The Gondoliers

The Mikado

The Sorcerer

The Martyr of Antioch

Ruddigore

The Yeomen of the Guard

Other works performed by St Davids Players

St Davids Players
past productions

HMS Pinafore

The Pirates of Penzance

Trial by Jury

Iolanthe

Princess Ida

Utopia (Limited)

The Grand Duke

Patience

Thespis

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PRINCESS IDA

or, CASTLE ADAMANT

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Gilbert and Sullivan Society · Exeter · Devon

Written by W S Gilbert

Composed by Arthur Sullivan

Premièred at The Savoy Theatre, London 5th January 1884 running for 246 performances.

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A brief synopsis:

 

Prince Hilarion has been waiting for this day for twenty years. 
He is about to meet the girl he was betrothed to as a baby.  However, this girl, Princess Ida, has forsworn men and founded a women’s university at Castle Adamant. In an attempt to woo her, Hilarion and his friends dress up as maidens and sneak into the castle …