred Shadbolt John Savournin
Leonard Meryll Jack Roberts
Sergeant Meryll Darren Jeffery
Kate Natasha Agarwal
First Yeoman Christopher Killerby
Second Yeoman Alistair Sutherland
First Citizen Ben Newhouse-Smith
Second Citizen Stuart McDermott

creatives

Director John Savournin
Conductor David Eaton
Designer Alyson Cummins
Lighting Designer Jake Wiltshire
Choreographer Merry Holden
Chorus Master Dominic Ellis-Peckham

Photo credit Ellie Kurttz

Press for cco's the yeomen of the guard

★★★★ "a perfect balance of farce and romance" - The Times
★★★★ "brimming with humour yet unashamedly romantic at its core" - The Reviews Hub
★★★★ "An outstanding cast delivers the goods in this richest of operattas" - MusicOMH
★★★★ "Opera Holland Park close out another acclaimed season with a rollicking Yeomen of the Guard" - Broadway World