Day 2 - Thursday 30 July


Today's events:
  • Princess Ida - The South Yorkshire Savoy Players
  • The Festival Club with cabaret from South Yorkshire
  • Contents:
  • Princess Ida
  • The Festival Club


  • Princess Ida with the South Yorkshire Savoy Players

    Picture of Act 1
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    His sting is present but his tongue is past

    Florian (Benjamin Newhouse-Smith), Cyril (David Menezes) and Prince Hilarion (Benjamin Lake) watch while King Gama (Patrick Dawson) insults his host King Hildebrand (John Savournin)

    Dainty Triolet

    Friends Hilarion, Cyril and Florian resolve to reunite Hilarion with his bride Princess Ida.

    Picture of Hilarion, Cyril, Florian
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    Picture of Ida with new students
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    We greet you ladies

    Princess Ida (Elizabeth Menezes) expounds the rules of the University to her new 'lady' students.

    Audacious Tyrant

    Despite an unusually wet season equestrian excercise was possible!

    Dan, the beautiful and extremely well behaved horse, later supported the entrances of Melissa and Princess Ida.

    Picture of Hildrebrand on a horse
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    The Festival Club with Cabaret by South Yorkshire

    There was a lengthy cabaret with solo performances by virtually all the members of the Company, the highlight of which was Benjamin Lake's (Hilarion) rendition of an aria from I Paggliacci.


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