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Vampaera
18th June 1958, Western Theatre Ballet Theatre Royal,
Bristol
"An essay in the macabre or a comment upon human and social
behaviour - depending on personal interpretation." It captures
the horror and cruelty of the Dracula tale. Originally conceived
to Debussy's Rhapsody for Saxophone and Orchestra, permission
to use the score was withheld. It was decided to go ahead with
musique concrete. Hobson composed the score to fit the already
rehearsed choreography.
COMPOSER: Michael Hobson (Musique
Concrète)
DESIGNER: Una Collins
CASTING: Basil Pattison and students
from the Bristol Old Vie and Bristol School of Dancing
The Unicorn, the Gorgon and the Manticore
22nd July 1958, New Opera Company Sadler's Wells Theatre,
London; 28th June 1962 revised version by Western Theatre Ballet
Theatre Royal, Bristol
The piece tells the tale of a man who does not conform, with
humour, fantasy and pathos. He lives in a castle with his unicorn,
gorgon and manticore, whom he leads to town on Sundays. When he
no longer appears the citizens, believing the man has killed them,
march to the castle only to find him dying.
COMPOSER: Gian Carlo Menotti
DESIGNER: Barry Kay
CASTING: Ronald Emblen, Brenda
Last, Hazel Merry, Laverne Meyer, Oliver Symons, Jeffery Taylor
and dancers of Western Theatre Ballet
The Enchanted Rose Garden
12th August, 1958, Western Theatre Ballet Lyric Opera
House, Hammersmith, London
The story of a love-sick lady and an indifferent youth, for whom
she has to transform herself to gain his interest, is told in
the tradition of romantic grand pas de deux.
COMPOSER: Alexander Glazunov (Excerpts
from Raymonda)
DESIGNER: Derek West
CASTING: David Hepburn, Anne Hyde,
Brenda Last, Jeffery Taylor
Impasse
12th August 1958, Western Theatre Ballet Lyric Opera House, Hammersmith,
London
A group of people find themselves trapped in a labyrinth from
which there appears to be no way out. It becomes evident that
whoever is to survive will do so because he has keen able to preserve
some spark of human feeling.
COMPOSER: Michael Hobson
DESIGNER: Ronald Fouracre
CASTING: David Hepburn, Hazel Merry,
Suzanne Musitz, Erling Sunde, Oliver Symons, Sylvia Wellman
The Sleeping Beauty (Pantomime)
December 1958, Hippodrome Theatre, Bristol
MUSICAL NUMBERS ARRANGED BY: Peter
Darrell
The Lilac Domino (Musical)
May 1959, Chiswick Empire, London.
The company sold itself as a "package" as a feature
in this musical comedy.
COMPOSERS: Gatti and Jenbach
MUSICAL NUMBERS ARRANGED BY: Peter
Darrell
CASTING: Brenda Last, Laverne Meyer
and dancers of Western Theatre Ballet
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