Ruddigore
Written by W. S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan this comic opera has all the usual ingredients – a poor but virtuous heroine, the villain, the hero in disguise & his faithful retainer. Traditional melodrama is turned on its head with the hero becoming evil & the villain good but the ending is a happy one.
Costume Plot
Rough trousers, waistcoat, collarless shirt, neckerchief, jacket & hat
Black suit & hat
Richard Dauntless
Sailor uniform – all white or striped shirt, blue jacket & straw hat
Sir Despard Murgatroyd
Sinister black suit & hat
Cape
Black penguin jacket & waistcoat, striped trousers & bowler hat
Breeches, waistcoat, collarless shirt, jacket & cap
Black breeches outfit & hat
Sir Roderic Murgatroyd
Smart suit & hat
7 Ancestors
Various period outfits dating from James I onwards
(To match the portraits – as closely as possible)
Townsmen – Bucks & Blades
Smart suits & hats
Light floral dress & sash
Wedding dress & veil
Mad Margaret
Wild tattered dress
Smart, respectable dress
Dame Hannah
Day dress, shawl & apron
¾ length floral/striped dresses, sashes & floral headdresses
Bridesmaids
¾ length floral/striped dresses, sashes & floral headdresses
Townswomen
Rough dresses, shawls, aprons & bonnets or smart dresses/suits & hats
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Updated May 2013