Over 100 students to perform in show at the New Theatre Royal

Find out which of your classmates are starring in the satirical comedy this week

25 February 2020
3 min read

See your classmates on the stage at this week's performances of the satirical comedy Orpheus in the Underworld at the New Theatre Royal.

Over 100 students are performing in the Dramatic and Musical Society production which runs from Thursday 27 February to Sat 29 February. The cast and crew includes students from across all five faculties at the University. Orpheus in the Underworld is famous for its finale, the original can-can dance.

Orpheus in the Underworld cast in rehearsal

Cast at rehearsal

Orpheus in the Underworld will be at Portsmouth’s New Theatre Royal from 27 - 29 February. Tickets are available through the box office on 023 9264 9000 or online.

The full cast is listed below, if you want to find the name of your classmates.

Cast and crew

Our Cast

In order of appearance

Public Opinion, a symbolic character	Alice Dunne
Eurydice, wife of Orpheus	Megan Dutton
Orpheus, a composer and violinist	Jake Warner
Pluto, God of the Underworld (first seen disguised as Aristeus, a bee-keeper)	Kyle Oakley
Cupid, son of Venus	Lucy Cullum
Venus, Goddess of Love	Lizzie Hughes
Jupiter, Father of the Gods	Peter Ashdown-Knights
Diana, Goddess of Hunting	Xena Mendez
Apollo, God of the Sun	Luke Feechan
Juno, wife of Jupiter	Sara Shuhaiber
Mars, God of War	Alfie Redman
Hebe, Cupbearer to the Gods	Phoebe Gaunt
Mercury, Messenger of the Gods	Luc Ray
Minerva, Goddess of Wisdom	Natalie Pedro
John Styx, servant of Pluto	Rhys Jones
Bacchus, God of Wine	Cerys Coppins

Chorus of gods, goddesses, and bacchantes

Aurora Abruzzini	Charlie Knewman	Sapphire Rance
Tilly Andrews	Rika Kojima	Bianca Rayne
Sam Barker	Emily Lloyd	Dionne Royal
Mina Bertsch	Alexandra Marshall	Matt Rudkin
Joshua Boughton	Emily Martin	Leia Salter
Eve Calvert	Abigail Monaghan	Lily Scannell-Curtis
Andrea Fumagalli	Willow Nicholas	Kirsty Smith
Chlöe Gardiner	Millie Parr	Heather Tingley
Alexis Grey	Hannah Pepper	Ruth Vidal Franco
Abigail Hebdon	Frankie Prakash	Megan Winstanley
Ella Hickman