Details
A naive young man believes that 'all is for the best' even when confronted by evil. Originally performed in 1956, additional songs added in 1974. Candide explores a world that is dominated by violence, greed, war, hatred and a series of catastrophic events seemingly unmitigated by goodness, truth, beauty or God. Running time: 2hrs 45mins
Cast/Performers
Fra Fee (Candide),
Cassidy Janson (Paquette),
Ben Lewis (Govenor / Vanderdendur),
Scarlett Strallen (Cunegonde),
David Thaxton (Maximilian),
Carly Anderson,
Jeremy Batt,
Michael Cahill,
Christopher Jacobsen,
Frankie Jenna,
Rachel Spurrell,
Helen Walsh,
Matt Wilman,
Jackie Clune (Old Lady),
James Dreyfus (Dr Pangloss)
Creatives/Company
Book by:
VoltaireMusic(s):
Leonard Bernstein,
David Charles Abell (musical supervision),
Jason Carr (orchestrations)
Adapted by:
Hugh WheelerLyrics(s):
Richard Wilbur,
Stephen Sondheim,
John LatoucheProducer:
Menieer Chocolate FactoryDirector:
Matthew WhiteDesign:
Paul FarnsworthLighting:
Paul AndersonChoreographer:
Adam CooperCostume:
Paul FarnswothSound:
Gareth OwenMusical Director:
Seann Alderking
