Mar 5 – 21, 2015

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Book, music & lyrics by Rupert Holmes
Directed by Roger Carr
Music direction by Donna Williams
Choreography by Sylvia Hosie

“As musical, choose-your-own-ending mystery and time travel device, Drood is jolly good fun”
– ELISABETH VINCENTELLI, THE NEW YORK POST

Return to the grand ol’days of the music hall and be drawn into a play within a play. The unfinished final work of Charles Dickens offers a shadowy, intricate plot with a bonus: the audience votes on the ending! A brooding, sinister, brilliant music teacher obsesses over the young Rosa Bud, who is betrothed to Edwin Drood, who disappears amidst a colourful cast of characters. Who is the villain?

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION OPTIONAL
SOME COARSE LANGUAGE • SUGGESTIVE SCENES
NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN

Cast

Alan Penty: Mr. William Cartwright-Chairman of the Music Hall Royale; doubles as Mayor Thomas Sapsea
Alf Small: Reverend Chrisparkle-doubles as Mr. Cedric Moncrieffe
Cati Landry: Rosa Bud-doubles as Miss Deirdre Peregrine
Chad Laidlaw: Mr. James Throttle, Stage Manager and Barkeep
Corin Wrigley: Neville Landless-doubles as Mr. Victor Grinstead
Drew Kemp: Durdles-doubles as Mr. Nick Cricker
Heather Jarvie-Laidlaw: Edwin Drood-doubles as Miss Alice Nutting
Joe Hatherill: Mr. Thomas Purcell, maestro of The Music Hall Royale Orchestra
John Manson: Deputy-doubles as Master Nick Cricker
Michael Romano: Bazzard-doubles as Mr. Phillip Bax and as Waiter
Montgomery Bjornson: John Jasper-doubles as Mr. Clive Paget
Susan Wilkey: Princess Puffer-doubles as Miss Angela Prysock
Tara Britt: Helena Landless-doubles as Miss Janet Conover

Cast-Company

Cecilly Day
Gloria Snider
Katelyn MacKellen
Kevin Stinson
Leah Moreau
Peter Gatt
Renee Mallard
Ursula Szkolak
Ainsley Willcox

Production Team

Director: Roger Carr
Music Director: Donna Williams
Pianist: Joe Hatherill
Choreographer: Sylvia Hosie
Producers: Gil Henry and Peter McNab
Stage Manager: Sylvia Lindstrom
Assistant Stage Managers: Alex Carroll and Nick Stull
Set Designer: Bill Adams
Lighting Designer: Karrie Ayotte
Sound Designer: Al MacKenzie
Costume Designers: Di Madill and Susan Ferguson
Set Decor and Properties: Sally Crickman

Photography by David Lowes / Art Studio 21 Photography

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Mar 5 – 21, 2015

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Book, music & lyrics by Rupert Holmes Directed by Roger Carr Music direction by Donna Williams Choreography by Sylvia Hosie

“As musical, choose-your-own-ending mystery and time travel device, Drood is jolly good fun” – ELISABETH VINCENTELLI, THE NEW YORK POST

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION OPTIONAL SOME COARSE LANGUAGE • SUGGESTIVE SCENES NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN