Patience Bunthorne's Bride - W S Gilbert

A comic operetta which is a satire on the themes of fashion and pretension and hero-worship. Bunthorne is a poet who pretends to be highly "idealised" in order to impress the ladies. They all worship him, except for Patience, the dairy maid, who is the only one he loves. However, his grand plan goes awry with the arrival of Grosvenor who is more idealised and more poetical then he is. The ladies all flock after Grosvenor instead, until Bunthorne curses him with poor fashion sense and stoutness! But will the curse bring Bunthorne his Patience? (Summary by Beth Thomas) Cast: Reginald Bunthorne: Todd Archibald Grosvenor: Rob Board Colonel Calverley: Joseph Tabler Major Murgatroyd: bala Lieut. The Duke of Dunstable: Alan Mapstone Patience: Patti Cunningham The Lady Angela: Amanda Friday The Lady Jane: Shakira Searle The Lady Saphir: Libby Gohn The Lady Ella: Lydia Lady: Elizabeth Klett Dragoon: Hamlet Narrator and Chorus: Beth Thomas Audio edited by Todd and Kimberly Krause