Ruddigore - August 2008

UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS AT THIS YEAR'S BUXTON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL !!!

Our production of Ruddigore at this year's Festival has obviously satisfied the demanding standards of the adjudicators.  We have received an unprecedented level of success this year in winning ONE AWARD and EIGHT NOMINATIONS in all the various categories.  For details please see the list below:

AWARD - Best character actress EMMA SOUTHORN for Mad Margaret

NOMINATION - Overall Festival Champions - second runners-up

NOMINATION - Most traditional opera

NOMINATION - Best animated chorus 

NOMINATION - Best supporting actor GARETH EDWARDS for SIr Despard Murgatroyd

NOMINATION - Best male voice RUSSELL STRATTON for Richard Dauntless

NOMINATION - Best musical director PETER HOLT

NOMINATION - Best male performer ROBERT MILNER for Robin Oakapple

NOMINATION - Best duet GARETH EDWARDS & EMMA SOUTHORN for "I once was a very abandoned person"

The full list of all the nominations and awards from this year's Buxton festival is available here.