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A Connecticut Yankee (1993)

Music by Richard Rodgers;
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart;
Book by Herbert Fields;
Based on Mark Twain's novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Ian Talbot's 1993 production of A Connecticut Yankee featured not only seasoned Open Air Theatre performers such as Christopher Biggins, but also new faces who were very well received such as Janie Dee and Basil Hoskins. The Independent wrote that Dee was "adorable" and Hoskins, as Arthur Pendwagon, "charmingly dim".
A Connecticut Yankee (1993)
Photo: Alastair Muir

The cast

Clive Carter

Martin Barrett

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Basil Hoskins

Arthur K Arthur/King Arthur

Jason Hetherington

Lawrence Lake/Sir Launcelot

Guy Burgess

Sir Gawain/Naval Officer/Worker/Slave

Connor Byrne

Sir Sagramore/Naval Officer/Hula Boy/Worker/Slave

Michael Remick

Sir Tristan/Naval Officer/Hula Boy/Crooner/Slave

Paul Aves

Sir Dinadin/Waiter

Peter Durkin

Sir Kelsey/Waiter/Worker

David McEwan

Sir Pellinore/Naval Officer/Worker

Susanna Page

Queen Guinevere/W.A.V.E./Worker

Cathy Sara

W.A.V.E./Lady in Waiting/Hula Girl/Worker

Helen Goldwyn

Angela/W.A.V.E./Hula Girl/Worker

Catherine Terry

Evelyn/W.A.V.E.

Dennis Clinton

Kenneth Kay/Sir Kay

Creative team

Designer

Paul Farnsworth

Musical Director

Catherine Jayes

Choreographer

Lindsay Dolan

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Lighting Designer

Jason Taylor

Sound Designer

Simon Whitehorn

Assistant Choreographer

Catherine Terry

Magic Adviser

Howard Peters

Sound Equipment

Farrahs Ltd

Programmes and Marketing

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Reviews

The Times

"It has an innocence and charm that Ian Talbot's frisky production does not betray."

Western Morning News

"This is by far the best production being staged at the Open Air Theatre this summer, matching colour with lively humour in this reqorking of Mark Twain's Story."

Financial Times

"...the show compels attention from the beginning. Not even external distractions can compete..."