The egg
British premiere.
Part of a triple bill.preceded by The Shulamite woman, by Graham Belchere and Dream of Prospero, byAshley Parnell
Cast & Crew
Cast
Areobindus (Lust) | Graham Trew |
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Basilissa, Empress of Byzantoum (Pride) | Fiona Dobie |
Beggar woman | Michelle Todd |
Eunuch of the Sacred Cubicle (Sloth) | Malcolm Smith |
Gourmantus (Gluttony) | James O’Neil |
Julian (Anger) | Trevor Peake |
Manuel | Peter Savidge |
Pachomius (Avarice) | Paul Wade |
Poor boy | Carlo Sala |
Priscus | Michelle Todd |
Sister of the Empress (Envy) | Anita Scarlett |
St Simeon Stylites | Alburtt Rhodes |
Crew | |
Composer | Gian Carlo Menotti |
Designer | Nicky Nottidge |
Director | Isobel D’Arcy |
Producer | Isobel D’Arcy |
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Play description
An operatic riddle in one act, commissioned by Washington Cathedral and first performed there on June 17, 1976.
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