Nightmare Songs
Opera della Luna
Tuesday March 4, Doncaster Civic Theatre
7.30pm, £10.50 / £8.50 Conc. / £6.50 Under 16
BOX OFFICE 01302 342349
The patter songs of Gilbert and Sullivan in one panic-stricken night.
At its peak the D'Oyly Carte Opera ran two companies that toured the country performing all the hits of the Gilbert and Sullivan repertoire. Each company had its comedy baritone lead who performed all ten of 'the patter roles', and each patter man had an understudy.
On a rainy night in a town in the North of England, the understudy is given a day's notice that he is 'on'. A sleepless night ensues, and in the dingy bedroom of his theatrical digs, he tries to rehearse his role - helped, but more often hindered, by one of the other residents of the house - an itinerant variety performer.
This new music theatre piece by Opera della Luna contains most of the Gilbert and Sullivan patter songs, as well as a new score of challenging complexity and humour.
