Sunday in the Park with George
Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne
20 Jul 2013
- 27 Jul 2013
The making of a masterpiece
Discover the beauty, colour and songs inspired by 19th century Parisian park life through the musical genius of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Sunday in the Park with George. Victorian Opera's brand new production of this Pulitzer Prize winning musical brings to life the characters of Georges Seurat's famous impressionist masterpiece A Sunday on La Grande Jatte. Featuring the talents of opera and musical theatre favourites, including Alexander Lewis, Christina O'Neill, Nancye Hayes and Antoinette Halloran, Director Stuart Maunder and Conductor Phoebe Briggs. An unforgettable ode to the ‘art of making art’.
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
PERFORMANCE DETAILS
Venue
Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne
Dates
Saturday 20 July 7.30pm
Tuesday 23 July 7.30pm
Wednesday 24 July 1.00pm, 7.30pm
Thursday 25 July 7.30pm
Friday 26 July 7.30pm
Saturday 27 July 1.00pm, 7.30pm
2 hours 50 minutes with one interval
Tactile Tour Wednesday 24 July, 11.50am
Audio Described Performance Wednesday 24 July, 1.00pm
Cast & Crew
Conductor Phoebe Briggs
Director Stuart Maunder
Set and Costume Designer Anna Cordingley
Lighting Designer Niklas Pajanti
Sound Designer Jim Atkins
Cast
George Alexander Lewis
Dot/Marie Christina O'Neill
an Old Lady/Blair Daniels Nancye Hayes
Nurse/Mrs. an American couple/Harriet Pawling Dimity Shepherd
Jules/Bob Greenberg David Rogers-Smith
Yvonne/Naomi Eisen Antoinette Halloran
Boatman/Charles Redman John Brunato
Celeste #1/Waitress Olivia Cranwell
Celeste #2/Elaine Carrie Barr
Louise/Boy Monique Heath/Emily Chessum
Franz/Mr. - an American couple/Dennis Lyall Brooks
Frieda/Betty Noni McCallum
Soilder/Alex Matthew McFarlane
Trumpeter/Lee Randolph Jeremy Kleeman
Louis/Billy Webster Nathan Lay
Young Man/Photographer Kirilie Blythman
Man lying on bank/Museum Assistant Daniel Todd
Orchestra Victoria
Reviews
“Victorian Opera's Sunday in the Park with George is exquisite, and it's heartbreaking that it can only run for a week as so many people will miss this emotionally-perfect production of Stephen Sondheim's most personal work.”
“...staging and performance have been brought together in a harmonious whole to move and delight.”
“Victorian Opera has continued its successful trajectory under new artistic director Richard Mills, with Stephen Sondheim's brilliantly conceived Sunday in the Park with George.”
“Sophisticated work brought to life with colour and charm.”
“Victorian Opera has shown themselves to be the company to watch in 2013.”