The title is taken from the central character, Patience, who is uninterested in love, despite being admired by the romantic Bunthorne. The other maidens have abandoned their handsome soldier suitors in favour of him, but unbeknownst to them, Bunthorne is a fraud who secretly despises poetry! The situation becomes even more complicated with the arrival of Patience’s childhood friend, Grosvenor, a perfect embodiment of the romantic ideal.

 

Will Patience finally fall in love? And can the disgruntled dragoons win back their ladies? Gilbert and Sullivan's witty satire serves up beautiful music and hilarious twists in their playful mockery of both romanticism and everyday life.

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Company 

Director: Cate Couch

Musical Director: Tony Biggin

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Principals

Reginald Bunthorne - Paul Eccles

Patience - Yvonne Lloyd

Archibald Grosvenor - Adrian Samuel

Duke of Dunstable - Nigel Lawton

Major Murgatroyd - Richard Tanner

Lady Jane - Margot Miller

Colonel Calverly - Alex Abrahams

Lady Ella - Rowan Stanfield

Lady Saphir - Judy Mackerras

Lady Angela - Sue Davies

Solicitor - Bill Telford

Festival Director - Roger Clough

 

Ensemble

Julie Bourne
Sophie Gurney
Jonathan Statter
David Joyce
Trevor Allen