The darker side of G&S: Yeomen of the Guard at Holland Park

Matthew Kellett (Jack Point)

The Yeomen of the Guard

Llio Evans (Elsie Maynard)

Amy J Payne (Dame Carruthers), Darren Jeffery (Sergeant Meryll)

The Yeomen of the Guard

By David Karlin, 08 August 2024

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“The performance a whole began to gel more as the mood darkened”

Reviewed at Holland Park Theatre, London on 7 August 2024

Sullivan, The Yeomen of the Guard

Charles Court Opera

David Eaton, Conductor

John Savournin, Director, Wilfred Shadbolt

Alyson Cummins, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Jake Wiltshire, Lighting Designer

City of London Sinfonia

Opera Holland Park Chorus

William Morgan, Colonel Fairfax

Matthew Kellett, Jack Point

Llio Evans, Elsie Maynard

Ellie Laugharne, Elsie Maynard

Stephen Gadd, Lt Sir Richard Cholmondeley

Darren Jeffery, Sergeant Meryll

Samantha Price, Phoebe Meryll

Amy J Payne, Dame Carruthers

Jack Roberts, Leonard Meryll

Natasha Agarwal, Kate

Christopher Killerby, First Yeoman

Alistair Sutherland, Second Yeoman

Holland Opera

Merry Holden, Choreography

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.

The darker side of Gilbert and Sullivan: The Yeomen of the Guard at Holland Park