Highborn and the Hobo 2011
The Highborn and the Hobo; or, The Mining Magnates Daughter, was performed by LOpSoc on 15th - 18th June 2011 at the Annex Theatre in conjunction with The Fall of the House of Usher 2011.
An original production with libretto by LOpSoc members Phill Moxley and Harry Campbell and music by Jolly Felton - a multimedia opera in one act with all proceeds going to Charity.
Lonnie Choke (David Turner) is the only son of a wealthy machine merchant, and was betrothed in infancy to the daughter of a wealthy mining magnate, Corsica Whistle (Becky Thomas). Both parents believed it bad luck to see the bride at all before the actual wedding day, and so the two have never actually met. Distraught at the prospect of living his life with someone he has never met, and who could be hideously ugly or dreadfully boring, Lonnie runs away and joins a group of vagrants living under a London overpass....
Production Team
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Director | Phill Moxley |
| Musical Director | Keziah Jacombs |
| Assistant Director | Poppy Roworth |
| Assistant Director | Harry Campbell |
| Assistant Musical Director | James Rosser |
Cast
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Lonnie Choke | David Turner |
| Corsica Whistle | Becky "Tommy" Thomas |
| Winston Two-Monocles | Ben George |
| Saltfish Bunyan | Daniel Clements |
| Hetty Crosswise | Amy Whitington |
| Jane Austin | Katie Skidmore |
| The Hobo Librarian | Richard Patient |
| Reginald Choke | Richard Kille |
| Perola Whistle | Anne-Linn Forbord |
| Terence Vampiros | Chris Power |
| Harpo Marx | Rob Kirtley |
| Groucho Marx | Phill Moxley |
| Chico Marx | Becky Hall |
| Karl Marx | Chloe Starling |
| Chorus | Nicola Asamoah |
| Chorus | Stephen Bourne |
| Chorus | Timothy Case |
| Chorus | Rhiannon Creffield |
| Chorus | Emily Furness |
| Chorus | Megan Gibson |
| Chorus | Kirsty Hough |
| Chorus | Steve Jenkins |
| Chorus | Emma Joy |
| Chorus | Oliver Lea |
| Chorus | Eleonore Mason |
| Chorus | Owen Perring |
| Chorus | Alex Purdue |
| Chorus | Poppy Roworth |
| Chorus | Charlotte Da Silva Skinner |
| Chorus | Ruth Thomlinson |
Orchestra
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Violin | Hannah Martin |
| Piano | Keziah Jacombs |
| Piano | James Rosser |
| Flute | Jason Beaumont |
| Cello | Alice Heywood |
Crew and Other Assistance
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Technical Director | James Calder |
| Stage Manager | Chris Power |
| SX | Rex Bannerman |
| SX | James Calder |
| Lighting Designer | Matt Leech |
| LX | Sally Freeman |
| Video Operator | Rex Bannerman |
| Video Operator | James Calder |
| Video Cast | Anjelica Finnegan |
| Video Cast | Kevin Copping |
| Video Cast | Richard Copperwaite |
| Video Cast | Jon Dunne |
| Video Cast | Nick Barclay |
| Front of House | Isabel Corlett |
Authors/Composers
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Libretto | Phill Moxley |
| Libretto | Harry Campbell |
| Music | Jolly Felton |
Committee
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Anjelica Finnegan |
| Chairman | Phill Moxley |
| Secretary | Kirsty Hough |
| Treasurer | Stephen Bourne |
| Publicity Officer | Nick Barclay |
| Publicity Officer | Emma Joy |
| Social Secretary | Emma Jeffery |
| Ordinary Member | Becky "Tommy" Thomas |
| Ordinary Member | Stephen Young |
| Webmaster | Owen Perring |
| Community Engagement | Ruth Thomlinson |
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