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Iolanthe

or "The Peer And The Peri"

First produced at The Savoy Theatre on November 25th 1882

 Performances 

Wilton Hall, Bletchley, Milton Keynes Bucks

18th October to 23rd October 1993

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 Dramatis Personae 

The Lord Chancellor   Peter Statham
Lord Mountarrarat   Clarence Gill
Lord Tolloller   Alf Hardacre
Strephon
(an Arcadian Shepherd)
  Andrew Lewis
Private Willis   Alan Myers
Fairy Queen   Hilary Jolliff
Iolanthe   Karen Bradley
Phyllis
(a Ward in Chancery)
  Jan Morris
Fairies    
Celia
  Anne Kershaw
Leila
  Catherine Boss
Fleta   Alison Statham
Chorus of Fairies   Sheila Acton
Cath Bromley
Stephanie Burnham
Maggie Carney
Abby Dowell
Diane Dowell
Emma Hawkins
Carol Hitchcock
Sue Holt
Eileen Horton
Jenny Jolliff
Sue Kent
Pat Mercer
Karen Platt
Ann Prosser
Elizabeth Spavin
Marjorie Swannell
Lin Watson
Jill White
Kath Whitney
Chorus of Peers   Barry Bates
Alan Bennett
Steve Corcoran
Tony Eyres
Jack Holt
Matthew Horton
Fred Jewell
Stephan Kirk
Mark Leah
Fred Mitchell
Alan Myers
Bob Newark

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 Orchestra 

Leader   Pat Plumstead
Violins   Daffydd Billinghurst
Nick Cooper
Amanda Hodges
Liz Scott
Viola   Julian Pentz
Celli   Graham Horton
Sally Horton
Bass   Nick Dytham
Flutes   Kathryn Howson
Carole Lyttle
Clarinets   Christine Hunt
Mike James
Helen Randle
Bassoon   Ian Every
Horn   David Lack
Trumpets   Michelle Upton
Lesley Willis
Trombones   Mike Crofts
Martin Wakeley
Percussion   Tina Kenny
Roger Smith

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 Production Team 

Producer   Pauline Kent
Musical Director   Malcolm Crane
Set Design   Ken Branchette
Lighting Design   Mark Hammond

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 Thanks to the following for their help: 

Stage Manager   Ken Branchette
Assistant Stage Manager   Malcolm Boss
Stage Crew   ACME Stagecrew
Set Construction and Painting   Malcolm Boss
Nick Boss
Reg Green
Mark Hammond
Douglas Hart
Mike Hurrell
Philip Hurrell
Sam Martin
Barbara Mason
Dennis Smith
Costumes   Utopia Costumes of Littlehampton
Wardrobe Mistress   Carol Hitchcock
Properties   Alan Bennett Stage Properties
Northampton G & S Society
Props. Manager   Toni Lowe
Prompt   Robin Hinton Brewer
Front of House   Dennis Smith and friends
First Aid, Cloaks   St. John Ambulance
Advance Box Office   Dennis Smith
Refreshments   Christine Stewart and friends
Publicity   Jan Morris
Ken Branchette
Duncan Grey
Andrew Lewis
Dennis Smith
Poster & Programme
Logo Design
  Ken Branchette
Printing   City Print (MK) Ltd
Company Photographer   Norman Kent
Rehearsal Accompanists   Ros Whatmore
Mark Leah
Closed Circuit TV   David Wilson

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 Special thanks to: 

Milton Keynes Co-operative Society for Advance Box Office facilities.
Bletchley, Central Milton Keynes Libraries and Milton Keynes Co-operative Society for Displays.

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