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Chancellor Alex Holland
Unwilling to be typecast, Alex has resolved for the second year running
to audition for the soprano lead in the next show. Forced out of the
title role (previously he has played the Mikado and the Sorcerer),
he initially demanded a matching yellow iris costume, but is rather
pleased with his big wig.
Lord
Mountararat Nick Temperley
After taking on the role of the society's spiritual leader in The
Sorcerer, Nick fled the country to study biology in a quaint Bavarian
dialect for a year. As one of the haughtiest noblemen in Great Britain,
Nick combines the vocal splendour of Pavarotti with the light-footed
dancing grace of Wayne Sleep. (Or should that be the other way round?)
Lord
Tolloller Chris Charlton
Always charming, suave and immaculately dressed, Chris's main complaint
about this year's show is once again not being allowed to take his
costume home. He is looking forward to the challenge of hitting higher
notes than any man decently should. As a devout Christian, Chris is
praying tonight goes well and he doesn't embarrass himself more than
necessary. No, really. For those fans that attended The Mikado
last year, Chris's Portugese writing desks are doing just fine.
Private
Willis Grant Hoyle
Grant's previous two years in the society have been highly enjoyable,
largely as an undistinguished member of the chorus. He says it has
been a pleasure and a challenge to play Willis this year and hopes
to return to G&S in his life after university.
Strephon
Charlie Pywell
Charlie stumbled into the role of Strephon by talking to the wrong
person at the wrong time in the pub. Having played Danny in Grease
and Bill Sykes in Oliver, it is about time he took to the more musically
serious style of G&S. He has enjoyed being half a fairy so much that
it may well inspire him to research the historical significance of
fairyhood for his History dissertation.
Phyllis
Joy Ruff
Joy is a 4th year French and Linguistics student whose chief talent
consists of an outstanding ability to squeak like a guinea pig. Not
yet having been able to find a suitable field for her talent, she
has been obliged to enforce her lesser charms on the world of G&S.
Last year she escaped to Aix-en-Provence, but having realised that
she will never be able to persuade the French of the Joys of cricket
or G&S, she has now returned to England to enjoy her new found love
of sheep on wheels.
Queen
of the Fairies Penny Grant
Penny was lured into her third principal role with the society by
the promise of immortality - there aren't many leading alto roles
in G&S that don't involve copious makeup wrinkles. She is currently
investigating the difference between white and black daisies, but
sensibly spends the majority of her time drawing pictures of fairies
instead.
Iolanthe
Rebecca Mellor
One of the reasons Rebecca came to York was this production of Iolanthe.
She could hardly believe her luck when all her wishes came true and
she got the title role! As a first year music student, this is her
first show with the society, but she has also played parts in Pirates
and Pinafore, as well as principal roles in Carousel, Magic Flute
and Fiddler on the Roof.
Celia
Susannah Prins
Susannah is a first year Art Historian from Deepest, Darkest Devon.
After Uni. she would like to go into opera, History of Art being an
obvious route into that profession. Previous roles have included Sandy
in Grease and Nancy in Oliver, and she has also appeared in The Importance
of Being Ernest and She Stoops to Conquer.
Leila
Emily Price
Emily has come all the way from Chicago to do her MA in Medieval Archaeology.
As an American, she is continually learning new things about the strange
and exotic UK, although she can't seem to remember that "pants" means
something different here. She finds our accents adorable but says
our food is boring!
Fleta
Jenny Share
After two years of being centre stage in previous performances with
G&S, the directors have finally realised her greatness and given her
an actual role, thus fulfilling her childhood dream of being an actress
- though thankfully not allowing her to sing on her own. Phew!