Merrie England (2.5/5)
Rockdale Opera Company
Town Hall, Rockdale
9th August 2009
(Composer: Edward German, libretto: Basil Hood. Director: Ralph Bott)
An Edwardian comic opera set during the reign of Elizabeth I (1590’s) makes fun of the English Court and peasantry. Strong leads in this amateur cast - Walter Wilkins, camp actor, brought a laugh to every nuance (Simon Ward). Pleasant if a little long, some of the secondary parts were not so well played and could have gone to save running time. Overall a nice mix of ditties, ballads and melodies, with touches of Python humour.
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