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The Coronation of Poppaea  1985
           (L'incoronazione di Poppea)
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  PRODUCER DOMINIC BARBER
  MUSICAL DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER WILSON
 
  GODDESS OF FORTUNE ELIZABETH JOHNSON
  GODDESS OF VIRTUE HILARY CLARK
  AMOR, GOD OF LOVE DEBRA JONES
  OTTONE, Poppaea's former
lover
PAUL HOLLELEY
  SOLDIERS of Nero's bodyguard CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON
JAMES PETTS
  POPPAEA, mistress of Nero
GILLIAN TUNLEY
  NERO, Emperor of Rome TAG CAISLEY
  ARNALTA, Poppaea's nurse MARGARET MOYNIHAN
  OTTAVIA, Empress of Rome HILARY CLARK
  SENECA, philosopher, Nero's
former tutor
JONATHAN MAY
  DRUSILLA, Ottavia's lady-in-
waiting
ELIZABETH JOHNSON
  LIBERTO, captain of the guard CLIVE SAWERS
  LUCANO, poet and friend of
Nero
JAMES PETTS
 
  SENACA'S ATTENDANTS; CONSULS AND TRIBUNES
  HILLARY FRYER
CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON
CLIVE SAWERS
MARTIN HARDING
JAMES PETTS
 
  BEHIND THE SCENES
  COSTUMES designed and
made by

ELIZABETH ANTHONY
  ADDITIONAL COSTUMES DENIV of Wallingford
  SET DESIGN CATHERINE ALCOCK
  LIGHTING EDDIE GOWAN
  STAGE MANAGER
Assisted by
VERONICA KILPATRICK
KIRSTY ADRIAN
PAUL BRADON
  PRODUCTION SECRETARY CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON
 
  REPETITEURS ELIZABETH JOHNSON
ALAN POTTS
FRASER SKEOCH
JANET WINSTONE
 
  INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE
VIOLIN
Richard Stamper (Leader),
Carol Wickham
Lucy Wilson

CELLO
Ferdy Bertimes

RECORDER
Ailsa Clarke
Ian Clarke

TRUMPET
Mark Cox
Benjamin Searle

HARPSICHORD
Christopher Wilson
Alan Potts

ORGAN
Nicholas Houghton

  Mark Cox and Benjamin Searle are pupils at the Reading
Blue Coat School
  Performed in a new realisation specially prepared by
Christopher Wilson, and Elizabeth and Christopher Johnson
  Performed at:
The Wilde Theatre, Bracknell: Friday 8th November
Leighton Park School, Reading; Saturday 9th November
The Pump Room, Bath; Thursday 14th November
Unicorn Theatre, Abingdon; Saturday 16th November
Old Court Arts Centre, Windsor; Friday 22nd November
The Arts Centre, Swindon; Saturday 23rd November