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Theatre Royal Windsor
Performance
to be presented 'Proms Style' on the main stage
accommpanied by
The Candlelight Orchestra
Legend has it that
in the reign of Elizabeth I, strolling players used from time to time
to set up their stage in the courtyard of an inn in Peascod Street. However
the first recorded date in the theatrical history of Windsor is 1706 when
an actor named Yates opened a booth where, if tradition is to be believed,
Mrs Susan Carol, a widow, assumed with complete success the heroic role
of Alexander the Great. It was whilst Mrs Carol was acting with the Duke
of Grafton's comedians at Windsor that she met her second husband, Joseph
Centlivre, who was engaged on official business at the Castle as Chief
Cook to Queen Anne.
Today, the Theatre Royal offers audience a comfortable setting in which to enjoy this very special performance. Raising funds for The Prince's Trust, Candlelight Opera promise to entertain both opera lovers and newcomers alike with this beautifully costumed production of Verdi's great tragic opera.