Carmen is fierce, beautiful and independent. She lives by her wits in a hard world. Arresting and seductive yet strangely elusive, she waits for a man to inspire her love and cruelly discards those who do not.

Carmen warns men who attempt to ensnare her heart that they should guard their own. She drives men to recklessness and leaves trouble in her wake.

Will Carmen choose a good soldier who clings to the memory of his childhood sweetheart and his mother at home or the brave, glamorous, bull-fighting Toreador?

Performance details

Fri 24 Jul 2026 & Sat 25 Jul 2026, 07:00 PM

Running time: 180 minutes, including interval.

Sung in French with English Surtitles.

This performance contains smoke/haze.

Cast

Carmen~ Emma Roberts

Escamilio~ Tim Alexander

DonJose~ Mathew Curtis

Michaela~ Catherine Hooper

Frasquita~ Erin Alexander

Mercedes~ Gemma Morsley

Dancairo~ Jack Holton

Remondado - Ceri Davies

Zuniga~ Pauls Putnins

Morales~ Lawrence Gillians

LiliasPastia~ Paul Featherstone

Manuelita~ Annabel Mackenney

Children~ Elio Mazza-Janssen, Rhian Mazza-Janssen, William Jackson, Molly Jackson

Music

Musical Director/Piano~ Pavel Timofeyeski 

Violin~ tbc

Viola~ tbc

Cello~ tbc

Flute~ tbc

Clarinet~ tbc

Horn~ tbc

Caroline d’cruz ~Repeteteur Devon

Peter Adcock ~Repeteteur Exeter

Elspeth Wilkes ~Auditions Repetiteur

Production team

Director~ Anna Gregory 

Stage Manager~ Lydia Sweet

Deputy Stage Manager~ Hannah McQuair

Assistant to the Director/Production Assistant~ Debbie Irving

Costume Design~ Sasha Cruft 

Costume Construction~ Izzy Whitaker 

Lighting Design~ Dominic Jeffrey

Lighting and tech Set management pre performance~ Jim Powell

Surtitles~ tbc

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