In the Merry Opera Company's dramatisation of Handel's Messiah, twelve strangers seek spiritual comfort in their struggle to understand the world. Singing together in a church, they inspire each other to pick up the ragged ends of their faith and look to the future with hope.

Cast

Jennifer Clark, Caroline Kennedy, Rosie Lomas, Elspeth Marrow, Rosalie Warner, Francis Gush, Jonathan Cooke, Benjie del Rosario, Glenn Tweedie, Matthew Quirk, Christopher Faulkner, Jevan Mcauley.

Crew

Stage Director - John Ramster; Revival Director - Glenn Tweedie; Music Director & Conductor - Rebecca Taylor; Organist & Assistant Conductor - Richard Leach; Costumes - Michelle Bradbury; Wardrobe - Andrea Gambell; Stage Manager - Marie-Laure Hay

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“A powerful and affirming performance..…a delight. Bringing the singers out from behind their scores brought out the human character of this music” - Opera Now