Savoy Opera Company Inc presents Gilbert and Sullivan's
Ruddigore

Ruddigore or "The Witch's Curse" was the 10th collaboration between Gilbert and Sullivan.

The opera is a parody of the stock melodrama -- the villain who carries off the maiden; the priggishly good-mannered poor-but-virtuous-heroine; the hero in disguise, and his faithful old retainer who dreams of their former glory days; the snake in the grass who claims to be following his heart; the wild, mad girl; the swagger of fire-eating patriotism; ghosts coming to life to enforce a curse; and so forth. But as one critic noted, Gilbert turns the moral absolutes of melodrama upside down: Good becomes bad, bad becomes good, and heroes take the easy way out.

Where: Alexander Theatre, Building 7, Clayton campus

Ticket prices: Adult $32, Pensioner and Seniors $27, Students (full time) $20, Unemployed $20, Children (Under 16) $20, Group (10+) $25

Companion Card accepted and Infants under 2 years of age complimentary.

Running Time: Estimated 2 hrs 30 mins -- including a 20 minute interval

Telephone bookings on +61 3 9905 1111 or purchase tickets online at Monart Eventix website

For further information contact boxoffice@adm.monash.edu.au