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.
The full cast is listed below, if you want to find the name of your classmates.
Cast and crew
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 |
Colin Jagger, conductor
Matthew Joslin & Dan Morris, orchestra managers
|
Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola |
Cello Bass Flute Oboe Clarinet |
Bassoon Horn Trumpet Trombone Timpani/Percussion |