Name: Rhondda Rips It Up!
Start: 2018-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2018-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Taliesin Arts Centre

Admin

Organization

Soprano

Lesley Garrett

Emcee

Mezzo-soprano

Madeleine Shaw

Lady Rhondda

Singer

Rosie Hay

Sybil

Paula Greenwood

Prid

Meriel Andrew

Edith

Monika Sawa

Birkenhead

Carolyn Jackson

Churchill

Conductor

Nicola Rose

Stage director

Caroline Clegg

Set designer

Lara Booth

Lighting designer

Elanor Higgins

Kate Woolveridge

Lord Asquith

Welsh National Opera

Orchestra

Welsh National Opera Orchestra

English

Rhondda Rips It Up!

Winchester

United Kingdom

Theatre Royal

Mold

Clwyd Theatr

Northampton

Royal Theatre

Swindon

Wyvern Theatre

Bangor

Pontio

Oxford

Playhouse

Swansea

Taliesin Arts Centre

Rhondda Rips It Up! Langer

Public

Approved

Theatre Royal Winchester

Bass

Instrumentalist

Pianist

Violinist

Cellist

Violist

Flutist

Clarinetist

Guitarist

Organist

Percussionist

hornist

Oboist

Bassoonist

Trumpeter

Contrabassist

Trombonist

Harper

Saxophonist

Harpsichordist

Bassist

Accordionist

Tuba Player

Recorder Player

Lutenist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Mandoline Player

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Violino Piccolo Player

Viola da gamba

Musette de cour Player

Viola Pomposa Player

Archlutenist

Vibraphonist

Cornettist

Viola d’amore Player

Theorbist

Composer

Librettist

Costume designer

Choreographer

Dancer

Actor

Chorus master

Video designer

Dramaturge

Translator

Sound designer

Repetiteur

Makeup artist

Executive producer

Hairstylist

Other

Stage Manager

Choir

Poet

Vocal coach

Teacher

Photographer

Broadcasting

Illustrator

Writer

Writing and performance

Chorus Director

Wig & Makeup Designer

Orchestra Operations

Extra

Contralto

Tenor

Baritone

Countertenor

Bass-baritone

Spoken

Child vocalist

Silent

Alto

Continuo

This thigh-slapping romp through the world of suffrage and song is told through the lens of music-hall and fittingly sports an all-female cast and creative t...

This tongue in cheek entertainment has been created for your delectation by the illustrious Ms Elena Langer (composer and suffragette) and the inimitable Ms Emma Jenkins (librettist and suffragette); Directed by Caroline Clegg and conducted by Nicola Rose.

It is our great pleasure to take you on an unforgettable journey through the life and adventures of that unsung heroine of the Welsh Suffrage movement, Margaret Haig Thomas, the Viscountess Rhondda.

Suffragette, activist and entrepreneur, Lady Rhondda paved the way for the equal rights for women. As well as campaigning tirelessly for women’s suffrage, she became the lightning rod for women’s efforts during WW1, survived the sinking of the Lusitania and created the radical feminist magazine Time and Tide. Her indefatigable efforts and endeavours were finally rewarded when, in 1918, women over the age of thirty were enfranchised.

This thigh-slapping romp through the world of suffrage and song is told through the lens of music-hall and fittingly sports an all-female cast and creative team. The audience will be guided through the story by our very own Emcee (Lesley Garrett) following the escapades of Lady Rhondda (Madeleine Shaw) and her brave battalion of suffragettes as they fearlessly takes on Peers, politicians and post-boxes in their struggle for women’s rights.

WNO will showcase this woman’s fight for liberty, survival and equality in a number of ways: from community events, talks and schools workshops to exhibitions, interactive digital experiences as well as the production itself.

Rhondda Rips It Up! by Langer, Tue 23 Oct 2018, From (2018/2018), Directed by Caroline Clegg,, Conductor Nicola Rose, Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea, United Kingdom

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