Organization

Grimeborn Opera Festival

Stage director

Cecilia Stinton

Conductor

John Warner

Set designer

Ellie Roser

Costume designer

Lighting designer

Catja Hamilton

Singer

Soprano

Josephine Goddard

Mrs Waters

Tenor

John Upperton

Harry Benn

Baritone

Shaun Aquilina

Ned Travers

Bass-baritone

Robert Winslade Anderson

Policeman

Spoken

Beca Davies

Mary Ann

Ensemble

Philippe Durrant

English

The Boatswain's Mate

London

United Kingdom

Arcola Theatre

Public

Approved

June 1953: peace reigns in Europe, and the waters of the English Channel are troubled only by holidaymakers, as Britain celebrates the coronation of its new Queen. Young and old alike have flocked to Margate for summer loving and strolls on the promenade.

But at a quiet pub set back from the seafront, the landlady has a nuisance on her hands. She’s confronted with a suitor who simply won’t take ‘no’ for an answer. And, when he comes up with a last-ditch plan to win her heart, our formidable heroine gives him more than he’d bargained for…

Spectra Ensemble returns to Grimeborn with its acclaimed revival of this 1914 opera by Suffragette composer Ethel Smyth, complete with all the quintessential sounds and sights of British summertime.

The Boatswain's Mate by Smyth, From (2022/2022), Directed by Cecilia Stinton,, Conductor John Warner, Arcola Theatre, London, United Kingdom

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