The Lighthouse (Opera)
This production arrived in London almost a year after its premiere at the 1980 Edinburgh Festival.
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Arthur | David Wilson-Johnson |
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| Blazes | Michael Rippon |
| Sandy | Neil Mackie |
Crew | |
| Composer | Peter Maxwell Davies |
| Conductor | John Carewe |
| Designer | Finlay James |
| Director | David William |
| Lighting Designer | Mick Hughes |
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Play description
Inspired by a true story. In December 1900 a lighthouse supply ship call the Hesperus, based in Stromness, Orkney, went on its routine tour of duty to the Flannon Isles in the Outer Hebrides. The lighthouse was empty – all three beds and the table looked as if they had been left in a hurry and the lamp, through out, was in perfect working order, but the men had disappeared into thin air.
Observations
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‘This striking piece of music theatre thoroughly merited the ovation it brought composer and performers.’ (Anne Morley-Priestman – The Stage Archive Jul 23 1981 Page 21)
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