Stravinsky, Auden & Kallman's neoclassical operatic masterpiece, based around the engravings of William Hogarth.
Lured away from his quiet country life with sweetheart Anne Truelove, Tom Rakewell descends to the raucous delights of a dissolute London life, aided by the enigmatic Nick Shadow. A disastrous marriage to the bearded lady Baba the Turk, spiralling debts, and distaste for the debauchery that surrounds him eventually provoke the madness that consigns him to Bedlam.
For idle hands
And hearts and minds,
The devil finds
A work to do.
Cast, Orchestra and Production Team
| Director | Claudia Parkes |
| Conductor | Christopher Stark |
| Producer | Edmund Irwin-Singer |
Cast
| Tom Rakewell | Gwilym Bowen |
| Anne Trulove | Joanna Songi |
| Nick Shadow | Christopher Dollins |
| Baba the Turk | Joanna Harries |
| Father Trulove | George Dye |
| Sellem | Matthew Sandy |
| Mother Goose | Cassie Gorman |
| Keeper of the Madhouse | Michael Craddock |
| Soprano |
Anna Cavaliero Lucy Cronin Harriet Flower Natalie Mayer-Hutchings Anna Wagner |
| Alto |
Cassie Gorman Michael Hamway Jenny Judge Daniele Rolet |
| Tenor |
James Cormack Joe Littlewood Andrew Macfarlane Barnaby Martin |
| Bass |
Joachim Cassel Michael Craddock Guy Hayward Matthew Middleton-Jones Kit Preston-Bell |
Orchestra
| Violins |
Fra Rustumji Kate Guthrie Camilla Nelson Emma Gait Victoria Marsh Lydia Murphy Latifah Hamzah |
| Violas |
Toni Beardsall Sarah Paige Iain Gunn Lucia D'Avanzo |
| 'Cellos |
Tom Wraith Pip Ash Harry Buckoke |
| Double Basses |
David Stark Marianne Schofield |
| Flutes |
Ben-San Lau Rosie Breckon |
| Oboes |
Andrew Knights Nicola Hands |
| Clarinets |
Anthony Friend Frances Blythe |
| Bassoons |
Rhonwen Jones Georgina Eliot |
| Horns |
Stephen Craigen Alfie Lloyd |
| Trumpets |
Ginny Horten-Middleton Luke Fisher |
| Timpani |
Susannah Alaghband-Zadeh |
| Harpsichord |
Chad Kelly |
Production Team
| Assistant Director | Joe Littlewood |
| Assistant Musical Director | Finn Downie-Dear |
| Assistant Producers |
Alexander Röstel Alex Platts |
| Lighting Designer | Rob Mills |
| Set Designer | Tobias Vernon |
| Costume Designer | Lily Ryan |
| Publicity Designer | Anna Trench |
| Design Consultant | Georgia de Grey |
| Chorusmaster | Jeremy Cole |
| Stage Manager | David Halstead |
| Deputy Stage Manager | Vicky Spence |
| Assistant Stage Managers |
Jessica Burrows Georgie Hughes |
| Set Painters |
Susannah Knights George Shapter |
| Répétiteurs |
Chad Kelly Ben-San Lau |