Dawn Sutton in 'Five Rückert Songs' Photograph by Alan Crumlish
 
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Works of Peter Darrell - 1964

Houseparty

7th June 1964

Commissioned work for BBC Television

A virtually stepless drama of manners and motives, it brought the idea of Nijinska's ballet right up to the moment concerning, as it did, behaviour and morals typical of the early 60's. Time: late afternoon Sunday until dawn Monday.

COMPOSER: Francis Poulenc (Les Biches)
SCENARIO: John Hopkins and Peter Darrell
DESIGNER: Marilyn Taylor and Jarvis
CASTING: Peter Cazalet, Bronwen Curry, Gail Donaldson, Robin Haig, Suzanne Hywel, Gale Law, Elaine McDonald, Victor Maynard, Hazel Merry, Laverne Meyer, Simon Mottram, Oliver Symons, Robert Verbrugge, Sylvia Wellman

Lysistrata

9th June 1964, Western Theatre Ballet Theatre Royal, Bath. A Bath Festival Production

The story of Women's Lib through the ages from the Greeks to the Crusades, the Puritans, the Suffragettes, today and even beyond.

COMPOSER: John Dankworth (commissioned score)
SCENARIO AND LYRICS: Benny Green
DESIGNER: André François
GUEST ARTIST: Cleo Laine
CASTING: Sean Bartley, Peter Butler, Peter Cazalet, Bronwen Curry, Robin Haig, Suzanne Hywel, Gale Law, Angela Leigh, Elaine McDonald, Simon Mottram, Deirdre O'Donohoe, Graham Smith, Robert Verbrugge