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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

book by Burt Shevelove & Larry Gelbart
music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

'Slave-in-chief! I wonder how many slaves-in-chief have a master in the tub, a house full of courtesans and a virgin on the roof'

A day in the life of Pseudolus – a liar, a blackmailer, and a slave who'll stop at nothing to win his freedom. A brazen marriage of American burlesque to Plautus, the high priest of low comedy.

'A show that has strong claims to being the funniest musical ever written' Guardian

Cast credits:

Pseudolus : Desmond Barrit

Domina : Isla Blair

Protean : Darren Carnall

Protean : Peter Caulfield

Geminae : Simone De La Rue

Tintinabula : Jane Fowler

Gymnasia : Tiffany Graves

Senex : Sam Kelly

Hero : Vince Leigh

Sergeant : Alan Leith

Protean : David Lucas

Vibrata : Michelle Lukes

Protean : Graham MacDuff

Hysterium : Hamish McColl

Geminae : Hayley Newton

Swing : Sarah O'Gleby

Miles Gloriosus : Philip Quast

Swing : Owain Rhys Davies

Protean : Michael Rouse

Lycus : David Schneider

Philia : Caroline Sheen

Swing/Dance Captain : Spencer Soloman

Panacea : Lorraine Stewart

Erronius : Harry Towb

Protean : Matthew Wolfenden

Production credits:

Director: Edward Hall

Choreographer: Rob Ashford

Set Designer: Julian Crouch

Costume Designer: Kevin Pollard

Lighting Designer: Paul Anderson

Orchestrations: Michael Starobin

Music Supervisor and Director: Martin Lowe

Sound Designer: Paul Groothuis

photo (Desmond Barrit) by Hugo Glendinning

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum finished on: 2 November 2004

Olivier Theatre

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