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Our members and friends often like to help spread the word about our shows by printing out their own copies of the poster and hanging it up around their workplace etc.
It's available in three formats: JPG (359KB) PDF (262KB) MS Word (382KB)
(Right click on these links to save the file on your computer. The files are sized to print on a A4 page. The image is in colour, but should also work fine in black & white.)
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About the show...
Combine the elements of a soap opera with a horror film and a slapstick comedy, and you might get something close to the Queanbeyan Players' production of Gilbert and Sullivan's Ruddigore.
In the fishing village of Rederring, farmer Robin Oakapple woos orphan Rose Maybud, until his sailor brother Richard, himself enamoured of Rose, harpoons Robin's chances by revealing him as the Baronet of Ruddigore.
An ancient curse dooms the holder of that title to die in torment unless they commit at least one crime each day.
Sir Despard, who has been baronet since Robin's presumed death, is now free to reform and resume his long-neglected romance with Mad Margaret - whose madness was caused by grief over their broken engagement in the first place.
Add a somewhat confused old servant, a professional corps of bridesmaids and a collection of ancestral spirits and the results are melodrama at its best, said director Norma Roach.
"This is one of the best Gilbert and Sullivan shows - beautiful music, comedic complications and convoluted relationships between some very confused characters," she said.
"We're fortunate to have a talented group of actors capable of both singing the libretto and wringing the best laughs possible out of a very funny script."
Among the cast is Rebecca Pope as the naïve orphan Rose; Lindsay Roe as Robin Oakapple, the true Baronet of Ruddigore; Peter Smith as Sir Despard, who was given the title after Robin's supposed death; and Sheena Smith in a not-to-be-missed performance as the comically insane Mad Margaret.
Ruddigore played at the Queanbeyan Convention Centre from 21 October to 4 November 2005.
Peter Smith as Sir Despard and Sheena Smith as Mad Margaret in the Queanbeyan Players production of Ruddigore.
Sheena Smith as Mad Margaret, the comically insane former betrothed of Sir Despard, current Baronet of Ruddigore.
Rebecca Pope as the orphan Rose Maybud, a beautiful but rather naïve young woman widely pursued by the men of the village.
Rebecca Pope as the orphan Rose Maybud and Lindsay Roe as Robin Oakapple, whose shyness prevents him from seeking her hand in marriage.
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