"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 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 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

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

MUSICAL NUMBERS ARRANGED BY: Peter Darrell

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