Works of Peter Darrell -1972

Dawn Sutton in 'Five Rückert Songs' Photograph by Alan Crumlish

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Works of Peter Darrell - 1972

1971 - 1973

The Tales of Hoffmann

6^th April 1972, Scottish Theatre Ballet King's Theatre, Edinburgh; 2^nd April 1988 restaged Theatre Royal, Glasgow; 12^th July 1973, American Ballet Theatre, New York (with Jonas Kage as Hoffmann and Cynthia Gregory as all three heroines); 5^th October 1981, Ballet of the National Theatre, Belgrade; 29^th October 1981, Ballet of the National Theatre, Prague; 20^th October 1983, The Australian Ballet, Melbourne; 1988 Asami Maki Company, Tokyo; 1991 Hong Kong Ballet

Adapted from Offenbach's popular opera, the tales which span Hoffmann's life from youth to old age tell of his four loves: for a life-like doll, a ballerina, an alluring courtesan and an opera singer.

COMPOSER: Jacques Offenbach, arranged by John Lanchbery
SCENARIO: Peter Darrell from stories by ETA Hoffmann.
DESIGNER: Alistair Livingstone (Scottish Theatre Ballet, Australian Ballet and Asami Maki Company, Tokyo); Peter Docherty (American Ballet Theatre);
DECOR: Petar Pasic;
COSTUMES: Tatjana Brilej (Ballet of the National Theatre, Belgrade); Svoboda (Ballet of the National Theatre, Prague); Peter Farmer (Hong Kong Ballet and Scottish Ballet 1998)
LIGHTING: John B. Read
CASTING: Gordon Aitken, Peter Cazalet, Hilary Debden, Elaine McDonald, Patricia Rianne, Marian St Claire with Anne Allan, Michael Beare, Nicholas Carroll, Sally Collard-Gentle, Harold King, Anna McCartney, Amanda Olivier, Gernot Petzold, Hugh Rathbone, Paul Rayner, Bruce Steivel, Keri Stewart and dancers of Scottish Theatre Ballet

Variations for a Door and a Sigh

28^th June 1972, Scottish Theatre Ballet Close Theatre Club, Glasgow

This work explored the realms of sexual behaviour and the conflicts of personal commitment.

COMPOSER: Pierre Henry (Sound Collage)
DESIGNER: Amanda Colin
CASTING: Sally Collard-Gentle, Kit Lethby, Amanda Olivier, Ruth Prior, Paul Rayner

The Nutcracker - Act II The Kingdom of Sweets

26^th September 1972, Scottish Theatre Ballet Theatre Royal, York

COMPOSER: Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, arranged by Leonard Salzedo
CHOREOGRAPHER: Lev Ivanov/Peter Darrell
DESIGNER: Philip Prowse
CASTING: Hilary Debden, Cristian Addams with Anne Allan, Sally Collard-Gentle, Gwendoline Edmonds, Beryl Hicks, Harold King, Kit Lethby, Elaine McDonald, Ruth Prior, Hugh Rathbone, Patricia Rianne, Jorge Salavisa, Keri Stewart, Anthony West and dancers of Scottish Theatre Ballet

1971 - 1973