The Feathered Ogre

1. Childs Hill, Cricklewood — 12th Mar 2012 - 10:30 am
   

   NW2 1SL
2. St Mary's Primary School, London — 12th Mar 2012 - 2:00 pm
   

   Brooke Road, Walthamstow, London, NW2 1SL
3. Newton Poppleford Primary School, Devon — 21st Mar 2012 - 10:30 am
   

   School Lane, Newton Poppleford, Sidmouth, EX10 0EL
4. Constantine School, Truro — 27th Mar 2012 - 10:30 am
   

   Trebarvah Road, Constantine, TR11 5AG
5. Hall for Cornwall, Truro — 28th Mar 2012 - 1:30 pm
   

   Back Quay, Truro, TR1 2LL
6. Courthill First School, Poole — 30th Mar 2012 - 10:00 am
   

   Courthill Road, Poole, BH14 9HL
7. Kiveton Park Meadows Junior School, Sheffield — 17th Apr 2012 - 1:00 pm
   

   Storth Lane, Kiveton Park, Nr. Sheffield, S26 5QT
8. Sheffield — 18th Apr 2012 - 12:00 pm
   

   S1 1DA
9. Trafalgar Community Infants School, Horsham — 20th Apr 2012 - 10:30 am
   

   Victory Road, Horsham, RH12 2JF
10. Guildford — 24th Apr 2012 - 12:00 pm
    

    GU1 2AA
11. Ilam C of E Primary School, Ashbourne — 27th Apr 2012 - 12:00 pm
    

    Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 2AZ
12. National Star College, Cheltenham — 2nd May 2012 - 11:30 am
    

    Ullenwood, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 9QU
13. Coventry — 10th May 2012 - 12:00 pm
    

    CV4 7AL
14. Warwick Arts Centre — 12th May 2012 - 2:00 pm
    

    University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL
15. Durham — 15th May 2012 - 12:00 pm
    

    DH1 1WA
16. Oakbank Primary School, Perth — 18th May 2012 - 1:15 pm
    

    Viewlands Road West, Perth, PH1 1NA
17. Arbury Primary School, Cambridge — 23rd May 2012 - 11:15 am
    

    Carlton Way, Cambridge, CB4 2DE
18. Cambridge International School — 25th May 2012 - 1:30 pm
    

    Cherry Hinton Hall, Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge, CB1 8DW

Cast

Thomas Humphreys

Baritone

Catrine Kirkman

Soprano

Catrine Kirkman graduated with a Masters from The Guildhall School of Music and Drama and continues to study with Jessica Cash. Recent roles include Zerlina/ Don Giovanni (Focus Opera); Tebaldo/ Don Carlo (Midsummer Opera); Susanna/ Figaro, Papagena/ Magic Flute (both Opera Brava); Suor Genovieffa/ Suor Angelica (Midsummer Opera). Catrine performed the solo vocalise in a world premiere by Benjamin Ellin at the opening catwalk show of London Fashion Week 2010. She sings the role of Inn Hostess on the Naxos recording of Edward German’s Tom Jones, and plays the title role in forthcoming cinema release In Love with Alma Cogan (Capriol Films). Future engagements include the role of Laetitia (Sullivan’s The Zoo) for Charles Court Opera in Gettysburg, USA, in June. Catrine has previously appeared with ETO as Barbarina/ Figaro and Moth/ A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Adam Tunnicliffe

Tenor

Canadian Tenor Adam Tunnicliffe studied at Christ Church, Oxford and at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Operatic roles include the title roles in Massenet’s Werther at Grimebourn Festival, Weber’s Oberon at the Cadogan Hall, The Rake’s Progress Saffron Opera Group and Albert Herring for English Touring Opera. Adam has sung numerous roles for ETO including Sandy in Peter Maxwell Davis’ The Lighthouse, Lensky -Eugene Onegin, Young Guard in their Olivier award winning production of Tippett’s King Priam, John Shears in Britten’s Paul Bunyan, Edmondo -L’assedio di Calais (Donizetti), Porcupine in Picker’s Fantastic Mr Fox, Young Lover -Il Tabarro and Masquerader in Linley’s The Duenna. Other roles include Quint in Turn of the Screw, Rinuccio -Gianni Schicchi for Opera Holland Park’s young artist programme, Sumers in Cimerosa’s Italian Girl in London for Bampton Classical Opera, Canio -I Pagliacci (Garden Opera), Ferrando -Cosi fan Tutte, Vogelsang -Der Schauspieldirektor, Beppe -Rita (Donizetti), Alfredo -La Traviata, Prince Phillipe in Berkeley’s A Dinner Engagement, Chevalier -Le Comte d’Ory (Rossini), Don Pelagio -La Canterina (Haydn), and Artabanes in Arne’s Artaxerxes. Adam has also enjoyed working in physical music theatre with the renowned troupe Nico and the Navigators in Berlin. World premier performances include Captain in Goehr’s Promised End (ETO), Admiral in Le Gendre’s Burial at Thebes (The Globe Theatre) and Oh, Whistle and I’ll Come by Louis Mander at this year’s Tete a Tete Festival.