Candide
July 2018
Candide: Robin Bailey Cunegonde: Fflur Wyn Voltaire/Pangloss: Ben McAteer The Old Lady: Katherine Marriott Music by Leonard Bernstein Book adapted from Voltaire by Hugh Wheeler Lyrics by Richard Wilbury New version by John Caird (1999 Royal National Theatre version) With additional lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, John Latouche, Lillian Hellman, Dorothy Parker and Leonard Bernstein Performed by arrangement with
Music Theatre International (Europe) Limited Director/ Designer Richard Studer Conductor Jonathan Lyness Sung in English Reviews “An enthusiastic, highly motivated cast ... tackled it with real gusto. Ben ... effortlessly dominated proceedings ... It’s a tribute to West Green House Opera ... that Candide’s many strengths were so effectively realised” David Mellor, Mail Online