Britten: Billy Budd
Michael Grandage2011-04-25
10
175 min
Captain Vere, an old man, is haunted by a moment in his life when he was tested and found wanting. Based on Herman Melville's novella of naval life in the late 18th Century, Benjamin Britten's 'Billy Budd' is a gripping reflection on good and evil, innocence and corruption.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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John Mark Ainsley | Captain Vere | Unowned |
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Michael Wallace | First Mate | Unowned |
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Matthew Rose | Mr Flint | Unowned |
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Richard Mosley-Evans | Bosun | Unowned |
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John Moore | Donald | Unowned |
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Peter Gijsbertsen | Maintop | Unowned |
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Ben Johnson | Novice | Unowned |
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Colin Judson | Squeak | Unowned |
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Iain Paterson | Mr Redburn | Unowned |
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Darren Jeffrey | Lieutenant Radcliffe | Unowned |
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Phillip Ens | Claggart | Unowned |
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Alasdair Elliott | Red Whiskers | Unowned |
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Toby Girling | Arthur Jones | Unowned |
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Jacques Imbrailo | Billy Budd | Unowned |
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John-Owen Miley-Read | Second Mate | Unowned |
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Alexander Robin Baker | Novice's Friend | Unowned |
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Mark Elder | Conductor | Unowned |
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Jeremy White | Dansker | Unowned |
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London Philharmonic Orchestra | Unowned | |
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Samuel Honywood | Cabin Boy | Unowned |