Ruddigore

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(or The Witch's Curse, originally called Ruddygore). A 1887 comic opera in two acts, one of the Savoy Operas by Gilbert and Sullivan [1].

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Performance history in South Africa

Staged by the Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society in 1942 and 1949.

Produced by the Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society and performed at the Baxter Theatre in 1985, directed by Teddy Davies. Cast: Cynthia Nixon, Elizabeth Wright, Charmaine Ferreira, Marianne McLean, Graham Boxall, Angus McBride, Margaret Hill, Forbes smith, Peter Kramer, Kim Ribbink, Alan saffery.

Sources

Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987.

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