Dawn Sutton in 'Five Rückert Songs' Photograph by Alan Crumlish
 
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Works of Peter Darrell - 1955

1954 - 1956

Balleto da Camera

13th March 1955, Ballet Workshop Mercury Theatre, London

A semi-abstract pas de trois, stemming from "Designs with Strings" with the programme note: "Ever let the fancy roam Pleasure never is at home".

COMPOSER: Antonio Vivaldi
DESIGNER: Jack Coutou
CASTING: Peter Brownlee, Dorothy Buttery, Robert Harrold, Herida May, Kenneth Melville, Noel Rossana

The Gift

30th September 1955, London Ballet Circle Fortune Theatre, London

A father and mother, incompatible and quarrelling, affect the sense of security of their young daughter. Flirtations with friends worsen the situation, and the advent of two brothers and their wives further complicates matters.

COMPOSER: Gabriel Fauré
DESIGNER: Lucas
CASTING: Julia Farron, Susan Salaman, Gilbert Vernon

The Farce of Love

circa 1955/6. The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London

A new musical comedy pastiche. The action takes place on the walls of Troy.

COMPOSER: Nicholas Smith
BOOK AND LYRICS: Charles Robinson
DEVISED AND DIRECTED BY: Tristram Jellinek
CASTING: Michael Ashton, Colin Barnes, Keith Baxter Wright, Caroline Blakiston, John Blarney, Richard Briers, Albert Finney, John Gray, Tristram Jellinek, Julie Nicholls, Daphne Wetton, Susan Westerby and company.