Candide
2018
18+
CC
When young Candide's marriage offer to a baron's daughter backfires, the naïve student of optimism is hurled into an eye-opening journey around the globe, discovering the horrors of existence at every step. Turning Voltaire’s Candide, a stinging blast against tyranny and feigned moralising, into toe-wiggling musical theatre is a crazy idea. Bernstein revised his operetta countless times before settling on the final version. The Grange Festival’s 2018 semi-staged production commemorates the composer’s 100th birthday.
Featured Cast
Richard Suart
Narrator/Pangloss/Martin
Rob Houchen
Candide
Katie Hall
Cunegonde
Charles Rice
Maximilian
Rosemary Ashe
Old Woman
Kitty Whately
Paquette
Director:
Christopher Luscombe
