Simply magnificent: A Little Night Music at Leeds Playhouse

Par Richard Wilcocks, 02 juillet 2021

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Critique faite à Leeds Playhouse, Leeds, le 1 juillet 2021

Sondheim, A Little Night Music

Opera North

James Holmes, Direction

James Brining, Mise en scène

Madeleine Boyd, Décors, Costumes

Chris Davey, Lumières

Stephanie Corley, Desiree Armfeldt

Quirijn de Lang, Fredrik Egerman

Corinne Cowling, Anne Egerman

Laurence Kilsby, Hendrik Egerman

Dame Josephine Barstow, Madame Armfeldt

Amy J Payne, Petra

Christopher Nairne, Carl-Magnus Malcolm

Helen Évora, Charlotte Malcolm

Gillene Butterfield, Mrs. Nordstrom

Molly Barker, Mrs. Segstrom

Claire Pascoe, Mrs. Anderssen

Dean Robinson, Mr. Lindquist

Ivan Sharpe, Frid

Lucy Hind, Chorégraphie

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Richard Wilcocks

Richard Wilcocks has worked as a journalist, as a teacher and for the British Council. He sings bass with Leeds Festival Chorus.