Pleasure

Wed 4 May 2016

PLAYHOUSE

£25 - £15*

Cast

Lesley Garrett - Val

Lesley Garrett

Val

Nick Pritchard - Matthew

Nick Pritchard

Matthew

Timothy Nelson - Nathan

Timothy Nelson

Nathan

Steven Page - Anna Fewmore

Steven Page

Anna Fewmore

Psappha - Ensemble

Psappha

Ensemble

Company

Composer Mark Simpson

Librettist Melanie Challenger

Conductor Nicholas Kok

Director Tim Albery

Set and Costume Designer Leslie Travers

Reviews

Pleasure

★★★★★
"a genuine coup: a glimpse of the numinal within sight of the urinal"

Pleasure

"the dramatic writing for Val as the opera progresses is impressively powerful, as is Lesley Garrett’s committed singing"

Pleasure

"a dark examination of the tragedy of hidden lives"

Pleasure

★★★★★
"Skill, variety and strong dramatic impulse… Its impact is immediate"