Cynthia & Gertie Ride Again!

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Event Cynthia & Gertie Ride Again!
Venue Circa Two, Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand
First Date 16 October 2024
Opening Date 16 October 2024
Last Date 2 November 2024
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description The magnificent Cynthia Fortitude, played by Helen Moulder, is definitely in the twilight of her long career as operatic diva. Tonight she has arrived to give a musical lecture for the inaugural meeting of the Island Bay Opera Guild (IBOG). Her long-suffering accompanist Miss Gertrude Rallentando is nowhere to be found, so Cynthia must battle on without her. “I wanted to honour the character of Gertie,” Helen says. “My good friend, Rose Beauchamp, who played Gertie for thirty years with me in Hens’ Teeth, The Legend Returns and Cynthia & Gertie Go Baroque, sadly died in 2022, and I wanted the
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Music Theatre
Subjects Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Helen Moulder Actor and Singer
Jeannette MacEwan Costume Co-ordinator
Julie Morris Costume Co-ordinator
Jeff Kingsford-Brown Director
Alison Holcroft Dramaturg/e
Darien Takle Dramaturg/e
Rose Miller Graphic Designer
Michael Vinten Music Arranger
Stephen A'Court Photographer
Helen Moulder Playwright
Colleen McColl Publicist
Anna Secker Social Media Publicist
Gabriella Eaton Stage Manager
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://www.circa.co.nz/package/cynthia-gertie-ride-again/
Programme
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 207290