Performance database

Choreographer: Christopher Bruce
Composer: Dominic Muldowney
Set designer: Es Devlin
Costume designer: Es Devlin
Lighting designer: Ben Ormerod
World premiere: 15 Sep 1999, Rambert Dance Company, Palace Theatre
Work note: Evening-length work in seven scenes. Based on Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Canterbury Tales'.
Production note: Christopher Bruce's credit reads 'Choreography and Direction'.
Duration: Approximately 2 hours, including 20-minute interval
Music title: God's Plenty
Music details: Live music: 2 voices, recorders/shawms/ethnic flute/bagpipes, oboe/recorders/shawms, horn, bass trombone, synthesizer, percussion (2 players), oud/saz/lute/guitar, violin/rebec and cello
Sponsors: Supported by the National Lottery through the Arts Council of England.
Source: Programme and reference file in the Rambert Archive
Archive catalogue: WORK/0406

Performances

Date ↿⇂ Programme ↿⇂ Venue ↿⇂
15 Sep 1999
Evening 		God's Plenty* Palace Theatre, Manchester
16 Sep 1999
Evening 		God's Plenty Palace Theatre, Manchester
15 Oct 1999
Evening 		God's Plenty Wycombe Swan Theatre, High Wycombe
16 Oct 1999
Evening 		God's Plenty Wycombe Swan Theatre, High Wycombe
22 Oct 1999
Evening 		God's Plenty Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
23 Oct 1999
Evening 		God's Plenty Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
23 Nov 1999
Evening 		God's Plenty Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
24 Nov 1999
Evening 		God's Plenty Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
25 Nov 1999
Evening 		God's Plenty Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
26 Nov 1999
Evening 		God's Plenty Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
27 Nov 1999
Matinee 		God's Plenty Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
27 Nov 1999
Evening 		God's Plenty Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
8 Dec 1999
Evening 		God's Plenty Theatre Royal, Plymouth
9 Dec 1999
Evening 		God's Plenty Theatre Royal, Plymouth
10 Dec 1999
Evening 		God's Plenty Theatre Royal, Plymouth
11 Dec 1999
Evening 		God's Plenty Theatre Royal, Plymouth
9 Mar 2000
Evening 		God's Plenty Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
10 Mar 2000
Evening 		God's Plenty Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
11 Mar 2000
Evening 		God's Plenty Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
16 Mar 2000
Evening 		God's Plenty New Victoria Theatre, Woking
17 Mar 2000
Evening 		God's Plenty New Victoria Theatre, Woking
18 Mar 2000
Evening 		God's Plenty New Victoria Theatre, Woking
22 Mar 2000
Evening 		God's Plenty Theatre Royal, Norwich
23 Mar 2000
Evening 		God's Plenty Theatre Royal, Norwich
24 Mar 2000
Evening 		God's Plenty Theatre Royal, Norwich
25 Mar 2000
Evening 		God's Plenty Theatre Royal, Norwich
14 Apr 2000
Evening 		God's Plenty Grand Theatre Leeds
15 Apr 2000
Evening 		God's Plenty Grand Theatre Leeds
18 Apr 2000
Evening 		God's Plenty Milton Keynes Theatre
19 Apr 2000
Evening 		God's Plenty Milton Keynes Theatre
20 Apr 2000
Evening 		God's Plenty Milton Keynes Theatre