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KISMET
Like a tale spun by
Scheherezade, this exotic Arabian fantasy follows the remarkable and
repeated changes of fortune that engulf a poor poet. It all happens in one
incredible day when Kismet (Fate) takes a hand in the lives of the poet,
Hajj, his daughter Marsinah, the young Caliph of Baghdad and Lalume, the
vampy wife of the evil Wazir.
The
lush and complex musical score, based on themes of Alexander Borodin,
includes such songs as Stranger In Paradise, Baubles Bangles
and Beads, This is My Beloved, and
Not Since Nineveh.
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Production
Team |
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| Director: | Rachel Buckley |
| Musical Director: | Hamish Paterson |
| Choreographer: | Joanne Watt |
| Set Designer: | Katherine Branch |
| Costume Designer: | Ros Thompson |
| Lighting Designer: | Daniel Chapman |
| Stage Manager: | Alana Jones |
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Performance Dates | ||
| Friday 28 May | 8:00pm | Opening Night & Gala |
| Saturday 29 May | 8:00pm | |
| Sunday 30 May | 2:00pm | Matinee |
| Wednesday 2 Jun | 8:00pm | |
| Thursday 3 Jun | 8:00pm | |
| Friday 4 Jun | 8:00pm | |
| Saturday 5 Jun | 2:00pm | Matinee |
| Saturday 5 Jun | 8:00pm | Closing Night |
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Cast Details | |
| Hajj, the Poet | Ashley McPherson |
| Marsinah, his daughter | Laura Slavin |
| Abdullah, The Caliph | Daniel Mottau |
| Kut-Al-Kalub, known as Lalume | Angeline Thompson |
| Mansur, The Wazir | Brad Ericson |
| Omar Khayyam | Richard Burman |
| Abbi, a Princess of Ababu | Nardine Groch |
| Abba, a Princess of Ababu | Kathryn Zachariah |
| Abbu, a Princess of Ababu | Skye Nichol |
| Princess Zubbediya of Zanzibar | Marijke Franken |
| Princess Samahris of Turkestan | Alison McIntosh |
| Widow Yussef | Judy Sporton |
| Narjis, a Marriage Arranger | Virginia Lin |
| Miskah, Ayah to Zubbediya | Lauren Seymour |
| Kabirah, Ayah to Samaris | Suzanne Skinner |
| Amru, Chief of Police | Malcolm Coghill |
| Zayd, a Policeman | Peter Levey |
| Akbar, a Policeman | Reuben Kwong |
| Azziz, a Policeman | Tom Senior |
| Kutayt, a Policeman | Benedict Drew-Robinson |
| Mahmoud, Imam of the Mosque | Tim McDonald |
| Saad, a Muezzin | Robert van Keulen |
| Abu Sim, a Muezzin | Anthony Julian |
| Kafur, a Muezzin | Adrian Boulton |
| Saheem, a Muezzin | Paul Tooby |
| Jawan, Master Brigand | Rod Skinner |
| Hassan-Ben, a Brigand | Larry Dalton |
| Afife, the Prosecutor | Owen Davies |
| Sheba, a Slave Girl | Konstantina Samart |
| Sasha, a Slave Girl | Stephanie Moore |
| Shanti, a Slave Girl | Emma Halpin |
| Scherezade, a Slave Girl | Mia Sartori |
| Kasim, a Peddlar | Peter Bayliss |
| Sahim, a Peddlar | Seamus Kavanagh |
| Yasim, a Peddlar | Dallas Homewood |
