With Lydia Ellis as Mad Margaret, Christopher Pyrah as Sir Despard and William Yeldham as Sir Ruthven.
Oxford University Gilbert and Sullivan Society's production of Ruddigore, November 2013. Corpus Christi College Auditorium.
Apologies for husky voice as Margaret, I had a bad cold that turned to tonsillitis by the end of the run when we filmed it!
Reviews below:
"Mad Margaret (Lydia Ellis) and her old love, the no longer evil Sir Despard (Christopher Pyrah) finally get married. Their song is called 'I once was a very abandoned person' -- their strutting about the 'stage' and wildly exaggerated facial expressions are very comical and the ability to act and sing is a quality seen throughout. This is clear in Mad Margaret's earlier scene: Lydia Ellis's voice is perfect for her role, warbling when she wants it to be but not weak; her eyes roll as she spits plosive bouts of spiteful comments across the stage area and her creeping, vague smile screams 'mad cat lady'."
www.cherwell.org/culture/stage/2013/11/22/preview-ruddigore
"Lydia Ellis as Mad Margaret, managing to stay in character even when singing, with a fantastic performance as so unconventional a character; Will Yeldham, in the lead role of Robin, who clearly had a deep understanding of his role and gave an unexpectedly believable performance in spite of having to burst out singing frequently (and it can be difficult to make that appear genuine...)... A more familiar face, Chris Pyrah, performed with relish as Sir Despard, doing full justice to the character."
www.dailyinfo.co.uk/reviews/feature/8838/Ruddigore
Other Mad Margaret scenes here:
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